The Asia Society in New York on Sept. 24 is hosting the premiere of a documentary on female leaders that includes Sharon Bhagwan Rolls of Fiji-based femLINK Pacific, a WACC partner and community media initiative.
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WACC is a partner in the Syria Film Festival (SYFF), taking place for the first time in Toronto 13-15 November 2015.
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The theme of this year’s International Day of Peace – September 21 – is “Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All”. It aims to highlight the importance of all segments of society working together to strive for peace.
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Rev. Dr. Everett C. Parker passed away on 17 September 2015 at the age of 102.
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WACC is one of six organizations invited to partner with UNESCO in a seminar at the agency’s headquarters in Paris providing a platform for knowledge exchange and sharing of good practice to strengthen community media and pluralistic media institutions.
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On International Day of Democracy, WACC calls on members and partners to uphold freedom of the press and to create new spaces for civil society to amplify the voices of marginalized people.
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Lutheran communication directors and communication officers from the Nordic countries met in Stockholm, Sweden, 26-28 August 2015 to discuss the role of the church in civil society in a local, national and global context....
Article 19 responds to the U.N.’s call for comment on the protection of journalists' sources and whistleblowers, made by the special rapporteur on the right to freedom of expression.
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A special session of AMARC’s Women’s International Network (WIN) focused on the past, present, and future challenges and opportunities for women in community radio in general and for WIN in particular....
A team of 14 WACC delegates joined dozens of other attendees from around the world at the 11th Conference of the World Association of Community Broadcasters (AMARC), held in Accra, Ghana, 10-14 August.
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