30 Nov 2023 Webinar to explore churches’ roles in misinformation and disinformation
A webinar co-organized by WACC and the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 5 December will explore how churches can seek and serve the truth in the age of social...
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28 Nov 2023 New Media Development focuses on communication rights of migrants and refugees
The human rights — in particular the communication rights — of people on the move are in the spotlight with the most recent Media Development, WACC’s quarterly journal.The articles in...
24 Nov 2023 #NoExcuse: Join the 16 Days of Activism campaign and take action to #EndCyberGBV
Gender-based violence on and through digital communication technologies is arguably the most pervasive human rights violation on the Internet. It is clear that technology — once considered an agent for gender...
22 Nov 2023 WACC Latin America joins regional call to protect and promote Indigenous community media
WACC’s Latin America region has joined with other regional communication networks in calling on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to take concrete action to ensure stronger promotion of...
17 Nov 2023 Re-building trust in the age of artificial intelligence
Against the backdrop of the horrific Israel-Hamas conflict, WACC partner the CDAC Network invited reflection on the theme “Communication in conflict: can we safeguard information in the age of AI?”...
16 Nov 2023 Call to re-strategize for GMMP 2025 to tackle new challenges of gender equality in the media
Advocacy must evolve and new partnerships be formed to address current challenges of gender equality in and through the media, WACC Gender and Communications Program Manager Sarah Macharia told an...
07 Nov 2023 WACC welcomes Quito Declaration affirming communication for social justice
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...
20 Oct 2023 Indigenous radio in Nicaragua strengthens advocacy with hands-on training
A WACC-supported initiative in Nicaragua is building the capacity of Indigenous community radio as a tool for rights advocacy, social justice, sustainable development, and cultural flourishing. WACC is partnering with CASEMIP...
20 Oct 2023 Media freedom and independent journalism are vital to democracy
The Trust Conference 2023 proved to be not just an eye-opener but also a much-needed critique of both the lack of and need for media freedom worldwide. WACC was an invited...
18 Oct 2023 WACC partners report at Internet Governance Forum how community networks create digital inclusion
WACC partners advanced a vision for just, inclusive, and community-led digital communication at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2023 last week in Kyoto, Japan. “The Internet We Want — Empowering All...
13 Oct 2023 Local voices hold the truth and the missing link to real climate action
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...
05 Oct 2023 Berlin TV festival highlights ‘Belief on Screen,’ awards Hans W. Florin Prize
Twenty-six television productions exploring religious, ethical, and moral perspectives through a wide range of genres were showcased at the 20th European Festival of Religious Television and Online Programmes, Belief on...
03 Oct 2023 WACC virtual conversation to look at role of local voices in climate action
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...
21 Sep 2023 Digital justice study guide now available in French and Spanish
“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...
18 Sep 2023 Training youth in Georgia to build a safer, more secure digital world
Young people in Georgia are being equipped to create a safer and more secure digital environment for all through a WACC-supported project with partner organization Helping Hand. Georgia has no internet...
08 Sep 2023 Project to uphold digital rights in Philippines in face of SIM Registration Act
WACC is partnering with the Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU) in the Philippines to uphold people’s rights to access communication, to privacy, to security, and to free speech. In late 2022 the...
01 Sep 2023 Community radio network to strengthen Indigenous communication rights in Argentina
A WACC-supported initiative in Argentina is set to make radio a more powerful tool for Indigenous communities to uphold their rights and cultures. Local WACC partner Centro de Educación, Comunicación y Biblioteca...
31 Aug 2023 Digital justice means closing the gender digital gap, say WACC partners
Gender integration — through inclusive policies and practical initiatives — is urgently needed in digital spaces, panelists concluded during a session on digitalization and intersectionality at the WACC partner consultation...
28 Aug 2023 Project to build capacity of Indigenous communication in northern Argentina
Indigenous communication rights and community identity are being strengthened through a WACC-supported project in the provinces of Salta and Jujuy in northern Argentina. The Argentinian human rights organization Encuentro Solidario y...
25 Aug 2023 Latest Media Development explores links between media literacy, audience engagement, democracy
“More than a concept, it is necessary to understand the importance of media literacy as an instrument of public policies, essential to promote democracy and dialogue,” state the editors of...
14 Aug 2023 WACC partner forum outlines agenda for just digital future
WACC project partners from 17 countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East have outlined a vision for a process of digital transformation rooted in justice and focused on the...
28 Jul 2023 WACC partner forum aims to develop common agenda to advance digital justice
WACC project partners Africa, Asia, and the Middle East will focus on advancing digital justice in a world in digital transformation when they meet for a learning, exchange, and networking...
27 Jul 2023 Project to support Indigenous peoples’ right to freedom of expression in Guatemala
A WACC project is backing efforts by the Guatemalan rights organization Asociacion Ixchel to secure Indigenous peoples’ right to freedom of expression, participation in cultural life, and equality before the...
20 Jul 2023 WACC promotes communication rights at global communication research conference
WACC emphasized the vital link between communication rights and pressing issues such as climate justice, migrants’ rights, gender equality, freedom of expression, and media viability at the annual conference of...
