WACC Pacific Outcomes Statement
WACC Pacific Outcomes Statement:
28
June 2012
WACC Pacific a network of Pacific
Island based organizations committed to the promotion of
communication rights meeting in Nadi, Fiji has committed to
a strategic plan of action which will:
(`1)
Advocate for a just, inclusive and peaceful Pacific where
peoples can claim their legitimate right to self
determination through renewed relationship with ecumenical
and civil society partners in the islands and across the
region;
(2) Use communication rights to address poverty
of information and communication in order to ensure that
National and Regional ICT policies are more accountable to
community priorities and develop a Pacific constituency of
communication rights campaigners and advocates
(3)
Enhance the capacity of and leadership for women, young
women and men to produce content that communicates their
human rights which contributes to a sustainable
network
(4) Provide leadership training and capacity
building to current leaders on a periodical basis to
transcend power or to current leaders to challenge the
status quo.
This was adopted at the 2012 WACC Pacific
Regional Meeting held in Nadi, Fiji Islands from June 25 –
28th together with a Call to Action “Let us Remember July
2nd & 30 Year Legacy of Nuclear Testing in the Moruroa &
Fangataufa”.
WACC is The World Association for
Christian Communication and Pacific members present
included: Citizens Constitutional Forum, Divine Word
University, FemLINKPACIFIC, Fiji Media Watch, Maohi
Protestant Church, Methodist Church in Fiji, The Nukuno
Protestant Churches Association, Federated States of
Micronesia
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WACC Pacific Call to Action: Let us Remember
July 2nd & 30 Year Legacy of Nuclear Testing in the Moruroa
& Fangataufa
We cannot afford to simply
turn the page and forget the ongoing struggle for self
determination and a nuclear free Pacific:
Even though the test site of Moruroa was
dismantled following France’s last nuclear detonation
January 27, 1996, we must unveil the legacy of the 45
atmospheric nuclear tests conducted at Moruroa between 1966
and 1996, and 148 underground nuclear tests, a total of 193
nuclear tests conducted at Moruroa and Fangataufa
Atolls.
This includes environmental degradation
which requires a more systematic and inclusive approach to
relocation programmes to ensure long term safety of the
communities on the affected atolls; Nuclear fallout
continues to affect the health of peoples of these islands
and requires accountability from the French Government to
support medical research and treatment in this
regard
Call to
Action:
On July 2nd as WACC Pacific a network of
Pacific Island based organizations committed to the
promotion of communication rights for all call on our
partners to support the campaign to support the people of
Maohi-Nui to claim their legitimate right for self
determination and a nuclear free Pacific!
We believe the
French Government must be made accountable for the
fragmentation of communities and environmental destruction
caused by the 3 decades of nuclear testing.
The French Government must also commit to providing a political process for the peoples of the islands organise and in order to claim their right to self determination. This includes free and fair access to the media.
We reiterate that the movement for self determination is more than about forming an independent country and as WACC members we have the opportunity to deepen the understanding of the right to self determination which is at the heart of communication rights at the personal, community and political levels.
This is the legacy the future generations must inherit!!!!
WACC Pacific members present: Citizens Constitutional Forum, Divine Word University, FemLINKPACIFIC, Fiji Media Watch, Maohi Protestant Church, Methodist Church in Fiji, The Nukuno Protestant Churches Association, Federated States of Micronesia
ENDS