24 January every year is UN International Day of Education, marked with activities around the world including many led by UNESCO – the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. Founded in 1946, in the aftermath of the Second World War, UNESCO was a bold initiative to facilitate cooperation between […]
Global Natters – Technology, life and human rights
On the first Global Natters session of the year, we were talking about Technology, life and human rights. Starting with Hannah Fry’s talk on the topic “Should Computers Run the World?” a lot of interesting ideas came up, specially made us think about how algorithms are increasingly used to make […]
#Peace100 #OTD 17th January 1946: Wales’ Temple of Peace Choir opened the first United Nations General Assembly
On the evening of 17th January, 1946, the world’s first United Nations General Assembly was formally opened with a ceremonial gathering at London’s Royal Albert Hall – the ‘British Welcome’ to delegates of every nation. Reading through this opening programme from the Temple of Peace Archives (below), one remarkable thing […]
Call for papers – ‘Health and Peace’ conference, March 31st 2022.
In 1938, construction of the Temple of Peace and Health was completed in Cathays Park, Cardiff. Eighty-three years later, the name of the building is more relevant than ever in the face of growing global problems. On March 31st, 2022, Academi Heddwch will be hosting an online conference on the […]
#Peace100 Anniversaries, #OTD 10th January: League of Nations, Wales and UN
Over 2022, WCIA will be producing regular ‘Peace100’ features on significant Peace Heritage anniversaries – ‘Hidden Histories’ from the archives of the Temple of Peace and beyond. 10th January, On This Day (#OTD): The League of Nations came into being in Paris, 10 January 1920 The League of Nations, the […]
Callout for Schools – Non-violent Action: a Force for Change
We are looking for up to 6 schools who would like to pilot these new and exciting bilingual resources for 8 – 14 yr olds. […]
Callout for Schools – Making Change Happen
We are looking for two schools who would like to take action to build a better future as part of our Changemakers project. […]
Callout for Schools – Piloting New Resources
We are looking for three schools who would be willing to pilot our new resources exploring Global Citizenship.
The resources are aimed at ages 5-8, 9-11 and 12-14. They explore the way that communities have worked together to tackle the Covid-19 Pandemic. […]
Global Natters’ Christmas Carol
Each month, we’ll pick an article, documentary or podcast about a current global issue and come together to discuss it. Everyone is welcome, whether you are completely new to the topic or an expert. The idea is to share views, listen and learn in the spirit of curiosity […]
Online MockCOP
A model UN which will bring students together to discuss climate change. Particularly this MockCOP edition was really inspiring, as COP26 happened barely one month ago. Pupils had the opportunity to discuss what their countries have done about climate change and talk about some of the agreements made in Glasgow. […]