Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg - The Early Days
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Early protests of the Welsh Language Society at Aberystwyth and Tryweryn reservoir.
Description of the early protests of the Welsh Language Society ( or Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg), including those at Aberystwyth and Tryweryn reservoir.
From:
The Story of Welsh On the Brink
First broadcast
:
05 February 2003
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14,14-16
Subject : History
Topic : Twentieth century world
Keywords : Culture and beliefs, History of the Welsh language, Saunders Lewis, Welsh language Society, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg
Notes : What were the objectives of the Welsh Language Society? How, in the opinion of Dafydd Iwan, is the Welsh Language Society similar to other protest movements in the Western world? Explore the history of other protest movements of the time - eg anti-Vietnam war, CND, Students' protests in Paris, etc.
