20 Sep 2015 Women and men working together for peace
The theme of this year’s International Day of Peace – September 21 – is “Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All”. It aims to highlight...
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17 Sep 2015 North American communication giant mourned
Rev. Dr. Everett C. Parker passed away on 17 September 2015 at the age of 102.
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15 Sep 2015 UNESCO event analyzes community media
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...
14 Sep 2015 Raising the voices of the unheard and silenced
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...
28 Aug 2015 Speech at Nordic conference extolls WACC communication values
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...
26 Aug 2015 Article 19 says information sources must be protected
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...
19 Aug 2015 AMARC11 conference highlights women’s role in community radio
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...
17 Aug 2015 WACC delegation at AMARC 11 celebrates power of community radio
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...
11 Aug 2015 Gender equality and peace-building
One of the shortcomings of the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is “no clear reference to gender equality across the spectrum, and to how it...
07 Aug 2015 Digital Activism or Citizen Journalism? Insights from the Dominican Republic
Recent months have seen escalating tension in the Dominican Republic as a result of changes to the citizenship laws. ...
13 Jul 2015 Researchers focus on gender equality in the media
A special session on the future research agenda of the Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) took place in Montreal on 13 July 2015....
13 Jul 2015 Tribute to Luis Ramiro Beltrán (1930-2015)
The distinguished Bolivian communicator, Dr Luis Ramiro Beltrán Salmón, died 11 July 2015 after a short illness....
12 Jul 2015 Community media practitioners call for multilingual broadcasting
Language rights were the theme of a one-day seminar organized by the World Association for Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) that took place 12 July 2015 in Montreal, Canada.
09 Jul 2015 Indigenous communication rights focus of WACC workshop
A workshop exploring the communication rights of indigenous communities in Northern Ontario will take place Sunday 12 July 2015 in Montreal, Canada.
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06 Jul 2015 Human rights and the post-2015 agenda
The U.N.’s member states have to agree by September 2015 on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) intended to combat poverty, notes Julia Duchrow in the latest issue of...
29 Jun 2015 Setting a media agenda in the Sustainable Development Goals
In the latest issue of WACC’s Media Development quarterly, Fackson Banda, a program specialist in UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector, analyzes one of the goals and targets related...
15 Jun 2015 In Lebanon, the disabled face barriers to communication
In one of its country reports, Article 19, the London-based organization that promotes freedom of information worldwide, has profiled the current environment for disabled persons in Lebanon.
10 Jun 2015 Interreligious seminar to explore how freedom of religion and freedom of expression coexist
WACC’s General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Karin Achtelstetter is among a select number of experts invited to take part in a seminar titled “United Against Violence...
01 Jun 2015 Initial GMMP findings show almost no improvement in women’s visibility
Preliminary results from the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) 2015 reveal an increase of just 1% from five years ago when only 24% of the...
29 May 2015 New WACC President and Board of Directors elected
Rev. Dr. Samuel W. Meshack was elected to serve a four-year term as the new President of WACC at its Meeting of Members, 29 May 2015.
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08 May 2015 Church press awards honour communications
Christian communicators were honored May 1 by the Associated Church Press (ACP) and Canadian Church Press (CCP), meeting in joint convention in Toronto from April 29-May 1.
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07 May 2015 WACC announces its Meeting of Members 2015
WACC has announced a Meeting of Members to be held at the head office of the Association in Toronto, Canada, on Friday 29 May 2015 commencing at...
01 May 2015 Church-related NGOs support World Press Freedom Day
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, May 3, the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and WACC Europe express their commitment to a free press in Europe...
28 Apr 2015 WACC surveys gender dimensions of news on peace and security
In collaboration with UN Women and partners in approximately 20 countries WACC undertook a media monitoring initiative to understand the gender dimensions of news content related to peace and security.
...22 Apr 2015 Charter of free media adopted at World Forum on Free Media
Participants at the 4th World Forum on Free Media, meeting in Tunis 22-28 March, adopted a World Charter of Free Media in support of “communication...
20 Apr 2015 Awards recognize excellence in communication
The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) handed out awards recognizing excellence in more than 50 categories of communications and public relations at its annual conference near Washington, D.C.
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17 Apr 2015 WACC’s First Directors hold final meeting before new elections
WACC governance meetings take place in the context of the Religion Communicators Council Convention, Alexandria, VA, USA, 8-11 April 2015.
...17 Apr 2015 WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award goes to “Taxi”
The WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award 2014 has gone to the film Taxi directed by Jafar Panahi (Iran,...
15 Apr 2015 Faith-based communication responds locally and globally
WACC General Secretary Rev. Dr. Karin Achtelstetter gave a speech at the Religion Communicators Council Convention, 11 April 2015, held in Alexandria, VA, USA.
...13 Apr 2015 WACC launches redesigned portal
WACC’s web portal of information and resources on the theme of communication rights has been redesigned and relaunched.
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