On 27 July, WCIA delivered a global citizenship and futures workshop at a residential for Public Health Wales’ young ambassadors. During the session, participants (aged 12-18) chose the global issue they were most interested in, explored what they already know about the issue and used futures thinking techniques to give […]
Dolen Cymru 40th Anniversary – Archives Project and ‘Call for Histories’
Ahead of the 40th Anniversary (in 2025) of Dolen Cymru, the Wales Lesotho Link – the world’s first country to country ‘twinning’ – WCIA are supporting Dolen to research and digitise archives from the founding and early years of the link. Over Summer 2023, the Temple of Peace Heritage team […]
Sam Mutter – Placement Review, Minnie James Collection
Sam has recently completed a work experience placement with WCIA, curating and digitising the Minnie James Collection. Mrs James opened the Temple of Peace in 1938 on behalf of the ‘war bereaved mothers of Wales and the world’, having lost 3 sons to WW1 and its aftermath. Her mementoes and […]
WCIA Placement Review: Abby Craig-Jones uncovers the story behind the 1925 Welsh Churches Peace Petition
During the spring of 2023, during my final year of undergraduate studies at Cardiff university studying ancient history and history, I undertook a placement with the heritage team at the WCIA, centred around film clip production. I was tasked with creating a short informative video on the story of the […]
Celebrating 15 Years of Fair Trade Nation Status in Wales
On July 11, the Welsh parliament was abuzz with excitement and pride as Wales celebrated 15 years since becoming the world’s first Fair Trade Nation. This significant milestone was marked by a grand celebration organized by Fair Trade Wales, the organization responsible for promoting and advocating fair trade practices across […]
SGI-UK members in Wales and the Marches present ‘Peace Collection’ to Temple Library
On 12 July WCIA were delighted to welcome representatives of Buddhist Peace movement Soka Gokkai International in Wales to the Temple of Peace, who have gifted a significant collection of contemporary books on peace building and cooperation to the Temple of Peace Library. The SGI Peace Collection has been assembled […]
Young voices for peace and human rights in Europe
Young Peace Ambassadors from Wales attended a peace and human rights conference in Colonge from 13-16 April 2023. EUFOR is an annual event that unites representatives from many European branches of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation. During this event, participants convene to discuss issues, share news, and engage in peace […]
#NHS75, 5 July 1948-2023: Temple of Health – A Forgotten Story?
5 July 1948 was the “designated day” on which Britain’s National Health Service came into being – borne out of the aftermath of World World War Two, and the enormous social and political changes brought about through post-war reconstruction. 75 years later, NHS providers across England and the devolved nations […]
Llangollen International Eisteddfod bestows Wales’ ‘Young Peacemaker’ Awards 2023
On Wednesday 5th July 2023 at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, Wales’ Young Peacemakers Awards were presented by Welsh Government’s Counsel General Mick Antoniw, among the impressive surroundings of Llangollen’s International Pavilion. Organised jointly by the Welsh Centre for International Affairs (WCIA), Academi Heddwch Cymru and Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod the […]
WCIA @ Llangollen International Eisteddfod July 2023
Over the first week of July, WCIA will be joining visitors from all over the world participating in one of Wales’ premier peace building, musical and cultural events – the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. With a peace heritage of its own rooted in the aftermath of World War Two, the […]