PRACTICAL TRAINEES OFFER COMMUNICATIONS ADVICE
IBADAN (Nigeria): [Via Rualink] -- Recently twelve young Salesians in practical training from the English-speaking West Africa Delegation (AFW) took part in a conference in Ibadan (Nigeria) on the topic of "Communication in an age of globalization: implications for Youth and Religious".
They have shared with us the twelve 'tips' they agreed on as the fruits of their meeting:
1. Recognize the means of social communication as a special gift from God
(Const. 43)
2. Know and understand the various means of social communication and their
positive and negative implications.
3. Do not be enslaved to the means of social communication.
4. Use them with prudence and caution.
5. Use them in line with the essence of your religious identity.
6. Communicate more with the confreres in the community than with outsiders.
7. Use the means of social communication for the community's mission and do
not hide personal use under the umbrella of "using it for the young".
8. Consider the cost of using them in relation to the real needs and
affordability as every other individual.
9. Encourage a regular review of the use of means of social communication in
your community.
10. Remember: no external policy on the use of means of social communication
can replace your personal commitment and responsibility.
They have shared with us the twelve 'tips' they agreed on as the fruits of their meeting:
1. Recognize the means of social communication as a special gift from God
(Const. 43)
2. Know and understand the various means of social communication and their
positive and negative implications.
3. Do not be enslaved to the means of social communication.
4. Use them with prudence and caution.
5. Use them in line with the essence of your religious identity.
6. Communicate more with the confreres in the community than with outsiders.
7. Use the means of social communication for the community's mission and do
not hide personal use under the umbrella of "using it for the young".
8. Consider the cost of using them in relation to the real needs and
affordability as every other individual.
9. Encourage a regular review of the use of means of social communication in
your community.
10. Remember: no external policy on the use of means of social communication
can replace your personal commitment and responsibility.
