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 […]
Purple Plaque unveiling and Book Launch in Aberystwyth for Women’s Peace Appeal Centenary
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 […]
Global Perspectives History Human Rights Humanitarian Immigration, Refugees and Asylum Poverty and Development War and Peace Wales for Peace in Israel and Palestine: Call for Ceasefire
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 […]
Pathways to a just Peace in Palestine – Sir Vincent Fean
WCIA Chief Executive Susie Ventris-Field introduced the speaker – Sir Vincent Fean KCVO. – – – Sir Vincent Fean is a former British diplomat who held a number of positions including British Consul General to Jerusalem and Ambassador to Libya, and also served as Chair of the Balfour Project until 2022. Sir Vincent […]
Temple of Peace theatre for 1923 Women’s Appeal Centenary: Mewn Cymeriad perform ‘Annie Cwrt Mawr’, 1-2 November
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 […]
SGI-UK members in Wales and the Marches present ‘Peace Collection’ to Temple Library
On 12 July WCIA were delighted to welcome representatives of Buddhist Peace movement Soka Gokkai International in Wales to the Temple of Peace, who have gifted a significant collection of contemporary books on peace building and cooperation to the Temple of Peace Library. The SGI Peace Collection has been assembled […]
Wales Solidarity with Sudan
The rising profile of the unfolding instability in Sudan has been worrying many Wales-wide over recent weeks, particularly Welsh communities with connections to the East African nation, who are exploring ways to show solidarity and extend hands of help to those affected by the conflict. Whilst many news headlines focus […]
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, […]
Climate change Cymru Global news Environment Humanitarian Immigration, Refugees and Asylum War and Peace Turkey & Syria Earthquake – Wales Responds: How can you help?
Please note this article has been superseded with the launch on Thursday 9th February of the DEC (Disasters Emnergency Committee) Turkey Syria Earthquake Appeal. Urgent rescue efforts are under way in SE Turkey and NW Syria after two powerful earthquakes struck the border region in the early hours of this morning, 6 […]
Misinformation as a Tool of War: Past & Present
Alexey Kovalev, Investigative Editor at Meduza, and Dr. Tetyana Pavlush, Lecturer in Modern European History at Cardiff University.spoke at an online Misinformation as a Tool of War: Past & Present on September 15 2022. They explored how and why misinformation has been weaponised in conflict. Alexey Kovalev said: “Fact checking […]