10 long term volunteers joined us in the Temple of Peace for their 3 day On Arrival Training. A diverse group of young people from all over Europe who are volunteering on the Gower, Monmouthshire and Pembrokeshire. Aside from a great opportunity to get to know their fellow volunteers and […]
Global Citizenship training in European Public Health Week
On 25 May 2023, WCIA Chief Executive, Susie Ventris-Field, delivered a global citizenship taster with Public Health Wales as part of European Public Health Week. The theme of the week was Public Health: Global issues, local actions. Susie said: Global citizenship is ultimately all about thinking global and acting local […]
Peace Exploration in Brussels
Between the 3 – 12 May, WCIA and Academi Heddwch sent five students to Brussels to explore the concept of Peace. This Taith-funded trip was an opportunity for young people to work with different stakeholders on the peace building world of Europe and these included the Quakers ,the European Peace […]
JUSTICE LEAGUE: A Whitsuntide Anniversary #OTD 25 May 1920 of Wales’ biggest Peace Movement
#OTD 103 years ago, over Whitsun Weekend culminating 25 May 1920, WCIA’s predecessor the Welsh League of Nations Union held their first public meeting in Llandrindod Wells (image); and #OTD 101 years on from Whitsun 1922, the organisation formally became came into existence as an independent body from the British […]
Ethical Informed Citizenship through the Sustainable Development Goals
On February 28, the Ethical Informed Citizenship through the Sustainable Development Goals event took place.In this online session, participants looked at how global issues can be explored from a learner-centred approach. We explored how to tackle real-life issues with interactive tools and techniques, enabling learners to acquire knowledge from different […]
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 […]
MockCOP2023 – Taking on global challenges. One student at a time.
“Everyone who has taken part in MockCOP has learned something valuable about global problems and how to take action on then including me. When I started I thought of climate change in terms of environment but these days I think it’s a real picture of how countries have industrialised, how […]
101 Years of Peacemaking: Centenary of WCIA’s ‘Justice League’ #OTD 22 April
This Easter marks a ‘Centenary’ for WCIA – as we celebrate the founding after World War One of our predecessor body, the Welsh League of Nations Union (WLNU), which formally came into being over the Easter Weekend of 21-22 April 1922. […]
Bryngwyn School at the Temple of Peace
“I thought it was so amazing to hear the stories of all different kinds of people. The building itself too was incredible.” On March 22, 25 pupils from Bryngwyn School, Llanelli visited WCIA at the Temple of Peace and Health in Cardiff for a Young Peacemakers’ event. During their visit, […]
Global Natters – monthly discussion group on global issues
The first discussion meeting of the year took place on Friday, 3 February 2023. The topical theme of this month’s discussion was: “Should people be cancelled?” During the meeting, we discussed Andrew Tate, his return to Twitter and why he is banned on almost every social media platform. Participants also […]