Media advisory: International Symposium for Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age

On Monday, 13 September, the International Symposium for Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age will begin online at 10 am CET in Berlin, Germany and continue until 5 pm CET on Wednesday, 15 September. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC 08 September 2021 The symposium will be streamed live on social media and open online to the press. Media accreditation is required. Accredited media are invited to a pre-event drop-in online media gathering from 9 am to 10 am CET on Monday morning. Please fill in media accreditation form and email it to: media@wcc-coe.org, before Monday 13 Sep at 8 am CET.   Together with our German co-organizers, we also invite accredited media to an online Press Club with panel discussion, at 7 pm CET on Monday evening. Special registration is required. Registration instructions and other details at: https://www.oikoumene.org/events/press-club-at-the-international-symposium-for-communication-for-social-justice-in-the-digital-age The symposium is being organized by the WCC and the World Association for Christian Communication, an international, ecumenically linked organization that promotes communication as a basic human right, essential to people’s dignity and community. Together the networks of the two organizations will enable a unique global perspective, from grassroots and marginalized communities to media, academia and technology.  Co-organizing the conference are Brot für die Welt, Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD),  Evangelische Mission Weltweit (EMW), and World Student Christian Federation.  More details about the International Symposium for Communication for Social Justice in the Digital Age can be found at: https://www.oikoumene.org/events/digital-symposium Welcome with your application for accreditation to: media@wcc-coe.org, before Monday 13 Sep at 8 am CET. For interview requests and other questions, please also email: media@wcc-coe.org, to ensure prompt response.  See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 349 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 550 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC acting general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, from the Orthodox Church in Romania. Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches 150 route de Ferney Geneve 2 1211 Switzerland