More News - World Association for Christian Communication

WACC commemorates International Day of Prayer

24 Sep 2007

Toronto, Canada - WACC marked the annual International Day of Prayer for Peace in solidarity with other peace advocates around the world. The WACC staff meditated and reflected on the peace prayer of St. Francis of Assisi which calls upon all pe...

Photo competition 2007 winner announced

18 Sep 2007

Pittsburgh, USA - WACC’s annual Photo competition 2007 was held and the winning photo was submitted by P Knobil:Peace...

A Victory for Indigenous Rights

14 Sep 2007

New York - September 13, 2007: At long last, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a reality. It was adopted today by the United Nations General Assembly by a vote of 143 to 4 with 11 abstentions....

Keynote speakers for Congress 2008 announced

14 Sep 2007

Toronto, Canada - WACC is pleased to announce the keynote speakers for its upcoming international communications conference, Congress 2008. These include Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, the former Director of UNIFEM, Ruth Ojiambo Ochieng, a women’s rights a...

Congress venue confirmed

10 Sep 2007

Cape Town, South Africa - The venues for Congress 2008 programme events have been confirmed following a site visit by WACC’s General Secretary and members of staff responsible for organizing the global communicators event. The conference is sche...

New staff join WACC

10 Sep 2007

Toronto, Canada - New staff have joined WACC since relocation of majority of its operations from London, UK to Toronto, Canada last year. The new staff, drawn from different countries and with vast experiences in communication and related fields...

Controversy at Montreal film festival

10 Sep 2007

Montreal, Canada -September Dawn was the first film to be screened in competition at the Festival des Films du Monde, held in Montreal, Canada, 23 August to 3 September 2007. Directed by Christopher Cain (USA), the film recounts the murder on 11...

Controversy at Montreal film festival

10 Sep 2007

Montreal, Canada -September Dawn was the first film to be screened in competition at the Festival des Films du Monde, held in Montreal, Canada, 23 August to 3 September 2007. Directed by Christopher Cain (USA), the film recounts the murder on 11...

Massacre film gets human rights award

10 Sep 2007

Edinburgh, Scotland - The WACC-SIGNIS joint award for a film dealing with human rights has gone to A Massacre Foretold, by Scottish director Nick Higgins. The award was presented by Peter Malone (SIGNIS) and Philip Lee (WACC) during the conferen...

Massacre film gets human rights award

10 Sep 2007

Edinburgh, Scotland - The WACC-SIGNIS joint award for a film dealing with human rights has gone to A Massacre Foretold, by Scottish director Nick Higgins. The award was presented by Peter Malone (SIGNIS) and Philip Lee (WACC) during the conferen...