On 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 moreOn the evening of 17th January, 1946, the world’s first United Nations General Assembly was formally opened with a ceremonial gathering at London’s Royal Albert Hall – the ‘British Welcome’ to delegates of every nation. Reading through this opening programme from the Temple of Peace Archives (below), one remarkable thing […]
Read moreEtymology 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 […]
Read moreDOWNLOAD / PRINT PDF ARTICLE WOMEN’S PETITION RESOURCES HOMEPAGE (this can be easily printed in A5 Booklet Form through printer settings: A4, back-to-back, leaflet format) In 1923, with the horrors of World War 1 having galvanised a whole generation against conflict, women of Wales organised an […]
Read moreWe are delighted that several of the WCIA programmes are recognized as making a positive contribution towards the Sustainable Development Goals says Susie Ventris- Field WCIA CEO. The Sustainable Development Goals, set after much consultation and based on the experience of the Millennium Goals, set out a vision for the […]
Read moreBy Craig Owen, Head of Wales for Peace at WCIA On June 16th 2019 – appropriately enough, Father’s Day – it was 75 years to the day since Lord David Davies of Llandinam (1880-1944), father and founder of Wales’ Temple of Peace & Health, passed away. A leading thinker in […]
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