An introductory webinar to social media monitoring on 8 December took the first steps towards establishing a global, ecumenical observatory to gather evidence on gender-based violence content in the media and advocate for change.The hands-on event “Rooting Out Gender Cyberviolence” was organized by WACC in...
A WACC panel on 8 December at the Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, will highlight the crucial intersection between communication rights, localization, and climate justice. Organized by UNICEF and communication for development (C4D) agencies, the SBCC Summit on 5–8 December is...
The webinar “Rooting out gender cyberviolence: An introduction to social media monitoring” on 8 December will give WACC members and partners the opportunity to take action against the harmful — and growing — phenomenon of online gender-based violence. During the 60-minute learning event, organized by WACC...
Grassroots movements are using research and documentation of the Creole language and culture to challenge historical and contemporary prejudice in the Caribbean region, WACC President Embert Charles told participants at the panel discussion “Archival Justice and Digital Collaborative Scholarship” on 29 November. Part of the Michael...
Seems like you can’t fight for recognition of women in discussions about diversity without being drawn into TERF wars. The TERF—trans-exclusionary radical feminist—label is increasingly being applied to disparage voices urging protection of the modest gains for women in the steep road to gender equality,...
As the Global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence launch for 2022 on 25 November, WACC is calling on its members and partners to take action to end digital violence against women. The United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) defines digital violence as violence that is...