Are you committed to peace and would you like to make a difference? Would you like to spend a year from September 2019 working on a paid/ funded placement which would help you to develop your skills, knowledge and commitment to peace and at the same time support an organisation […]
The Strong Bond of friendship between Wales and Italy will survive Brexit
By WCIA Volunteer Morgane Dirion Highlighting the “long friendship” and “strong bond” between Wales and Italy, Deputy Presiding Officer Ann Jones introduced Raffaele Trombetta, Italian ambassador to the UK. the event, on 11th February 2019 at the Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay, was hosted by the Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University. […]
You are welcome!
By WCIA Volunteer, Teresa Morandini “You are all welcome,” said Eluned Morgan, Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language, at the Holocaust Memorial event, “Torn from Home” at the Temple of Peace Cardiff on 28 January 2019. The event, organised by the Josef Herman Foundation and the Welsh Centre for […]
#Temple80 ‘Wales for Peace’ Exhibition
The Exhibition accompanying Temple80 sought to draw together the story of the Temple, with Wales’ peace heritage of the last 100 years – including hidden histories gathered by community groups and volunteers 2014-18 – along with responses from young people, schools and artists. View Temple80 Exhibition Guide – English; Welsh […]
Peace Garden 30th Anniversary
On Saturday 24th, this was followed by a #PeaceGarden30 Rededication and Family Fun Day, in which WCIA brought together UNA Exchange international volunteers and alumni and Garden of Peace Founder Robert Davies, with children from Roath Park Primary School Together they unveiled 2 new colourful mosaics (created by international volunteers) […]
Sallie Davies Memorial Fund
by Sallie Slade, daughter of Bill and Sallie Davies This fund was set up in 1980 . The story behind this is: During James Callaghan’s premiership it was decided to hold a national competition among Labour party members to build up the information in the Labour Party archives. The competition […]
#Temple80 – A month celebrating Wales’ Peacemakers and movements
Through November 2018, the Welsh Centre for International Affairs organised an ambitious programme of events to mark the 80th Anniversary of the opening of Wales’ Temple of Peace on Nov 23rd 1938, as well as #WW100 – the centenary of the Armistice of 11th Nov 1918, and beginning of the […]
WCIA has changed to a charitable incorporated organisation
The trustees of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs (the WCIA) have decided that converting the charity’s status from a charitable trust to a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) best serves the charity’s interests. As a result, in May 2014, the assets, business and affairs of the original WCIA charity (registered […]
Wales’ WW1 Belgian Refugees’ Story shared in Brussels
Written on 14-09-2019 by Craig Owen In WW1, Wales took in over 4,500 Belgian Refugees fleeing the front in Flanders. 100 years later, WCIA Peace Programme Manager Craig Owen shared this story with researchers in Brussels at the ‘Belgian Refugees Symposium’ – but with a particular focus on exploring successive […]