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Asia Region

WACC-Asia celebrates “Communication Sunday”

By Rev. Judy Chan, Treasurer for WACC Asia

“Asia Communication Sunday” was successfully celebrated on 21 June with observances around the region on the theme: “Communication is peace: Taking sides to build viable communities.” The biggest event took place at Gurukul Lutheran Theological College in Chennai, India with a full slate of activities for the “Asia Communication Week”, June 21-27 . Gurukul faculty and students conducted creative worship services and morning devotions at the College along with multi-media community outreach programmes and student competitions (see article below for more details).

Latin America Region

Llamado internacional para respetar la libertad de expresión en Honduras

La WACC comparte el llamado de la Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias de América Latina y el Caribe (AMARC-ALC) a defender la libertad de expresión y de prensa en el país centroamericano.

Reproducimos a continuación la declaración de AMARC hecha el 29 de junio 2009 en que la Asociación llama a restablecer la democracia en Honduras'.

Latin America Region

Cuando comunicar se vuelve un crimen

A pedido de la Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias (AMARC), la WACC está compartiendo el siguiente artículo, publicado a raíz de las acciones del gobierno federal mexicano en contra de las radios comunitarias.

Latin America Region

Gritos por la inclusión

Por Rolando Pérez, comunicador e investigador peruano y Miembro de la WACC

Pensando el desarrollo luego de la masacre en Bagua, Perú

Escúchanos por favor señor Alan García:
¡Tú eres culpable porque nos has exterminado!:
Nos estás matando
Nos estás vendiendo.
Nosotros los awajún-wampis no te hemos elegido para que nos extermines, sino para que nos ayudes.¡Ya nos exterminaste, ahora quedamos sin NADA!
Fermín Tiwi, pobladora del pueblo Awajún, 5 junio, 2009

Africa Region

La crise financière internationale

Friday, 12 June 2009 13:35

La crise financière actuelle, dont tous les observateurs s’accordent à dire qu’elle n’a de pareille que celle qui a frappé le monde en 1929, continue par troubler le sommeil des hommes politiques, des économistes, des investisseurs et des décideurs de toute sorte. Des rencontres sont organisées à tous les niveaux pour réfléchir aux manifestations de la crise et identifier les voies et moyens par lesquels une porte de sortie peut être trouvée.

Latin America Region

WACC urges fair reporting for peace in Peru

Written by Philip Lee, Deputy Director Program, WACC

Wednesday, 10 June 2009 15:37

Recent acts of violence in the Peruvian Amazon have left at least 40 people dead and more than 100 wounded in clashes between Indigenous communities and Peruvian armed forces.

Caribean Region

Promoviendo la defensa de un periodismo libre

Written by José Luis Soto

El Espacio de Comunicación Insular hace la aclaración que no forma parte y ni formará parte nunca de campaña que tengan como propósitos desacreditar la imagen de la República Dominicana y reafirma que continuará como medio de comunicación ejerciendo el derecho que tiene a promover la defensa de los derechos humanos, el libre acceso a la información de los y las ciudadanas y el ejercicio de un periodismo libre, independiente y apegado a la verdad.

North America Region

Revitalizing a media reform movement in Canada

Written by Philip Lee, Deputy Director Programs, WACC

WACC Global and WACC North America lent their support to the Campaign for Democratic Media (CDM) when it hosted a workshop on 26 May to review the findings of research funded by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC).

The aim of the research was to determine the 'building blocks' necessary to an emergent, politically progressive coalition aimed at democratizing public communication in Canada. WACC submitted the proposal to SSRC in partnership with Professor Robert A. Hackett (Simon Fraser University).

Participants heard Professor David Skinner (York University) give an outline of the main issues facing media reform, including support for local broadcasting and journalism, increased resources for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and support for mandate-driven and non-profit local media.

Africa Region

Contribution des médias à une démocratie apaisée

... séminaire de formation des journalistes ouest-africain.

Par Mathilde Kpalla

		L’union des Journalistes indépendants du Togo (UJIT) organise, du 13 au 15 mai 2009, en collaboration avec l’Union des Journalistes de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (UJAO), un séminaire sous-régional à Kpalimé au Togo. Le thème est : « médias, élections et transitions en Afrique de l’Ouest ». Ce séminaire vise à améliorer le niveau des journalistes en matière de couverture des élections dans la région ouest africaine.
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Africa Region

Christian journalists call for effective use of Internet for evangelism

Written by Lekan Otufodunrin

Journalists for Christ (JFC), a Christian media group based in Nigeria has urged Christians to effectively use the Internet for evangelism.

The group made the call in a statement signed by its Administrative officer, Dayo Emmanuel to mark the World Internet Evangelism Day held on Sunday, April 26.

North America Region

Webinar to highlight peace project

By Rebekah Chevalier, WACC North America Vice-Chair

		WACC North America is hoping to venture into new technological territory this year by hosting a webinar. At its meeting March 25–26, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts, the executive committee discussed the idea of hosting a webinar in the fall on the topic of its recently completed peace monitoring project.
WACC North America Chair, Keith Knight

North America Region

Religion Communication Congress 2010

By Teresia Mutuku, Communications Officer and Web Manager, WACC

Religion Communication Congress (RCCongress 2010), a multi-faith forum for all levels of communicators of religion will be held in Chicago 7-10 April 2010.

The theme of the Congress is Embracing Change: Communicating faith in today’s world.

Latin America Region

Argentinean professor charged criminally for promoting access to knowledge

By the CopySouth Research Group

A philosophy professor in Argentina, Horacio Potel, is facing criminal charges for maintaining a website devoted to translations of works by French philosopher Jacques Derrida. His alleged crime: copyright infringement. Here is Professor Potel’s sad story.

“I was fascinated at the unlimited possibilities offered by the internet for knowledge exchange”, explains Horacio Potel, a Professor of Philosophy at the Universidad Nacional de Lanús in Buenos Aires.

Africa Region

WACC Africa defines three-year programme

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By Stella Etemesi, Secretary, WACC-Africa

		WACC Africa has mapped out its activities for the next three years at a regional Executive Committee (EXCOM) meeting held in Lomé, Togo, 26-27 March 2009. This was the first meeting convened by the EXCOM since their election at the regional General Assembly held in Cape Town, South Africa, in October 2008, prior to Congress.
WACC Africa Chair, Rev. Achowah Umenei (right) with Vice-Chair, Henk van Ingen

Latin America Region

Argentina busca ley de radiodifusión que refleje la democracia

Claudia Florentin, WACC-América Latina

Hace una semana, la Presidenta argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dio a conocer la propuesta de su gobierno para comenzar a debatir una norma que reemplace la actual ley 22.285.

Dicha ley reguladora de la difusión en Argentina fue adoptada por los militares argentinos cuando tomaron el poder en marzo del 1976 y constituyó un marco dentro del cual justifican los avasallamientos que los gobiernos militares ejercieron sobre la libertad de expresión en ese país.

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WACC promotes communication for social change. It believes that communication is a basic human right that defines people's common humanity, strengthens cultures, enables participation, creates community and challenges tyranny and oppression.

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