WACC - Global

WACC - Global A pioneer of the communication
rights movement, WACC works to advance the
communication rights of marginalized
communities around the world.

The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) is an international organization that promotes communication as a basic human right, essential to people’s dignity and community. Rooted in Christian faith, WACC works with all those denied the right to communicate because of status, identity, or gender. It advocates full access to information and communication, and promotes open and diverse media. WACC strengthens networks of communicators to advance peace, understanding and justice.

Talk about AI is everywhere – with little, if any, convergence between industry and civil society. One constellation of ...
06/02/2026

Talk about AI is everywhere – with little, if any, convergence between industry and civil society. One constellation of discussions revolves around trade, innovation, and investment. Another debates digital justice and human rights on the internet. As long as the silos endure, risks to society and community will as well.

https://bit.ly/Comment-1Jun26

Have you visited Sama-Sangha yet? This by-migrants-for-migrants online hub has been developed under the leadership of ou...
05/25/2026

Have you visited Sama-Sangha yet? This by-migrants-for-migrants online hub has been developed under the leadership of our partner Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) to amplify voices of migrants and close communication rights gaps people on the move at risk of human trafficking and exploitation.

Find stories about migrants' experiences in the Asia Pacific region, research on migration and related policies, and more!

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📡 ¿Se imaginan que   de   estén operando su propia red de   e   móvil a nivel nacional? La historia que les quiero compa...
05/25/2026

📡 ¿Se imaginan que de estén operando su propia red de e móvil a nivel nacional? La historia que les quiero compartir se trata de cómo esa pregunta fue motor para el nacimiento de Wiki Katat Tosepan y TIC A.C., los primeros operadores móviles virtuales indígenas con fines sociales, comunitarios e identitarios en América Latina.”

📖 Les invitamos a leer el artículo "Por una crítica en México" de Adrián López Angulo.

🔔 Disponible en el último número de revista "Media Development" de WACC - Global Global:https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2-2026-MD-final-opt_.pdf

Other technological worlds are possible. Ones that respect the values, knowledge, and languages of local communities. On...
05/22/2026

Other technological worlds are possible. Ones that respect the values, knowledge, and languages of local communities. Ones that are inclusive. Ones that are based on digital sovereignty.

Explore further in the latest issue of Media Development, our quarterly journal ➡️ https://bit.ly/MediaDevelopment_2-2026



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05/21/2026

The European Christian Internet Conference, with WACC Europe, hosted a joint webinar on 29 April, “Feeding AI: How Data and Chatbots Can Guide People to Church.”

We’re excited to welcome two new interns to the WACC Global team! They’ll be supporting our digital justice work and hel...
05/20/2026

We’re excited to welcome two new interns to the WACC Global team! They’ll be supporting our digital justice work and helping to strengthen our impact through the use of AI tools. Meet them and learn about their work: https://bit.ly/WACC-Interns2026

There always seems to be yet another piece of bad news about increasing digitalization in our world. Working for digital...
05/18/2026

There always seems to be yet another piece of bad news about increasing digitalization in our world. Working for digital justice can seem like walking up a sand dune as the ground keeps shifting underneath.

But what if we centered our approach on the good news – our advocacy on what we are for, not just what we are against, and all the steps already being taken in this direction?

More in the latest WACC Comment: https://bit.ly/Comment-18May26



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Should the church be a conversation partner on AI? WACC Europe’s latest online discussion looked at the important and di...
05/15/2026

Should the church be a conversation partner on AI?

WACC Europe’s latest online discussion looked at the important and distinctive contribution the church can make – not in having the answers to AI but in insisting we take time to ask what we are building, why, and for whom.

Discover more from the presentation by Stiven Naatus of the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (Kirkko Suomessa), a WACC member: https://bit.ly/WACCEurope-ChurchAndAI

The AI industry is built on the carefully maintained myth that its products are a kind of technological magic. But the r...
05/12/2026

The AI industry is built on the carefully maintained myth that its products are a kind of technological magic. But the reality is far more human and far less glamorous, participants heard at a recent WACC Europe discussion.

AI is neither artificial nor intelligent. It depends, at every stage of its production chain, on enormous quantities of human labour, based primarily in the Global South.

Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/WACCEurope-HiddenCostAI



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