12 Jun 2023 WACC launches quiz as fun tool to promote digital justice
WACC has launched a new quiz as a fun way for people to test their knowledge of justice issues related to digital technology. WACC Deputy General Secretary Sara Speicher and WACC...
07 Jun 2023 New Media Development issue looks at unfinished business of archival justice
Power is at play when it comes to the question of whose stories, both individual and collective, are preserved as public memory, says Editor Philip Lee in “Archival Justice: Unfinished...
01 Jun 2023 WACC Board of Directors moves to strengthen mission of communication for all
WACC’s newly appointed international Board of Directors determined steps to strengthen the organization’s mission to promote communication rights as a cornerstone for more just societies when it met in London,...
01 Jun 2023 General Secretary: WACC must steer course toward a global dialogue platform on communicative freedom
The WACC ship has set a course for the future and that is to focus on building a transformative movement that helps shape government policies and actions “founded on human...
01 Jun 2023 WACC President calls for purposeful approach to communication for all in post-Covid era
President Embert Charles has urged the WACC Board to draw on the wisdom of maturity to promote the mission of communication for all in a post-pandemic world marked by diverse...
23 May 2023 Development and digital access: Fostering equitable pathways to inclusion
Organizations committed to equal, inclusive and sustainable development can take steps to promote a technology ecosystem rooted in human rights, agreed participants at a recent seminar exploring development and digital...
08 May 2023 New WACC Global Board to hold first meeting
The new WACC UK Board of Directors is meeting in London on 10–12 May to receive reports on WACC’s program, finances, membership, and outreach and to rearticulate the vision and...
05 May 2023 Seminar to explore pathways to rights-based tech ecosystem
The seminar “Development and Digital Access: Are we fostering equitable pathways to inclusion?“ on 11 May will explore how organizations and individuals committed to justice, democratic participation, and equality can...
04 May 2023 WACC launches Voices of the Amazon to equip local communities to shape climate policy
WACC has launched Voices of the Amazon, a multi-year project in partnership with the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) that will use community radio to enable grassroots communities...
01 May 2023 WACC Europe elects new leadership
WACC’s regional association in Europe unanimously elected new leaders, reflected on accomplishments since its last assembly in 2019, and thanked outgoing president Stephen Brown at its assembly on 26 April. Elected...
27 Apr 2023 WACC Europe considers agenda for the future to promote digital justice
“AI, AI, AI!” — Is this how you feel about artificial intelligence? An online seminar on April 26 hosted by the WACC regional association in Europe offered rich perspectives for those...
27 Apr 2023 Global Media Monitoring Project tools can address gender blind spots in news industry
A webinar on 25 April took a closer look at how to address two significant gender blind spots in the news industry: the lack of women of colour in leadership...
14 Apr 2023 WACC’s 2022 Annual Report highlights collective work to advance communication rights
WACC’s 2022 Annual Report “Building a Network and a Movement for Social Justice” highlights the organization’s vital, collective work throughout the globe to remove obstacles to communication for all.The newly...
06 Apr 2023 Grassroots voices needed for impactful civil society statements
If communication rights advocates want to use statements to drive social change, they need to be clear about their motivations and build coalitions that include grassroots voices, panelists concluded at...
31 Mar 2023 WACC Global appoints Juha Rajamäki as treasurer
The WACC Board of Directors has appointed Juha Rajamäki, a TV journalist and producer from Finland, as treasurer of the global association for communication rights for the time period 2023–2027....
30 Mar 2023 Launch of Digital Democracy Initiative for digital tech that supports human rights, democracy
The Digital Democracy Initiative (DDI) was launched on 28 March with a virtual event that explored how to amplify the voice of civil society in the digital age. The DDI takes...
28 Mar 2023 WACC Caribbean elects new board, sets thematic directions
At its General Assembly on 11 and 18 March 2023, the WACC Caribbean regional association selected new leadership and discussed areas of communication rights engagement for the next four years. Regional...
27 Mar 2023 WACC online discussion to explore how statements could drive social change
The WACC online discussion “From Words to Action: Statements on Communication for a Better Future” on 3 April will give members and partners the opportunity to consider how statements on...
23 Mar 2023 Embert Charles re-elected as WACC president
The membership of WACC has elected Embert Charles, a communications and media specialist from the West Indies, to a second two-year term as president of the global association for communication...
17 Mar 2023 Using new technologies to create safe and diverse media spaces
Women journalists and activists can use the internet to their advantage and find support to help them stay safer online, concluded speakers at “Safe Zone: Creating media space for diverse...
10 Mar 2023 Education, advocacy, and action key to advancing gender justice in digital spaces governed by algorithms
Churches and civil society group must focus on questions of power around artificial intelligence (AI)—be that tech, political, gender, or racial power—and examine who is being included and excluded, concluded...
08 Mar 2023 WACC events at global women’s forum to focus on women’s digital communication rights
WACC is spotlighting gender-just online media and gender justice in our increasingly digitalized world at the NGO CSW67 Forum on 6–17 March 2023. The NGO platform enables civil society to...
