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Peace Garden30 Rededication
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Wales’ National Garden of Peace was established by International Youth Service, CVS and UNA Exchange founder Robert Davies in 1988. A time capsule was buried by 8-year-old Richard Mears of Roath Park Primary School, UNA’s youngest member, with 93-year-old Irene Chamberlain who was part of the 1938 opening. There are nearly 50 memorials in the garden dedicated to Welsh peacemakers which each tell an amazing story of their own. 30 years later, we gather to rededicate the Peace Garden, unveiling youth-designed sculptural mosaics for the entrance archways, and a Peace Gardens Memorials Trail. Children will bury a time capsule for the Temple’s 100th Anniversary in 2038.
Led by UNA Exchange, WCIA and Temple Partners.
Saturday 24th November, 2-4pm
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Temple of Memories: Exhibition Opening
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Following a cheese and wine reception to open the Wales for Peace Exhibition, this panel discussion brings together several generations of WCIA and UNA Exchange Directors to share insights and reflections on how the Temple of Peace has shaped Welsh civil society and identity, and responded to the challenges of championing internationalism, peace & free speech. This is a one-off ‘live oral histories’ event, with opportunity for audience Q&A. It is hoped to make this event available as a podcast.
Susie Ventris-Field with Martin Pollard, Sheila Smith, Stephen Thomas.
Thursday 1 November, 6.30-8.30pm
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INSPIRE WW100 Schools Conference
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‘Shaping the Future we Wish to See’: Young people building a more peaceful Wales and World
The final ‘schools conference’ of the Wales for Peace programme will be one of 9 events UK-wide, broadcast as part of the BBC’s youth programming for Remembrance Day 2018. The morning session will be held in Ty Hywel, the debating chamber of the National Assembly for Wales, with involvement of current serving Assembly Members. The afternoon session in the Temple of Peace will be a celebration of the achievements of young people through the Wales for Peace project between 2014-18, and will feature the awarding of the first ‘Peace Schools’ in Wales.
Jane Harries, WCIA; Peace Education Network; INSPIRE; sponsored by the National Assembly for Wales
Tuesday 6 November – ticket only, available via Eventbrite
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Repeated events throughout November
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Wales’ Book of Remembrance: Turning the Pages
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Within the foundations of the Temple of Peace, built to honour the fallen of WW1, Wales’ Book of Remembrance records 40,000 souls - the ‘roll call’ for the National War Memorial in Alexandra Gardens. Once a place of pilgrimage for those who had lost loved ones, throughout November the WCIA will re-enact the tradition of turning the pages at 11am each morning.
Wales for Peace Team
Thursday 1 – Friday 30 November
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Wales for Peace Exhibition
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The Wales for Peace exhibition explores how, in the 100 years since WW1, the people of Wales have contributed to the search for peace – and continue to do so today. Explore our ‘timeline’ of Wales’ peace heritage from past to present. Take in the inspiring stories, original archival materials, youth art and responses, as well as opportunities and challenges for Wales’ future generations of internationalists. And reflect on your own aspirations for Wales’ role in the world into the future: what in the world do you care about?
Craig Owen, Mari Lowe, communities Wales-wide
Thursday 1 – Friday 30 November
Open weekdays, 9am-5pm (+ evenings and weekend events).
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Guided Temple Tours and Archive Workshops
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Led by WCIA’s volunteer tour guides, these tours offer a snapshot into the Temple’s rich past, drawing on research into the building, the people and the movements inspired by the mission for peace. Take in the architecture, the symbolism, the spaces – the Hall of Nations, Crypt, Library, and Wales’ Garden of Peace - the politics of war and peace and above all, the people whose passion for peace has shaped Wales. Each week, as part of the Wales for Peace Exhibition, the Council Chamber will be open with a display of original documents and artefacts from the Temple Archives.
Led by Mari Lowe, Temple of Peace Archivist with WCIA Volunteers.
Wednesdays 7, 14, 21 and 28 November, 12.30-1.30pm (lunchtime tours)
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