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WACC Christmas greetings 2011

LEFT: This picture represents the symbol of light that we all share regardless of our faith backgrounds. It reminds us that Peace is at the heart of all our major religious festivals including Christmas! (By Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls, WACC-Pacific Vice-Chair)

CENTRE: By sending our best wishes for a happy and blessed Christmas, we think about our victims of nuclear tests, their families and their children in particular. This world crisis strongly affects the Pacific. The young innocent children on our Christmas card are only asking for the future environment of their atolls be protected from climate change caused by the selfishness of today’s adults. (By Linda Maea Tematua, WACC-Pacific Regional Executive Committee member)

En vous adressant nos vœux d’un Noël joyeux et béni, nous pensons à nos victimes des essais nucléaires, à leurs familles et en particulier à leurs enfants. La crise mondiale a atteint fortement le Pacifique. Ces jeunes enfants innocents de notre carte de Noël, ne demandent que l’environnement futur de leurs atolls soit préservé du changement du climat à cause de l’égoïsme des adultes d’aujourd’hui.

RIGHT: A rural woman prepares "rangoli". An adaptation of our cultural symbols and practices for celebrations and a reminder of the multiple roles of women's work in the home, including preparing for festivities and celebrations. (By Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls, WACC-Pacific Vice-Chair)

We thank WACC-Pacific Regional Executive Committee members for providing the images and message for this year’s Christmas greetings.

Roundtable meeting in Helsinki

WACC officers, partners and some staff at a Roundtable meeting in Helsinki, Finland, April 2011

See more photos of the Roundtable here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jukina/sets/72157626608531544/

Communication for Peace and Peace Journalism

1. Kenya Pastoralist Journalist Network (KPJN)

WACC has been supporting the Kenya Pastoralist Journalist Network (KPJN) to carry out a peace education and awareness project to address the different factors that fuel conflict and retard development, including cattle rustling, direct marginalization, resource competition (e.g. water, pasture and salt licks), prevalence of small arms and light weapons. The project stressed traditional governance systems and traditional methods of conflict resolution, promoted understanding and exchange between rival communities, trained ex-combatants on alternative livelihoods and re-integration into society. Read more about the project here...

Kenya Pastoralist Journalists Network (KPJN) interfaith workshop

KPJN workshop

2. femLINKpacific

In Fiji WACC has been partnering with femLINKpacific to strengthen its work on media freedom by emphasizing the role of community media as well as building solidarity with media professionals. It has promoted dialogue among various civil society networks and government officials on the need for freedom of expression and independent media, and the role of peace journalism in Fiji. Read more...

Fiji: femLINKpacific’s suitcase radio project

Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls and Veena Singh-Bryar of femLINKpacific

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Christmas greetings from WACC staff

Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other. (Psalm 85: 10; NRSV)

May the Christmas message of the Prince of Peace communicate peace in our hearts and throughout the world.

Photo: (Peace Within & Beyond) by Richard C. Choe/WACC ©

See Video greetings here: http://www.waccglobal.org/en/resources/videos.html
See staff profiles here: http://www.waccglobal.org/en/about-wacc/staff.html

Danish Media Centre Director visits WACC

Simon Kangas Larsen, Director of the Danish Church Media Centre (DKM), visited WACC offices in Toronto, December 2-3, 2010 to explore potential initiatives for future collaboration with WACC.

“I am very impressed with the great and important work that WACC is behind in many parts of the world. It has been very inspiring to visit the organization and hear staff talk about their work. I look forward to good cooperation opportunities in the future between WACC and DKM”, he said. Read more...

Simon Kangas Larsen, Director of the Danish Church Media Centre (DKM) and
WACC General Secretary, Karin Achtelstetter.

Larsen addressing the WACC staff

Larsen

Installation ceremony of the Rev. Karin Achtelstetter, new General Secretary of WACC

(Photos by Richard Choe, for WACC)


WACC President Dennis Smith congratulates the Rev. Karin Achtelstetter	Former General Secretaries; Rev. Carlos A. Valle (left) and Randy Naylor (right) vesting the General Secretary’s shawl on Rev. Karin Achtelstetter.	WACC Vice President Praxedis Bouwman along with former General Secretaries congratulates Achtelstetter


Left-Right: out-going General secretary, Randy Naylor , WACC –Latin America Regional Secretary, Vilma Peña and WACC President Dennis Smith at the installation ceremony.	Left-Right: Rev. Karin Achtelstetter, Rev. Carlos A. Valle and Praxedis Bouwman at the installation ceremony.	WACC Asia President, Rev Dr Samuel Wilson Meshack, congratulates Rev. Achtelstetter.

WACC Africa president, Rev Achowah Umenei congratulates Rev. Achtelstetter	Out-going General Secretary, Randy Naylor, addressing the WACC Executive Committee members	WACC Executive Committee members and staff

The Rev. Karin Achtelstetter installed WACC General Secretary

The Rev. Karin Achtelstetter, was installed new General Secretary of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), Tuesday, October 5, during its annual Executive committee meeting held in Toronto, Canada.


