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110 Sustainability at PRISA ria Claver, of Claves de Razón Práctica; Fernando R. Lafuente, of Revista de Occidente and ABC Cultural; and Javier Torres, of Cadena SER.  Master in Governance and Human Rights Graduation ceremony With the Jesús de Polanco Chair for Ibero-American Studies. April 14, Madrid The graduation ceremony was held for graduates of the fifth year of the Masters in Governance and Human Rights, with a keynote speech by Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of the SEGIB, who spoke of the challenge facing Latin America if it is avoid a downturn at a time of economic slowdown. This year’s course had a total 49 students enrolled. The Masters is organized by the Jesús de Polanco Chair of the Autonomous University of Madrid. The ceremony was attended by, among others, José M. Sanz, rector of UAM, Juan Luis Cebrián, executive chair of Grupo PRISA, and Ignacio Polanco president of the Santillana Foundation. Cultural laboratory: Mexico-Spain 189 ways to make movies With the Embassy of Mexico, the Mexican Institute of Cinema, and Nocturna: the Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival, and the collaboration of CentroCentro. May 21, Madrid The goal of the Laboratory is to foster dialogue between creators and the creative sector professionals from both countries to explore new cultural dimensions and to give well-deserved recognition to the enormous potential of creating in the Spanish language. The one-day event saw debates on relations between the cultural industries in Mexico and Spain in the world of cinema. Discussing the impact of Mexican law (Article 189 of the Law on Income Tax), which has given a huge boost to film production, were Alex de la Iglesia; composer Joan Valent; the head of Alebrije Cine y Vídeo, Monica Lozano; and Gerardo Juarez, “Bola” partner and producer at Blindspot, among others. Presentation of Volume III, Library of Governance and Human Rights: Animal Rights With the Jesús de Polanco Chair for Ibero-American Studies and publishers Marcial Pons. June 2, Madrid This latest volume —coordinated by Basilio Baltasar, director of culture at the Santillana Foundation— explores the arguments for and against animal rights, and questions the Spanish legal framework. It also raises the issue of “a new moral frontier”: human respect for for other animal species. Participants included: Ignacio Polanco, president of the Santillana Foundation; Joaquín Estefanía, director of the Jesús de Polanco Chair for Ibero-American Studies; Antonio Rovira, Professor of Constitutional Law and Director of the Library; Basilio Baltasar, mentioned above, Teresa Giménez-Candela, director of the Masters in Animal Law and Society UAB; and Javier Sádaba, philosopher. Creative Industries Network: Presentation of the map: “Rive Gauche of Madrid”, the creative hub of the city With the European Institute of Design in Madrid (IED) June 10, Madrid The Creative Industries Network presented its new initiative, The Rive Gauche of Madrid, the creative hub of the city, a street map centered on the Creative Industries Network HQ in Madrid, an Art Nouveau building in Calle Larra. It then traces an imaginary line through


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