Over February – March 2024, WCIA with Academi Heddwch will be ‘Tweeting from the 20s’. Through social media (WCIA’s Twitter/ X and Facebook feeds), we will be retracing the steps recounted by ‘Annie’s Diary‘, the little black book kept by Wales’ Women’s Peace Appeal delegation leader Annie Hughes Griffiths, as they embarked on […]
On 7th December 2023, WCIA were delighted to host over 100 participants at Wales’ Temple of Peace, to mark the 75th ‘platinum anniversary’ of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – with the generous support of Welsh Government in funding the event. This feature article has been drawn together as […]
On 23 November 1938, Wales’ Temple of Peace & Health – WCIA’s home today – was opened by Minnie James of Merthyr Tydfil (who had lost 3 sons to WW1), representing war bereaved mothers of Wales and the world. The Temple was to be the nation’s memorial to the fallen […]
WCIA marked Remembrance 2023 with a week of events at the Temple of Peace, including two ‘Temple Tours’ focusing on the story behind the Wales Book of Remembrance – housed in the Temple’s Crypt – and on Wednesday 15 November, A48 Theatre’s performance “AVIATRIX“, exploring the experiences of women who […]
The Senedd on 8 November hosted the 8th annual Wales Peace Schools conference, welcoming over 100 children and teachers from 10 schools across South Wales, alongside community youth group leaders, to explore the theme ‘From Classroom to Community’ over an action packed day of creative and participatory workshops, sharing learning […]
On 3 November 2023, Aberystwyth played host to two major events marking the centenary of the 1923-24 Welsh Women’s Peace Appeal to America: unveiling of a ‘Purple Plaque’ commemorating 1923 appeal leader Annie Hughes Griffiths, and a book launch at the National Library of ‘Yr Apel / The Appeal’, with […]
On 19 October WCIA were delighted to welcome to the Temple of Peace, international and UK-wide visitiors participating in the 7th International Societal Impact of Social Science, Humanities and Arts Conference, organised by AESIS – the network for Advancing and Evaluating the Societal Impact of Science. The conference has travelled to […]
As the situation in Israel and Palestine has escalated, WCIA affirm the calls of International NGOs and the global humanitarian community in calling for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza. We urge people in Wales to support petitions such as Oxfam’s ‘Call for a Ceasefire Now’, and to raise your voice […]
Over Spring 2023, Caitlyn Newman undertook a voluntary Insights Placement with WCIA through Cardiff University’s Centre for Student Life. Here she reflects on her placement tasks and learning. Before our personal projects were assigned, our first ‘team task’ (for myself and three other volunteers) was to assist with the Appraisal and Selection […]
Over the weekend of 1-2 November, WCIA are excited to welcome Welsh theatre company Mewn Cymeriad to the Temple of Peace to perform their production of ‘Annie Cwrt Mawr‘: “A one-woman play based on the life of Annie Jane Hughes Griffiths. A campaigner for peace gave me a voice Welsh […]
