…only combat poverty but build solidarity in local communities. Other organisations like TIN Wardrobe and Trans Tech Tent use similar mutual aid frameworks to provide support and resources to communities,…
The IWA Recommends: Highlights of Hay
…at The Hive and chaired by our director Auriol Miller, will bring together three of the commissioners tasked by Welsh Government with looking at options for Wales’ constitutional future –…
Sanctuary – There Must Be Somewhere: Poetry Review
…the many meanings of sanctuary and how it manifests. Angela Graham is the writer of most of the poems in the book, however she has also commissioned poems from writers…
Tree Planting in Wales: Seeds of Hope or Carbon Land Grab?
…doing something to help the environment without actually reducing emissions. However, these criticisms of the system combine with more local concerns about how the schemes themselves affect communities. In Wales…
Wherefore Theatre: How can Welsh theatre bridge its skill gap?
…of Common Wealth theatre company, which is based in both Bradford and Cardiff, laments the effect of funding on theatrical exploration and access: ‘There’s a fear of losing funding from…
Review: Hymnal: An Early Life in Verse
…as she marks her own freedom and growth. Hymnal is wrapped up in a longing for adolescent confusion that comes with maturing. The metaphors of fire and destruction, armoury and…
Intensive Poultry Units and the Well-being of Future Generations Act
…Community Food Strategy to strengthen the role of the PSBs. There is much that local authorities could do to improve food systems in their areas, as the Community Land Advisory…
Working Towards a globally responsible Wales
…a number of recommendations, primarily focused on placing a stronger commitment to global responsibility in the face of the Bill. Our campaign demonstrated how organisations can work constructively, across parties,…
An exciting journey
It may sound like a cliché, but Wales is on an exciting journey when it comes to education and reform. The Curriculum for Wales introduced this year means that qualifications…