Cynefin y Werin
Academi Heddwch Cymru - Wales Peace Academy
13th November 2012 Steering Group meeting for
the Academi Heddwch Cymru - Wales Peace
Academy (AHC / WPA)
Present Stephen Thomas, Robin Gwyndaf, Max
Wallis, Tony Young, George Crabb, Anne Greagsby, Jane Harries, Kay Holder, and
Diana Marquand
First meeting of the steering group – role
1. to
keep people informed about the proposal -
important to have a focused steering group
2. prepare
the re-launch Conference – what happens afterwards
What is March Conference about
Purpose - to take the temperature (Robin) with aims
to share information/vision, produce an outline strategy
to present information re. Academi models and what similar
European institutes are doing
to agree the framework for the Academi; terms of reference
(not Constitution)
to elect a Steering group to take it forward
Establish
as a Project within the Centenary of
the 1914 Outbreak of 1st World War to
purpose – to remember the past, remember suffering and look for a better future
Robin proposed this – to claim some funds to promote peace –
enthusiastically agreed.
The Centenary has
£150M funding, is under Deian Hopkins, could kick-start the Academi
Initial funding (for Conf.) from Cynefin y Werin, Diana
suggested ‘Women making a difference’ funds from Euro-Commission; also ‘cloud’
advertising
suggestions for Break-out groups/Workshops with prepared
papers, perhaps from working groups prepared over next few months; to go into
Conference proceedings
Ecocide
Peace-keeping and
Conflict resolution in divided societies;
Economy for Peace
Role in Scrutiny (rather than campaigning) and global
governnance
Research Arms conversion
Education – culture of peace in schools – in Welsh history
Tools for peace (peter polish)
Conference structure
Marie: contributors should be broad based – include
workshops
Diane; break into small groups to enable people to express
fears and hopes
Peter: keep to themes
– future strands come out of the group work
Kay: exhibitions by existing Welsh projects
Involve young people – eg. video made beforehand by young
people
Stephen: 3 or 4 divisions of time: Background - Vision – Speakers -
Framework
Speakers on 4-5 topics; Afternoon getting it together and
moving on
Too little time for speakers from other institutes
Decisions Stephen
summarised
·
overarching aims pretty much agreed
·
means of achieving them
·
past work
·
terms of reference issue
·
prepared questions on different areas
link to 100th anniversary 1st world
war
Synopsis/conference group to give basis others to work on
details
from today
·
preparing background
·
potential funding
·
publicity/marketing – posters,
statement to go widely in Welsh papers
·
terms of reference
DECISION - ACTIONS
Summary of petitions committee responses (~70) Anne, Max and Jane
Marie to do a list of wider contacts and groups
Anne - Set up website
Basic statement/announcement for website
and local papers, including Y Pedair Ty
Dalen Cynedgleiddol
set up Working groups
1. Terms
of reference: Tony and Max
2. Publicity
– Marie - Diana -Jane - George - Kay - Robin - Anne
3. Conference
Planning: Marie, Diana , Jane, Robin,
Kay
Announcements
Peace Cairn event,
Carmarthenshire, 6/7 April
Waldo Williams, poet of peace en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldo_Williams
Next Steering Group meeting
21 January
at Chapter Arts Centre, Canton 2pm
behind Iceland store on Cowbridge Rd, just out
from Canton Cross
buses 17/18 from Westgate St
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