Over the first week of August 2024, WCIA and Academi Heddwch brought debates of world peace to the world of Wales’ National Eisteddfod, hosted by Rhondda Cynon Taff this year in venues around Pontypridd (with a ‘maes’ / main field in Ynysangharad Park) over 3-10 August 2024. Much focus of […]
Wales statement of solidarity and togetherness – Datganiad Cymru o undod a chydberthynas
Datganiad Cymru o undod a chydberthynas – Wales statement of solidarity and togetherness We were shocked by the violent attack that took place in Southport last week and are deeply saddened by the murder of young girls as well as the injuries inflicted on the other victims. Our sympathies are with […]
Bringing Wales’ Peace Archives to UK National Collections through ‘Our Heritage, Our Stories’
Over Spring 2023, WCIA have been proud to participate in a UK-wide programme initiative ‘Our Heritage Our Stories‘, managed through Glasgow University alongside a range of partners, and funded through the AHRC (Arts & Humanioties Research Council). OHOS’ funding has enabled WCIA to run a weekly programme of Wednesday afternoon […]
Student Blog: Maryam Ginwalla explores recent heritage of Refugees and Sanctuary
Maryam Ginwalla has recently completed a student insight placement with WCIA, through Cardiff University’s Centre for Student Life. Here she reflects on her work experience, and shares some of her outputs. From May to July 2024, I had the opportunity to volunteer with the WCIA in the Temple of Peace […]
Student Blog: Rhiannon Day reflects on WCIA Heritage Communications Placement
Rhiannon Day, MA International Public Relations and Communications, Cardiff University. Rhiannon has been undertaking an internship supporting the updating and digitisation of WCIA’s Hidden Histories feature articles, being uploaded as PDFs to People’s Collection Wales for long-term access into the future, with printed versions at the Temple of Peace, so that […]
NHS’ 5th July Birthday at NHS’ 1948 Birthplace: Wales’ Temple of Peace & Health
The birthday of the NHS – on 5th July – has been marked with a call to establish an NHS Wales history website that recognises those who pioneered the creation of a pilot national health service in Wales, decades before the full NHS was officially established by Aneurin Bevan in […]
WCIA Statement on Gaza Conflict
12th June 2024 The WCIA team are gravely concerned by the desperate, daily struggle for survival for people living in Gaza, including the Israeli hostages held by Hamas. On 26 May, only days after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued new provisional measures that ordered Israel to immediately end […]
Refugee Week 2024 in Wales: Schools Resources exploring ‘Our Home’ over a Century of Sanctuary
Refugee Week takes place UK and Wales-wide from 17 – 23 June 2024. WCIA are delighted to been able this year to support development of bilingual education materials for schools through Schools of Sanctuary and Holocaust Resources Wales, available through the Welsh Government’s ‘Hwb’ resources site for teachers: Refugee Week is […]
Refugee Week 2024 in Wales: Schools of Sanctuary
Refugee Week will take place from June 17 – 23, 2024. Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of people seeking sanctuary. It’s been running in the UK since 1998 and is always the week around World Refugee Day (20 June). The […]
Introducing WCIA’s new Chief Executive, Hayley Morgan
With a background in programme management and leadership in the international humanitarian sector, as well as the third and public sectors in Wales, Hayley is incredibly excited to join the WCIA as our new Chief Executive. Hayley returned home in 2018 after having lived outside of Wales for almost twenty […]