Deborah McGregor Climate change has been identified as the “defining issue of our time” by many of the world’s leading experts and the diagnosis of planetary health is dire. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services has concluded that goals for achieving sustainability “cannot be...
Shannon Avison The Indian Communication Arts (INCA) program was one of the first programs at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) which, when it was established in 1976, was the first Indian-controlled post-secondary institution in Canada. Forty years later, our name has changed to Indigenous Communication...
Philip Lee Why is it important to have fair and balanced representations in film, TV, and popular media? Because otherwise they can have a negative impact on people’s perceptions of others, especially women and minorities. Studies show that audiences substitute stereotypes they see on screen for...
UNESCO The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the period between 2022 and 2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL 2022-2032), to draw global attention to the critical situation of many indigenous languages. The proclamation of an International Decade was a key outcome of the 2019...
Leonardo D. Félix Uno de los temas más recurrentes en Argentina en los últimos 20 años, en el área de comunicación en tanto servicio y derecho humano básico, está relacionado con la larga y valiosa construcción y lucha colectiva de más de 400 organizaciones (de la...
Mannheim-Heidelberg (Germany) 2021 A the 70th International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg (November 11-21, 2021), the Ecumenical Jury, appointed by INTERFILM and SIGNIS, awarded its Prize of EUR 2.500 donated by the German Bishops‘ Conference (DBK) and the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), to the film Ma nuit...