In 1994, together with Isis International (Manila) and the Women’s Tribune Centre (New York), WACC co-organized a conference titled “Women Empowering Communication”. It took place 12-17 February in Bangkok, Thailand,...
For many, digital surveillance is a big “So what?”, the unavoidable risk of using the technology. For others, it can mean obstruction, harassment, detention, unfair trial, and imprisonment. Over 1.2 million...
An introductory webinar to social media monitoring on 8 December took the first steps towards establishing a global, ecumenical observatory to gather evidence on gender-based violence content in the media...
A WACC panel on 8 December at the Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, will highlight the crucial intersection between communication rights, localization, and climate justice. Organized...
The webinar “Rooting out gender cyberviolence: An introduction to social media monitoring” on 8 December will give WACC members and partners the opportunity to take action against the harmful —...
Grassroots movements are using research and documentation of the Creole language and culture to challenge historical and contemporary prejudice in the Caribbean region, WACC President Embert Charles told participants at...
Seems like you can’t fight for recognition of women in discussions about diversity without being drawn into TERF wars. The TERF—trans-exclusionary radical feminist—label is increasingly being applied to disparage voices...
As the Global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence launch for 2022 on 25 November, WACC is calling on its members and partners to take action to end digital...
The latest issue of Media Development, WACC’s quarterly journal, brings together touchstone documents on communication for a better future from over nearly two decades. The documents reveal a clear vision for...
[caption id="attachment_49526" align="alignleft" width="190"] MD 2022-4[/caption] Media Development 2022-4 Statements on Communication for a better future The documents in this issue of Media Development show that the democratization of communication has remained a...