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An Indigenous woman speaks into a microphone with her other hand raised in a fist. People behind her hold a colorful banner.

14 Jun 2024 WACC’s Annual Report 2023 spotlights work for communication justice for all

Posted at 13:48h in Climate Justice, Communication Rights, Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, Indigenous, Migrant voices, News, One Year Projects 0 Comments

WACC’s Annual Report 2023 “Communication Justice for All” showcases the organization’s collective work last year to speak up for and advance just, inclusive, and community-led communication worldwide.“WACC believes in communication that builds and shapes community, enhances participation, and promotes freedom. Communication that demands accountability, builds...

A girl reaches for a computer mouse in front of two women in headscarves sitting in front of a computer while a third woman in a headscarf points to the computer screen. All look intently at the screen

05 Jun 2024 WSIS+20 Forum session outlines recommendations for gender-just digital governance

Posted at 10:20h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, News, WSIS+20 0 Comments

A New Gender Deal should be included as part of the outcomes of the 20-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) if our digital future is to be an inclusive and empowering one for women and girls, panelists stressed at a...

Green-colored graphic with "Gender Equality and Inclusion in Our Digital Future: A new gender deal for WSIS+20, 29 May, 17–17:45 CET" and portrait pictures of six panelists

28 May 2024 WACC session at WSIS+20 Forum to envision a gender-equal digital future

Posted at 10:11h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, News, WSIS+20 0 Comments

With the aim to reimagine the digital landscape through a gender-just lens, WACC and the Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) are organizing a session at the World Summit on the Information Society - WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event in Geneva. Themed "Gender Equality and Inclusion...

Handwritten sign that reads "women's rights are human rights"

12 Apr 2024 WACC welcomes Canadian action plan on gender equality as opportunity to advance communication for all

Posted at 12:15h in Gender, News 0 Comments

WACC welcomes the strong commitment to gender equality signalled by the Canadian government with its release of Foundations for Peace: Canada’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security - 2023 to 2029. With its emphasis on the need for women’s inclusion and meaningful involvement in...

20 Mar 2024 Keep gender at center of global digital governance, NGO CSW68 event urges

Posted at 13:19h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, News, One Year Projects 0 Comments

The event “Digital Communication Rights: Empowering women for the digital age” on 12 March at the NGO CSW Forum 68 offered civil society advocates, academics, and media professionals tools to advance a gender-just digital world. The Forum is a civil society gathering held annually in parallel...

Sarah Macharia sits at a presenter table with a man to the left of her and a woman to the right, and speaks into a microphone

13 Mar 2024 Media monitoring key to breaking down gender stereotypes, CSW68 hears

Posted at 18:32h in Gender, GMMP, News 0 Comments

Civil society is a vital catalyst for change when it comes to addressing gender-based prejudices in the news, WACC gender and media expert Sarah Macharia reported at a side event to the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) on Monday...

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08 Mar 2024 CSW68: WACC and partners aim to empower women for the digital age

Posted at 18:02h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, News 0 Comments

WACC and partner organizations are aiming to equip gender justice advocates to advance women’s digital communication rights with an event during the NGO CSW Forum 68 in New York on 11–24 March. The Forum is a civil society gathering held in parallel to the annual session...

A young women of the Lenca nation in Honduras sits at a radio console and speaks into a microphone while working on a laptop

07 Mar 2024 International Women’s Day 2024: #InspireInclusion in and through media

Posted at 17:30h in Calls for Action, Gender, News 0 Comments

International Women's Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Each year, this day serves as a reminder of the progress made towards gender equality and highlights the work that still needs to be done. For International Women’s Day...

Two Cabecar women and two Cabecar girls kneel in discussion over a diagram. They are in a hut with dirt floor in the middle of a circle of people watching them.

23 Feb 2024 Women-led community networks in Costa Rica transmit Indigenous identity to next generations

Posted at 16:05h in Gender, News, One Year Projects 0 Comments

A WACC-supported protect in Costa Rica is helping women Indigenous leaders of the Cabécar nation use digital technologies strategically to connect younger generations with their community's culture, knowledge, and language.“Cabécar young people influenced by Western culture are becoming disconnected from ancestral wisdom,” says Kemly Camacho,...

15 Jan 2024 The Economics of Freedom of Expression

Posted at 00:00h in Comment, Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender 0 Comments

Substack is the latest digital communication platform to set off a freedom of expression debate after the co-founder Hamish McKenzie stated that the platform would not demonetize those posting extremist content on the newsletter platform — namely Nazi and white supremacists. The comments sparked both condemnation...