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Mobilising third-level students to take action on global justice & sustainability issues🌏⚖️✊

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Meet the STAND National Advisory Panel – Part 2 💡

Our National Advisory Panel is a vital part of STAND, helping to shape our programmes, activities, and priorities. Their guidance ensures that everything we do remains truly student-led and grounded in the realities students care about most.
December 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
STAND Global Issues courses are certified courses for students who want to deepen their understanding of social justice issues through a series of 6 evening sessions with expert facilitators. Register your interest in the form for 2026: form.jotform.com/251703739472...
December 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Last week we hosted the last session of our Ideas Collective Incubator with with Susan Adams from Education for Sustainability who talked about pitching for investors. The incubator is now over, but the journey of these innovators is just starting! Exciting updates are coming in January!
December 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This week we hosted the final in person session of our Global Issues Course at UCD, marking the end of our courses for 2025! 🙌 Want to join the course in 2026? Register at the link below and we will contact you next year when registrations open!
form.jotform.com/251703739472...
December 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“A Digital Divide: The Algorithm as a Breeding Ground for Hate”, by Rosa Cafferky
explores how social media algorithms profit from outrage, fuel far-right narratives, target migrants and minorities, and reshape democracy across Ireland, the UK and Europe.
December 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine” — we rely on each other. That spirit shone last Wednesday as students supported people seeking refuge in Ireland through STAND’s 3-day Leadership in the Community programme, ending in a “Tea and Talk” idea-sharing session.
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Meet the STAND National Advisory Panel - part 1 💡

Our National Advisory Panel is a hugely valued part of the organisation and it plays a key role in shaping STAND's programmes and activities and ensuring that STAND’s programmes are relevant and student-led: stand.ie/about-us/our...
December 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The war in Ukraine is usually told through tanks, borders and geopolitics, but it’s also deeply gendered. Alemi Desta Milkesa explores how displacement impact women differently, and why Ukrainian feminists insist on being seen as agents and defenders.

Read the full article now!
December 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Just one day to go for the Mass Climate Lobby! On December 3rd, from 11am to 8pm at Buswells Hotel, people from across Ireland will gather to meet their local TDs and call for faster, fairer climate action. Register here: www.stopclimatechaos.ie/calendar/202...
📸 by Image by Garry Walsh
December 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Keep the momentum going after the climate march: join the Mass Climate Lobby of TDs!
Organised by Stop Climate Chaos and other organisations across Ireland, this is your chance to speak directly with TDs and push climate action higher on the political agenda: www.stopclimatechaos.ie/calendar/202...
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Louise Sharkey’s new piece, “The Myth of the Entitled Male”, explores how Incel beliefs fuel misogyny and why challenging them is part of ending violence against women.
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Almost two weeks later and we’re still thinking about how brilliant our Bystander Anti-Racism Training and panel at IADT was. What a day and what a community. 💛✊
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Last week we had our last STAND Global Solidarity Festival of 2025 at IADT 🖼️🌱✊

We had such a great time over the last couple of months, travelling with our exhibition to six different campuses around Ireland, hosting our Global Solidarity Fest and joining many student-led events.
November 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Is testosterone just a hormone - or a quiet power player in our politics?

In her new piece “The Political Power of Testosterone”, Louise Sharkey shows how “T” has become a symbol of strong leadership, a tool in culture wars and even a factor in voter behavior .
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Teju, a former Ideas Collective participant, led an exhibition called "Becoming Whole", at RCSI on November 1, 2025, as part of the Irish Global Health Network’s Student Outreach Team’s Pre-Conference event. The exhibition was also then displayed at the STAND Global Solidarity Festival at IADT.
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
STAND news contributor Thomas Odey breaks down why the climate crisis isn’t some distant problem: t’s here, now, and affecting all of us. From warmer winters to extreme heatwaves, the reality is clear: action can’t wait: stand.ie/stand-newsro...
Join us and bring a friend! ✊💚
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Banners are ready, are you? 🔥
Tomorrow, the world rises against Fossil Power. From every corner of the globe, people will flood the streets of capitals to demand an end to the era of fossil fuels. COP30 in Brazil must be a turning point. JOIN US at 12:45 outside the Hugh Lane 📣🌍
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We've been awarded the the New Solutions Grant. This funding will allow us to bring the #IdeasCollective to Galway, Cork & Dublin. It’s an exciting step forward in helping more people turn their ideas for global social justice into reality!
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
On Friday, we had our third Ideas Collective Incubator session at the Digital Hub 💡

This time, we talked about Marketing & Communications with Agnese Santoro, our Comms and Marketing Manager. Next up: Pitching to Investors with Sue Adams from Education for Sustainability on Dec 5th 👀
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We had such a great time at UCD for the STAND Global Solidarity Fest as part of the STAND Student Festival and we can't wait to do it all again next Monday (10th November) at IADT 🙌
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November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
IADT is the last stop of the STAND Global Solidarity festival for 2025...will you join us there?🫵There are plenty of events for both students and staff!Keep a close eye on our website and Instagram Stories: more student-led events are still to be announced! 👀
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
If you enjoyed our conversation at UCD last week and want to stay involved, here are 3 things you can do:
1️⃣ Join the Global Issues Course at UCD: stand.ie/what-we-do/g...
2️⃣ March with us for Climate Justice on Nov 15th
3️⃣ Use your voice with STAND News: stand.ie/what-we-do/s...
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Zuzanna is joining the Climate March on Nov 15th because she believes in a sustainable future that puts people & the planet before profit. The fossil fuel industry is driving ecological destruction and fuelling human suffering around the world. We don’t want this future: youtube.com/shorts/oyyPv...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It’s Halloween movie night… but the real jump scares aren't on screen! 👻
That’s why we created our Global Issues Courses, 6-week certified courses on climate, social justice, anti-racism and more. 🌍
Registrations are now open for our UCD course starting Nov 5th: stand.ie/what-we-do/g...
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📱✊ True solidarity takes more than hashtags.

In her article “An Argument for a Balance of Digital and Corporeal Approaches to Solidarity,” Ella Burkett argues that while online activism connects us globally, real change still depends on showing up in person.

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October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM