Petition with over 1500 signatures to be submitted to the National Assembly
Over 1500 signatures calling for the creation of a Peace Institute in Wales will be submitted to the National Assembly at 10.30am, Wednesday 27th October 2009, on the steps of the Senedd building. The petition reads:
“We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to investigate the potential for and the practicality of Wales having a Peace Institute concerned with Peace and Human Rights, comparable with those supported by state governments in Flanders, Catalonia and elsewhere in Europe.”
The petition will be handed by a deputation headed by Sue Essex, the former Finance Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government, has been initiated by the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, Cymdeithas y Cymod, Cynefin y Werin and CND Cymru and already has achieved all-party support within the National Assembly.
Speaking in support of the petition, Sue Essex will say:
‘Wales may be a small country but with a Peace Institute we could be a greater voice for peace and justice in the world’.
National Secretary of CND Cymru Jill Gough said today:
‘The widespread support we received throughout Wales for this initiative shows that it is timely. It would reflect this nation’s heritage, and mirror the public mood on global issues, if the Assembly gave a lead in establishing such an Institute in Wales.’
For further details, see attachment with this email or contact Stephen Thomas (bilingual) on 02920-228549, John Cox on 07940582593 or Sue Essex at 10.30 at the Senedd Building.
