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> WACC Media Action May 2010

<http://www.waccglobal.org/en/300-may-2010.html

In this issue: WACC photo competition winners have been announced.
The winner is Chetan Soni, a news photographer for a national Hindi
daily, DainikBhaskar. The theme of the competition was Communication
and Poverty.

> Also in this issue:

â??Becoming WACC: Milestones on the roadâ??.

> International religious leaders Summit.

> Resources to combat HIV-related stigma.

Online radio helps raise Bangladeshâ??s indigenous voices.

> Asia Communication Sunday 2010.

UN sets dates for civil society input to MDGs Summit.

Cover photo: Winner, WACC photo competition 2010 (By Chetan Soni)

> **Global News**

<http://www.waccglobal.org/component/content/article/2309:wacc-photo-compet 
ition-winners-announced.html

WACC photo competition winners announced                        

By Teresia Mutuku, Communication Officer and Web Manager, WACC

Winners of this yearâ??s WACC Photo Competition have been announced.
The winning photo was submitted by Chetan Soni, a news photographer
for a national Hindi daily, DainikBhaskar. The theme of the
competition was Communication and Poverty. Read more...
<http://www.waccglobal.org/component/content/article/2309:wacc-photo-competi 
tion-winners-announced.html

<http://www.waccglobal.org/en/about-wacc/wacc-timeline.html

â??Becoming WACC: Milestones on the roadâ??                   

WACC has developed a â??Timelineâ?? listing key milestones  which have
contributed to its history and growth. The milestones range from
events taking place in 1918 to 2010. In 1968, World Committee for
Christian Broadcasting (WCCB) and the Co-ordinating Committee for
Christian Broadcasting (CCCB) merge to form the World Association for
Christian Communication (WACC) at its first Assembly in Oslo, Norway.
Read more...
<http://www.waccglobal.org/en/about-wacc/wacc-timeline.html

WACC President and General Secretary to be awarded Honorary
Doctorates                      

WACC President, Dennis Smith and General Secretary, Randy Naylor,
will receive honorary doctorates this summer, August 6, from the
Academy of Indian Theology and Church Administration which is
affiliated with Gurukul Lutheran Theological College & Research
Institute (formerly known as St Paulâ??s Theological College) based in
Chennai. The college Syndicate met on April 12th and agreed to award
them the degree of Doctor of Divinity. WACC Asia Chairperson, Sam
Meshack, is the Principal of the college and a member of the
Syndicate.

<http://www.waccglobal.org/images/stories/news/general/worldreligionssummit 
2010mediareleaseenfinal.pdf

> International religious leaders Summit                  

> Press Release

Winnipeg, Canada: About 80 high profile religious leaders from around
the world will gather in Winnipeg from June 21- June 23 to listen and
report to one another ­ but most importantly collaborate on sending
a unified message to government leaders of the G8/G20 nations. The
message will press governments to remain true to the eight Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) ratified by the 192 member states of the U.N.
ten years ago. Full statement...
<http://www.waccglobal.org/images/stories/news/general/worldreligionssummit2 
010mediareleaseenfinal.pdf

> **Programme updates**

<http://www.waccglobal.org/component/content/article/2294:resources-to-comb 
at-hiv-related-stigma.html?Itemid=160

> Resources to combat HIV-related stigma                  

The â??Facilitatorâ??s Guide for Training on HIV and AIDS  Stigma and
Discrimination Reductionâ?? is a practical resource for participatory
learning on understanding, recognizing and combating stigma. The Guide
lays out a systematic strategy for workshop discussions on issues such
as moral judgments, stigmatizing religious practices and coping with
stigma. Of special interest are the novel illustrations on forms of
stigma and discrimination adapted to an African social reality. Read
more...
<http://www.waccglobal.org/component/content/article/2294:resources-to-comba 
t-hiv-related-stigma.html?Itemid=160

<http://www.waccglobal.org/component/content/article/2292:online-radio-help 
s-raise-bangladeshs-indigenous-voices.html?Itemid=162

