278, June-July 2008
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In this issue: An interview with outgoing President of WACC, Musimbi Kanyoro, and the outgoing Vice president, Piet Halma, during WACC’s Officers meeting held in Toronto June 26-28, 2008. Also in this issue:
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Cover photo: Outgoing president of WACC, Musimbi Kanyoro (Photo: Google images) |
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Affirm the role of women, says WACC president An interview with the outgoing President of WACC, Musimbi Kanyoro, during WACC’s Officers meeting held in Toronto June 26-28, 2008. By Teresia Mutuku, Communications Officer and Web Manager, WACC Q: What have been some exciting moments of your presidency? As the president of WACC, I found it very exciting that the association has continued to put communication for social change on the agenda. Through the ecumenical movement, WACC has continued to train people to learn how to communicate social issues within their environment. Read more... |
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Congress, a forum to tell stories An interview with the outgoing Vice president of WACC, Piet Halma, during WACC’s Officers meeting held in Toronto June 26-28, 2008. By Teresia Mutuku, Communications Officer and Web Manager, WACC Q: How was your experience as vice president for WACC over the last 6 years? During this period I have met many interesting people from around the world with whom I share common issues of communications. This is a key strength of WACC; bringing communicators from different backgrounds together, all working for social justice. Read more... |
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The media as "agents for peace": a Kenyan perspective By Lavinia Mohr, Deputy General Secretary and Director of Programmes, WACC The United Church of Canada’s Justice, Global and Ecumenical Relations Unit first consultation with global partners in ten years took place in Toronto in mid June 2008. It brought together some of the UCC’s many national, regional and international partners from around the world as well as partners from Canada. WACC and the World Student Christian Movement were the two organisations with a global membership that took part. Read more... |
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WACC hails Canada’s apology Calling the historic public apology to former students of aboriginal residential schools by the Canadian government, “a communicative act of the highest order”, the World Association for Christian Communication looks forward to the country’s leaders now acting on that apology. The organization’s General Secretary, Randy Naylor, emphasizes that, “Saying sorry opens the door to a process of reconciliation that intends to heal a broken relationship. Read more... |
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Churches of 40 countries give witness for Mid-East peace By World Council of Churches In Australia a broad spectrum of church leaders came together to address national public opinion makers on the Israel-Palestine conflict and launch a parish awareness kit. In Scotland a cross-party group in Parliament met with Christian, Jewish and Muslim representatives. In Budapest, Hungary's second largest church sent letters about peace for Israelis and Palestinians to the national and foreign governments. In Norway the foreign minister and a Palestinian bishop addressed a multi-religious peace service. Read more... |
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Congress |
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Can communication rights bring about peace and security? By Pradip Thomas, School of Journalism & Communication, University of Queensland, Australia. Will the extension of communication rights bring about peace? Before I move on to answering that question, it is important to define what peace is. In common parlance peace is a state of affairs characterized by the complete or relative absence of conflict and violence at different levels – within the family, the neighbourhood, between communities, between countries. Read more... |
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Communication and Peace in Africa By Ekabe Claudia Etiendem, Communication Department, Presbyterian Church in Cameroon Communication, like peace, has an important role in our lives.For peace to reign in our society, for any developmental activity to succeed, there must be effective communication.This is true if we consider the Babel incident where the sons of Noah failed to build a tower just because they could no longer communicate with each other. Read more... |
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Features |
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Graffiti: the Hand Writing on Haiti’s Walls By Julius Nyamkimah Fondong, a Civil Affairs officer with the United Nations Mission in Haiti I arrived in Haiti in December 2004 as part of that UN peace keeping mission. As I drove through the streets of the country’s capital, Port au Prince, my attention was immediately and forcefully drawn to the sheer number of graffiti that adorned the walls on main streets and road junctions. Read more... |
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