{"id":20,"date":"2021-10-24T15:34:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T15:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melindrafod.cymru\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2025-10-12T14:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T14:37:22","slug":"amdanom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melindrafod.cymru\/en\/amdanom\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2>Contact us<\/h2>\n<p>You can contact us by emailing: <strong>post@melindrafod.cymru<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want to join our mailing list, <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com\/8484614a-aa02-11ed-8f40-a2d35b0f83ad\">you can use our sign-up form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>About Melin Drafod<\/h2>\n<h3>National Committee Members 2024-25<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Steve Blundell <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Mererid Boswell\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Talat Chaudhri<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Osian Elias<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Jonathan Evershed\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Joseff Gnagbo<\/li>\n<li>Einion Gruffudd<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Delyth Ifan<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Colin Nosworthy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What is Melin Drafod?<\/h3>\n<p>I<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ndependence is a question that we are going to face as a nation in the years to come. We are the only think tank looking at the path to, and the policy questions that arise as a result of, independence for Wales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our think tank was established in 2021 in order to support, facilitate and be a critical friend to the grassroots independence movement. Melin Drafod is not affiliated to any political party: we work across parties and groups, and focus on giving detailed attention to the questions raised by the rising support for independence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our priority is promoting progressive independence, not independence for its own sake. We discuss solutions to the major crises of our age \u2013 from climate change and language minoritisation to the scourges of poverty and racism \u2013 both here and around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a real need to thoroughly prepare for an independent Wales: the question will face Wales sooner or later<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">, and Melin Drafod is here to prepare the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Our Constitution<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/melindrafod.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cyfansoddiad-Melin-Drafod.pdf\">Click here to read our constitution (updated on 28\/1\/23)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/melindrafod.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Polisi-Urddas-a-Pharch-1.pdf\">Click here to read our Dignity and Respect Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Our Funding<\/h3>\n<p>Melin Drafod&#8217;s only funding comes from its members &#8211; you can <a href=\"https:\/\/melindrafod.cymru\/en\/cyfrannu\/\">contribute<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/melindrafod.cymru\/ymaelodi\/\">join here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact us You can contact us by emailing: post@melindrafod.cymru If you want to join our mailing list, you can use our sign-up form. 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