World Social Forum in Africa: Delegates commit to extend the right to communication

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By María Teresa Aveggio, Programme Manager

Communicators attending WSF in Senegal commit to defend communication rights

Meeting in Dakar, Senegal, during the World Social Forum, 6-11 February 2011, representatives of more than 60 communication organisations declared that the right to communicate is a fundamental right and a common good of humanity.

The delegates committed themselves to defend, support and promote all initiatives that ensure and extend the right to communication and information as a fundamental human right. (Download full declaration in English and French below)

Declaration (PDF)

Declaración (PDF)

Started in Brazil 11 years ago, the WSF is a worldwide movement formed of a myriad social groups and organisations, including social movements. Under the motto “Another World is Possible” the WSF aims to develop “a permanent world process seeking and building alternatives to neo-liberal policies”. Since its creation several global initiatives have been strengthened with WSF help, including the World Water Forum, the global audit of the foreign debt of the poorest countries, the continental agenda of Amazonian peoples, the global agenda on sexual and reproductive rights, and the continental agenda of Afro-American peoples.

WACC believes that increasing awareness and recognition of communication rights is a human right and part of fair and sustainable political, social, cultural and economic development. For more information about WACC’s Communication rights programme, visit: http://www.waccglobal.org/en/programmes/recognising-and-building-communication-rights.html

For more information about the World Social Forum, go to: http://fsm2011.org/en

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WACC promotes communication as a basic human right, essential to people's dignity and community.

The World Association for Christian Communication is a UK Registered Charity (number 296073) and a Company registered in England and Wales (number 2082273) with its Registered Office at 16 Tavistock Crescent, London W11 1AP. It is an incorporated Charitable Organisation in Canada (number 83970 9524 RR0001) with its head office at 308 Main Street, Toronto ON, M4C 4X7.