15 Jan 2025 Nothing about us without us: Why digital justice requires communication rights WACC partners met in Kathmandu, Nepal, last October to explore how communication rights are essential building blocks for social justice in our digital world. Here Forum participant Neema Majesia from KICTANet in Kenya reflects on her experiences and the event’s call to create a digital world… Read more »
13 Jan 2025 Meta: Freedom of expression for whom? We expected 2025 to be a challenging year for human rights defenders, if only from the global political turmoil U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump is promising. For many, though, Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement on 7 January that Meta would replace fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram with the “community notes” system adopted by… Read more »
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AI is here to stay, and the imperative is to engage with it, and engage responsibly, participants concluded at the online discussion “Responsible AI for Faith-Based Organizations” hosted by WACC’s European regional association (WACC Europe) on December 17. The event featured presentations from Diakonie Deutschland and WACC member the Church of Sweden, both of which have taken concrete steps in… Read more »
20 Dec 2024 Christmas wishes from WACC The many voices of communication for all form a chorus advocating communicative justice in all regions of our world. May this song of peace, joy, and hope resound during the festive season and throughout the New Year. Very best wishes from the directors, partners, and staff of WACC +++ Las muchas voces de… Read more »
20 Dec 2024 CDAC Network reflects on AI ethics, communication with disaster-affected communities AI ethics and the relevance of the alliance to strengthen communication with disaster-affected communities were in focus when the CDAC Network met in early December in Nairobi, Kenya, for its annual general assembly and a public forum. WACC, a CDAC member, helped plan both events. Program manager… Read more »
09 Dec 2024 Communication rights uphold human rights “Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now” is the theme of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2024. The focus is on people’s inalienable rights – regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, or other status – which must be guaranteed if the world is to have a better and peaceful future. Article 19… Read more »
Faith communities can use practical tools, strategies, and global advocacy to counter — and prevent — the spread of false information, the webinar “Religion and Disinformation: How to be a trusted source” yesterday illustrated with case studies and approaches from the Africa region. Organized by WACC and the World Council of Churches (WCC), the event built on a webinar last… Read more »
25 Nov 2024 Call to monitor misogyny on social media for the 16 Days of Activism Posted at 08:00h in Gender, News by Terri R. Miller The goalpost towards ending violence against women and girls began shifting swiftly three decades ago with growth in the popularity of the Internet. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) has continued to morph and spread in… Read more »
25 Nov 2024 What will it take to decisively end violence against women? Posted at 08:00h in Comment, Gender by Saskia Rowley The 33rd edition of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign begins today. It is natural to feel despondent that things will never change. One may ask why funding investments directed to efforts to end… Read more »
