Written on 04-08-2017 by Ffion Fielding In the 100 years since the First World War, how have women in Wales felt the impact of war, and contributed to the search for peace? This is the question that WCIA’s ‘Wales for Peace’ project explores with world-renowned photojournalist, Lee Karen Stow, in our […]
15-09-2017 A former Wales for Peace Volunteer developed a survey on Attitudes towards Peace survey In 2017, Trystan Cullinan, created this survey, for people across Wales and beyond to complete. Peace is an ideal that is almost universally aspired to, but achieving peace is another matter. Here, Trystan, our WCIA […]
Written on 08-11-2017 by Craig Owen ‘Digital Act of Remembrance’ links past and future generations’ The Welsh Book of Remembrance from the First World War, a national treasure housed in Wales’ Temple of Peace in Cardiff, has been digitised and is now publicly searchable online at BookofRemembrance.Wales, following a 2 […]
Written on 10-11-2017 by Awel Irene On November the 10th and 11th, members of Cymdeithas y Cymod, the Fellowship of Reconciliation in Wales will be meeting in Caernarfon to remember. As well as remembering their forefathers and grandfathers who were killed during wars, they will be recalling the depth of […]
Written on 15-11-2017 Remember like Nain On November 10th and 11th, members of the Cymdeithas y Cymod with the support of Wales for Peace met in Caernarfon, to remember the women peace builders of Wales. There were 70 people together over the two days. As well as remembering their relatives […]
Written on 01-03-2018 by Awel Irene A world-wide campaign is being launched by a group of Gwynedd women to commemorate thousands of women who signed a peace petition following the First World War. The ‘Heddwch Nain/Mam-gu’ (Grandma’s Peace) launch will be held to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th of […]
Written on 15-05-2018 by Craig Owen A new learning resource on objecting to conflict was launched on 2018 International Conscientious Objectors Day. The resource was launched alongside a thought-provoking exhibition in a Swansea Valley school, as Wales remembered those who took a stand against World War One. View […]
Written on 06-06-2018 by Craig Owen June has seen the launch of WCIA’s final ‘Wales for Peace Exhibition Tour, in the Ucheldre Centre Holyhead from 6th June – 8th July 2018. The Heritage Lottery Funded exhibition draws together work over the last 4 years by communities, schools and youth groups, to […]
Over the week of 2nd-8th July 2018, Wales for Peace participated in the Llangollen International Eisteddfod with a ‘pop-up exhibition’ complementing the work of the Llangollen Archives Committee to capture the ‘Peace Heritage’ of this incredible festival of peace and reconciliation – borne out of the ashes of World War […]
Written on 03-08-2018 by Craig Owen 100 years ago this week, at the Neath National Eisteddfod in August 1918, a soldier – returned from the trenches of WW1 – took to the stage to propose the creation of a ‘Welsh League of Nations Union’. David Davies of Llandinam, horrified […]
