284, Congress Special Edition - Issue 5
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Feminine power restores hope By Manuel Quintero “Male and female have an inclination towards feminine power, but women have a better understanding to use its feminine power”, claimed Ruth Ojiambo Ochieng in her key-note speech at the WACC congress this October 7. Yet she underlined that empowerment and use of power should involve men and women for the sake of transforming their own lives and their communities to make life worth living. Feminine power is directed by creativity and instinct and not by policies, ideologies and structures; and it does not wait “for international agreements and framework to take action.It is a power that acts instantly when injustice occurs.It is about the restoration of hope and trust, and coexistence”, said the speaker, who is executive director of Isis-Women’s International Cross Cultural Exchange (Isis-WICCE), an organization based in Uganda that promotes equality and justice in all human relationships. Read more... |
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Mute journalism debated By Munyaradzi Makoni, South Africa Journalists had a unique opportunity to discuss a relatively new concept in media?mute journalism?as part of promoting peace through their writing in the Writing for Peace Workshop taking place during Congress. The workshop was conducted by Peter Kenny, Editor-in-Chief of Ecumenical News International (ENI), and ENI Managing Editor Stephen Brown. They noted that media practitioners and those who work with media could not conclusively agree that mute journalism was the correct way to do it. Read more… |
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Reel bad Arabs and reel good Americans Mathilde Kpalla, Togo Les participants au congrès de la WACC ont eu l’occasion de suivre ce jeudi 09 octobre, un documentaire titré « Reel Bad Arabs » une production de Media Education Fondation, 2006. Le documentaire met en exergue le cinéma hollywoodien, qui a tendance a stéréotyper de façon systématique les arabes aussi bien dans les films muets des années 20 que dans les superproductions actuelles. Lire plus... |
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Mujeres latinoamericanas hablan sobre el poder femenino Por Manuel Quintero, Cuba “Las mismas mujeres que han sido violadas y acosadas asumen el compromiso de la solidaridad.A veces quienes han sufrido mucho se vuelven personas violentas.Pero estas mujeres son multiplicadoras de la solidaridad”, comentó Lucelly Villa Betancourtsobre la exposición ‘Poder, conflicto y paz: contando la historia’, presentada este jueves 8 de octubre en el Congreso de la WACC en Ciudad del Cabo por Ruth Ojiambo-Ochieng, directora ejecutiva de ISIS-WICCE. Lucelly expresó su admiración por la expositora, por su mística, su pasión y su compromiso con la situación de la mujer.“Es un llamado muy fuerte a seguir trabajando por la liberación de la mujer, es un reconocimiento de que nuestros esfuerzos inciden en la transformación de esta realidad”, destacó. Leer mas… |
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Building peace in Papua New Guinea through media advocacy By Stella Etemesi – Health Action International Africa – Kenya Is the Media contributing to peace building in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) context? This is the question Bob Matbob’s in his one hour exploration on the topic. PNG is an island country of 6.1 million people who speak more than 800 languages, making it the most culturally diverse nation on earth. As a developing country PNG is experiencing all growing up pains of a developing country such as racial tensions, cultural diversity and poverty. The highlands of PNG are dominated by aggressive ethnic groups which resorted to tribal warfare as a means of resolving conflicts. Read more... |