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13 Nov 2020 Colombia: Community radio play key role in protecting moorlands

Posted at 09:35h in Climate Justice, Community radio, Indigenous, Multi-year Projects, News 0 Comments

WACC Communication for Social Change manager Lorenzo Vargas recently visited two community radio stations in Colombia which are taking part in a WACC-supported project establishing a network of environmental journalists to help promote a culture of people-led environmental protection in regions that are home to...

10 Nov 2020 Mexico’s digital violence law cites GMMP findings

Posted at 14:36h in Gender, Gender-based violence, News 0 Comments

Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) findings on gender stereotypes in the media were among the references used in a legislation approved November 6 by Mexico’s Senate that would punish digital violence against women. “Known as Olimpia’s law, the measure would ban the sharing of ‘sexual content’...

03 Nov 2020 Mexico: Project enables refugees, asylum seekers to be seen and heard

Posted at 09:34h in Communication Rights, Migrant voices, News, Refugees 0 Comments

Refugees and asylum-seekers seeking protection in Mexico will soon be producing podcasts about their lives and experiences with help from a WACC-supported project initiated by its local partner, La Sandia Digital. In the absence of stories featuring the voices and perspectives of people on the move,...

29 Oct 2020 WACC: Human rights, inclusion must guide Internet governance

Posted at 14:00h in News 0 Comments

Cyber troll armies that propagate fake news. Politicians that hire marketing firms to create fake social media accounts to boost their image or attack opponents and civil society organizations. Military-controlled network of fake accounts and pages that target organizations and individuals critical of the government....

21 Oct 2020 Climate change stories by Kenyan citizen journalists gain traction

Posted at 09:24h in Citizen Journalism, Climate Justice, Communication Rights, News 2 Comments

October 21, 2020 — Local radio and television stations in Kenya have been giving airtime to stories produced by the Farm Forestry Smallholder Producers Association of Kenya (FF-SPAK), which has partnered with WACC and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to support Promoting Traditional Climate Change Mitigation...

16 Oct 2020 ‘Everyone is entitled to a public voice’

Posted at 22:53h in Calls for Action, Communication Rights, News 0 Comments

Statement by WACC General Secretary Philip Lee on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, October 17, 2020 “Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all” is vital at a time when social, political, and economic inequalities are increasing the risk of geopolitical...

16 Oct 2020 WACC hosts event on enabling migrants to be seen and heard

Posted at 15:47h in Communication Rights, News 0 Comments

Providing migrants and refugees a platform to share their concerns, challenges, and aspirations not only helps them, but also addresses xenophobia and helps build bridges with host communities, WACC partners told participants at an online event hosted Oct. 16 as part of a virtual conference, Displacement and Dialogue, by...

15 Oct 2020 Mé Phaa Indigenous women find their voice through radio

Posted at 10:35h in Communication Rights, Indigenous, News 0 Comments

October 15, 2020 — Women from the Mé Phaa Indigenous community of San Miguel El Progreso, Mexico, have learned more about how they can address gender inequality through a series of workshops on community radio, leadership, and visual arts, as well as documentary screenings – all part of a project supported by WACC Global and Cultural Survival. Mujer voz y...

13 Oct 2020 Critical thinking and critical clicking needed to respond to online hate speech, webinar told

Posted at 11:07h in Communication Rights, News, WACC Europe 0 Comments

A new report and resource kit to address hateful content online has been published by WACC Europe, the European region of the World Association for Christian Communication. Titled “Breaking Down the Social Media Divides: A Guide for Individuals and Communities to Address Hate Online,” the report...

08 Oct 2020 Webinar to focus on how to deal with hate speech online

Posted at 14:53h in Communication Rights, News, WACC Europe 0 Comments

What can be done to counter hate speech on the internet and in social media at time when online intolerance is widespread, and threatens democratic debate in societies? A webinar on Tuesday 13 October at 10:00 am (Central European Time) will discuss ways to address hate...