Monthly Archives: March 2023

The WACC online discussion “From Words to Action: Statements on Communication for a Better Future” on 3 April will give members and partners the opportunity to consider how statements on communication could be used to drive social change. Everyone from civil society networks to intergovernmental forums and even political bodies have used documents such as statements, manifestos, declarations, and pledges… Read more »

23 Mar 2023 Embert Charles Re-Elected as WACC President Posted at 15:50h in News by Terri R. Miller The membership of WACC has elected Embert Charles, a communications and media specialist from the West Indies, to a second two-year term as president of the global association for communication rights, for 2023-2027. Charles has been president of WACC Global since 2019…. Read more »

10 Mar 2023 Education, advocacy, and action key to advancing gender justice in digital spaces governed by algorithms Posted at 14:01h in News by Terri R. Miller Churches and civil society group must focus on questions of power around artificial intelligence (AI)—be that tech, political, gender, or racial power—and examine who is being included and excluded, concluded speakers at a… Read more »

08 Mar 2023 WACC events at global women’s forum to focus on women’s digital communication rights Posted at 16:58h in News by Terri R. Miller WACC is spotlighting gender-just online media and gender justice in our increasingly digitalized world at the NGO CSW67 Forum on 6–17 March 2023. The NGO platform enables civil society to engage with the UN Commission… Read more »

Regulation of legacy media and digital platforms is crucial to ensure accountability for human rights for all and specifically for the right to freedom of expression for women and girls, experts stressed on 3 March at the 52nd Session on the Human Rights Council (HRC52) in Geneva. The HRC52 side event “Gender equality and freedom of expression: Mainstream Media |… Read more »

06 Mar 2023 “Getting our skates on” as communication rights advocates Posted at 00:00h in Comment by Saskia Rowley “Get your skates on!” I sometimes hear, especially from harassed parents trying to speed up apathetic children. I can’t call communication rights advocates apathetic, but we should feel pushed to move faster and harder in response to rapid digital technology developments…. Read more »