Monthly Archives: December 2022

MD 2020/1 Editorial

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12 Dec 2022 MD 2020/1 Editorial Posted at 16:18h in Media Development 2020/1 by Saskia Rowley In 1994, together with Isis International (Manila) and the Women’s Tribune Centre (New York), WACC co-organized a conference titled “Women Empowering Communication”. It took place 12-17 February in Bangkok, Thailand, at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University The conference title was deliberately chosen to reflect both… Read more »

Qatar: Digital surveillance and human rights abuse

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12 Dec 2022 Qatar: Digital surveillance and human rights abuse Posted at 00:00h in Comment by Saskia Rowley For many, digital surveillance is a big “So what?”, the unavoidable risk of using the technology. For others, it can mean obstruction, harassment, detention, unfair trial, and imprisonment. Over 1.2 million international visitors were expected to visit Qatar to watch the FIFA… Read more »

Webinar breaks ground for ecumenical gender and media observatory

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An introductory webinar to social media monitoring on 8 December took the first steps towards establishing a global, ecumenical observatory to gather evidence on gender-based violence content in the media and advocate for change. The hands-on event “Rooting Out Gender Cyberviolence” was organized by WACC in collaboration with the World Council of Churches (WCC) as part of a WACC–WCC gender… Read more »

WACC panel at SBCC Summit to feature communication for climate justice initiatives

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06 Dec 2022 WACC panel at SBCC Summit to feature communication for climate justice initiatives Posted at 09:55h in News by Terri R. Miller A WACC panel on 8 December at the Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, will highlight the crucial intersection between communication rights, localization, and climate justice. Organized by UNICEF and communication for… Read more »

Webinar to offer practical tools to root out gender cyberviolence

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02 Dec 2022 Webinar to offer practical tools to root out gender cyberviolence Posted at 12:48h in News by Terri R. Miller The webinar “Rooting out gender cyberviolence: An introduction to social media monitoring” on 8 December will give WACC members and partners the opportunity to take action against the harmful — and growing — phenomenon of online gender-based violence…. Read more »