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North America Region

Religion Communication Congress 2010

By Teresia Mutuku, Communications Officer and Web Manager, WACC

Religion Communication Congress (RCCongress 2010), a multi-faith forum for all levels of communicators of religion will be held in Chicago 7-10 April 2010.

The theme of the Congress is Embracing Change: Communicating faith in today’s world.

Latin America Region

Argentinean professor charged criminally for promoting access to knowledge

By the CopySouth Research Group

A philosophy professor in Argentina, Horacio Potel, is facing criminal charges for maintaining a website devoted to translations of works by French philosopher Jacques Derrida. His alleged crime: copyright infringement. Here is Professor Potel’s sad story.

“I was fascinated at the unlimited possibilities offered by the internet for knowledge exchange”, explains Horacio Potel, a Professor of Philosophy at the Universidad Nacional de Lanús in Buenos Aires.

Africa Region

WACC Africa defines three-year programme

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By Stella Etemesi, Secretary, WACC-Africa

		WACC Africa has mapped out its activities for the next three years at a regional Executive Committee (EXCOM) meeting held in Lomé, Togo, 26-27 March 2009. This was the first meeting convened by the EXCOM since their election at the regional General Assembly held in Cape Town, South Africa, in October 2008, prior to Congress.
WACC Africa Chair, Rev. Achowah Umenei (right) with Vice-Chair, Henk van Ingen

Latin America Region

Argentina busca ley de radiodifusión que refleje la democracia

Claudia Florentin, WACC-América Latina

Hace una semana, la Presidenta argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dio a conocer la propuesta de su gobierno para comenzar a debatir una norma que reemplace la actual ley 22.285.

Dicha ley reguladora de la difusión en Argentina fue adoptada por los militares argentinos cuando tomaron el poder en marzo del 1976 y constituyó un marco dentro del cual justifican los avasallamientos que los gobiernos militares ejercieron sobre la libertad de expresión en ese país.

North America Region

WACC screens ‘Reel Bad Arabs’ in Boston

By Philip Lee, WACC Deputy Director, Programme

‘Identity amid Diversity’ was the theme of the National Convention of the Religion Communicators Council, RCC, held in Boston, USA, 26-28 March 2009. It was RCC’s 80th anniversary, celebrated in the birthplace of much of American religious and political history.

RCC, founded in 1929, is an interfaith association of religion communicators at work in print and electronic communication, marketing and in public relations.

Europe Region

WACC Speaks to Europe Parliamentary Committee on Media and Gender

By Lavinia Mohr, Director of Programmes, WACC

"Combating sexist stereotypes in the media” is the subject of public hearing of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men which takes place in Paris on 24 March 2009.

At the hearing, the findings of the 2005 Global Media Monitoring Project will be presented by Lavinia Mohr, WACC’s Director of Programmes.

Middle East Region

KAFA program to end domestic violence by engaging men and boys

Beirut, March 19, 2009 – Pledging for a similar approach to the recently passed Women’s International Day on March 8, KAFA, a WACC member and a past project partner, has partnered with Oxfam Great Britain (OGB), with the financial support of UNIFEM- Jordan to not only provide a voice for females against women domestic violence but also to allow men and boys (M&B) a chance to engage in that same advocacy.

North America Region

“Reel Bad Arabs” Screening with Dr. Jack Shaheen, March 26

WACC North America is pleased to present a free screening of "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies A People", a groundbreaking documentary, featuring acclaimed author Dr. Jack Shaheen.

The Screening will be held on Thursday, March 26 at 07:30 PM at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A question and answer period will follow with the author and internationally acclaimed media critic, Dr. Shaheen.

Latin America Region

Autoridades criminalizan la libertad de expresión

México D.F., 12 de marzo de 2009

AMARC-México y la WACC condenan la amenaza contra la emisora Tierra y Libertad.

