Location for Calan Mai 2009
The original call out for a marking of International Workers Day in Wales centered on a large event in Cardiff, there was a number of obvious reasons for this, but by no means does that mean anything has to be prescriptive. Indeed perhaps a decentralized, multi-topic and multi-tactic mobilization would be a better choice.
Some on a thread on urban75 have suggested for events in multiple locations across Wales, on his Red Rememberer blog Gethin ‘Iestyn’ Gruffydd suggests Swansea as the most suitable location.
Where any Welsh MayDay event takes place is not that important, what is important is that one does take place! Matters such as location, themes and tactics need to be decided upon by the coming together of people from across Wales who wish to see such an event happen. A meeting to get this process started will be called in the near future, though given the geographical area that many of the activists who have an expressed any interest live in the south eastern corner, this will almost certainly take place in Cardiff.
May 16, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Dde Gymru, but no harm in linking with other towns…. the ‘port is not far away and something in ponty would be fantastic.
June 2, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Bedding says : I absolutely agree with this !
October 16, 2008 at 5:33 pm
The location could be almost anywhere, since only the sympathetic will turn up, but could be selected with an eye to the sort of publicity that it might gain since the wider audience whose consciousness you want to raise is gained through the media – and maybe the internet, although that is a self selecting audience aswell. Good luck with your plans ( and thanks for including a link to Repwblic’s phpBB ).
January 21, 2009 at 12:32 pm
CYMRU RYDD
I am a “no surrender” militant, “Free Wales” nationalist and a republican socialist. I have also been an ‘international’ freedom-fighter in Afghanistan, Burma and Croatia!
Fe Ddaw Ein Dydd!
FE GODWN NI ETO
Y GROES NAID
OWAIN Glyndwr ein gwynderyn
A’r Groes Naid mwy nid yw
A’r Cymry hen a’r wlad wen
Ac mae’n mamiaith yn fyw
Cadwyr Cymru ac Sion s’yn galw
Am Chwi Feibion Glyndwr
yn fyw yn rydd neu farw
Er mwyn Owain Glyndwr
Plentyn Owain a Sion sy’n galw
Am Chwi Filwyr (Y) Groes Naid
yn fyw yn rydd neu farw
O blaid Cymro’n danbaid
Ar alaw “Amazing Grace”
Fe Ddaw Ein Dydd
Dros wlad fy nhad, fe godaf ryfelgri
Hen Gymru’n gwlad a garu’n rhyddid ni
Y Cymro hwn a’i cadw’n boddlon byth
Sydd yn ymladd dros Gymru yn Gymru rydd
Er mwyn Brychan, mab Cayo* ac Vivian
“A fu farw(feirw), yn fyw fy hunan”
Fe ddaw ein dydd wedyn ninnau sydd
Yn codi eto dros ein harweinydd
Gwlad o galon yn ffyddlon iddo ef
A’r Fro Gymraeg a gwir gartref
A’n heniaith lan a noeth hunaniaeth
Yn herio’n gryf estronol gam-reolaeth.
Ar alaw “FINLANDIA” gan Jean Sibelius
* Brychan Coslett and Iestyn Evans
January 21, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Swansea or Cwm Rhondda!