perthyn<\/em>, a word in Welsh for belonging, so in this case belonging to a movement bigger than yourself that has solid foundations in the past,\u201d says Ffion Fielding.<\/p>\nSchools in Wales have been learning about the campaign and how different it would look in today\u2019s world of social media and online communications. The WCIA is also developing a national conversation around peace within communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re working towards bringing groups together that might not have had those conversations before, in the spirit of how any woman over 18 could sign the petition,\u201d notes Ffion Fielding.<\/p>\n
Lessons from the unprecedented campaign can also be drawn for today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe women who signed the petition did not have time to do more than sign a petition. They had busy lives. But they were part of a community and they wanted to take the action that they could,\u201d concludes Ffion Fielding. \u201cIt is a quiet determination that actually, I can do something.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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