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Amy Goodman to receive Communication for Peace Award |
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Toronto, Canada, 20 August 2008
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WACC has announced that investigative journalist Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, a daily TV/radio news show airing on more than 700 stations worldwide, is to receive its Communication for Peace Award. The ceremony will take place at WACC’s international conference – ‘Communication is peace: Building viable communities’ – in Cape Town, South Africa, 6-10 October 2008.
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Photo by Michael Keel.
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Amy Goodman draws her inspiration from independent thinkers, artists, activists, journalists and alternative media around the world – those who challenge the powers that be. In Static, she writes: ‘Every day, Democracy Now! breaks the sound barrier by broadcasting a rich, dissenting, diverse range of voices. This includes the powerful and the grassroots, the banned, the celebrated, the despised, marginalized and ignored. These are the voices of people fighting to make the world a better, more humane, just, peaceful, and more compassionate place.’ |
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Protect journalists against violations of press freedom |
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As the world marks Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2008, the World
Association for Christian Communication (WACC), a global communication
advocacy organization based in Toronto, Canada, has released a
statement calling on governments to protect journalists against
violations of press freedom.
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Tutu shocked by human rights violations in Gaza strip |
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By Judith Sudilovsky, Ecumenical News International
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Jerusalem, 9 June (ENI) - After Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, visited the Gaza strip recently, he called what was happening there a "gross violation of human rights" and noted that peace can only come when enemies sit down and talk. "True security and peace will not come from the barrel of a gun," Tutu said, exhorting both sides to knuckle down and talk as the only way to bring about peace. |
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Congress host city is still striving to build viable communities. |
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By Dave Wanless, WACC-Africa region
South African cities are recovering from increased tension following sporadic violence against refugees and asylum seekers. Cape Town - venue for Congress 2008 - avoided the worst of the violence, and city councillors are taking measures to respond to local concerns. |
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WACC launches online donation appeal to support congress 2008 |
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By Teresia Mutuku, Communications Officer and Web Manager, WACC
WACC has launched an online donation appeal to support less privileged or marginalized people to take part in Congress 2008, a global meeting of communicators to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, October 6-10. |
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Congress 2008 Sightseeing |
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 Information about day trips in and around Cape Town is now available! Plan to arrive a few days before Congress 2008 begins or stay afterwards to take advantage of the chance to visit this beautiful and fascinating region of South Africa. Visit www.yizani.com for a complete information about day tours and half/day tours. WACC is delighted that the staff at Yizani Tours is handling all arrangements for these trips. Please make all enquiries about tours directly through their site.
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WACC to honour three leading communicators at Congress 2008 |
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WACC will confer honorary life membership on three highly-respected international communicators at its global communication conference, Congress 2008, scheduled to be held in Cape Town, South Africa in October.
In announcing the 2008 honorees on behalf of the Board of Directors, the General Secretary, Randy Naylor said, “Each of these three individuals has made an outstanding contribution to the cause of communication rights in careers of service to the church, academia, and international institutions. WACC has benefited greatly from their contributions to its mission of advocating for communication that contributes to peace, justice and democracy.“
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