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Stand.ie was set up in 2014 in response to the desire among students and young people in Ireland to learn more about global issues and take action. Our contributors come from a range of backgrounds but all have one thing in common: the desire to bring about positive change in the world. We are a not-for-profit initiative by Suas Educational Development.

Hey TU Dublin, we're on your campus 24th September for the Sign Up Festival, come find our stand and hear about two thin...
17/09/2026

Hey TU Dublin, we're on your campus 24th September for the Sign Up Festival, come find our stand and hear about two things happening VERY soon:

🌍 Our free Global Issues Courses, 6 weeks, real conversations about how we live together in a divided world (find out more ar the link in our bio)
🎨 Practising Peace, our exhibition centring student and youth voices from Rwanda, Colombia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland, on campus 28th Sept – 2nd Oct

Swipe through for the details, then come say hi. See you there!

Exciting news! STAND and are partnering on the Incubator stage of STAND’s social innovation programme, Ideas Collective...
15/09/2026

Exciting news! STAND and are partnering on the Incubator stage of STAND’s social innovation programme, Ideas Collective.

The Incubator brings together eleven seed funding awardees from our bootcamps in Cork, Galway and Dublin for a nine-month programme to further develop their projects, test their ideas and learn from one another along the way.

We’re really looking forward to working with , , .nyirenda, , Alison Dowling, @ aoife2317, , @ arpeec, , .grehan and again, and seeing how their projects develop over the coming months.

The Ideas Collective is supported through Pobal’s New Solutions Fund, co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union, alongside support from .aid

📣 Calling everybody at UCD: join us for the launch of STAND's Global Solidarity Festival! 📣 This year's exhibtion theme,...
13/09/2026

📣 Calling everybody at UCD: join us for the launch of STAND's Global Solidarity Festival! 📣

This year's exhibtion theme, How Can We Live Together? Reflections on Peace, explores peace, conflict and global citizenship through a large-scale outdoor photography exhibition, created with The VII Foundation and Generation Human Rights, paired with case studies, commentary and student voices.

📅 Kicking off Monday 21st September, 1pm, Main Lake area. Food and entertainment provided.

This festival is part of SDG Week Ireland and the launch will happen on Inernarional Day of Peace.

National Climate Demonstration 2026 📢🌍📅Save the Date: Saturday, 14 November 2026Mark it in your calendar, spread the wor...
12/09/2026

National Climate Demonstration 2026 📢🌍

📅Save the Date: Saturday, 14 November 2026

Mark it in your calendar, spread the word to friends and family, and dust off your placards! ✊

Last year, thousands of people took to the streets of Dublin to demand climate action and an end to our dependence on fossil fuels.

This year, we're coming together once again to make our voices heard, organised by

The need for action has never been greater. We have just experienced the the hottest summer on record, and the impacts of climate change are becoming impossible to ignore. Together, we must act to stop climate chaos.

Tag the people you'd like to march with in the comments.

📣 Share this post far and wide.

Let's make this year's demonstration bigger and louder than ever!

"The community was the highlight. I am leaving in tears." "I found the critical readings especially valuable, as they en...
11/09/2026

"The community was the highlight. I am leaving in tears."

"I found the critical readings especially valuable, as they encouraged me to engage more deeply with the material, question assumptions and consider different perspectives in a thoughtful and analytical way."

"The sense of community that was fostered between all of us was the highlight of the week."

Our participants have just completed the first residential of the Changemakers Academy 2026, five days in the Glencree Valley exploring peace, conflict and reconciliation. And when we asked what the highlights were, one thing kept coming up: each other.

Over the coming weeks we'll be sharing resources and reflections on peace and reconciliation, as well as interviews with the incredible speakers who joined us this week. Follow us so you don't miss them. 🕊️🌍

What if one of the most radical responses to fast fashion is simply using more of what we already have?In her latest per...
09/09/2026

What if one of the most radical responses to fast fashion is simply using more of what we already have?

In her latest personal essay, Emma O’Toole reflects on how clothes swaps, repair cafés and second-hand fashion can challenge the habits that drive overconsumption.

Drawing on her own research and experience, she explores the influence of social media, peer pressure and the idea that we constantly need to improve ourselves through what we buy. She also looks at why simply switching from fast fashion to buying more second-hand clothes may not be enough.

At the heart of the piece is a simple idea: community-based spaces can help us rethink consumption, reconnect with others and shift away from seeing the self as a never-ending project.

Read Emma’s full essay on STAND News.

Three lives. One conflict. One unforgettable conversation.STAND & UCDVO are delighted to host the Theatre of Witness Net...
08/09/2026

Three lives. One conflict. One unforgettable conversation.

STAND & UCDVO are delighted to host the Theatre of Witness Network (T.O.W.N.) for a workshop as part of UCD SDG Week and the STAND Global Solidarity Festival.

A former combatant. A state veteran. A survivor. Three people from the conflict in Northern Ireland, sharing personal testimony through film, storytelling, and facilitated discussion an intimate look at what empathy, dialogue, and reflection can hold.

📍 Trapdoor Theatre, Newman Building, UCD Belfield
🗓 Friday, September 25 | 2:30–4:30pm
🎟 Places limited to 25: registration required, with a short screening process to confirm your spot

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/workshop-with-theatre-of-witness-network-tickets-1996375339381

Calling all UCD students 📢What does it actually take for divided communities to live together again?This September, UCD ...
07/09/2026

Calling all UCD students 📢

What does it actually take for divided communities to live together again?

This September, UCD students can explore that question in STAND's Global Issues Course on Peace and Reconciliation. Six weeks. Real case studies. No prior knowledge required.

📅 Every Tuesday, starting Sept 29th
⏰ 6:30-8:30pm
📍 UCD campus
🎓 Certified course
💶 Completely free

Whether you're studying politics, history, or just want to understand the world a bit better, this one's for you.

Sign up today, spots are limited.

What happens when the independence designed to protect human rights begins to undermine them?UN Special Rapporteurs are ...
02/09/2026

What happens when the independence designed to protect human rights begins to undermine them?

UN Special Rapporteurs are often described as the “crown jewels” of the international human rights system, with the freedom to investigate abuses, challenge governments and push human rights standards forward. But that same independence can also create serious tensions when a mandate holder departs from established human rights frameworks.

In her latest article, Louise Sharkey examines this tension through the work of UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem, looking at her approach to gender, trans rights and CEDAW, and asking what this means for the wider coherence and credibility of international human rights law.

Can institutional independence become a double-edged sword?

Read the full article now!

Last week, we sat in a room with people who have lived experience of some of the biggest conflicts of our time and chose...
01/09/2026

Last week, we sat in a room with people who have lived experience of some of the biggest conflicts of our time and chose to dedicate their lives to building peace. 🕊️

The STAND Changemakers Academy 2026 opened with a five-day residential in the Glencree Valley, Co. Wicklow. Here's who participants heard from:

🎙️ Zlata Filipović — whose diary of life under siege in Sarajevo brought the Bosnian war to a global audience
🎙️ Alejandro Valderrama — on Colombia's peace process
history and trauma-informed practice
🎙️ Lisa Oelschlegel and Robert Cullen — Alternatives to Violence Project, on non-violence and de-escalation
🎙️ Nadette Foley — Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, on the centre's history and trauma-informed practice
🎙️ Dieudonné Gakire — Rwandan genocide survivor and founder of Peace by Peace

We'll be sharing interviews with these speakers and resources on peace and reconciliation from the programme in the coming weeks. If these conversations matter to you, follow us...there's a lot more to come. 🌍

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