Global Solidarity Hub to bring activism, climate and social justice to All Together Now festival

The All Together Now music festival will be bringing something altogether different to its Curious Minds arena this year – as the Global Solidarity Hub takes up residence.

The Hub will bring together some of the leading practitioners and the greatest minds working for the advancement of global social justice in Ireland, incorporating some of the most topical issues of our time – the climate crisis, the narratives around the migration debate, and art in activism.

The Curraghmore Estate in Waterford will see a full programme of workshops, discussions, interactive exhibitions and guest artists performing throughout the weekend. The Global Solidarity Hub programme is curated by Dóchas, GOAL, Sightsavers Ireland and Trócaire.

The hub will have daily themes: 

• “Activism in Action: Art, Sport & Culture as Forces for Good” on Friday
• “In this climate?! Climate Activists not cooling down” on Saturday 
• “Ireland’s 100,000 Welcomes – But Where Are You Really From?” on Sunday

Musicians playing throughout the weekend include Toshín and Tanzanian rap artist BenValla, with meditation sessions by Grace Mahady and a Palestine Patch making Workshop by The Useless Project. 

See full line up below:

Friday: Activism in Action: Art, Sport & Culture as Forces for Good

Leading professionals in the world of arts, sports and culture who also use their platforms as forces for good.

Hosted by

• Fionnuala Jay – Eco-conscious influencer

Panellists

• Mikey Cullen – secondary school teacher, poet, actor, spoken work and rap artist
• BenValla – Tanzanian-born and Clare-based rap artist
• Sinead Kane – Lawyer and visually-impaired athlete 
• Roisin McAtamney – GOAL’s Global Citizenship Public & Youth Engagement Manager

Saturday: “In this climate?! Climate Activists not cooling down”

An exploration of how to make climate activism more impactful, overcoming criticism and apathy.

Hosted By

• Fionnuala Jay – Eco-conscious influencer

Panellists

• Siobhan Curran – Head of Policy and Advocacy at Trocaire
• Taz Kelleher – Co-Founder of The Useless Project
• Sean McCabe – Head of Climate Justice and Sustainability at Bohemian Football Club.
• Darragh Wynne – Climate activist and host of The Climate Alarm Clock podcast

Sunday: Ireland’s 100,000 Welcomes – But Where Are You Really From?

Exploration of narratives around migration in Ireland, and how well we live up to Cead Míle Failte when dealing with migrants.

Hosted by

• Leon Diop – Award-winning author and activist, founder of Black and Irish

Panellists

• Noreen Gumbo – Director of Global Programmes for Trócaire
• Razan Ibraheem – Syrian-born journalist and activist
• Abdulai Mansaray – Law-student, activist and author

Victoria Walshe, GOAL Global Citizenship Manager and co-creator of the Global Solidarity Hub, said:

“We are delighted to be taking part at All Together Now for the first time. The hub will be a weekend full of workshops, discussions, interactive exhibitions and guest artists that will inspire, question and challenge people’s perceptions about some of the biggest issues facing the world today.

The Global Solidarity Hub was set up by a number of humanitarian organisations to reach new audiences around some of our core messages: climate, inequality and global education. Now more than ever we need spaces to explore what solidarity looks like, so this weekend at All Together Now is a great opportunity to do that in a fun and exciting environment.”

For further information or media requests please contact Niall McDonald, Head of Communications and Media, Dóchas, at 087 700 5503 or comms@dochas.ie.