‘FAR FROM HOME’ by A48 Theatre tells the fascinating story of how seven Australian soldiers came to be buried in Cathays Cemetery in Cardiff during WWI. […]
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 […]
Sanctuary in the Senedd
“Sanctuary in the Senedd” – an annual event which aims to bring attention to the voices of people who have found sanctuary in Wales about their experiences of education, employment, and mental health, took place on Wednesday, July 13. The subject of the event was wellbeing and health of […]
Shireen Abu Aqleh and the death of investigative journalism in Israel and Palestine
Since 1992, 25 journalists and media workers have been killed in Israel and Occupied Palestine. This article examines the slow death of investigative journalism in the region. […]
‘World Peace Day’ #OTD 18 May 1922: Celebrating a Centenary for Wales’ Youth Message of Peace & Goodwill
18 May 2022 marks the centenary of Wales’ Youth Message of Peace & Goodwill, first broadcast in 1922. […]
Why we shouldn’t give up on multilateralism
Sunday, April 24 marked the fourth annual celebration of the United Nations (U.N.) International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, which has been observed by the organisation since its inception in 2019. The Encyclopaedia Britannica defines “multilateralism” as: “The process of organising relations between groups of three or more […]
The crisis in Ukraine
Resources for a Discussion and Activities with Primary School Children 1. Talking to children about war: As my colleague Amber Demetrius has written in her blog ‘Mummy, there’s bad new about Ukraine’ , we naturally want to protect our children from the bad news that’s happening in the world and […]
The Crisis in Ukraine
Resources for a Discussion and Activities with Secondary School Children 1. Talking to young people about war: One of the core aims of the Welsh Curriculum is to support young people in becoming ‘ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world.’ Having said that, how do we approach sensitive and […]
Cymru Global news Education Global Perspectives History Human Rights Immigration, Refugees and Asylum War and Peace International Women’s Day 2022: #BreaktheBias
WCIA’s activities to mark International Women’s Day 2022, have been understandably overtaken by the rapidly unfolding war in Ukraine and its terrible humanitarian consequences, as women and children flee the fighting in numbers not witnessed since World War Two. The theme for International Women’s Day 2022, #IWD2022 is #BreaktheBias; and […]
“Mummy, there’s bad news about Ukraine.” Supporting children with world events: Blog of a parent & teacher
by Amber Demetrius, WCIA Global Learning Coordinator (view team page) “Mummy we’re watching the news and there’s bad news about the Ukraine…leave us a message and love you!“ This was the most recent voicemail I’d received from my daughter (age 6). Upon hearing it, I immediately checked the news, established […]