Members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith in Ceredigion have presented a petition to call on the Council to ensure that they can live in Welsh in the county.
The petition, which has more than 1,300 signatures, calls on the Council to work through the medium of Welsh, following the example of Gwynedd Council, to ensure jobs for local people, to provide recreational services for young people in Welsh and ensure that housing available to local people.
One of the activists said: