‘I am fire, I am peace, I am a future, where all we do is playfight.’ from ‘I am peace’ by Sandra Elvebatten Myrland 2023 A delegation from Wales, including First Minister Mark Drakeford and Chief Executive of WCIA Susie VentrisField, visited Oslo in May 2022 to support the launch […]
Read moreOn 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 […]
Read moreOn 23 May 20 students and 12 staff from Romania, Turkey and Wales were hosted by WCIA at the Temple of Peace and Health for an interactive day as part of the ‘Becoming a Peace School’ Erasmus project. The group were given a glimpse into Wales’ rich peace heritage as […]
Read moreWCIA hosted the Norwegian Taiji Center as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations. Prior to holding of their anniversary conference on Friday 19 May, Pamela Hiley (Norwegian Taiji Centre) and Susie Ventris-Field (WCIA) planted a rose bush in the Garden of Peace. The rose ‘Perfect Harmony’ was planted to commemorate […]
Read moreI 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 […]
Read moreBetween 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 […]
Read moreGwerthuswr 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 […]
Read moreThe rising profile of the unfolding instability in Sudan has been worrying many Wales-wide over recent weeks, particularly Welsh communities with connections to the East African nation, who are exploring ways to show solidarity and extend hands of help to those affected by the conflict. Whilst many news headlines focus […]
Read moreThis Easter marks a ‘Centenary’ for WCIA – as we celebrate the founding after World War One of our predecessor body, the Welsh League of Nations Union (WLNU), which formally came into being over the Easter Weekend of 21-22 April 1922. […]
Read more20 January 2023 On September 16, 2022 – Mahsa Amini was arrested outside a metro station for “improperly” wearing her hijab by the Iranian morality police. While held in the capital city of Tehran under custody for her alleged violation of the hijab law, she tragically died. Following her death, […]
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