The Rev. Karin Achtelstetter delivers her inauguration speech


Rev. Karin Achtelstetter being congratulated by Dennis Smith, WACC President


Rev. Karin Achtelstetter being congratulated by outgoing General Secretary, Rev. Randy Naylor


Left-right: Rev. Carlos Valle- former General Secretary, Rev. Karin Achtelstetter and outgoing General Secretary, Rev. Randy Naylor


Left-right: Rev. Carlos Valle, Rev. Karin Achtelstetter and Dennis Smith


Left-right: Rev. Carlos Valle, Rev. Karin Achtelstetter, Rev. Randy Naylor and Dennis Smith


The Rev. Karin Achtelstetter

Photos by Richard Choe, for WACC

Carlos Valle made Honorary Life Member of WACC

At a ceremony held on Tuesday 5 October 2010, Rev. Carlos A. Valle, former General Secretary of WACC, was awarded Honorary Life Membership in recognition of his services to Christian communication.

Rev. Carlos A. Valle, former General Secretary of WACC

Rev. Carlos A. Valle being awarded WACC's Life Membership Award by
WACC President, Dennis Smith

Left-right: Rev. Carlos A. Valle, Rev. Karin Achtelstetter (new General Secretary of WACC),
Rev. Randy Naylor (former General Secretary) and WACC President, Dennis Smith.

Left-right: Rev. Carlos A. Valle, Rev. Karin Achtelstetter (new General Secretary) and
Rev. Randy Naylor (former General Secretary).

Rev. Carlos A. Valle

WACC Office


WACC office - 308 Main Street, Toronto, Canada.

World Religious Summit- Winnipeg Canada, June 21-23

WACC photo competition - 2010 - winners

The theme of this year’s competition was Communication and Poverty. Photographers were invited to submit photos that portrayed that: Poverty includes communication poverty. Stronger voices of people living in poverty lead to better understanding and action aimed at tackling injustice and inequality. With open access to information and knowledge, poor communities can work towards a better future. The photos focused on communication helping to overcome poverty; tearing down communication barriers; having a voice and being heard. More than 1000 photographs were entered in the competition.


Winning photo by Chetan Soni, a news Photographer for a National Hindi daily, DainikBhaskar. The photo features a volunteer teaching basic computer skills to tribal poor children in Dhar (mp) India.

Commendation photo also by Chetan Soni. The photo features a volunteer teaching basic computer skills to tribal women in dhar (mp) India.

Commendation photo by Sudipto Das, a Self-taught photographer currently working for a leading news daily, The Times of India. The photo features a village women taking part in an adult literacy programme at a remote village in West Bengal, India.

Commendation photo by Kaushik Majumder (Raja), a teacher at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama primary school in Calcutta India. The photo is a "symbol of thrust for education to overcome poverty."

Commendation photo by Dilip Lokre, a Photo Editor for Free Press, Indore. Loud speaker is the main source of communication for the illiterate people.

Merry Christmas from WACCstaff - 2009

WACC Executive Committee members

WACC Executive Committee members at their annual meeting, September 15-20


Left-Right: Young-Cheol Cheon -Treasurer, Cándida González-López -Vice Chair, WACC Caribbean, Bill Falekaono - Chair, WACC Pacific, Rev. Achowah Umenei- Chair, WACC Africa, Sheila George - Secretary , WACC North America, Dennis Smith - President, Praxedis Bouwman-Vice President, Amany Latif - Secretary, Randy Naylor- General Secretary and Rev. Samuel Meshack - Chair, WACC Asia.

WACC Executive Committee meeting, 15-20 September 2009

The annual Executive Committee meeting was held at the Five Oaks, in Ontario, Canada, September 15-20. WACC staff also attended the meeting.

Left-Right, front row (seated): Randy Naylor- General Secretary, Praxedis Bouwman-Vice President, Dennis Smith - President, Amany Latif - Secretary, Young-Cheol Cheon -Treasurer.

Left-Right, standing: Cándida González-López -Vice Chair, WACC Caribbean, Bill Falekaono - Chair, WACC Pacific, Gisèle Langendries - Administrator for Programmes and Funding (staff), Jitu Somani - Finance Manager (staff), Sheila George - Secretary , WACC North America, Rev. Samuel Meshack - Chair, WACC Asia, Richard Cridlan - Programme Manager/Finance Controller, WACC-UK (staff), María Teresa Aveggio - Programme Manager for Recognising and Building Communication Rights as well as Communication and Poverty (staff), Sarah Macharia - Programme Manager for Media and Gender Justice as well as HIV and AIDS, Communication and Stigma (staff), Lavinia Mohr - Deputy General Secretary and Director of Programmes (staff), Philip Lee -Deputy Director of Programmes (staff), Rev. Achowah Umenei- Chair, WACC Africa, Edgar Bernal-Martinez - Administrative Assistant (staff), Terry Mutuku, Communication Officer and Web Manager (staff).