Blog written by volunteer Cai Davies What would a Green Planet episode recorded in Wales look like? David Attenborough is presenting a new series called the Green Planet. Similar to Blue Planet, it focuses on the plant kingdom around the world and highlights various interesting species such as the giant […]
Good Cop, Bad Cop – Summary of key points
How successful was COP 26? Panelists and attendees of WCIA’s online reflection session on 9 December highlighted key moments and lessons learnt – clearly agreeing that the 2021 United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow was a mixed bag. […]
The Year Ahead 2022
For better or worse, 2021 is about to finish. Now, in our way to 2022, we wonder what will the year ahead bring? […]
Goodbye to Reason
Fear, hate and ignorance is guiding UK’s migratory policy nowadays. Bluntly violating human rights law and international agreements, Ms Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill is now awaiting a for the final deliberation in the House of Lords […]
A Welsh Bill of Rights?
“[…] for the people, for our planet, for now and for the future”, the Act of Wellbeing for future generations passed in 2015 has become a landmark not only in Welsh legislation, but also, an example to follow by the UN. However, despite significant advances, the question remains on whether the Act is enough to assure the protection, enjoyment and pursuance of human rights. […]
Wales Peace Schools’ Conference, 2021
On 18th November 2021 over 100 participants, including primary and secondary schools from across Wales, gathered online for this year’s Peace Schools Conference. The format of this annual event was a bit different this year. The morning’s session was more outward-facing, and the theme of ‘Climate Justice’ was selected as […]
101 Years of International Volunteering
Our blogs are written by volunteers and contributors to represent a diverse range of views. Opinions expressed in blogs are those of the contributor. By Isabel García (ESC Volunteer) I truly encourage every young person in Wales and the world to enrol in a volunteering programme, you’re just one decision away from living one of the best experiences of your life. On Thursday 4 November I was privileged to attend the virtual Senedd event […]
Climate Roadshows – #WalesClimateWeek
On Thursday 4th November I watched as Climate Cymru hosted the first of its regional roadshows. These are online broadcasts of a series of talks from different areas of Wales. The first one came from the Menai Science Park for North Wales with the theme of Clean Energy. Obviously a very exciting and important theme! […]
A Hopeful Future
By Amber Demetrius “Hope is the thing with feathers”, wrote Emily Dickinson. It was her poem that occurred to me as I caught a feather that had drifted from the tower of Murcia Cathedral (pictured right). The last time I had been outside of my country had been March 2020 […]
Heritage volunteer experience – Gabriella
As a creative writing student, I often complete the process of planning, researching and creating a project, so the hidden histories toolkit explores an area that is very familiar to me. One of the most intimidating challenges was the large quantity of links in the existing toolkit. A portion of […]