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Conscientious Objectors Day, 15 May: Supporting those who say ‘No to War’

“If the right to life is the first of all human rights Being the one on which all other rights depend The right to refuse to kill must be the second.”  Inscription on COs Memorial Stone, Wales’ National Garden of Peace #OTD ‘On this Day’, 15 May has been recognised […]

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Local Sudanese Community Unites to Alleviate Humanitarian Crisis

The Sudanese Community in Cardiff and South Wales came together on Saturday, 29 July, for a charity event aimed at supporting the victims of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan. The Open Cultural Day held at St. John’s Crescent, Canton, Cardiff, saw the Sudanese diaspora showcasing their culture while raising […]

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History War and Peace

‘Far from Home’: Remembrance Day Performance & Temple Tour

‘FAR FROM HOME’ by A48 Theatre tells the fascinating story of how seven Australian soldiers came to be buried in Cathays Cemetery in Cardiff during WWI. […]

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History War and Peace

Minnie James and the Temple’s ‘Mothers of Peace’

In November 1938 Minnie James from Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, was thrust into the limelight when Lord David Davies, founder of Wales’ Temple of Peace, decided that he would like to have a Welsh mother who had lost sons in the Great War to open the Welsh National Temple of Peace […]

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“Inspired by Annie”: The Story of the 1923 Welsh Women’s Peace Petition to America

DOWNLOAD / 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 […]

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War and Peace

Hisham Al-Omeisy: A discussion on the Yemen Crisis

By Aphrael Spindloe Disclaimer: The blogs on this site are written by our volunteers and guest writers. They do not reflect the views of the WCIA. We hope that sharing a range of views will encourage discussion and debate. Please get in touch if you wish to contribute a blog. […]

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