October 15, 2009

The 2010 Interfaith Partnership has issued a call to action for leaders and citizens of the G8 (now G20) nations to remain true to the Millennium Development Goals pledged in 2000. The over 100 senior faith leaders and their communities are calling on leaders to take courageous and concrete actions:

• to address the immediate needs of the most vulnerable while simultaneously making structural changes to close the growing gap between rich and poor;

• to prioritize long-term environmental sustainability and halt climate change, while addressing its impacts on the poor;

• to invest in peace and remove factors that feed cycles of violent conflict and costly militarism.

WACC, a member of the partnership, is asserting that mass and community media can play a key role in informing the public, highlighting the vital issues and policy decisions at stake, and nurturing the climate of public concern and debate that customarily spurs into action those with the power to make a difference in society.

For more information and full statement visit: http://www.waccglobal.org/.

World Association for Christian Communication