2025 ‘Young Peacemakers’ Awarded at Llangollen International Eisteddfod

On 10 July, Wales’ 2025 Young Peacemakers Awards took to the main stage of the Llangollen International Eisteddfod – an opportunity to celebrate what children and young people from across Wales have done to create kinder, safer and more inclusive communities locally, nationally and internationally. It is often said that […]

Cymru Can be a Nation of Peace: Llangollen 2025 Peace Lecture

Written by and reposted (with thanks) from The Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales. Event organised between Academi Heddwch and Llangollen International Eisteddfod. View ‘Cymru Can’ campaign here. “”Wales has a role to champion true peace. But to fully embrace the role of a Nation of Peace, however, […]

WCIA Branding & Identity Survey: Help shape our Future!

WCIA are in the middle of a rebrand, and we’d love your input. Over the last few months, we’ve been working hard to make it easier for people to understand what we do and why it matters. That’s meant refining how we talk about ourselves by sharpening our messages and […]

WCIA attains Bronze ‘Youth Quality Mark’ in recognition of excellence

We are delighted to announce that WCIA has been awarded The Bronze Youth Quality Mark for 2025. The process involved a rigorous assessment as well as collaborating with external assessors and partners through interviews and reports. WCIA’s work was described “as an organisation, (who) excel in young people leading” and […]

Archive of the Month: ‘Wales Tops the Polls’ in the 1935 Peace Ballot

Updated from research feature originally compiled in 2019 by Swansea student and WCIA Volunteer Placement Rob Laker. Published on 7 June 1935, 90 years ago this June, this Peace Bulletin from the Welsh League of Nations Union Archives illustrated initial results from the 1935 Peace Ballot campaign – in which […]

AMOCA Artistic Museum of Contemporary Art launch ‘Pop-Up Exhibition’ at Cardiff’s historic Temple of Peace

Join us for a celebration of contemporary Black art featuring 34 artists from Africa and its diaspora. This pop-up exhibition offers a preview of AMOCA’s curatorial vision ahead of the museum’s permanent opening in 2026. AMOCA, the Artistic Museum of Contemporary Art, proudly announces its prelaunch on June 4, 2025 […]

Archive of the Month: 1926 Women’s Peacemakers Pilgrimage Report, 99 years ago this May

99 years ago this month, over May-June 1926 the “Women’s Peacemakers Pilgrimage” marched from N & S Wales and each corner of the UK, uniting tens of thousands under the banner of ‘HEDD NID CLEDD’ / ‘LAW NOT WAR’. View full Report on People’s Collection Wales This report from the […]