List of movements in Wales

This is a list of historical and current movements, campaigns and political positions in Wales.

Current

Political

• All Under One Banner Cymru^[1]
• Campaign for a new UK flag^[2]
• Labour for an independent Wales^[3]
• Opposition to the Prince of Wales title^[4]
• Proposed St David's Day bank holiday^[5]
• Unionism in Wales^[6]
• Welsh devolution^[7]
• Welsh independence^[8]
• Welsh republicanism^[9]
• YesCymru^[10]

Cultural

• Celtic League^[11]
• Pan-Celticism^[12]
• Welsh Language Society^[13]
• Welsh nationalism^[14]

Sport

• Changing the Welsh Rugby Union logo^[15]
• Proposed Wales national cricket team^[16]
• Calls for Wales Olympic team^[17]

Environmental

• Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales^[18]

Transport

• North-South Wales railway - A campaign for a Swansea/Carmarthern rail line to Bangor connecting South and North Wales.^[19]

Historical

Political

• Parliament for Wales Campaign – Organisation and movement for an elected legislative Welsh Parliament.^[20][21]
• Women's suffrage in Wales – Movement to secure women's right to vote in Wales.^[22]
• Yes for Wales – Welsh devolution campaign.^[23][24]
• True Wales - The 2011 campaign against law making powers.^[25][26]
• Chartism in Wales – A movement for democratic rights.^[27]
• Cymru Fydd – A movement to increase awareness of Welsh national identity and promote Welsh devolution.^[28]

Cultural

• Cool Cymru – A Welsh cultural movement including Welsh musical artists.^[29][30]
• Celtic Revival – A revival of Celtic expression of national identity through music, literature and the visual arts in Wales.^[31]

Religious

• Welsh Methodist revival – A noncomformist, protestant movement in Wales.^[32]
• Nonconformity in Wales – A protestant establishment and movement in Wales.^[33]
• Welsh revival of 1904 – Religious revival in Wales, 1904 to 1905.^[34]

See also

• Culture of Wales
• History of Wales

References

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