Malwen

Malwen : meithrin cymuned gwiar seiliedig ar y tir yng Nghymru

Croeso i’n gwefan, dyma ni’n rhannu gyda chi ein taith i greu cymunedau queer, symbiotig yng Nghymru a thu hwnt.

Ar hyn o bryd mae Malwen yn grŵp bach sy’n sefydlu sylfaen ar gyfer prosiectau tir, gan feithrin cartref queer ecolegol ac adfywiol i bobl ac eraill, tyfu bwyd a chynefin, creu gwytnwch trwy fioamrywiaeth ac amrywiaeth cymdeithasol gyda phwyslais ar greu cartrefi i bobl LGBTQ+ yng Nghymru.

Mae’r falwen yn arwyddlun rhyfeddol ond pwerus a pherthnasol ar gyfer ein prosiect cwiar-eco. Maent yn arddangos ymddygiad a ffisioleg y gellir eu hystyried yn gwiar, megis bod yn anrhywiol neu’n ddeuryw, ac maent yn wydn yn wyneb amodau gelyniaethus. Bydd malwod yn aml yn cael eu camddeall a’u pardduo gan arddwyr, yn debyg, ar lawer ystyr, i’r hyn sydd wedi digwydd i bobl gwiar yn ein cymdeithas ddynol. Mae malwod yn awgrymu inni gwestiynu meddwl modern ac yn datgelu’r bydysawd cwiar yr ydym yn byw ynddo, sy’n aml yn cael ei ddisytyru a heb gael ei werthfawrogi’n ddigonol.

Shwmae, falch eich bod wedi dod o hyd inni!

Malwen : nurturing queer land based community in Wales

Welcome to our website, here we are sharing with you our journey in creating queer, symbiotic communities in Wales and beyond.

Malwen is currently a small group setting up a foundation for land based projects, nurturing a queer ecological and regenerative home for humans and non humans, growing food and habitat, creating resilience through biodiversity and social diversity with an emphasis on creating homes for LGBTQ+ people in Wales.

Malwen, Cymraeg for snail, is a surprising yet powerful and relevant emblem for our queer-eco project. They exhibit behaviour and physiology that can be seen as queer, such as being asexual or hermaphrodites, and are resilient in the face of hostile conditions. Malwod are often misunderstood and demonised by gardeners, in much the same way as queer people have been in our human society. Malwod conjure up a questioning of modern thinking and reveal the neglected and often under-appreciated queer universe we live in.

Hi, glad you found us!

Workshops / Gweithdai

We are hosting several events in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and online. Please get in touch to find out more or if you would like Malwen to host a Queer Ecology Walk …

Vision, Mission & Values

We are creating a nurturing, queer, land based community that includes housing using low impact and eco efficient buildings and land based livelihoods using permaculture/regenerative agriculture. At our core we see ourselves as being one part of the eco system, helping steward the …

Inspiration

We’ve been inspired by so many pioneers in the field of ecology and community building. We’d like to share some of their work here. We give you a little taster, …

Useful Connections

We’ve found some very helpful resources and organisations on our journey and we’d like to share them with you.

Our Team

Tom

Mike

Mary

Marc

Latest News

Blog / Community / Inspiration

National Museum Cardiff / Amgueddfa Cymru

Malwen gets a mention in the Streic! 84-85 Strike! exhibition at the National Museum Cardiff, which is running until the 27th April 2025. “1984: The year Margaret Thatcher took on …

Blog / Community / Reflections

Reflections on the Active Hope Book Club

My introduction to the Malwen community began in the autumn when I visited Brithdir Mawr for the first time, and I feel my relationship with both individual members and the …

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Get in touch

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Contact Details

Brithdir Mawr
Newport
Pembrokeshire
SA42 0QJ
Wales

07753 930678

post@malwen.cymru