50 years of the Welsh Language Society

[Dave Sayers]

[Once again I forgot to send this in plain text, and the email digest 
mangled it. Trying again. Sorry all.]

There is a series of articles up at clickonwales.org, celebrating the 
50th anniversary of the Welsh language pressure group Cymdeithas yr 
Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society).

http://www.clickonwales.org/2012/01/cymdeithas-at-50-half-a-century-ago/
'Cymdeithas at 50: Half a century ago'. John Davies looks back at an era 
when the Welsh language was virtually invisible.

http://www.clickonwales.org/2012/01/cymdeithas-at-50-when-dreams-become-reality/
'Cymdeithas at 50: When dreams become reality'. Angharad Tomos looks 
back at a lifetime of campaigning.

http://www.clickonwales.org/2012/01/cymdeithas-at-50-attaining-psychological-freedom/
'Cymdeithas at 50: Attaining psychological freedom'. Menna Machreth 
explains how non-violent direct action can become a way of life.

http://www.clickonwales.org/2012/01/cymdeithas-at-50-how-devolution-is-changing-the-campaign/
'Cymdeithas at 50: How devolution is changing the campaign'. Simon 
Brooks argues that today the language needs constitutional pressure group.

http://www.clickonwales.org/2012/01/cymdeithas-at-50-making-the-campaign-fit-for-the-future/
'Cymdeithas at 50: Making the campaign fit for the future'. Huw Lewis 
says Cymdeithas faces questions about its organisation, methods and policy.


Dave


-- 
Dr. Dave Sayers
Honorary Research Fellow
College of Arts & Humanities
and Language Research Centre
Swansea University
dave.sayers at cantab.net
http://swansea.academia.edu/DaveSayers