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The March: A Collective PilgrimageSwansea College of Art, UWTSD
05 May - 09 June 2018
The March – A Collective Pilgrimage
On 29 – 30thApril, students and staff from Swansea College of Art Photography Department marched from Merthyr Tydfil to the Senedd in Cardiff to raise awareness of equality and women’s rights.
Together with artists, writers, campaigners, academics and local historians, they planned to connect with people and communities en route to collate a manifesto which they presented to AM Julie James at the Senedd around 5.30pm on 30thApril.
Programme Director of Photojournalism & Documentary Photography, Sian Addicott said: “We are hoping to bring people together and prompt conversation and debate around equality and women’s rights. Merthyr is such an iconic location in terms of the industrial history of Wales and the impact capitalism and patriarchal structures have had on the region.”
The event was captured on photography and film and the results are shown here at Mission.
Staff and students were also joined by Theatr Soar, The RedHouse, The Songbirds, Muni Art Centre, Women Against Pit Closures, Poets of the Hill, Afon Community Dance, Jazz Heritage Wales and others.
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Yr Orymdaith – Pererindod ar y Cyd
Ar 29-30 Ebrill, gorymdeithiodd myfyrwyr a staff o Adran Ffotograffiaeth Coleg Celf Abertawe o Ferthyr Tudful i’r Senedd yng Nghaerdydd i godi ymwybyddiaeth am gydraddoldeb a hawliau menywod.
Ynghyd ag artistiaid, awduron, ymgyrchwyr, academyddion a haneswyr lleol, y bwriad oedd cysylltu â phobl a chymunedau ar y daith i greu maniffesto i’w gyflwyno i Julie James AC yn y Senedd ar 30 Ebrill.
Meddai Cyfarwyddwr y Rhaglen Ffotonewyddiaduraeth a Ffotograffiaeth Ddogfennol, Siân Addicott: “Rydym yn gobeithio dod â phobl ynghyd ac annog sgwrs a thrafodaeth ynglŷn â chydraddoldeb a hawliau menywod.Mae Merthyr yn lleoliad mor eiconig yn nhermau hanes diwydiannol Cymru a’r effaith mae cyfalafiaeth a strwythurau patriarchaidd wedi’i chael ar yr ardal.”
Cafodd y digwyddiad ei gofnodi mewn ffotograffau ac ar ffilm a chyflwynir ffrwyth y gwaith yma yn Oriel Mission.
Ynghyd â’r staff a’r myfyrwyr fe ymunodd Theatr Soar, The RedHouse, The Songbirds, Canolfan Gelfyddydau’r Muni, Gwragedd yn erbyn Cau’r Pyllau, Poets of the Hill, Dawns Gymunedol Afon, Treftadaeth Jazz Cymru ac eraill.
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Photo credit / Credyd Delwedd: Jo Moody