Online radio helps raise Bangladeshâ??s indigenous voices

By MaríaTeresa Aveggio, Programme Manager    

Two years after Bangladesh adopts a new Community Radio Policy, the
community media landscape is changing. After radio broadcasters from
Asia and the Pacific gathered in Bangalore, India, to participate in
the 2nd conference of the World Association of Community Radio
Broadcasters (AMARC) Asia-Pacific chapter, one of the regionâ??s most
important breakthroughs for community broadcasting in South Asia took
place in Bangladesh. The government awarded licences to twelve
organisations to establish community radios. Read more...
<http://www.waccglobal.org/component/content/article/2292:online-radio-helps 
-raise-bangladeshs-indigenous-voices.html?Itemid=162

> **Regional News**

<http://www.waccasia.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=34

> Asia Communication Sunday 2010

> Message from Chairperson WACC-Asia

Following last years success stories of Asia Communication Sunday,
the Executive Committee of WACC - Asia has proposed to observe June
20, 2010 as the Asia Communication Sunday of 2010 on the theme:
â??Communicating hope amidst diversity: the challenges of multi-faith
Asiaâ??, calling for â??Communicating Hopeâ??. Read  more...
<http://www.waccasia.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=34

<http://africa.waccglobal.org/lang-en/news/71--medias-social-mandate-spelt- 
at-waccs-peace-journalism-seminar.html

Mediaâ??s social mandate spelt at WACCâ??s Peace Journalism  seminar

By Joseph Owiti, freelance journalist from Kenya, and correspondent
for the Beacon

WACC- Africa Region (WACC-AR) organized a two-day seminar in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania 26-27 March, 2010, to help journalists understand and
appreciate why it is essentially important to promote peace. The
seminar participants came from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Read
more...
<http://africa.waccglobal.org/lang-en/news/71--medias-social-mandate-spelt-a 
t-waccs-peace-journalism-seminar.html

<http://www.waccglobal.org/component/content/article/2310:wacc-partner-prog 
ramme-selected-for-prestigious-tv-festival.html

WACC Partner programme selected for prestigious TV festival     

June 2, 2010: Along with programs from the BBC, ZDF (German national
television) and other TV stations from all over Europe, SAT-7â??s
documentary, â??Buthaynaâ??, has been selected for screening at  the
European Television Festival of Religious Programmes in Berlin 2-6
June. 70 programmes from a total of 36 stations in Europe, Canada and
the Middle East were entered into the competition, and â??Buthaynaâ ??
is among the 23 programmes selected for screening at the festival.
Read more...
<http://www.waccglobal.org/component/content/article/2310:wacc-partner-progr 
amme-selected-for-prestigious-tv-festival.html

<http://www.waccglobal.org/component/content/article/2307:investigative-jou 
rnalism-in-mexico-is-under-attack.html

Investigative journalism in Mexico is under attack

Operating in a climate permeated by violence and impunity, Mexico
City based investigative journalist Laura Castellanos continues to be
subjected to acts of intimidation because of her reporting on armed
groups and radical movements. According to ARTICLE 19, which issued an
Alert on 26 May 2010, the continued harassment of journalists
highlights the urgent need for the Mexican State to implement an
emergency mechanism to protect journalists at risk. WACC supports this
call for freedom of expression and, in the light of its latest issue
of Media Development
<http://www.waccglobal.org/en/resources/media-development.html

on 'The Right to Memory', the call to rescind laws that guarantee
impunity. Read more...
<http://www.waccglobal.org/component/content/article/2307:investigative-jour 
nalism-in-mexico-is-under-attack.html

> **Feature**

<http://www.waccglobal.org/component/content/article/2283:un-sets-dates-for 
-civil-society-input-to-mdg-summit.html

UN sets dates for civil society input to MDGs Summit

Following a proposal by the UN Secretary-General, the General
Assembly has decided to convene an Millennium Development Goald (MDG)
summit (High-level Plenary Meeting) on 20-22 September, with the
primary objective to accelerate progress towards all the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Read more...
<http://www.waccglobal.org/component/content/article/2283:un-sets-dates-for- 
civil-society-input-to-mdg-summit.html

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