The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) will present a Communication for Peace Award during its 2008 Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, to a woman or man who has consistently, dynamically, and creatively demonstrated the value of communication for peace in a particular context. Consistent with WACC’s Christian Principles of Communication, she or he will be a person of faith and be recognised as a public voice of conscience. The WACC promotes communication for social change. It believes that communication is a basic human right that defines people’s common humanity, strengthens cultures, enables participation, creates community, and challenges tyranny and oppression.

Criteria

An individual who, as a communications professional, has:

• shown sustained dedication and commitment to communicating and promoting a culture of peace, social justice, and the alleviation of conflict;
• demonstrated extraordinary and exemplary initiative in advancing peace with justice and steps toward reconciliation; and
• contributed to a substantial effort toward winning or preserving peace and justice for groups of people whose circumstances make them vulnerable to prejudice, discrimination, or injustice.

The deadline for application is September 1 2007.

Nominations

Nominations must be accompanied by evidence of activities and achievements of the nominee and sent to WACC at the email address below.
Along with full contact information of both the nominator and the candidate for the award, the answers to the follow questions are information required for a nomination:

1. In what ways this person shows sustained dedication and commitment to communicating and promoting a culture of peace?
2. What extraordinary and exemplary initiative has this person shown in advancing peace with justice and steps towards reconciliation?
3. In what ways has this person contributed to a substantial effort toward winning or preserving peace and justice for groups of people whose circumstances make them vulnerable to prejudice, discrimination, or injustice?