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Name
  
Gwenno Teifi

Parents
  
Ffred Ffransis

Education
  
Aberystwyth University


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Gwenno Teifi (full name Gwenno Teifi Ffransis, born 1987) is a Welsh language activist from Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Wales. In February 2006 she became the first member of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society) to serve a jail sentence for a language protest in 11 years.

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Radio Carmarthenshire Protest and Jailing

Gwenno was arrested along with four other language protestors on July 24, 2004 at the studios of Radio Carmarthenshire in Narberth and charged with criminal damage. She was jailed after refusing to pay the £200 compensation to Radio Carmarthenshire ordered by Carmarthen Magistrates Court. She was sentenced to five days beginning February 13, 2006 at Eastwood Park Prison in Gloucestershire but released after three days for good behaviour.

Brantano's Protest and Second Jailing

She was jailed a second time in July 2007 for refusing to pay a fine in connection with a language protest at Brantano's shoe store in Aberystwyth in October 2006.

Morrisons Supermarket Protest and Arrest

Gwenno was arrested again in connection with a language protest at Morrisons supermarket in Bangor on January 27, 2007. She was not jailed.

Education

Gwenno has a degree in Welsh and International Politics from Aberystwyth University.

Post-Graduation

Gwenno worked in a Christian Mission House in Amsterdam, and is currently a Youth Officer in the Presbyterian Church of Wales.

Family background

Her father is long-time Welsh language activist Ffred Ffransis, currently the education spokesperson for Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg.

Her grandfather was Gwynfor Evans, the first member of Plaid Cymru elected to Parliament.

References

Gwenno Teifi Wikipedia


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