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Newsletter May, Issue 2018-1
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| Following our prior communication on the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), we would like to reassure our readers that if you opted-in to receive our updates any time up to 25 May 2018, you will not be required to re-subscribe and you will continue to receive our exciting news! We have however updated our Privacy Policy to reflect these new regulations. Please do take the time to review it and get in touch if you have any questions.
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| Greetings from the Global Diversity Foundation! There is much work to be done, and we feel fortunate to have your support and collaboration as we undertake it. With an updated vision and mission in hand to guide GDF for the next 15 years, we look forward with anticipation as we aspire to achieve dignity, justice and respect for all beings.
Happy reading! Gary Martin, GDF Founder and Mediterranean Programme Lead Consultant
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| Global Migrants Project After the February launch, the first order of the day for project leaders Edward Martin and Cécile Michiardi was to meet with local migrant communities in neighbourhoods across Marrakech to introduce the project and listen to their needs and experiences. Over the past three months, the team has also actively met with local organisations that can increase access to basic necessities (healthcare, legal advice, nutritious food and warm clothing) and create intercultural activities that build bridges between migrant and local communities. Read about the first intercultural activity held in March: a lunch and tour of the Museum of Contemporary African Art of Marrakech, and the project’s long term plan to work across migratory corridors in the region.
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| Also in the Mediterranean...
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 During the months of December and January, together with our partner MBLA, almost 15,000 plants were distributed to communities throughout the Imegdale rural commune in the Moroccan High Atlas. Read more here. | |  Dar Taliba students improved their skills and knowledge of plant conservation, plant uses, permaculture techniques and indigenous practices through a series of interactive trainings. At a permaculture training by Radiant Design in February, students learned about the negative impacts of chemicals on the soil. | |
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Since the beginning of February, the Dar Taliba students have successfully cultivated over 3,100 seeds in the greenhouse! The girls took such good care of their seeds that everyone was able to take vegetable seedlings, such as tomatoes, cucumbers and green beans, home to their families for Ramadan. Read more here.
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| Upcoming Global Environments Network events:
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| Global Environments Summer Academy 2018 (25 July - 11 August) The sixth summer academy – GESA 2018 – will be held in Oxford (UK), in collaboration with the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute and Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science.
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| Mediterranean Environments Regional Academy 2018 (2 - 12 November)
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| Latin-American School for Food Systems Resilience 2019 (April)
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To end, we give you a sneak peek at the recent gathering at the Moussem Festival in Ait M’hamed, a seasonal celebration for all. During the festival we organised several workshops with local community members and enjoyed the fantasia (horse race) spectacle where groups of riders in traditional clothes showed off their deft horsemanship.
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