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"We must invest in community action now to protect and prevent the loss of community groups at a time when they appear to be most needed."

Building Communities Trust's Eleri Williams reflects on a recent piece of research highlighting challenges and a vision for a more supportive environment for community groups across .

Read Eleri's article on 👉 https://ow.ly/lwGq50SWB3K

Bethany McAulay investigates the reasons behind the stalling of Rhyl’s Queens Market redevelopment.



https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2024/08/the-queen-is-dead-a-problem-for-rhyls-regenerative-vision/

🚨 Ymunwch â ni ym mis Hydref ar gyfer ein digwyddiad olaf fel rhan o’n partneriaeth â Prifysgol Bangor wrth i ni ddod â phanel o arbenigwyr cyffrous ynghyd i drafod sut y gallwn greu dyfodol cynaliadwy i gymunedau gogledd Cymru.

🚨 Join us in October for our final event part of our partnership with Bangor University as we bring together an exciting expert panel to discuss how we can create a sustainable future for communities in north Wales.

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The Wales Centre for Public Policy explores the fiscal challenges facing local government, and argues that fostering and sustaining strong community partnerships will be essential for success. Read the full article here ➡️ https://ow.ly/3eBX50SQ5qh

Carole-Anne Davies imagines a future buoyed up by a progressive outlook on infrastructure.



https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2024/08/revisiting-the-2020s/

In the week of the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru, Tunji Offeyi takes to to look at how Welsh folk music, a vital part of Wales' intangible heritage, can address community tensions, foster unity and attract cultural tourists to Wales.

Read his article here 👉 https://ow.ly/gkpU50STXoG

Victoria Kioi talks to participatory artist, literary activist, poet, rapper, singer-songwriter and theatre maker Rufus Mufasa about her latest album Trig(ger) Warning(s).



https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2024/08/rufus-mufasa-if-you-can-imagine-it-you-will-create-it/

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"They are in dire straits, due to years of chronic underfunding, and the lack of coherent joined up, long term UK wide strategies."

IWA Fellow Roger Lewis discusses the funding crisis facing the cultural and creative industry sectors in Wales and the UK. Read his reflections part of his BBC Radio Wales 'Sunday Supplement' interview here ➡️ https://ow.ly/iVIT50SRSY5

"We urgently need to shift away from economies that are rooted in inequality and exploitation, to economies that centre the wellbeing of people and planet."

In the first in a series of articles, Sarah Rees, Head of Oxfam Cymru, looks at how Wales can lead the way in building a fairer, greener world.

Read her reflections on 👉 https://ow.ly/Eujr50SR1Lz

🚨 Ymunwch â ni ym mis Hydref ar gyfer ein digwyddiad olaf fel rhan o’n partneriaeth â Prifysgol Bangor wrth i ni ddod â phanel o arbenigwyr cyffrous ynghyd i drafod sut y gallwn greu dyfodol cynaliadwy i gymunedau gogledd Cymru.

🚨 Join us in October for our final event part of our partnership with Bangor University as we bring together an exciting expert panel to discuss how we can create a sustainable future for communities in north Wales.

👉 https://ow.ly/wVPI50SlJjK

BMA Cymru Wales calls for an urgent rescue package for GP practices to prevent further closures in Wales. Find out more about their research and their 'Save our Surgeries' campaign on 👉 https://ow.ly/455G50SPlb2

‘I check the Caerdydd Indicators: the city remains on target for self-sufficiency.’

‘Rwy’n edrych ar Ddangosyddion Caerdydd: mae’r ddinas ar y trywydd cywir o hyd i fod yn hunangynhaliol.’

Professor Peter Madden imagines a future Wales where human life has become intrinsically connected with AI.



https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2024/08/cardiff-in-2100/

Have you ever considered joining a non-executive board? Read CreativeWales Catryn Ramasut's reflections on her journey to Chair on 👉 https://ow.ly/8xNj50SPfGx

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Please make a donation to the IWA today to help us continue our work on economic policy. As a charity, we strive for a prosperous, sustainable, and equitable Wales – and your donations will go a long way in helping us achieve it.

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Dr Ani Saunders and Dr Edward Jones argue a culture-led strategy can help regenerate Cardiff’s economy, but ask what cost such an approach might have for the city's grassroots scene and communities.



https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2024/08/music-regeneration-taylor-swift-cardiff/

Lydia Godden reviews an account of the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike informed by interviews with miners and by the authors’ own reporting on the events at the time.



https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2024/07/book-review-coal-and-community-in-wales-images-of-the-miners-strike-richard-williams-and-amanda-powell/

Jia Wei Lee imagines a future where sustainability and intersectionality go hand in hand.



https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2024/07/wales-in-2100/

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Today, we are pleased to release another episode of produced by former resident editor Victoria Kioi, who speaks to Gabin Kongolo about his learning journey as a Welsh speaker, his experiences in the creative industry, and the process behind creating his poem-film Ndako, which pays homage to his parents' trajectory as refugees coming from Congo.



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🚨 Ymunwch â ni ym mis Hydref ar gyfer ein digwyddiad olaf fel rhan o’n partneriaeth â Prifysgol Bangor wrth i ni ddod â phanel o arbenigwyr cyffrous ynghyd i drafod sut y gallwn greu dyfodol cynaliadwy i gymunedau gogledd Cymru.

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What should our justice system look like in the year 2100? Following her eco-dystopian reflection on the prisons of the future, Heledd Melangell explores transformative models which could inform the Welsh justice system and prisons.

Read the full article on 👉 https://ow.ly/GOBN50SJWLy

🚨 Join us in October for our final event part of our partnership with Bangor University as we bring together an exciting expert panel to discuss how we can create a sustainable future for communities in north Wales.

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Eben Myrddin Muse argues that Plaid Cymru's lack of a vision on land is a gap in their electoral strategy.



https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2024/07/why-isnt-plaid-cymru-talking-about-land/

Prof Martin Kitchener and Panayiota Georgiou from Cardiff Business School discuss six lessons about co-production arising from the development of the Ely and Caerau community plan.

Read what they found out on 👉 https://ow.ly/CrlG50SISs7

Cassy Taylor (Qualifications Wales / Cymwysterau Cymru) explains the work of designing an inclusive suite of National Qualifications for 14- to 16-year-olds.



https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2024/07/building-a-confident-cymru/

Farming has the greatest potential to restore nature in Wales – but only if farmers receive the right support, Annie Smith and Arfon Williams argue.



https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2024/07/restoring-biodiversity-in-wales/

Heledd Melangell imagines a future where the carceral system has continued to expand at its current pace.



https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2024/07/prison-2100-a-mega-prisons-eco-dystopia/

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