Cymuned (translated in English as "community") is a Welsh-language pressure group. Established in 2001, the group campaigns for the survival of the minority Welsh-speaking communities in Wales, perceived to be under threat because of demographic change and linguistic globalisation. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A community usually refers to a group of people who interact and share certain things as a group, but it can refer to various collections of living things sharing an environment, plant or animal. ... Welsh ( or , pronounced , ), is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in Wales (Cymru), in England by some along the Welsh border, and in the Chubut Valley, a Welsh immigrant colony in the Patagonia region of Argentina. ... An advocacy group, interest group or lobbying group is a group, however loosely or tightly organized, doing advocacy: those determined to encourage or prevent changes in public policy without trying to be elected. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) Welsh, English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779...

Cymuned has campaigned on issues of housing and social justice, and describes itself as an anti-colonisation and anti-racist organisation. Houses in Fishpool Street, St Albans, England For other meanings of the word house, see House (disambiguation). ... Social justice refers to conceptions of justice applied to an entire society. ... See colony and colonisation for examples of colonialism which do not refer to Western colonialism. ... Anti-racism, like other general social attitudes, ideas and movements, has many variations and faces. ...

Cymuned have orchestrated protests outside estate agents in England that sell second homes in Wales to English people. They have also picketed Welsh train company Arriva Trains Wales' for the lack of use of the Welsh language on its local services. In addition, Cymuned activists often deface shop doors and windows with adhesive labels and posters. Estate agent is a United Kingdom term roughly synonymous with the United States term real estate broker, a business that arranges the selling, renting or management of homes, land and other buildings. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) Welsh, English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779... An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a UK-based international public transport operator and vehicle rental company, headquartered in Sunderland. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

Whilst Cymuned's housing protests have gained support, critics argue estate agents are providing a commercial service to the Welsh people who contract them to sell or rent their property in return for market value and that the sharp rise in the cost of property in recent years is not confined to Wales but an international phenomenon of the growing world economy.

The chief executive of Cymuned is Aran Jones, a Welsh learner. Other notable members include the poet and musician, Twm Morys (who won the chair at the 2003 national eisteddfod), Dr Simon Brooks, editor of a Welsh language current affairs magazine, Judith Humphreys, a Welsh actress, and Dr Jerry Hunter, an American Harvard graduate who moved to Wales to learn Welsh and has remained in Wales ever since, working in academic posts at the University of Wales. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

Cymuned has also been seen to encourage graffiti in parts of north-west Wales. [1] [2][3] [4] Graffiti is the unofficial application of graphics on publicly viewable surfaces. ...

External links

• Cymuned's main site
• Cymuned's site geared towards non-Welsh English speakers
• BBC.co.uk on housing sales protests
• BBC.co.uk on Arriva Trains protests