Student Power

Suaad Alshleh by Louise Reilly

‘While I’m glad my hard work and dedication came to fruition, many other refugees haven’t been embraced and afforded the opportunities I have.’ Learn more about the #StudentPower gallery here.

Mary Robinson by Jacky Sheridan

After studying in Harvard, she became ‘not only radical, but impatient’ & so she stood for the Seanad aged 25 where she tried to legalise family planning (contraception). ‘It was the only bill in the history of the Oireachtas that was never given a 1st reading.’ Learn more about the #StudentPower gallery here.

Angel Arutura by Sandris Beckov

‘I think racism in Northern Ireland is more of a problem than people would like to admit, completely, whenever the protests started I noticed a lot of ignorance.’ Learn more about the #StudentPower gallery here.

Deli by Mark Buckley

Florentini Deliana Winki or Deli was born in Balai Smandang, Borneo, Indonesia, in 2001. Deli is a multi-talented Dayak artist currently studying tourism at university Jakarta, Indonesia. She is the third child of four siblings. Together with her sister Dessy she started Arus Kualan, the non-formal-education customary school for the indigneous Dayak people in 2014 when she was only 13 years old. Deli has a passion for the children, her culture and tradition. She plays the sapé, the traditional Dayak instrument call. She also loves to dance and sing. At Arus Kualan, Deli teaches the students to write songs, play the sapé and dance to the music.

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Dessy by Louis Reeves

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Ola Majekodunmi by Lorna Quinn

‘The Ireland I grew up in is different from the Ireland of today. We are now awake, and I hope we continue to be, so we cherish who we now are and who we might become.’

Ola Majekodunmi (@ola.majekodunmi) was born in Lagos, Nigeria and raised in Dublin, Ireland. She is an Irish language broadcaster, Gaelgeoir, filmmaker, co-founder of Beyond Representation and Board of Directors member on both Foras na Gaeilge & Mother Tongues Ireland.

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Elizabeth Sheridan by Helen Sheridan

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Bernadette Devlin by Bonnie O'Halloran

‘We were born into an unjust system; we are not prepared to grow old in it.’ Learn more about the #StudentPower gallery here.

Saoirse Exton by Karl Coleman

‘Unity is the key to overcoming the climate crisis because people power is the only way. We have to put aside our individual differences and band together to send a message to the ones in power that enough is enough, and we want change.’

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Greta Thunberg by Paul Cummins

‘I have learned you are never too small to make a difference.’ Learn more about the #StudentPower gallery here.

Mary Kane by Rukmini Kelkar

‘After reading about Mary Kane I instantly felt a connection to her. Not because I could be as brave as she was but because I have heard stories of my great granddad who was a freedom fighter against the British in India. I grew up hearing stories of my great granddad going on resistance marches and being taken to prison for civil disobedience movements.

So I was so inspired to read about how her role changed as she aged but her bravery only grew. My illustration is based on her face which tells her story the textures and elements used are to depict her boldness and her dedication to the freedom struggle. The pop colours are to give her a contemporary feel so we girls and women of today may be able to relate and stand up for ourselves or the things we believe in.

The jagged lines and flailing arms in the background were my version of the tension of the that time, and the men she helped and men she fought against.’ - Rukmini Kelkar

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Dewi by Ari Ahmed

Dewi’s degree thesis entitled “THE WOMEN’S ROLE IN PRESERVING THE DAYAK SIMPANK CULTURE AND TRADITION” received a commendation from her lecturer - she is the first person to record in writing the stories of Dayak women. Now she is helping her sister Dessy to teach at Arus Kualan, the non-formal education customary school. Dewi encourages the Dayak youth to write and record the stories of their people.

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Natasha Maimba and and Minahil Sarfraz by Paul Cummins

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Rebecca Lively by Kate Healy

Northern Irish Artist Rebecca Lively created a powerful new mural for Herstory named ‘The First Supper’ with portraits and parallel life stories of peace and community activists from Northern Ireland, Palestine, and Israel - including the voices of women and youth who are often missing from the table at peace-building talks. There’s one place left at the table posing the question; “Who’s voice needs to be heard?”

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Artemisa Barbosa Ribeiro by Daniel Power

‘Right now, the Amazon, home to (a) million of my relatives, is burning. If it goes on like this, 20 years from now my house will become a desert and my people will be at risk of becoming history.’

Artemisa Barbosa Ribeiro (known as @artemisa_xakriaba) is a human rights activist from the Xakriabá community in Brazil whose work focuses on the Amazon jungle and environmental destruction. Xakriabá is a representative of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities and was a speaker at the US Congress and the 2019 Climate Strike in New York City.

