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Laying the Temple’s Foundation Stone – 8th April 1937

The foundation stone for Wales’ Temple of Peace was laid by Viscount Halifax, Lord Privy Seal and Deputy Foreign Secretary, on Thursday, 8th April 1937. He had been widely regarded as a leading light among interwar peace advocates and champion of the League of Nations; and would go on to play a […]

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Introducing Cymru Global: A new chapter

Today the Welsh Centre for International Affairs becomes Cymru Global – an organisation rooted in hope, connection and the belief that the people of Wales can play a part in shaping a better world.  For more than 50 years, our organisation has stood for connection, peacebuilding, global learning, cultural understanding, […]

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Policing Protest

A Review of Current Regulation and practices in England & Wales by Austin Hill Public protest has long been recognised as a vital democratic practice in the United Kingdom, serving as a means for individuals and groups to express dissent, influence political debate, and hold power to account. Protest rights […]

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Exploring Gender and Fairness

Inequalities, whilst varying in severity and geography, are symptoms of the same disease.  The roll back of women’s rights is happening everywhere yet it is only when we look at the global picture that the trend becomes starkly apparent.  The continuing issues that this world faces with discrimination not only against women, […]

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Why It’s Good to Care

It hit me this week that these are the parts of caring for someone that are seldom spoken about or celebrated. Nobody writes songs about the way that caring can be getting up early, grumpy and cantankerous.  You don’t see glossy Hollywood comedies about that morning at the swimming pool. […]

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Foresight training February 5th 2026

We are delighted to announce that Henk Hilderink, Foresight Expert from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), will be joining us in the Temple of Peace, Cardiff, on Thursday 5th February. During his visit, Henk will deliver a three-hour introductory workshop on Strategic Foresight for organisational leaders […]

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Postcards from a Peace Mission: #OnThisDay 100 years ago – “Gwilym’s Diary” from the 1925 Welsh Churches Peace Appeal to America

#OnThisDay #OTD 100 years ago – Wed 25 Nov 1925 – a transatlantic liner called the ‘SS George Washington’ set sail from Southampton carrying a remarkable Peace Appeal from the Churches of Wales to America, conveyed by visionary Welsh peacebuilder the Rev Gwilym Davies. Over the next 6 weeks from […]