Jane Harries – Peace Educator Coordinator at WCIA March 23, 2022 Cyfarthfa High School in Merthyr Tydfil is one of six schools in England and Wales to feature in a series of short films created by Quakers in Britain to show the power of peace education. Cyfarthfa High School was […]
“Collaboration between nations is key to assure sustainable games.” Global Natters 16/03
On Wednesday 16th, it took place Global Natters’ third session of the year, once again, in an online format. On this occasion, the debate was focused on the Winter Olympics and the impact that those have on climate change. As in previous sessions, the conversation initiated with referring to the […]
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 […]
Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Appeal for UKRAINE
The Welsh Centre for International Affairs are supporting the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Appeal for Ukraine. A man hugs his daughter and granddaughter after they crossed the border from Shehyni in Ukraine to Medyka in Poland. Numerous Ukrainians are leaving the country fleeing the conflict. More than half a 1.5 […]
St David’s Day: Wales’ for Peace in Ukraine – Affirming a Heritage of Anti-War Solidarity
WCIA marked St David’s Day with a public event on ‘Wales for Peace in Ukraine’, attended by over 150 participants, following this last week’s shocking invasion by Russian military forces under Vladimir Putin. The event was organised between WCIA, Academi Heddwch, Aberystwyth and Cardiff Metropolitan Universities, with a speaker live from Ukraine and inputs also from Russian Anti-War Activists. […]
Wales for Peace in Ukraine
WCIA, alongside partners and communities Wales-wide, deplore the outbreak of conflict in Ukraine, following Russia’s military invasion. Wales and the internationalist community extend our deepest support and solidarity with the people of Ukraine and of Russia through this anxious time – and encourage our politicians across the political spectrum to […]
#OTD 29 Jan – A most peaceful coup? The Welsh Campaign for the League of Nations
#OTD #OnThisDay 100 years ago, 29 January 1922, the campaigns of the Welsh League of Nations Union (WLNU) were officially kickstarted at a meeting in Shrewsbury – where philanthropist and founding patron David Davies of Llandinam unexpectedly announced that he would “endow the Welsh movement with a sum.. that would […]
OTD, 27 January: Holocaust Memorial Day
On this day #OTD, 27th January 1945, Russian soldiers liberated the notorious Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland, beginning the grisly discovery of one of the world’s greatest human rights atrocities: the Holocaust and mass extermination of Jewish peoples. The anniversary has been the focus for United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance […]
Why we protest?
The 15th of January 2020, several protests were organised across the UK to raise awareness and halt the passing of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSCBill). In this article we tried to gathered views from all sides, presenting different points for each to decide why and how this bill should concern us […]
Global Solidarity Summit 2022 – #GlobalUndod2022
The 25th and 26th of January 2022, it took place the annual Global Solidarity Summit organised by Hub Cymru Africa. In the first day, the panelist focused on discussing how each organisation and individuals defined the concept solidarity and the role that Wales had and is currently playing in this […]