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Suaad Alshleh by Xion Chong

‘While I’m glad my hard work and dedication came to fruition, many other refugees haven’t been embraced and afforded the opportunities I have.’

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Suaad Alshleh by Louis Reeves

‘While I’m glad my hard work and dedication came to fruition, many other refugees haven’t been embraced and afforded the opportunities I have.’

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Yuliya Petruk by Sandris Beckovs

Yuliya has spoken many times at Year Group assemblies where she has presented on many pertinent issues, her most impressive being on Empowering Women when she blew teachers & student away with a Powerpoint on St Brigid - the saint & the pagan Goddess.

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Amina Moustafa by Jacky Sheridan

Using sport to tackle issues like racism, discrimination & gender inequality Amina Moustafa has worked w @swimireland, @officialgaa & FIFA to emphasise the need for cultural & religious concerns in the design of programmes

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Bronagh Hinds by Tara Lynch

Bronagh Hinds (born 1951) founded DemocraShe in 2000 to empower women in politics, policy influence and peace-building. She is involved in Women in Local Councils, the Women’s Policy Group, and the Women’s Budget Group. She participated in the 1996-98 Good Friday Agreement negotiations for the Women’s Coalition and was the Deputy Chief Commissioner of the Equality Commission for N. Ireland 1999-2003. She was a Senior Practitioner Fellow at Queen’s University Institute of Governance for six years following twenty years in the voluntary sector as director of Gingerbread NI, regional director of Oxfam and director of the Ulster People’s College. Active in the Northern Ireland Women’s Rights Movement in the 1970s, she was the founder and chair of the Northern Ireland Women’s European Platform 1988-1998.

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Dewi by Brendan Atkins

Dewi is a writer & she uses her skill in writing to raise awareness of the stories, knowledge & wisdom of her culture & the Dayak people. She captures the complete story through researching, interviewing, & recording the stories of people who deserve to be heard

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Jessica McMahon by

“The best things in life are not easy but they are worth it. I have left college a new person ready to #riseup. Mental health is such an important discussion and the lack of services available is disheartening. We need more research, services, and education brought into this area.”

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Malala Yousafzai by Holly Hughes

‘When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.’

As a young girl, Malala Yousafzai defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education. She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012 but survived. Nine months after being shot, Yousafzai gave a speech at the United Nations on her 16th birthday in 2013. Yousafzai highlighted her focus on education and women's rights, urging world leaders to change their policies. In 2014, she became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Sveva Gallmann by Claire Moran

Born in Kenya in 1980, Sveva Gallmann’s passion for nature and culture was instilled early on. When she was just four years old, her mother, Kuki Gallmann (best-selling author of I Dreamed of Africa), founded the Gallman Memorial Foundation as a tribute to her late husband and son. The estate is dedicated solely to conservation and acts as a natural temple for various wildlife.

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Dessy by Lucy Keyes

Plorentina Dessy Elma Thyana or Dessy, was born in Balai Semandang village, 10 December 1996. Since she was a kid, Dessy has gone to the forest with her parents to gather food, traditional medicine and attend rituals. Her love of her culture, tradition, and local wisdom brought her, with her family, to establish Yayasa Arus Kualan (the customary School Arus Kualan), a place dedicated to preserving the traditional knowledge and values of her culture. It also works to connect the new generation with the elders to learn about the Dayak traditional knowledge, traditional music, games, food, medicine, rituals, local wisdom, language, traditional story, and carving.

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Jessica Dunne by Thomas Morelli

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Elizabeth Gurley Fynn

‘The IWWU (Industrial Workers of the World) has been accused of pushing women to the front. This is not true. Rather, the women have not been kept in the back, and so they have naturally moved to the front.’

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Kaya Xe Dudney by Anna Abola

Kya Xe Dudney is a youth climate activist and a third-generation immigrant of Mayan descent. She most recently spoke at The Flourishing Diversity Summit that took place in London during September of 2019. She is a recent graduate from the University of Idaho with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Spanish, in addition to receiving an Academic Certificate in Global Climate Change. Throughout college, Kya focused her studies and research on climate change and different topics focused on inequality. She participated in many philanthropic events as well as attended various conferences and summits. She currently serves as an Ambassador and President of The Path, a non-profit founded by Grandmother Flordemayo that works to preserve and protect sacred heirloom seeds for the future generations.

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Flossie Donnelly by Ronan Foley

Flossie Donnelly (b. 2007) is an Irish marine environmentalist. A secondary school student, Donnelly was the first to bring seabins to Ireland, securing funds for two of the devices which remove plastic trash from bodies of water.

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