All Under One Banner Cymru

All Under One Banner Cymru (AUOB Cymru; Welsh: Pawb Dan Un Faner Cymru)[1] is a Welsh grassroots movement which organises Welsh independence marches.[2]

First AUOB Cymru procession in Cardiff, 2019.

Activity

Founding

The organisation was set up as a similar organisation and inspired by All Under One Banner in Scotland.[2]

Marches

Their first ever march was held in Cardiff on 11 May 2019, with one marcher estimating over 2,000 participants.[3][4] Attendance grew in later marches in the same year with Caernarfon drawing over 5,000 people according to police, and over 8,000 people according to organisers.[5] Organisers estimated over 5,000 people attended a march in Merthyr Tydfil in September.[6]

Subsequent marches scheduled for 2020 had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

AUOB announced they would be organising two independence marches in 2022.[8] The first was held in Wrexham on 2 July drawing around 8,000 attendees according to organiser estimates.[9] Organisers estimated a march in Cardiff on 1 October drew the largest crowd with around 10,000 people.[10] A march in Swansea on 20 May 2023 was led by AUOB and Yes Cymru, attracting almost 7,000 people.[11]

Bangor will host the next independence march on 23 September 2023.[12]

See also

Wales

References
  1. "Coronafeirws: Pa ddigwyddiadau sydd wedi'u gohirio neu ganslo?". BBC Cymru Fyw. 19 March 2020.
  2. Russell, Greg (8 May 2019). "'Tide is turning' in Welsh indy movement as AUOB holds first march". The National. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. "Huge crowds join Welsh independence rally". BBC News. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. Busby, Mattha (11 May 2019). "Thousands march in Cardiff calling for Welsh independence". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. "Crowds march on Caernarfon for Welsh independence rally". BBC News. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. "Welsh independence rally in Merthyr Tydfil draws thousands". BBC News. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. Jones, Elfed (26 February 2021). "Can Wales be Independent?". Herald.Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. Griffiths, Siriol (12 February 2022). "Two AUOBCymru marches for Welsh independence announced for 2022". The National Wales. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  9. Forgrave, Andrew; Hudspith, Jaymelouise; Whilding, Alex (2 July 2022). "Thousands of Welsh Independence supporters join Wrexham march". North Wales Live. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  10. "Welsh independence: Thousands march through Cardiff". BBC News. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  11. "Welsh independence: Nearly seven thousand people turn up to first rally of the year". itv.com.
  12. "YesCymru and AUOBCymru announce next March for Independence in Bangor". Nation.Cymru. 1 July 2023.
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