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Established in 2001, the National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive holds an unrivalled collection of films, TV and radio broadcasts, video tapes and sound recordings relating to Wales and the Welsh, from 1898 to the present day. The collection spans multiples formats and genres, both professional and amateur.
The very essence of life in traditional Welsh communities is unbalanced by market and political forces.
A meeting held by Cymdeithas yr Iaith (Welsh Language Society) and chaired by Helen Prosser (Chair of the Society 1988-89), to discuss issues faced by communities in west Wales (e.g. in Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire), including lack of control by farmers over their own produce, e.g. with regard to export.One speaker, John Howells, draws parallels with issues faced by the mining communities (members of which are in the audience), such as power and political control being centered in London rather than locally, and how the uniqueness of the Welsh communities and their values, as well as their jobs, can be protected against more dominant economic and political forces. Thatcher's emphasis on the individual rather than on society or community is mentioned.Following this, a councillor speaks, quoting the poet T.E. Nicholas ('Niclas y Glais', born 1879), a radical and champion of the disadvantaged in society. A poster on the wall announces the 'Taith Dros Gymunedau Cymreig' (Tour for Welsh Communities).
The Welsh language - Cymraeg - is an endangered tongue that survives against all odds, thanks to multiple campaigns and its daily speakers.