21 Oct 2022 WACC public forum in Argentina looks at equality in the media
The public forum “A snapshot of equity in the media” explored the presence of women in the news and the role of women in media companies, as focal points of...
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21 Oct 2022 WACC Latin America elects new Regional Executive Committee
WACC Latin America elected a new Regional Executive Committee during its assembly on 18 October 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Leonardo Felix (president), Nieves Vargas (vice president), Cirenia Celestino Ortega (secretary),...
21 Oct 2022 New gender deal for media needed to ensure women’s communication rights
It is time to establish a new gender deal for media and digital communications, concluded participants at a conference co-convened by the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)...
14 Oct 2022 WACC partner forum to focus on communication rights as cornerstone for social justice in Latin America
WACC project partners from across Latin America will explore the fundamental role that communication rights play in building more just, sustainable societies when they meet on 18–21 October 2022 in...
23 Sep 2022 WACC Communications Intern gains skills in communication for social justice
Angela Liu leaves her summer internship with WACC with valuable skills and knowledge for her future career path. During her eight weeks as a Communication Intern at WACC’s Toronto office, the...
21 Sep 2022 WACC appoints Terri R. Miller as communications coordinator
The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Terri R. Miller, a communications specialist, editor, and writer from Sudbury (ON), Canada, as its communications...
07 Sep 2022 WACC introduces gender-based media monitoring to WCC participants
Participants at the 11th World Council of Churches (WCC) Assembly were introduced on September 7 to participatory media monitoring tools that they can use to design advocacy actions to help...
05 Sep 2022 WACC joins the Copenhagen Pledge on Tech for Democracy
WACC Global is one of more than 110 countries, civil society organizations, and companies that have signed the Copenhagen Pledge on Tech for Democracy, "a commitment to make digital technologies work...
02 Sep 2022 WACC urges churches, faith communities to help advance digital justice
WACC Global and WACC Latin America today urged churches and ecumenical bodies to be part of a "transformative movement" that will work towards creating a digital public sphere that upholds...
30 Aug 2022 WACC to WCC: ‘Together, we can break the barriers that obstruct gender justice in & through the media’
Saying church and ecumenical communities "can and should strongly engage with media from a gender justice perspective," WACC Global presented a vision for an Ecumenical Gender and Media Observatory at...
24 Aug 2022 WACC, WCC initiative tackles cyberviolence against women
A new initiative aimed at raising awareness about cyberviolence against women and creating a coalition of rights-based partners is highlighted in a new page on the WACC Global website. The...
24 Aug 2022 WACC staff, members to attend 11th WCC Assembly
The World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly will take place starting next week and WACC staff and members will be present, raising issues about digital justice and gender and...
17 Aug 2022 New Media Development issue focuses on Democratizing Communication, Rediscovering Solidarity
As the world increasingly becomes reliant on digital technologies powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), "the role of social media platforms as propaganda tools needs to be explored thoroughly if freedom...
09 Aug 2022 WACC extends 100 Languages in 100 Days challenge
One hundred days after WACC launched its 100 Languages in 100 Days Challenge May 3, only 29 translations have been made to the Principles for Communication for Social Justice in...
27 Jul 2022 Community Network Xchange event to feature WACC partners
Three WACC partners will be among 12 global “Internet Changemakers” who will make presentations at the 6thCommunity Network Xchange (CNX) on Friday, July 29, 10 a.m. (IST). Members of the community...
13 Jul 2022 No gender justice without freedom of expression, say UN special rapporteur, GMMP lead & other experts
A panel of gender justice experts gathered in Vienna today underscored the need for a "whole of society approach" to address urgent challenges faced by women in exercising their right...
05 Jul 2022 ‘Gender equality is a cause I’m deeply passionate about,’ says new WACC intern
Angela Liu (she/they), an incoming fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing Peace, Conflict and Justice, Neuroscience and Political Science at University of Toronto, has recently joined WACC as a summer Communication Intern.Liu...
30 Jun 2022 No climate justice without communication justice, asserts new WACC-CCR book
“The ‘oxygen of publicity”’ is a vital ingredient of any attempt to tackle the climate emergency and to implement solutions that benefit the whole world,” writes Philip Lee, WACC general...
22 Jun 2022 Communicating climate change in Venezuela’s most vulnerable communities
To promote awareness about the care and sustainable management of natural resources, especially in rural and peasant communities in Venezuela, WACC has supported a project aimed at strengthening the programming...
21 Jun 2022 ‘Gender-blind’ reporting hinders fight to end violence against women
The news media need to reconsider their “run-of-the-mill approach” to reporting on gender-based violence (GBV) if they wish to become part of the solution to this lingering global issue, said...
15 Jun 2022 WACC, WCC launch interactive digital justice campaign page
Take a quiz to test your knowledge of digital justice. Solve a crossword puzzle based on the theme of digital technology. Or watch a video about how communication can advance...
15 Jun 2022 Project enhances broadcasting capacity of Indigenous community radio in Honduras, Guatemala
Seventy-one Indigenous communicators from 17 community radio stations in Honduras and Guatemala have received extensive training on how to develop new content about issues affecting remote communities as part of...
09 Jun 2022 WACC celebrates achievements of participants in cross-regional migration reporting programme
A podcast series focused on migrant women workers in Lebanon having a conversation among themselves about their hopes and experiences, a multi-media package of stories on refugees pursuing higher education...
08 Jun 2022 Project tackles lack of support for Indigenous communicators in Peru
WACC and Cultural Survival are funding a project in Peru that aims to improve the visibility and influence of a network of Indigenous communicators so that they can raise awareness...
01 Jun 2022 WACC to launch results of journalist training program on refugees, migrants
Everyone is invited to celebrate the results of WACC's five-month cross-regional journalist training program on migration and refugee issues via an online presentation Thursday, June 9, 2022, 12noon-2pm CEST (Brussels).Participant...
26 May 2022 ‘Beyond calling and messaging’: India project boosts digital literacy skills of rural women
About 4,700 rural women, youth, students, and members of marginalized communities in India will receive digital literacy and skills training as part of a WACC-supported project being implemented by local...
24 May 2022 ‘Nothing about migrants without migrants”: At UN event, WACC partners stress importance of communication rights
WACC and the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) on May 20 highlighted the need to provide migrants with life-saving, culturally-sensitive information as well as communication tools during a side...
18 May 2022 Latest WACC journal focuses on Canada’s Indigenous media
Saying that the world is at a critical juncture — with challenges posed by the climate crisis, divisiveness, and other social issues — Cree Elder Doreen Spence writes in the...
13 May 2022 WACC to co-host UN side event to share best practices for meeting communication needs of migrants
The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) and the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) are hosting a side event with the civil society space at the upcoming International Migration...
13 May 2022 100 Languages in 100 Days: Have you volunteered yet?
A week after its launch, the 100 Languages in 100 Days Challenge by WACC and the World Council of Churches (WCC) has received seven translations and 15 commitments to translate...