On 25 May 2023, WCIA Chief Executive, Susie Ventris-Field, delivered a global citizenship taster with Public Health Wales as part of European Public Health Week. The theme of the week was Public Health: Global issues, local actions. Susie said: Global citizenship is ultimately all about thinking global and acting local […]
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Travels with Taith – to Brussels
I work for a charity called the Welsh Centre for International Affairs (WCIA). We try to make the world fairer and more peaceful in lots of ways, for example, by working with groups in Wales and partners across the world to change those what is unfair, to teach people about […]
Peace Exploration in Brussels
Between the 3 – 12 May, WCIA and Academi Heddwch sent five students to Brussels to explore the concept of Peace. This Taith-funded trip was an opportunity for young people to work with different stakeholders on the peace building world of Europe and these included the Quakers ,the European Peace […]
Invitation to tender – Gwahoddiad i Dendro
Gwerthuswr Allanol: Hawlio Heddwch – Prosiect Deiseb Heddwch y Menywod / External Evaluator: Hawlio Heddwch – Women’s Peace Petition Project Gweler ynghlwm wahoddiad dwyieithog i dendro ar ran Academi Heddwch Cymru. Mae croeso i chi anfon y tendr ymlaen at unrhyw un a allai fod â diddordeb. Dyddiad cau 10 […]
Historic Aberystwyth conference celebrates Welsh Women’s Peace Centenary
On 23 May 2023, over a hundred participants gathered at Aberystwyth University to mark the historic centenary of the Welsh Women’s Peace Appeal to America. The conference, organised by Academi Heddwch in partnership with Aberystwyth’s Department of International Politics, was the launchpad for ‘Hawlio Heddwch’, an 18 month project supported […]
JUSTICE LEAGUE: A Whitsuntide Anniversary #OTD 25 May 1920 of Wales’ biggest Peace Movement
#OTD 103 years ago, over Whitsun Weekend culminating 25 May 1920, WCIA’s predecessor the Welsh League of Nations Union held their first public meeting in Llandrindod Wells (image); and #OTD 101 years on from Whitsun 1922, the organisation formally became came into existence as an independent body from the British […]
Ethical Informed Citizenship through the Sustainable Development Goals
On February 28, the Ethical Informed Citizenship through the Sustainable Development Goals event took place.In this online session, participants looked at how global issues can be explored from a learner-centred approach. We explored how to tackle real-life issues with interactive tools and techniques, enabling learners to acquire knowledge from different […]
Deep Time Walk – A transformative journey through 4.6bn years of Earth history
On Friday 12th of May, Staff and Trustees of WCIA were given the opportunity to participate in a Deep Time Walk through Bute Park in Cardiff led by our fantastic long-term volunteer Paul Graham. The 4.6km walk tracks our own planet’s 4.6-billion-year history, with every meter travelled equalling 1 million […]