Come to celebrate and be part of our community.
If you can’t make it in time for the ceremony (registration at 2:15 PM, ceremony at 2:30), feel free to join us from 5PM – 6:30PM for our reception, where you can connect with current and past participants, partners, and friends, and explore the STAND Changemakers projects.
There will be music and energizers sprinkled throughout the ceremony, and drinks and snacks will be available.
Background Information
The Changemakers Academy is STAND’S most extensive and in-depth programme, designed for university students passionate about global issues and social justice activism. It comprises of four strands: global perspectives, leadership for collective change, collective activism project and the road ahead. These four strands are delivered over four in-person weekends and a 5-day long winter school in Common Knowledge, West Clare. This year 25 participants from 18 countries have thrown themselves into the creation of this global community of advocates, activists and changemakers through STAND's Academy.
The event is a celebration of the 2024-2025 STAND Changemakers and our widening community of activists. At the ceremony the audience will hear about participants' changemaking journeys and learn about the creative solutions that have emerged in response to challenges relating to the environment, political participation, mental health and inclusion. And at the reception you will have a chance to reconnect with STAND alumni, chat to the Changemakers 2024-2025 about their journey and projects and (re)-experience the STAND community vibe!
Note to attendees: If you're feeling unwell, we kindly ask that you rest up and join us in spirit. Your health and the well-being of others are our top priority.
Accessibility Information (Smock Alley)
All spaces in Smock Alley are accessible by wheelchair. Please inform the box-office at the time of booking of your accessibility requirements.
There is a “press here for mobility assistance’ buzzer out on street level at our front gates which calls straight into our box-office desk in the foyer.
The Main Space: Step free access to this space is down the side of the building which brings one into the Main Space on the ground level. Seats can be removed in the front row (which is on stage/ground level) to make space for a wheelchair. The Main Space can usually accommodate up to 6 wheelchairs.
Boys’ School: Access is through the fire escape door which opens directly out on to Exchange St Lower. There is a step up to this door but we have a temporary ramp that we put out for access requirements. Our staff will always be on hand to assist. The Boys’ School can accommodate 1 or 2 wheelchairs although this number can vary, depending on the layout for the event in question. The theatre foyer and Banquet Hall spaces can be accessed from the Boys’ School. There is a ramp/walkway that winds around the entire space with doors that exit out on to each different level of the building.
Banquet Hall: Access is through the Boys’ School.
Parking: There are 5 disabled parking bays at the bottom of Fishamble St which is just around the corner. It’s 45 meters from those parking spaces to the theatre entrance. The footpath is quite narrow on the journey between those parking spaces and the theatre. This is something to bear in mind if there is a wheelchair user as you may need to traverse briefly on the road up to the theatre entrance.
Accessible Bathrooms: There are 2 accessible bathrooms. One is in the Main Space theatre, accessed at foyer level. The other is on ground level between the Black Box and Main Space.
Steps/Stairs: There are 10 steps from street level up in to our foyer. There is a railing that can be used to hold on to although it’s not a dedicated handrail.
There are 26 steps from foyer level up to the Banquet Hall level (split in to 4 flights of six and seven steps each.) There is a handrail on either side.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact clare@stand.ie