29 Oct 2021 Global video marathon to highlight climate crisis impact, demand action
On November 5, 2021 WACC will join hundreds of organizations around the world in a 24-hour Video Marathon, Hands Off our Rights, Hands off our Planet!, which will take place during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. The climate summit will be held...
11 Oct 2021 Project to develop climate change curriculum in the Philippines
The Philippines has been identified as one of the top 10 countries most at risk from the effects of climate change, and yet millions of marginalized Filipinos who will be hit the hardest are not aware of it, according to the Center for Environmental Concerns...
04 Oct 2021 WACC supports program to help improve climate journalism in Uganda
WACC has announced its support for a project in Uganda that will establish a network of specialized climate and environmental reporters for community radio stations who have limited resources and are unable to hire journalists trained in climate sciences and environmental disciplines. The project, to...
14 Sep 2021 Should churches push harder to resist untruths? Yes, say digital justice thinkers
If digital social justice begins with connectivity, perhaps it ends when that connectivity is usurped by oppressive regimes, extremists, fake news and hate speech. A “press club”-style conversation on 13 September found theologians, politicians, church communicators, activists and journalists from around the world weighing in on...
20 May 2020 Indigenous knowledge critical to addressing climate change
Indigenous peoples are “not mere victims of climate change,” asserts researcher and conservation biologist Gleb Raygorodetsky in Why traditional knowledge holds the key to climate change, one of the articles in the latest issue of Media Development, WACC Global’s international quarterly journal. The issue explores the theme, Traditional Knowledge and Climate Change: Bridging the Gap.
17 May 2020 For water justice, Churches ought to become “blue communities”!
By Dinesh Suna Would you ever buy a sandwich for USD 10,000? I guess no one would, even if he or she were a billionaire. Because it’s insanely expensive for a sandwich. About 2000 times more expensive, assuming the sandwich costs about USD 5. However,...02 Nov 2018 ACT Alliance reaffirms commitment to gender justice
Engaging in dialogue about joint priorities in the areas of sustainable development, humanitarian assistance, and human rights advocacy.