We are one of the partners of the Grand Multicultural Hub, The Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea, SA1 3QJ, where most of our activities are based. You can check our activities, projects and events on our website:
https://ilawalescic.org
You will also find details of how to join, if you share our Mission and want to share and/or learn about our languages and cultures.
The Mission of ILA-WALES CIC is:
• To meet informally to develop friendships and provide each other with mutual support, including showing solidarity and opening opportunities for our asylum-seeking members
• To meet periodically as a group and share cultural activities
• To provide the opportunity to practise Spanish and Portuguese in both formal meetings and informal gatherings (e.g., classes or conversation clubs or through "Language Buddies")
• To organise and host cultural events, for example:
o A Music workshop with a professional group from Spain, Portugal or Latin America
o A Salsa party with a Latin American Band
o A Tango/Flamenco Workshop with professional dancers
o A Poetry Recital with a Spanish/Portuguese/Latin American Poet working in the UK
o An Iberian & Latin American Film/Dance Festival
o Editoriales Cartoneras (Cardboard Publishers) Workshops
• To liaise with other Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese) & Latin American cultural Events in the area:
o Swansea University’s Centre for the Comparative Studies of Portugal, Spain and the Americas (CEPSAM) activities
o Iberian & Latin American Films in Swansea University's Taliesin and The Dylan Thomas Centre & Theatre
o Salsa Classes at Walkabout, Wind St, Swansea (Tuesdays)
o Cardiff International Film Festival with Latin American filmmakers working in the UK
o El Sueño Existe Latin American Festival in Machynlleth (July or August)
o ILAMS: Iberian and Latin American Music Society
Our Vision:
ILA-WALES CIC will endeavour to make a positive contribution by engaging with other ethnic minorities to enrich the cultural life of Wales. We shall share our heritage with all communities, seeking to create a more cohesive society.
We shall also engage with Spanish/Portuguese/Latin American social and cultural projects to introduce them to our area and further develop possibilities by involving the local community at all levels and by co-producing projects together.
