News Archive

Come to housing rally in Blaenau Ffestiniog to secure legislation that will make a difference to communities
04/04/2024 - 09:41
Cymdeithas yr Iaith has warned that there will be no radical action to solve the housing crisis in Wales and protect Welsh communities unless people come in large numbers to the Nid yw Cymru ar Werth (Wales is Not For Sale) rally in Blaenau Ffestiniog on May 4 to show the strength of feeling. There are concerns among language campaigners that the Government does not understand the extent of the crisis facing Welsh communities, and that progressive policies to get to the root of the problem will not be adopted.
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Cynllun Tai a Chymunedau Cymraeg: angen mynd llawer ymhellach yng nghyd-destun problemau tai
11/10/2022 - 17:50
Nodwn ein siom bod cymaint o'r mesurau yn y Cynllun Tai a Chymunedau Cymraeg a gyhoeddwyd gan y Llywodraeth heddiw (11/10/2022) yn dal i ddibynnu ar weithredoedd gwirfoddol ac nad yw'r mesurau na'r cyllid yn mynd yn bell o gwbl. Deddf Eiddo gyflawn sydd ei hangen. Dywedodd Robat Idris, Cadeirydd Cymdeithas yr Iaith:
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Gwahoddiad i ‘ymuno â’r frwydr dros yr iaith’ mewn neges blwyddyn newydd.
31/12/2021 - 12:32
Mae Cymdeithas yr Iaith yn gwahodd pobl Cymru ‘i ymuno â’r frwydr dros yr iaith’ yn ei fideo newydd. Mae’r fideo, a gyhoeddir fel neges blwyddyn newydd, yn cyd-fynd â'r weledigaeth a grisialwyd yn ‘Mwy na Miliwn — Dinasyddiaeth Gymraeg i Bawb’.
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CYMDEITHAS THANK COUNCIL AND TELL EDUCATION MINISTER "Over to You !"
06/12/2021 - 12:49
Cymdeithas yr Iaith has thanked Carmarthenshire County Council's Cabinet for their decision to save Ysgol Blaenau and Ysgol Mynydd-y-Garreg, and has called on the Education Minister to now give clear and practical support to maintain the long-term sustainability of the schools
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Hundreds to protest at Tryweryn dam against the ‘collapse of communities’ due to housing market
13/07/2021 - 17:48
 
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Government’s failure to reach education targets shows ‘a desperate need for a radical Welsh language Education Act’

13/07/2021 - 17:45
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Calls for a 'radical package of measures' to tackle the housing crisis
07/06/2021 - 17:51
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have welcomed a commitment made by the First Minister, Mark Drakeford MS, to introduce a "package of proposals” to tackle the housing crisis but emphasise that the policy package "needs to be radical and comprehensive".
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‘Human dam’ to prevent the collapse of Welsh communities
20/05/2021 - 14:15
At 1pm on Saturday, 10th of July, hundreds of Cymdeithas yr Iaith supporters are expected to form a "human dam" across the Tryweryn dam near Bala, as a sign of the group’s determination to prevent the collapse of Welsh communities as a result of the housing crisis.  
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Welsh Government's 'inadequate' response to the housing crisis lambasted
18/03/2021 - 15:45
Language campaigners have lambasted the Welsh Government’s response to Cymdeithas yr Iaith's petition in a debate yesterday (17 March) at the Senedd.  
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Cross-party consensus in favor of the devolution of broadcasting labelled a 'historic turning point'
11/03/2021 - 12:01
Cymdeithas yr Iaith has welcomed the recommendations of a new report by the Senedd’s Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee which calls for a number of broadcasting powers to be devolved to Wales.  
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