The 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC), where the theme will be “God of life, lead us to justice and peace,” will take place in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 30 October to 8 November 2013.
A project in Lagos state, Nigeria that was supported by WACC helped women in faith groups promote better understanding and greater awareness of HIV and AIDS and the effects of HIV related stigmatization and discrimination in the church.
Estela de Carlotto — subject of a film that was awarded the SIGNIS-WACC Human Rights Award — on 24 April met Pope Francis and urged him to open the Vatican Archives covering the period from 1976 to 1983 in order to trace victims of Argentina's military...
An interesting article has appeared on the web site of ifex, the global network defending freedom of expression.
At the 66th Festival de Cannes (15-26 May 2013) the Ecumenical Jury awarded its prize in the Official Competition to Le Passé (The Past) directed by Asghar Farhadi (France).
Community media – of which community radio is one sector – enable people to voice commonconcerns, to unite around common causes, to challenge decision-makers on their own turf, tocreate communities that better respond to the needs of their members. As such, technological convergence posits a...
The United Nations Population Fund in Belarus is translating into Russian the Resource Kit for Gender-Ethical Journalism published by WACC and the International Federation of Journalists(IFJ), which is already available in English, Arabic, French and Spanish. UNFPA intends to publish the kit for students and teachers of...
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The 18th European Christian Internet Conference is... 11 Apr 2013 Nigerian press center partners with WACC on media monitoringThe International Press Centre (IPC) in Lagos, Nigeria, in partnership with the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), announced the start of a 12-month media monitoring project designed to improve media reporting on poverty issues. 10 Apr 2013 Anglican Journal wins award for special report on WACC’s workCanada's Anglican Journal won ten awards at the Associated Church Press convention held in Indianapolis April 4-6, including an honorable mention for a special report on the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC). |
