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World Association for Christian Communication (WACC)
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WACC decides on new directions and relocation

Significant and far-reaching changes were made by WACC s Central Committee 
at a meeting held 1-6 October 2005 near the East Sussex town of Brighton.

The former Central Committee, WACC s governing body, will be replaced by a 
Board of Directors comprising its President, Treasurer, General Secretary 
and 16 elected representatives from its eight regions.

Internally, the Regional Development Sector will merge with the Global 
Studies Programme to form a single unit. This will pave the way for 
integrated global and regional programmes of studies, training, activities 
and resources on many communications issues.

The new Board of Directors approved the theme of Communication for peace 
and social justice for WACC s next international Congress. To be held in 
Cape Town, South Africa, in 2008, Congress is an opportunity for WACC 
members and partners in social movements around the world to debate current 
concerns and priorities.

In a historic decision the Board of Directors also opted to relocate the 
global office of WACC from London (United Kingdom) to Toronto (Canada). 
WACC has been in the UK since its foundation in 1968. The move will lead to 
significant reductions in administrative overheads freeing up more funds 
for WACC s communication priorities.

In elections the Central Committee named Dr Musimbi Kanyoro (Kenya) as 
President and Piet Halma (Netherlands) as Vice-President, both re-elected 
for a second three-year term. The Rev. Cheon Young-Cheol (Korea) was 
elected as Treasurer and Amany Latif (Egypt) as Secretary.

WACC s programme priorities in the next two years, among others, will 
include Christian fundamentalism and the media , Media and gender justice , 
Communication for peace and social justice , and HIV/Aids and stigma in 
communication .
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For further information contact: Sean Hawkey, WACC Information Officer. 
E-mail: sh@wacc.org.uk

The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) promotes 
communication for social change. It believes that communication is a basic 
human right that defines people s common humanity, strengthens cultures, 
enables participation, creates community, and challenges tyranny and 
oppression. WACC s key concerns are media diversity, equal and affordable 
access to communication and knowledge, media and gender justice, and the 
relationship between communication and power. It tackles these through 
advocacy, education, training, and the creation and sharing of knowledge. 
WACC s worldwide membership works with faith-based and secular partners at 
grassroots, regional and global levels, giving preference to the needs of 
the poor, marginalised and dispossessed. Being WACC means taking sides .