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New Executive Committee elected in online AGM |
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Sunday, 10 January 2010 16:56 |
| | The Regional Executive Committee held its first-ever online Annual General Meeting 11 December 2009 and elected a new Executive Committee with Sheila George as the President, Rebekah Chevalier - Vice President, Jean Robinson - Secretary and Basilio Monteiro - Treasurer. The new committee incudes both seasoned Executive Committee members and 7 brand new members. Read more...
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WACC sponsors documentary screening at RCC2010 |
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 15:12 |
Written by Philip Lee
| | Triage: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma will be shown at RCCongress 2010, which takes place April 7-10. The screening and an appearance by James Orbinski are being sponsored by the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC).
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Is Peace Front-Page-Worthy? |
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Monday, 28 September 2009 21:05 |
Report on the WACC-North American Peace Monitoring Project, 2008
Executive Summary by Birgitta Schroeder
| | In September 2008, over one hundred ecumenical volunteers from across the U.S.A. participated in an ‘action-oriented’ media study, undertaken by WACC- North America. As part of WACC’s mission to actively promote communication for social change, this project is part of its world-wide campaign “Communication is Peace – Cultures for Peace” – working towards creating ‘cultures of peace’ on a local and international level.
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Pray the Devil Back to Hell |
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Friday, 14 August 2009 14:52 |
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Free screening of PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL (HRWIFF London 09)  | | Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a powerful film that chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country.
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Documentary from El Salvador to be screened in USA |
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Wednesday, 12 August 2009 18:27 |
By Philip Lee, Deputy Director Program, WACC 
| | El Salvador will feature in the XIV Festival of Ibero American Cinema in Boston, USA, with the docudrama Colima directed by Salvadoran Oscar Orellana. It was produced by the Audiovisuals department of the José Siméon Cañas Central American University (AUCA) and supported financially by WACC under its programme 'Communication for Peace'. |
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WACC announces four new Honorary Life Members |
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Tuesday, 04 August 2009 15:11 |
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WACC is pleased to announce that four outstanding communicators have agreed to become Honorary Life Members of the Association, three among them from USA. This brings to only 19 the number of members acknowledged through Honorary Life Membership. The Honorary Life Membership is awarded by WACC’s Board of Directors to communicators who have served WACC, religious communications and the cause of communication rights throughout their careers and whose work is characterised by dedication, integrity, and achievement. |
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Registration for Religion Communication Congress is open |
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Friday, 12 June 2009 15:48 |
 | | Registration for the global Religion Communication Congress 2010 is now open. The once-a-decade multi-faith forum of all levels of communicators of religion will be held in Chicago, April 7-10, 2010.
WACC Secretariat will collaborate with WACC North America in presenting an information booth, a dinner and other initiatives at the Congress. |
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Religion Communication Congress 2010 |
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Tuesday, 28 April 2009 17:34 |
By Teresia Mutuku, Communications Officer and Web Manager, WACC
| | | Religion Communication Congress (RCCongress 2010), a multi-faith forum for all levels of communicators of religion will be held in Chicago 7-10 April 2010.
The theme of the Congress is Embracing Change: Communicating faith in today’s world. |
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Webinar to highlight peace project |
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Friday, 03 April 2009 15:00 |
By Rebekah Chevalier, WACC North America Vice-Chair
WACC North America is hoping to venture into new technological territory this year by hosting a webinar. At its meeting March 25–26, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts, the executive committee discussed the idea of hosting a webinar in the fall on the topic of its recently completed peace monitoring project.
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Religious communicators moved by screening of Reel Bad Arabs |
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Wednesday, 01 April 2009 16:07 |
 | WACC North America hosted a free screening of "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies A People", a documentary, featuring acclaimed author and media critic, Dr Jack Shaheen who attended the screening held in Boston, Massachusetts, March 26. |
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Regional ContactsPresident
Sheila George
U.S.A
Vice-President
Rebekah Chevalier
Canada
Treasurer
Basilio Monteiro
U.S.A
Secretary
Jean Robinson
U.S.A Past President
Keith Knight
Canada
Members
Paul Edison-Swift
U.S.A
George Conklin
U.S.A
Wesley ("Pat") Pattillo
USA
Trina Gallop
Canada
Erik Alsgaard
U.S.A
New Members
Erin Green
Canada
Paul Schratz
Canada
Craig Tower
U.S.A
Paul de Silva
Canada
Burton Buller
U.S.A Tiffany Vazquez
U.S.A
Sadie Miller
U.S.A
Staff Liaison
Philip Lee
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