STAND - The House that Modernity Built

The House that Modernity Built
Building upon the Climate and Nature workshop to foster imagination, this critical workshop will further
explore the work of Vanessa Andreotti, examining systems of colonialism, capitalism and complicity. This
session will support students in exploring deep questions of identity, responsibility, and transformation.

STAND
STAND mobilises third-level students to stand up for global justice, equality and sustainability. As strategic partner to Irish Aid we work to embed Global Citizenship Education across the higher education sector in Ireland.

Our Vision:
Global citizens working in solidarity for a just, equitable and sustainable world. 

Our Mission:
To engage third-level students from Ireland and across the globe through collaborative learning and activism to contribute to bringing about the systems changes needed for a just, equitable and sustainable world. 

In this time of escalating global crises - from climate breakdown and armed conflict to rising authoritarianism and deepening inequality – we believe that the need for critical global citizenship education has taken on a particular urgency.   

Higher education plays a vital role in equipping students with the skills, awareness, and motivation to respond to global challenges. STAND works with stakeholders from across disciplines and departments across higher education institutions in Ireland to embed critical GCE.

Across higher education campuses, we offer accessible co-curricular and extracurricular programmes and events, we collaborate with institutions to integrate Global Citizenship Education into teaching and campus life and support students' unions and societies to lead on global issues. For more about our programmes click here.   

We are delighted to be Irish Aid’s strategic partner for providing GCE in the higher education sector, contributing to implementing their global citizenship education strategy. We also receive funding from partners such as Concern Worldwide, Community Foundation, the Arts Council and Erasmus Plus.