“Just Digital,” an online course aiming to help individuals and groups navigate wisely online and advocate effectively, is newly available in French and Spanish.
The internet has become an integral part of our lives, shaping how we communicate, learn, and build relationships. However, while we uphold cultural and religious values of respect, relationality, and accountability in the physical world, these principles often seem to disappear in the virtual space.
The World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) launched a resource to address tech-facilitated gender-based violence.
Los asociados ecuménicos publicaron el 2 de julio “Big issues in small bytes” (“Grandes temas en pequeñas dosis: grandes desafíos en unos pocos bytes”), el primer módulo de “Just Digital”, un curso en línea sobre competencia digital y sensibilización.
Drei ökumenische Partner am 2. Juli das erste Modul von „Gerecht + Digital“, einem Online-Kurs zu digitalen Kompetenzen und Advocacyarbeit, veröffentlicht, das unter der Überschrift „Big Issues in Small Bytes“ (Große Themen in kleinen Bissen/Bytes) steht.
Le 2 juillet, les partenaires œcuméniques ont publié «Big Issues in Small Bytes» [Pas à pas, les grands enjeux du numérique], le premier module de «Justice numérique», une formation en ligne sur la culture et le plaidoyer numériques.
Ecumenical partners released on 2 July “Big Issues in Small Bytes,” the first module of “Just Digital,” an online course on digital literary and advocacy.
An online seminar hosted by the Europe Region of the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC Europe) offered insights for people striving for digital transformation, those seeking digital justice—and those wondering what the role of Christian communicators could possibly be.
As the new “Digital Justice: A study and action guide” was launched on 7 November during an online workshop, dozens of people from across the world gathered online to define what it means to be a digital advocate and how to bridge the digital divide.
As the COVID-19 pandemic forced many churches to pivot to an online presence, communicators from the Methodist Church of Brazil quickly pulled together a “toolbox” of support for church leaders.
Rev. Dr Fidon Mwombeki, general secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches, has expressed hope that the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to new types of fellowship, where churches can build back better.
At a “meet and greet” held in conjunction with an international symposium on digital justice, young people candidly shared what digital injustice means to them. Allowed to speak freely, their list began to reflect the grave consequences of digital injustice on the global young generation.
Dr Stephen Brown is the editor of The Ecumenical Review. The most recent edition, “The Spirit of Truth in a Digital Age,” reflects on how our perceptions of reality are becoming dependent on the way communication and information ecosystems are organized and regulated as technology has developed.
Bible Societies are working in more than 200 countries and territories around the world to make known the Word of God. At the heart of the work – from the translation of Holy Scripture to publishing, distribution and advocacy, and engagement activities – is the principle of collaborating with and serving the churches.
Aide Memoire summarizing the discussions at a 2-5 December Global Consultation on Genetics and New Biotechnologies held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Participants stated that "the creativity of science needs to serve the common good" and alerted about the risk of biotechnology leading to "increased dependency and threat to biodiversity". "Communities can be devastated by the intrusion of genetically modified seeds and bio-piracy", participants said. They recognized the "need for dialogue with scientists", so as to move "beyond a reactive mode", and called for the "restoration of the churches' prophetic voices and public witness in the growing debate regarding the ethical use of genetics and biotechnologies".
