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23 Aug 2012 WACC-Asia celebrates annual Communication Sunday for the fourth year in a row

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By Teresia Mutuku, Communication Officer and Web Manager, WACCTheme: God of life: lead us to justice, peace and reconciliation with creation WACC-Asia Region will mark its annual communication Sunday, 2 September 2012, on the theme "God of life: lead us to justice, peace and ...

23 Aug 2012 319 – August 2012

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In this issue: REMINDER: WACC calls for new project proposals. The deadline for submitting concept notes is 3 September 2012 Also in this issue: Communication rights and free Internet are essential for democracy. New book looks at contemporary forms of televangelism. New resources for gender aware journalism. Community...

23 Aug 2012 319 – August, 2012

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In this issue: Communication rights and free Internet are essential for democracy. Also in this issue: New book looks at contemporary forms of televangelism. WACC calls for action to strengthen community radio for Indigenous people. New resources for gender aware journalism. Community radio: Essential for citizen’s participation. Project Faith – Fostering...

20 Aug 2012 New resources for gender aware journalism

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{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser}Gender aware journalism: a more ethical perspective.{/teaser}Gender aware journalism: a more ethical perspective

By Maria Teresa Aveggio, Programme Manager

“The fact that students of Communication will have the possibility of discussing themes such as the importance of...

15 Aug 2012 Communication rights and free Internet are essential for democracy

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{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser} Internet freedom is rooted in key principles of US Bill of Rights.{/teaser}

By María Teresa Aveggio, Programme Manager

After the boycott of the Internet on 18 January 2012 as a protest against proposed copyright legislation that would put the Internet’s...

10 Aug 2012 Gender and Communication

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The initiative Communication Rights and Public Voices: Gender and Communication supports civil society organisations to conduct gender-focussed media monitoring...

10 Aug 2012 Community radio: Essential for citizen’s participation

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{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser}Violence is rarely the result of just one cause and this is true of the situation in Colombia.{/teaser}
By María TeresaAveggio, Programme Manager

Violence is rarely the result of just one cause and this is true of the situation in Colombia.

The northern city...

10 Aug 2012 New book looks at contemporary forms of televangelism

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{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"}{teaser}Exploring the changing face of global and local televangelism on a television screen near you.{/teaser} WACC'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...

09 Aug 2012 WACC calls for action to strengthen community radio for Indigenous people (2012)

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On International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, 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.

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08 Aug 2012 WACC calls for action to strengthen community radio for Indigenous people

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{wacc location="Toronto, Canada"} {teaser} On International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, August 9, WACC is calling on civil society organizations and governments to support community radio.{/teaser}

On International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, August 9, WACC...