Cymru Conversations

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07.05.2025 12:02 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

The image is a poster with a bold message painted in large, green, brushstroke-style letters on a dark background. It reads: “FIGHT POVERTY NOT THE POOR” The style is raw and expressive, conveying urgency and social activism. At the bottom, it includes the text “Poor People’s Campaign | poorpeoplescampaign.org” and credits the design to Jesse Purcell, 2017.

01.05.2025 18:55 — 👍 13474    🔁 2898    💬 138    📌 70

The BBC asked marginalized groups how it could do better. They didn’t hold back. "They're going to the shop for sense-making, I think. And there's nothing on the shelf."

Shirish Kulkarni: “When people ask me about news avoidance, I reject that term […]. If you ask people ‘are you interested in your place in the world? Do you want to understand the world?’ Everyone says yes. But if you ask ‘does status quo journalism help you do any of those things?’ They say no.”

06.02.2025 12:36 — 👍 44    🔁 18    💬 1    📌 0

Croeso to Cymru Conversations A hub for voices in and of Wales, a constellation of communities

As we gradually connect, communicate, and empower each other here, my vision is that the news deserts of Wales and its diaspora will see green shoots and, someday, lush gardens everywhere.

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01.05.2025 21:26 — 👍 6    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0