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14 Sep 2021

Posted at 11:55h in Calls for Action, Communication Rights, Community radio, Digital Rights, News
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WACC members and partners are calling for a movement to “reclaim democratic public communication spaces” in both the analogue and digital spheres, which would strengthen marginalized voices, guarantee the right of citizens to own and control their data, information, and knowledge, and uphold social justice,...

14 Sep 2021

Posted at 11:04h in Communication Rights, Digital Rights, News
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If digital social justice begins with connectivity, perhaps it ends when that connectivity is usurped by oppressive regimes, extremists, fake news and hate speech. A “press club”-style conversation on 13 September found theologians, politicians, church communicators, activists and journalists from around the world weighing in on...

14 Sep 2021

Posted at 11:00h in Communication Rights, Digital Rights, Ecumenism, News
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Presentation by Hon. Emma Theofelus, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Namibia, at the international symposium on Social Justice in a Digital Age held in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC FRENCH       SPANISH      GERMAN Emma Theofelus, deputy minister of Information and Communication...

14 Sep 2021

Posted at 09:06h in Communication Rights, News
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WACC partners from India, Palestine and the Philippines on September 13 shared their experiences of working with communities to address digital issues such as digital literacy, policymaking, and creating public platforms with open protocols.  Parminder Jeet Singh (executive director of India-based IT for Change), Jan Michael...

13 Sep 2021

Posted at 11:14h in Communication Rights, Digital Rights, Ecumenism, Europe, News
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Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, on September 13 urged Christians around the world to reflect on digitization and its spiritual, ethical, and political implications and to “do it ecumenically,” not only because of its huge impact on people’s lives, but...