page_title: YesCymru
section_title: Campaigns
hierarchical_section_title: YesCymru / Campaigns
caption_attribution_description: English: A march for Welsh independence on 11 May 2019 in Cardiff, Wales, organised by All Under One Banner Cymru
context_page_description: YesCymru is a non-party campaign for an independent Wales. The organisation was formed in 2014 and officially launched on 20 February 2016 in Cardiff.
  YesCymru claim to have around 5,500 members across Wales and supports the activities of individuals and groups seeking to further the cause of Welsh independence.
  YesCymru's current chair is Siôn Jobbins.
context_section_description: In May 2019 the group held the first ever Welsh independence march in Cardiff, in conjunction with organisers All Under One Banner Cymru. The organisers claimed as many as 3,000 people attended the event and speakers included Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price, performer Carys Eleri, and Ben Gwalchmai of Labour 4 Indy Wales.
  In July 2019 a second march was held in Caernarfon where organisers claimed 10,000 people gathered at Y Maes. Speakers included Dafydd Iwan and Hardeep Singh Kohli.
  A third march took place in Merthyr Tydfil in September 2019. Organisers claimed 5,300 attended the rally where speakers included Eddie Butler, Neville Southall, and Kizzy Crawford.
  Marches planned for 2020 in Wrexham, Tredegar and Swansea have been postponed due to the coronavirus-19 outbreak. 
  In January 2020 the organisation was the driving force behind the push to get Yma O Hyd - Dafydd Iwan ac ar Log to the top of the iTunes Charts.
caption: The first Welsh independence march, May 2019; organised by YesCymru and AUOBCymru.
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