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A journalist in a wheelchair sits at a broadcasting console at Radio Ideal in Tena, Ecudaor

02 Sep 2024 Why we must convene local actors to tackle the climate emergency: The case of Radio Ideal

Posted at 02:00h in Climate Justice, Comment 0 Comments

The climate emergency is a challenge of such magnitude that we tend to forget that solutions are often found at the local level and in unexpected places. Such is the case of Radio Stereo Ideal 98.9 FM, a community radio station based in Tena, in...

17 Aug 2024 Digital justice: Reclaiming a radically changed context

Posted at 18:20h in Media Development 2024/3 0 Comments

Alan Finlay, Valeria Betancourt, and others1 What follows is the Introduction to a special edition of Global Information Society Watch titled “WSIS+20: Reimagining horizons of dignity, equity and justice for our digital future”, published in May 2024 by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). It...

An Indigenous woman speaks into a microphone with her other hand raised in a fist. People behind her hold a colorful banner.

14 Jun 2024 WACC’s Annual Report 2023 spotlights work for communication justice for all

Posted at 13:48h in Climate Justice, Communication Rights, Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, Indigenous, Migrant voices, News, One Year Projects 0 Comments

WACC’s Annual Report 2023 “Communication Justice for All” showcases the organization’s collective work last year to speak up for and advance just, inclusive, and community-led communication worldwide. “WACC believes in communication that builds and shapes community, enhances participation, and promotes freedom. Communication that demands accountability,...

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07 Nov 2023 WACC welcomes Quito Declaration affirming communication for social justice

Posted at 09:43h in Communication Rights, Latin America, News 0 Comments

WACC applauds the Quito Declaration from the First Latin America Communication Congress held last month in Quito, Ecuador. “The Declaration recognizes that communication is transformative and has a critical role to play in promoting positive change in terms of social, gender, and climate justice,“ said...

03 Nov 2023 COP 28: Let’s ensure traditional ecological knowledge is integrated into climate policy

Posted at 10:55h in Climate Justice, Comment, Indigenous 0 Comments

Indigenous leaders from around the world gathered in New York last month during UN Climate Week to raise awareness about the need to bring Indigenous and traditional perspectives into climate policy. Their call is to recognize the vital role that these communities, many of which...

13 Oct 2023 Local voices hold the truth and the missing link to real climate action

Posted at 16:36h in Climate Justice, News 0 Comments

Local voices and community-led climate action — rights-based and sustainable — hold the key to global climate solutions, concluded panelists at WACC’s most recent Conversation Circle. The online discussion “Local Climate Voices: The Missing Link to Real Climate Action?” on 11 October offered members and...

Five Indigenous women sit in front of microphones at desks in a radio studio

03 Oct 2023 WACC virtual conversation to look at role of local voices in climate action

Posted at 19:27h in Climate Justice, Event, News 0 Comments

The WACC online discussion “Local Climate Voices: The Missing Link to Real Climate Action?” on 11 October offers members and partners the chance to explore why and how the voices of local communities can contribute effectively to meeting the global threat of climate change. “Local...

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18 Sep 2023 Africa Climate Summit: To save a planet in crisis, we need community media

Posted at 11:48h in Climate Justice, Comment 0 Comments

The Africa Climate Summit 2023 on September 4–6 in Nairobi came with high expectations of radical proposals to address climate change. “Driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the world,” the theme promised. In their Nairobi Declaration from the Summit, African heads...

30 Jan 2023 Climate change and global economics: Whose voices are heard at Davos?

Posted at 13:23h in Climate Justice, Comment 0 Comments

Each year, political and economic leaders gather in Davos, Switzerland, in meetings organized by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Issues discussed at Davos are typically at the top of national and international agendas, and many see the gathering as one of the key spaces from...

15 Nov 2022 Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age

Posted at 20:08h in Media Development 2022/4 0 Comments

WACC, WCC et al. This Manifesto is the outcome of a symposium on “Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age,” held from 13-15 September 2021. The symposium explored the challenges of digital communication with a social justice lens, and identified opportunities for concerted and...