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27 Mar 2024 Ten communicators honored as WACC Laureates

Posted at 15:18h in Communication Rights, News, WACC Africa, WACC Caribbean, WACC Europe, WACC Latin America, WACC North America 0 Comments

WACC’s Board of Directors has named ten individuals as new Honorary Lifetime Members in recognition of their long-time dedication to advancing communication for all. Since 1995, WACC has celebrated individuals from around the world who have upheld the organization’s vision and mission of promoting communication rights...

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08 Mar 2024 CSW68: WACC and partners aim to empower women for the digital age

Posted at 18:02h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, News 0 Comments

WACC and partner organizations are aiming to equip gender justice advocates to advance women’s digital communication rights with an event during the NGO CSW Forum 68 in New York on 11–24 March. The Forum is a civil society gathering held in parallel to the annual session...

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07 Mar 2024 International Women’s Day 2024: #InspireInclusion in and through media

Posted at 17:30h in Calls for Action, Gender, News 0 Comments

International Women's Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Each year, this day serves as a reminder of the progress made towards gender equality and highlights the work that still needs to be done. For International Women’s Day...

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05 Jan 2024 WACC launches webinar series about ethical use of AI

Posted at 17:06h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Event, News 3 Comments

WACC has launched the webinar series “AI, You, and Your Organization” to offer social justice advocates an ethics-based approach to the use of artificial intelligence. “Artificial intelligence has been headline news since the launch of ChatGPT over a year ago, with many claiming that it can...

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29 Dec 2023 WACC president urges renewed efforts to tackle communication rights challenges in 2024

Posted at 16:38h in Communication Rights, News 0 Comments

WACC President Embert Charles is inviting communication rights advocates to renew efforts to advance communication for all in the coming year. Communication rights challenges “became so stark” in 2023, he says in a New Year’s message to WACC members and partners. The past year saw “exponential increases...

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22 Dec 2023 Christmas message 2023

Posted at 10:27h in Communication Rights, News 0 Comments

May we continue to pursue communication that brings hope where there is despair builds community where there is hate enables participation where there is exclusion promotes freedom and demands accountability where there is repression celebrates diversity where there is fear fosters peace where there is insecurity sows connectedness where there is alienation demands...

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14 Dec 2023 Young leaders adopt media monitoring as key tool against gender cyberviolence

Posted at 18:18h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, News 0 Comments

A dynamic cohort of young church leaders have committed to tackling tech-facilitated gender-based violence following a digital gender-justice workshop led by staff from WACC and the World Council of Churches on December 11–14 at the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey (Switzerland). Technology-facilitated gender-based violence, or TFGBV, is...

11 Dec 2023 Fact check, yes. And join a community of trust.

Posted at 06:00h in Comment, Digital Justice, Digital Rights 0 Comments

A recent webinar co-organized by WACC and the World Council of Churches on the churches’ role in misinformation and disinformation highlighted the dilemmas all of us face to effectively challenge lies online, whether deliberately created or inadvertently shared. Fact-checking has become one of the essential fronts...

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10 Dec 2023 Workshop will help young people take action against online gender-based violence

Posted at 13:09h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, News 0 Comments

A workshop being held 11–14 December is engaging young church leaders in preventing gender inequities and advocating for gender justice in social media and other online spaces. Together, participants in the event “Taking Action Against Online Sexual and Gender-Based Violence” will review community standards on social...

21 Sep 2023 Digital justice study guide now available in French and Spanish

Posted at 10:15h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, News 0 Comments

“Digital Justice: A Study and Action Guide” is newly available in French and Spanish, widening access for even more people who want to learn more about being a digital advocate and bridging the digital divide. The guide, co-published by WACC and the World Council of Churches...