07 Mar 2023 Experts say regulation of legacy, digital media needed to advance women’s communication rights
Regulation of legacy media and digital platforms is crucial to ensure accountability for human rights for all and specifically for the right to freedom of expression for women and girls,...
23 Feb 2023 Latest Media Development takes communications rights look at modern-day utopias
Two contemporary “utopias” come under communication rights scrutiny in the latest Media Development, WACC’s quarterly journal. The issue “Utopia or Bust: In Search of Inclusion” examines the Metaverse, which seeks to...
21 Feb 2023 European television festival to explore the face of religious broadcasting
The European Festival for Religious Television and Online Programmes is back after a Covid-enforced pause. TV producers and enthusiasts from across Europe are invited to participate in the 20th edition of the...
17 Feb 2023 WACC North America receives media monitoring report, elects new board
At its 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 15 February, the WACC North America regional association received initial findings from the Migrant Media Monitoring Project (MMMP) conducted in May of...
02 Feb 2023 General public can drive more just media coverage of migration
Members of the public need to hold media accountable for coverage about migrants and refugees, and advocate for balanced, representative reporting, WACC Program Manager Sarah Macharia said at the annual...
20 Jan 2023 Democratic society needs women in the media, concludes Al Jazeera panel
Women are underrepresented in the news, and democracy — as well as individual citizens — suffers as a result, a panel of gender and media experts stressed during the episode...
17 Jan 2023 WACC expert to speak on Al Jazeera panel on media diversity
An upcoming Al Jazeera English broadcast on the gender gap in media will feature Sarah Macharia, WACC program manager for Gender and Communication and global coordinator of the Global Media...
11 Jan 2023 WACC signs letter highlighting impact of bans on Afghan women’s human rights
WACC has joined with Religions for Peace and over 150 individuals and international organizations to express concern about the human rights impact of further restrictions on the lives of Afghan...
03 Jan 2023 Building the communications rights nest in 2023
Recent events had made it difficult to look forward, WACC President Embert Charles admitted when sitting down at the end of 2022 to pen a New Year’s message to those...
09 Dec 2022 Webinar breaks ground for ecumenical gender and media observatory
An introductory webinar to social media monitoring on 8 December took the first steps towards establishing a global, ecumenical observatory to gather evidence on gender-based violence content in the media...
06 Dec 2022 WACC panel at SBCC Summit to feature communication for climate justice initiatives
A WACC panel on 8 December at the Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, will highlight the crucial intersection between communication rights, localization, and climate justice. Organized...
02 Dec 2022 Webinar to offer practical tools to root out gender cyberviolence
The webinar “Rooting out gender cyberviolence: An introduction to social media monitoring” on 8 December will give WACC members and partners the opportunity to take action against the harmful —...
30 Nov 2022 Promoting Creole to challenge discrimination in the Caribbean
Grassroots movements are using research and documentation of the Creole language and culture to challenge historical and contemporary prejudice in the Caribbean region, WACC President Embert Charles told participants at...
25 Nov 2022 WACC calls for action to end digital violence against women
As the Global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence launch for 2022 on 25 November, WACC is calling on its members and partners to take action to end digital...
18 Nov 2022 New Media Development issue offers signposts for communication rights
The latest issue of Media Development, WACC’s quarterly journal, brings together touchstone documents on communication for a better future from over nearly two decades. The documents reveal a clear vision for...
08 Nov 2022 New guide unpacks what it means to be a digital justice advocate
During the online launch of the new resource “Digital Justice: A Study and Action Guide” on 7 November, dozens of people from across the world gathered for a virtual workshop...
03 Nov 2022 Words Matter: Changing the Narrative About Migrants and Refugees
Illegal. Terrorist. Criminals. Invasion. These are just a few words common in headline news about migrants and refugees. Throughout Europe and around the world, displaced people face enormous challenges in fleeing...
31 Oct 2022 Workshop and study guide to help people navigate justice issues online
An online workshop, “How to be a digital justice advocate”, will be held on Monday, 7 November, to help people delve deeper into how to respond to the challenges and...
26 Oct 2022 Municipalities are key players in developing gender-just media
The media can be both ally and threat to girls and women. The content media transmit or the conduct they enable on digital platforms can deny the right to live...
25 Oct 2022 Strengthening women and communities: challenges for communication in Latin America
The work of WACC regional partners strengthens the right to communicate of peoples in different contexts and helps restore their autonomy and human dignity....
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...
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
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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...
12 May 2022 A network of Indigenous human rights reporters is born in Honduras
A well-equipped and well-trained network of Indigenous reporters focused on human rights reporting has been established as part of a WACC-supported project in Honduras. The project, ICTs for Community Development and...
06 May 2022 Educating the public about agroecology’s role in the fight vs climate change
WACC is supporting a project that aims to increase public knowledge about the causes and effects of global warming in Haiti, Jamaica, and Saint Lucia.The project will do so by...
04 May 2022 Join the 100 Languages in 100 Days Challenge
Do you love languages? Do you believe that everyone should be able to use their own language to access knowledge and information, and share their concerns — online and offline?...