Cardiff, UK – 23rd October 2025 – 80,000 Voices is proud to announce a landmark exhibition of lenticular portraits of hibakusha, the survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, hosted at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre from October 24th to November 30th, 2025. This moving exhibition, first shown […]
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Wales Uniting Nations: Building a Better World after World War 2
Updated to mark #UN80, the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations in October 2025. 24 October every year is United Nations Day, with activities worldwide appearing on Twitter using the hashtags #UNDay #UNDay2024. This feature spotlights some of the connections between Wales and the story of the UN. 24 October […]
Young peacemakers gather in Cardiff to celebrate peace in schools
Reproduced from Quakers UK, with many thanks Almost 100 young peer mediators from across South Wales came together in Cardiff Bay on 15 October to celebrate their shared commitment to resolving conflict peacefully. The event, ‘Celebrating the Peacemakers of the Future | Dathlu Heddychwyr y Dyfodol’, was the first children’s […]
The Welsh Worker’s Peace Appeal Memorial of 1928 to the ILO (International Labour Organisation), Geneva
This article is under development over Autumn 2025, having recently digitised archival materials from the 1929 ILO Workers Memorial campaign which will be available here shortly. In 1929, following the momentum from previous Peace Memorial Campaigns led by Women of Wales over 1923-4, and Churches of Wales over 1925-6, over […]
‘Capturing the Castles for Peace!’ How Wales marked the 10th Anniversary of the League of Nations, 1930
One of the many ‘hidden histories’ as yet unexplored among the Temple Archives of the Welsh League of Nations Union – many of which are held at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth – is the fascinating account of the WLNU’s 10th Anniversary campaign, when peace campaigners ‘stormed the […]
United Nations World Peace Day, 21 Sep 2025
2025 #PeaceDay theme: “Act Now for a Peaceful World“ From the office of the UN Secretary General: In a time of turbulence, tumult, and uncertainty, it is critical for everyone to take concrete action to mobilize for peace. From peacekeepers on the front lines of conflict, to community members, to students in […]
2025 ‘Young Peacemakers’ Awarded at Llangollen International Eisteddfod
On 10 July, Wales’ 2025 Young Peacemakers Awards took to the main stage of the Llangollen International Eisteddfod – an opportunity to celebrate what children and young people from across Wales have done to create kinder, safer and more inclusive communities locally, nationally and internationally. It is often said that […]
Academi Heddwch Cymru Cymru Global news Global Perspectives Health Human Rights Immigration, Refugees and Asylum International Exchange Peace Heritage Poverty and Development Volunteers War and Peace Cymru Can be a Nation of Peace: Llangollen 2025 Peace Lecture
Written by and reposted (with thanks) from The Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales. Event organised between Academi Heddwch and Llangollen International Eisteddfod. View ‘Cymru Can’ campaign here. “”Wales has a role to champion true peace. But to fully embrace the role of a Nation of Peace, however, […]