Dyfodol I'r Iaith
Dyfodol i'r Iaith (‘a Future for the Language’) is a non-political organisation in Wales that works to ensure that the Welsh language occupies a central role in Welsh life and remains a priority on the political agenda.[1]. It is a lobbying pressure group which works exclusively through constitutional means, seeking to influence the Welsh Government, Local Government, political parties, the heads of public bodies and others to place the Welsh language at the heart of their policies and actions.
History and Background
The organisation was set up at a meeting held in June 2012 in Tŷ Tawe Welsh Language Centre in Swansea. The original Board included Heini Gruffudd, Simon Brooks, Richard Wyn Jones, Robat Gruffudd, Emyr Lewis, Elin Wyn and Huw Edwards. Officers are elected at the annual general meeting, at which any member can express an opinion or put forth proposals regarding the organisation’s focus and policies.
The first Annual General Meeting was held in 2012 at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in the Vale of Glamorgan with Beti George, Angharad Mair and Emyr Lewis addressing the meeting.
Board and Staff
The current Chair is Heini Gruffudd[2] and a Chief Executive, Ruth Richards[3], and Development Officer, Meinir James are employed by the organisation. The Board members (2021) are Eifion Lloyd Jones, Iwan Edgar, Wyn Thomas, Cynog Dafis, Robat Gruffudd, Catrin Alun, Elaine Edwards and Heini Gruffudd. Beti George, Angharad Mair, Elinor Jones, and Bethan Jones Parry have all, at various times, served as the organisation’s President.
Funding
It is an independent and non party-political organisation, whose only source of income is the membership subscriptions and donations[4] of those individuals and companies who share its vision.
Campaigns
Since its formation, the organisation has campaigned for and influenced in favour of:
- Founding a dozen Welsh Language Centres
- Setting up a BBC Radio Cymru
- Ensured consideration for the Welsh language as part of the planning process
- Founding the Canolfan Genedlaethol Cymraeg i Oedolion
- Emphasis being given to the promotion of the Welsh language within the community[5]and the education system[6]
- Establishing the principle of holistic language planning in relation to the Welsh language[7]
Dyfodol i’r Iaith is a member of the Dathlu’r Gymraeg umbrella group.
In 2019, the organisation published Planning the Regeneration of the Welsh Language, which highlights the language planning priorities. These priorities also inform the November 2020 publication, Aspiration and Achievement[8] – Dyfodol i’r Iaith’s proposals for Welsh-language Policy 2021-2026, which sets out the organisation’s vision for the Welsh Senedd Election of 2021.
Dyfodol i’r Iaith wished to see the Welsh Government establish an arms’-length Language Authority with sufficient resources to steer the Welsh language into the future.
References
- ↑ "New Welsh language pressure group Dyfodol i'r Iaith". BBC News. 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ "Who are we | Dyfodol i'r Iaith". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ "Dyfodol i'r Iaith yn penodi prif weithredwr". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Cymraeg). 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ "Dyfodol i'r Iaith yn chwilio am "unigolion cefnog"". Golwg360 (in Cymraeg). 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ "'Do more to help customers use Welsh'". Cambrian News. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ "Dyfodol i'r Iaith: "siom" ynglyn â'r broses recriwtio Cyfarwyddwr Addysg y Llywodraeth". Golwg360 (in Cymraeg). 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ "Yn fy marn i: Dyfodol i'r Iaith". Denbighshire Free Press. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ "Policies | Dyfodol i'r Iaith". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
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