06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Big Issue announces Cardiff debate with free tickets
The event, which will take place at Cornerstone, will feature a panel of experts including Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, and Rocio Cifuentes MBE, Children's Commissioner for Wales.
They will be joined by award-winning investigative journalist Will Hayward and Big Issue co-founder Lord John Bird.
The panel will discuss the future of Wales at the Big Debate on Wednesday, May 14.
The public are invited to attend for free and can bring questions for the panellists.
Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
It is part of a series of community events in Cardiff in mid-May, organised by the Big Issue to encourage community-led responses to societal issues.
The Welsh capital is the next destination of the Big Community Roadshow, with Big Issue teams coming to Cardiff from Monday, May 12 to Wednesday, May 14 to both report on and actively support issues facing people in poverty across South Wales.
The three-day line-up of events includes a five-a-side football tournament, which will be held on the evening of Tuesday, May 13 at Gôl Cardiff to raise funds for the Street Football Wales team to attend the International Street Football Tournament in Oslo this August.
Paul McNamee, UK editor of Big Issue, said: "Big Issue is born of the streets and works, at our core, by listening to those we exist to serve.
"Our Big Community Roadshows allow us to get closer to the action, and we're very excited to be bringing it to Cardiff this May.
"We've got a great series of activities in store, made possible thanks to our brilliant sponsor Wales & West Housing Association."
For more details, visit the Big Issue website.
