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El Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha subrayado la vital importancia de las iglesias en lo que se refiere a abordar las cuestiones críticas que plantea la transformación digital en relación con la justicia social.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee has underscored the vital importance of churches addressing critical issues related to social justice raised by digital transformation.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) fue galardonado como una de las principales organizaciones no gubernamentales por su labor durante 2021, quedando en tercer lugar en el certamen “Geneva Engage” del 1 de febrero por su alcance y su compromiso eficaz e inspirador en los medios sociales.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) was honoured as a top non-governmental organization for its work during 2021, receiving a third-place Geneva Engage Award on 1 February for effective and inspiring social media outreach and engagement.

As the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca congratulated them and expressed solidarity with their ongoing fight for justice and peace.

With many people in Canada living far apart from each other, and the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many churches to go online, reaching church members has become a creative process that combines digital and non-digital efforts.

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca recorded a video message for the Evangelische Mission Weltweit (Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany) General Assembly, which took place in Leipzig from 4-6 October.

Los resultados de un simposio celebrado en septiembre sobre “La comunicación para la justicia social en la era digital” están siendo compartidos en todo el mundo junto con una invitación a contribuir a un plan de acción con medidas para promover la justicia digital. 

The fruits of a September symposium on “Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age” are being shared globally—with an invitation to contribute to an action plan for steps on the way to digital justice.

En un proyecto de manifiesto sobre la comunicación para la justicia social en la era digital, los participantes en un simposio internacional sobre la justicia digital ofrecen conjuntamente su visión sobre el contexto mundial actual. Asimismo, presentan un análisis de las cuestiones y los desafíos planteados, los principios para promover una comunicación socialmente justa y un llamado a impulsar un “movimiento transformador” basado en los derechos humanos, la dignidad de las personas y los valores democráticos.

Hacia el final del simposio sobre justicia digital, el 15 de septiembre, los participantes sopesaron su visión del futuro en un panorama lleno de injusticias. Todos los que participaron en el simposio – teólogos, líderes eclesiásticos, políticos, estudiantes, periodistas o comunicadores profesionales – son, en efecto, “comunicadores digitales”. Este diverso conjunto de personas interesadas trabajó para transformar sus pensamientos colectivos en recomendaciones que creen que pueden ayudar al mundo.

In a draft “Manifesto for Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age,” participants at an international symposium on digital justice collectively offer a view of the current global context, a look at issues and challenges, principles to promote socially just communication and a call for a “transformative movement” founded on human rights, human dignity, and democratic principles.

As a symposium on digital justice drew to a close on 15 September, participants  were weighing their vision for the future in a landscape fraught with injustice. Those taking part in the symposium—be they theologians, church leaders, politicians, students, journalists or professional communicators—are all in fact, “digital communicators,” and this broad array of people who care worked to hone their collective thoughts into recommendations they believe can help the world.

Los participantes de un simposio que explora los desafíos y oportunidades para un futuro digital más justo sostuvieron una discusión animada, en línea y fuera de línea, sobre cómo la era digital ha cambiado la noción de espacio público.