“Wales has never been a country only for our people”, Welsh Minister for Social Justice Jane Hutt MS stated, in a room crowded with Welsh and African global solidarity organisations. This year’s International Women’s Day in Cardiff was about more than championing equality. It was about confronting gendered issues through […]
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 […]
Blog Education Global Perspectives Home learning Human Rights Immigration, Refugees and Asylum Teachers` experiences War and Peace Talking to children about Natural Disasters
WCIA’s Global Learning Manager, Amber Demetrius, offers her thoughts on creating spaces for children to talk about and understand disasters and other big world events. It’s no secret amongst my nearest and dearest that I cry easily. Despite knowing that all will be ok at the end of the story, […]
What makes a good global citizen?
Work experience volunteer Daisy shares her reflections on what makes a global citizen: A global citizen is someone who understands and is aware of the world and their place in it. They take an active role in their community and work with others to make the planet more peaceful, sustainable […]
A SciFi Fan’s Dream: Dr Who and the Temple of Peace on Screen
Reproduced from Chris Olsen’s Blog. On the beautiful campus of Cardiff University sits one of the most recognisable buildings in the city, the Temple of Peace. The Temple’s iconic, art deco, neoclassical architecture has been used for the filming of many popular fantasy adaptations for stage and screen, from Doctor Who and Sherlock to […]
Library Placement Georgia Osborne: Cataloguing the 10,000!
Georgia Osborne undertook an Insights Placement with WCIA over Summer 2022 through Cardiff University’s Centre for Student Life, with funding support from the Davies Family Charity, Santander Foundation and Academi Heddwch. Cymru. In October 2022 I completed an Internship Placement with the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, acting as Archive […]
Morgan McCarthy: the ‘Dirty Work’ behind the scenes to preserve Wales’ Heritage
Morgan McCarthy, a History undergraduate at Cardiff University, shares his ‘Insights Placement’ experience with WCIA over Summer 2022. Over August and September, it was a privilege to help the WCIA with their Archivethon sessions through Cardiff University’s ‘Insights’ work experience scheme. The Temple of Peace is a fascinating building, and […]
“…these inequalities, whilst varying in severity and geography, are symptoms of the same disease”
WCIA’s Global Learning Manager, Amber Demetrius, explores her experiences of gender and fairness It often surprises my students that, outside of work, I am a powerlifter. Where some people watch TV or see friends after a bad day, I go and I lift heavy weights. Give me a barbell, give […]
Collective memory: Gorbachev and me/you/us/them
My mother always told me that I was an ‘easy’ baby. Neither fussy nor boisterous but placid, calm, and perpetually either napping or shortly due a nap. A baby who rarely cried, and didn’t keep her and my dad awake most of the night. A veritable golden child. This clearly […]
Introducing Ludovica Cino
Ludovica Cino came to the UK from Italy to become an ESC Volunteer and join the Gregynog heritage team. She previously volunteered for human and civic rights associations such as “Amnesty International” and “Libera“. Her professional interests are history and video editing. She took a gap year to discover herself […]