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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:28:39 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>AR-WACC Executive Committee meets in Indonesia</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article20.html</link>
<description>The Executive Committee held its annual meeting in Bali, Indnesia from February 1-4, 2008. Hosted by Ms. Hetty Siregar.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:28:39 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>New WACC Congress Website</title>
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<description>The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) has launched a new website dedicated to its global conference for communicators, Congress 2008, scheduled to take place in Cape Town, South Africa, 6-10 October.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:10:12 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Reflections on Globalization and Community Media</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article18.html</link>
<description>The nature of communication is changing and the nature of capitalist
globalization is accelerating changes that are creating huge impacts over life and livelihood. Information and communication technology in the context
of corporate globalization, as well as governance and democracy viewed in
terms of information, communication technology (internet, telecommunication
etc,) are gradually widening both at the level of establishing democracy on the
one hand, and of creating uneven social relationships with divides and discrimination on the other.

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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:18:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>AR-WACC Executive Committee meets in India</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article17.html</link>
<description>The Executive Committee held its annual meeting at the YMCA in Delhi, India
from February 8-13, 2007. Hosted by Chairperson J.H. Anand, the team was
joined by WACC General Secretary Randy Naylor, liaison for Asia region from the global office. 

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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:07:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Myanmar poet arrested for critical poem</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article16.html</link>
<description>A Myanmar poet known for his odes to love was arrested after penning a Valentine's Day poem that carried a hidden message criticizing the leader of the country's military junta, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, colleagues said Thursday.

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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:26:14 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Information on subsidies to attend WACC Global Congresss</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article15.html</link>
<description>The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) has a particular interest in ensuring the voices of people in traditionally marginalised groups are heard at Congress 2008.  Therefore, WACC will support the participation of youth, women, indigenous peoples, and people living with disabilties by offering modest financial support to cover part of their registration fee and/or part of their travel costs.

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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:22:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Indian Christians protest at 'blind eye' to violence against them</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article14.html</link>
<description>New Delhi, 30 May (ENI)--Thousands of Christians have marched in New Delhi to protest against violent attacks in recent weeks against India's Christian minority and to which they say the government is failing to respond.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 17:43:17 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Activist pastor abducted after Sunday service in Philippines</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article13.html</link>
<description>Suspected soldiers abducted an activist pastor just outside a local United Church of Christ of the Philippines chapel in Binan, Laguna where he participated in a Sunday worship service.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 17:39:37 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>WACC member in Hong Kong honored with UCIP journalism award</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article12.html</link>
<description>Francis Wong, WACC member living in Hong Kong, has been honored with the triennial award of Excellence in Journalism by the International Catholic Union of the Press (UCIP).  
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:29:56 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>The logo for Congress 2008</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article11.html</link>
<description>WACC has selected a logo created by Brazilian designer Joice de Oliveira for its upcoming world communication conference. The global gathering will be held in Cape Town, South Africa in October 2008 under the theme Communication is Peace: Building viable communities.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:00:33 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>WACC Congress 2008 to meet in Cape Town</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article10.html</link>
<description>WACC has confirmed plans to hold its upcoming international communication conference in a popular neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:53:40 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Communication is peace: WACC's mission today</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article9.html</link>
<description>WACC welcomes feedback on this article. Comments and responses sent to the author will be published at the foot of this article.  Philip Lee</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:11:07 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Charting the way forward for Asia Region</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article8.html</link>
<description>Amidst the festivities for the coming of the Lunar Year 2006, the AR-WACC Ex-com had a very fruitful week of discussion and planning the way forward for the Regional Association. </description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:50:43 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Passing On Fr. Michael Traber &amp; Rev. Dr. Prasanna Kunari Samuel</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article7.html</link>
<description>It is with great sadness that WACC announces the death of Father Michael 
Traber &amp; Rev. Dr. Prasanna Kunari Samuel.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:18:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Oikumene Film Festival</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article6.html</link>
<description>Film and theology are rarely thought of as having anything to do with one another. But leaders of the Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churches USA hope that perception will change when it holds its first ever Oikumene Film Festival to promote further exploration of visual media as a form of ecumenical expression.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:02:23 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Puskat's film received award in Polish Film Festival</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article3.html</link>
<description>Puskat Audio Visual in Yogyakarta, Indonesia received the Polish &quot;Wyroznienia Jury&quot;Award on the film &quot;Love that Never Stops Flowing&quot;.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:24:54 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>WACC Congress 2008</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article2.html</link>
<description>The World Association for Christian Communication announces:
Congress 2008: ‘Communication is Peace: Building viable communities’
Cape Town, South Africa, October 2008</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:15:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>WACC's Big Move</title>
<link>http://www.waccasia.org/Article1.html</link>
<description>WACC's big move from London to Toronto. The new global offices of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) in Toronto, Canada.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:17:01 -0700</pubDate>
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