13 Sep 2012 Ecumenical voices in Brazil urge “communication for life, justice and peace”
{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}Busan Statement impacts crucial debates on Christian communication.{/teaser}WCC News
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Recent debates on the role of Christian communication are being impacted by a communications statement released in May by the World Council of Churches (WCC), the...
27 Aug 2012 WACC calls for new project proposalsIn the context of WACC’s new Strategic Plan 2012-2016, communication partners are invited to submit Concept Notes for projects starting in early 2013. The application process consists of two stages. Stage One: Concept Notes. Applicants are invited to complete... 24 Aug 2012 New book looks at contemporary forms of televangelismWACC's former director of studies, Pradip N. Thomas, and WACC's current deputy-director of programmes and editor of its journal Media Development, Philip Lee, have joined forces to publish a collection of essays examining the global phenomenon of televangelism. The book includes a chapter... 24 Aug 2012 WACC calls for action to strengthen community radio for Indigenous peopleOn International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, August 9, WACC is calling on civil society organizations and governments to support community radio in an effort to advance the democratic participation and active citizenship of Indigenous peoples.Community media are... 24 Aug 2012 New resources for gender aware journalismGender aware journalism: a more ethical perspectiveBy Maria Teresa Aveggio, Programme Manager “The fact that students of Communication will have the possibility of discussing themes such as the importance of non-sexist language in the media is an important step since it opens... 24 Aug 2012 Community radio: Essential for citizen’s participationBy María TeresaAveggio, Programme ManagerViolence is rarely the result of just one cause and this is true of the situation in Colombia The northern city of Barranquilla has been especially affected by urban violence generated on the one hand by society’s profound inequality and ... 24 Aug 2012 Project Faith – Fostering AIDS Initiatives That HealA project by the Ecumenical Commission for Human Development PakistanBy James Rehmat, Head of Programs, ECHD The Ecumenical Commission for Human Development in Pakistan developed a project to bring together Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh leaders in Lahore to reduce stigma and... 23 Aug 2012 Criminalizing community radio is an attack on people’s communication rights“Indigenous voices tell compelling stories of how they are combating centuries of injustice and discrimination.”By María Teresa Aveggio, Programme Manager A new law (4479) proposed by Guatemala’s Lider party intends to reform the country’s criminal code in order to sanction the imprisonment... |