In the year of 2020 we are seeing an explosive increase of the awareness pivoting around what a global pandemic entails given the multiple outbreaks of Covid-19 throughout the world. That is to say that its media coverage and/or government response, although uneven and visibly unsuccessful in many so-called developed […]
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‘Architect of Peace’ for Temple82: Sir Percy Thomas, Construction & Story of Wales’ Temple of Peace & Health
Wales’ Temple of Peace has a unique architectural legacy: the only public building, Wales and world-wide, dedicated to the twin causes of peace and health. It was Pembrokeshire and Cardiff Architect Percy Thomas who rose to the challenge of turning this vision into bricks and mortar: to ‘create a peace building, for peacebuilding’. […]
‘Peace is not about being silent’ – Welsh schools unite to celebrate Young Peacemakers
This year’s Peace Schools Conference highlighted the hard work and continued commitment to peace work by all pupils, teachers and educators – despite of the effects of covid-19 on education worldwide. The Wales Peace Schools Scheme enables schools to develop peace as a cross-curricular theme and whole-school approach, generating exciting learning opportunities […]
Sameness and otherness, yet togetherness
Etymology situates tolerance within Latin roots. But tolerance transcends the realm of words to permeate through the realm of actions, hence its antiquity. Without it, humankind wouldn’t have thrived in adversity regardless of the innumerable historic occurrences when tolerance was put aside or simply forgotten in trying to obliterate diversity […]
Remembrance 2020: Visions for Peace and Health
For Remembrance Day 2020, explore Wales WW1 Book of Remembrance, and the story of Wales memorial to the fallen, the Temple of Peace & Health. […]
Don’t shoot, I’m a journalist! – A battle to protect the truth
I am going to tell you a story and like some stories, there is just two possible outcomes. People would rather I choose a happy ending, but unfortunately, this story falls into the opposite. For those who are protagonists of a story with a sad ending, society may make them […]
Democracy under attack –Violence & Repression
A new generation against the old? The democratic processes are under attack all around the world. The use of violence, threats of violence, arrests, beating, torture and imprisonment is widespread with the aim of restricting democratic action. On 1 January 2016, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development came into force. […]
Volunteer’ stories – Nosica’ s story
I’m Nosica, I am 23 years -old and I am from Belgium. I am a volunteer with European Solidarity Corp (ESC) and joined the youth organisation Boys’ and Girls’ club of Wales (BGC) on September 1st and (hopefully) I can stay here until July next year. I have always dreamed […]