Category Archives: Cymunedau

NO-DEAL BREXIT AN INIQUITY TO THE WELSH LANGUAGE

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Following the Westminster Government’s decision to suspend Parliament in order to force a no-deal Brexit, Dyfodol i’r Iaith has declared that such a development would be disastrous for rural Wales. Since these are the very areas which continue to support the Welsh langugage as the natural, default medium, it would also be iniquitous to the Welsh language.

Heini Gruffudd, Cadeirydd Dyfodol’s Chair said:

“There is now a clear consensus that leaving the European Union without a deal would be a disaster for the rural Welsh economy. These areas, of course, contain the very communities which continue to support Welsh as a living language, and if the economy of these areas is decimated, then the language loses its backbone.

It should also be noted that the European Union supports minority languages and promotes economic links for rural areas.

Acknowledging the essential relationship between the economy, language and culture, we would call on the Welsh Government and all who would wish to see the Welsh language flourish to make it plain to the Government in Westminster that we are not willing to accept such unprincipled and destructive conduct.”

 

DYFODOL SLAMS CARTREFI CYMUNEDOL GWYNEDD AND CALLS FOR MORE WELSH IN THE WORKPLACE

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Dyfodol i’r Iaith has reacted angrily to Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd’s advertisement for a Deputy Chief Executive which does not include any requirement to speak the Welsh language. The only reference to the language in the person specification is need for, ” an empathy towards the Welsh language and culture of north Wales.”

Eifion Lloyd-Jones said on behalf of Dyfodol:

“In an area where the majority speak Welsh and the overwhelming majority of Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd staff use the language in their work, we believe that not only is this utterly unacceptable, but impractical too.”

“Needless to say this sets a very dangerous precedent. In the context of increasing the number of Welsh speakers, we should promoting the Welsh language in the workplace and supporting staff to learn Welsh. This specification doesn’t even contain a requirement to learn the language.”

“We therefore call on Carterfi Cymunedol Gwynedd to reconsider their recruitment process and on the Welsh Government to acknowledge the workplace as a key area for promoting the growth of the Welsh language.”

 

 

DYFODOL’S CALL TO DEFEND THE SERVICE AND PRINCIPLE OF GWYNEDD’S LANGUAGE CENTRES

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Dyfodol i’r Iaith has expressed dismay over possible cutbacks to Gwynedd Council’s Language Centres. These Centres provide immersion in the Welsh language to primary pupils who are new to the area, thus preparing them for Welsh education and facilitating their introduction to life within Welsh communities

Heini Gruffudd, Dyfodol’s Chair said:

“Any cutbacks to such a priceless service would be sheer nonsense. These Centres have already proved their worth and success. They also encapsulate the principle that is essential to the success of the Government’s Strategy to create a million Welsh speakers – that the Welsh language must to be accessible to all if it is to flourish.

We therefore call on the Government and Gwynedd Council to acknowledge and sustain the impressive work of these Centres; to hold them up, indeed, as a shining example of what can and should be achieved for the good of the Welsh language.”