The annual WACC photo competition was launched in January. The theme is Communication for All, the new WACC Vision Statement. The competition seeks photos that illustrate the notion that communication is a basic human right, essential to people’s dignity and community; or how communication promotes...
By Philip Lee, WACC Deputy Director Programmes The WACC Board of Directors met on 15 November 2011 to review and approve two new statements on the organisation’s vision and mission. WACC’s Vision Statement is now “Communication for all”. The new Mission Statement reads: “The World Association...
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Noted journalists and media and gender specialists will be part of the panel at the roundtable “Who Makes the News: A Global Review” to take place at Columbia College Chicago on March 6, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. The event is being sponsored by WACC-North America, Columbia College...
Announcement: The WACC-Asia Executive Committee meeting which met soon after the Triennial Assembly at Yogyakarta, Indonesia has decided to encourage the members to implement the Yogyakarta Declaration in their own small way. While doing so, the Executive Committee also has decided to encourage its members to...
In this issue: WACC Photo competition 2012 is underway. The theme is Communication for All, the new WACC Vision Statement. The closing date is 1 May 2012. Over 200 participants have already joined the competition. Also in this issue: WACC-North America organizes a roundtable to help journalists explore...
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16 days of activism against gender violence began on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. WACC is calling on its networks and friends to participate in takebackthetech campaign to end online violence against women and girls campaign organised by...
By Sara Speicher, Project Manager for HIV and AIDS, Communication and Stigma (consultant), WACC-UK As communities around the globe mark World AIDS Day on 1 December, there is a new emphasis on “Getting to Zero”: achieving zero deaths, zero new infections and zero discrimination by 2015....