Las organizaciones firmantes manifestamos nuestro más profundo rechazo y preocupación ante la denuncia penal que interpuso la Secretaría de Gobernación a través de su Unidad de Asuntos Jurídicos en contra de los integrantes de la emisora comunitaria Tierra y Libertad de Monterrey, Nuevo León, mediante la utilización de la Ley General de Bienes Nacionales que implica castigo de cárcel hasta por 12 años y multa de aproximadamente 15 millones de pesos.

Asia Region

WACC-Asia Region promotes Communication for Peace

		WACC-Asia Regional Executive Committee is calling on all churches in the region to observe "Asia Communication Sunday" on June 21. The theme of the Communication Sunday is "Communication is Peace: Taking sides to build viable Communities".
WACC-Asia Region Chairperson, Rev. Dr. Samuel Meshack

Europe Region

Reconciliation requires truth, justice and forgiveness, ecumenical panel says

Press release....

The contribution and role of churches in reconciliation processes around the world were highlighted by an international ecumenical panel of experts at a public hearing held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 19 February.

Taking place in the context of the 16-20 February meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, the discussion was the first in a series of WCC-sponsored contributions to the UN International Year of Reconciliation, which is being marked in 2009.

In view of the multiple and convergent crises affecting the world today, the prophetic voice of the churches is sorely needed, said Fr Miguel d'Escoto Brockman in a video message opening the presentations. D'Escoto, who is the president of the 63rd session of the UN general assembly, said that Christians need to speak out in clear prophetic language because those crises are rooted in a more fundamental moral crisis.

Latin America Region

V Salón de la Comunicación

Espacinsular

Del 9 al 13 de marzo, en Cuenca, el V Salón de la Comunicación, se presentará en Cuenca como parte de las acciones por el 8 de marzo, Día Internacional de la Mujer. En esta muestra usted podrá votar por las publicidades más sexistas, felicitar aquellas que por el contrario, aportan para una sociedad equitativa entre mujeres y hombres; y, conocer los resultados del monitoreo de programas de entretenimiento en tv y de noticieros en prensa y tv.

El Observatorio Ciudadano de la Comunicación (OCC), nació en Cuenca en el año 2004, como una de las estrategias del Eje de Prevención de Violencia y Seguridad Ciudadana del Plan de Igualdad de Oportunidades de la Municipalidad.

Asia Region

ARTICLE 19 Awards Fellowships to Women Journalists

Press Release...

ARTICLE 19 in Bangladesh is pleased to announce that twelve women journalists working at the grassroots level have been awarded fellowships to enable them to investigate issues relevant to their local communities.

Working in partnership with Massline Media Centre (MMC), ARTICLE 19 announced the fellowship recipients’ names at an orientation workshop on 17 February. A competitive selection process resulted in a high number of applications from female print journalists working at the district and upazila (sub-district) levels of the country.

Middle East Region

Christians have a role to play in rebuilding Iraq, church leaders say

World Council of Churches

Representatives of churches in Iraq confirmed their commitment to work together with all Iraqi citizens for reconciliation and rebuilding peace in the country.

"The solution to current conditions lies not in emptying Iraq of its human resources," said the participants at a 10-11 February meeting in Dar Sayedat Al Jabal, Fatka, Lebanon. The meeting was organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC).

Some 12 representatives of Iraqi churches attended the gathering, which addressed the challenges facing Christians in Iraq today, particularly issues of safety and security as well as forced migration. They affirmed the status of Iraqi Christians as "authentic children of [the] land," emphasizing the values of equal citizenship and constructive co-existence.

Asia Region

World Communications Sunday in Asia, 21 June 2009

By Prof. Dr. Samuel Meshack , Chairperson, WACC - Asia Region

Information and communication are significantly changing the world we live in. Instead of establishing commonness and solidarity, public communication now tends to reinforce divisions, widen the gap between rich and poor, consolidate oppression, and distort reality in order to maintain systems of domination and subject the silenced masses to media manipulation.

Yet communication remains God's great gift to humanity, without which we cannot be truly human, reflecting 'God's image'. Nor could we enjoy living together in groups, communities and societies steeped in different cultures and different ways of life.

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