STAND Student Festival
Now in its ninth year, the STAND Student Festival has been bringing award-winning photography and film to campuses across Ireland every autumn. The festival is run by students, for students, with the aim of raising awareness about the burning issues shaping the world around us. The idea is to start conversations and to empower students to enact change.
The theme of this year’s festival is #GenderJusticeNow!
#GenderJusticeNow: From the Grassroots to the Global
The world has made huge strides towards the achievement of gender equality in recent years. More women than ever before have access to education, healthcare and opportunities in the workforce. LGBTQIA+ and gender-diverse people have won, and are continuing to fight for, expanded rights around the world.
But the work is far from over. Women and gender minorities continue to face disproportionate discrimination, unequal access to opportunities, gender-based violence and lack of economic and financial justice.
From the fight for sexual and reproductive rights, to the end of gender-based violence and the achievement of economic justice for women and gender minorities, this year’s festival celebrates the power of solidarity in bringing about change, and calls on us to continue to challenge inequality where we see it.
Join us in standing up for #GenderJusticeNow. Take the #10000Students pledge to become a Gender Justice Advocate, download your action pack, and join a movement of students around Ireland rising up for a just, equitable and sustainable world for all!
You can find more information about the exhibition at https://stand.ie/festival/.
GET INVOLVED IN THE FESTIVAL
- Check out this year’s exhibition on #GenderJusticeNow on your campus
- Take the pledge to become a Gender Justice Advocate, receive your action pack, and tell your friends!
- Find our interactive info stand to learn about festival opportunities and events on your campus
- Join one of our Global Goals Jams in partnership with Concern
- Sign up to one of our short Global Issues Autumn Courses. More info soon!
You can also apply to be a Festival Ambassador on your campus – find out more here.
Check out when we’ll be travelling to your campus:
| Date (Week of) | Outdoor Exhibition | Indoor Exhibition |
| Mon 26th sept | University of Galway | |
| Mon 3rd oct | University College Cork | NCAD |
| Mon 10th Oct | University of Limerick | SETU Waterford |
| Mon 17th Oct | Trinity College Dublin | TUS Clonmel |
| Mon 24th Oct | University College Dublin | Carlow College |
| Mon 31st October | Dublin City University | |
| Mon 7th Nov | Maynooth University | SETU Carlow |
| Mon 14th Nov | TU Dublin | TUS Moylish (Limerick) |
| Mon 21st Nov | TUS Athlone |
Current Exhibitions
An Túr Gloine: Artists and the Collective
Take A Breath
Capturing Community: Celebrating Creativity, Connecting Cultures
Upcoming Exhibitions
RDS Visual Art Awards 2024
