On Wednesday 5th July 2023 at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, Wales’ Young Peacemakers Awards were presented by Welsh Government’s Counsel General Mick Antoniw, among the impressive surroundings of Llangollen’s International Pavilion. Organised jointly by the Welsh Centre for International Affairs (WCIA), Academi Heddwch Cymru and Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod the […]
Invitation to tender – Gwahoddiad i Dendro
Gwerthuswr Allanol: Hawlio Heddwch – Prosiect Deiseb Heddwch y Menywod / External Evaluator: Hawlio Heddwch – Women’s Peace Petition Project Gweler ynghlwm wahoddiad dwyieithog i dendro ar ran Academi Heddwch Cymru. Mae croeso i chi anfon y tendr ymlaen at unrhyw un a allai fod â diddordeb. Dyddiad cau 10 […]
Historic Aberystwyth conference celebrates Welsh Women’s Peace Centenary
On 23 May 2023, over a hundred participants gathered at Aberystwyth University to mark the historic centenary of the Welsh Women’s Peace Appeal to America. The conference, organised by Academi Heddwch in partnership with Aberystwyth’s Department of International Politics, was the launchpad for ‘Hawlio Heddwch’, an 18 month project supported […]
#OTD 23 May 1923: the Aberystwyth Conference of Women for World Peace
#OnThisDay #OTD On 23 May 2023, activists and academics alike will gather at the Department of International Politics in Aberystwyth, for the launch of ‘Hawlio Heddwch’ – the women’s peace appeal centenary project – on the very centenary day of the original event which initiated the Women’s Peace Campaign to […]
23.05.23: Hawlio Heddwch / The Women of Wales for a World Without War – Cynhadledd Canmlwyddiant Aberystwyth Centenary Conference
Mis Mai 23, 1923, lansiwyd Apêl Menywod Cymru dros Heddwch mewn cynhadledd yn y brifysgol yn Aberystwyth. I nodi canmlywddiant yr achlysur hanesyddol hwn, trefnir cynhadledd undydd lle bydd awduron llyfr newydd sbon am apêl heddwch y menywod (dyddiad cyhoeddi: Tachwedd 2023, Y Lolfa) yn amlinellu’r hanes rhyfeddol hwn.Ni chodir tâl ond […]
1923 Welsh Women’s Women’s Peace Petition returns to Wales, as National Lottery funding awarded to Centenary Peace Project
A hundred-year-old Peace Petition signed by 390,296 Welsh Women had an emotional welcome back to Wales on Wednesday the 5th April 2023, coinciding with the announcement of an award of nearly £250,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in Wales to bring the story to life. The Welsh Centre for […]
UNESCO International Mother Language Day: Reflections on Welsh and Breton
UNESCO International Mother Language Day (21st February) encourages us to reflect on the importance of the preservation and continued growth of the Welsh language, as well as how it can be used to cultivate Welsh foreign relations. For the past 23 years, UNESCO has celebrated its International Mother Language Day in […]
Report of the First Meeting of European Peace Research Institutes
8-9 September 2022, Flemish Parliament, Brussels Aim In 2022, the Flemish Peace Institute took the initiative to bring together representatives of European Peace research institutes to discuss the current trends and challenges for peace research, as well as how the different institutes can strengthen each other’s work and the opportunities to strengthen the […]
Wales vs. the U.S.: from Wrexham FC to Football Association Wales, how can we use football to make positive change?
The Wales vs. United States fixture is fresh in our minds. How do both nations use football to make a positive impact? By Ameerah Mai (Academi Heddwch Cymru Coordinator) Reading time: 5 minutes The UK and US have enjoyed a particular closeness since the First World War, with Churchill later […]
Peace and Health Conference
On March 31st, 2022, Academi Heddwch hosted a one-day (online) conference on the theme of Peace and Health. In partnership with the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and Aberystwyth University, the call for papers for this event attracted contributions that explored peace and health through a variety of lenses. Throughout the day, […]