Grace Dyas 

Grace Dyas is an award-winning artist, activist, writer, director, producer and performer from inner-city Dublin. She makes film, theatre and large-scale participation projects, often in collaboration with people processing trauma.  Grace's art has raised provocative questions about power, ethics, morality, class and social justice on issues including Ireland’s history of social housing and the Magdalene laundries. Grace has also been outspoken bullying and harassment in the arts, campaigning for accountability. 

Joe Caslin

Joe Caslin is an Irish street artist art teacher and activist best known for his large-scale street art, that address social issues in Ireland. He gained international attention for his "Claddagh Embrace" mural in Dublin city during the 2015 marriage equality referendum. Joe’s work often tackles themes like mental health, addiction, LGBTQ+ rights, and social injustice, direct provision, institutional power, consent and most recently, the effects of the Covid19 pandemic on young people. 

Dean Oke

Dean Oke is an experienced youth worker, working with young people through education, creativity, and social impact in Ireland and abroad. Dean is also a spoken word artist, using poetry to address social issues, sparking conversation and change through creative expression.  Based in Cork, Dean has recently developed a personal development group for young people from ages 13 and up called the “Candid Group” and uses social media as a platform make sure young voices are heard and valued.

Lynn Ruane

Lynn Ruane is an independent Irish politician, who has served as a Senator and the deputy leader of the Civil Engagement Group in Seanad Éireann since 2016. After leaving school at the age of 15, Lynn returned to full-time education as a mature student; graduating from Trinity College Dublin with an honours degree in Political Science, Philosophy, Economics and Sociology in 2016. Before entering politics, Lynn developed community drug services and community initiatives over 15 years in Tallaght and Dublin’s Canal Communities. As a Senator Lynn works to represent communities who have been traditionally excluded and neglected by those in power.  She tables progressive bills which respond to the needs of those on the margins of society; recently yielding a substantive change in Irish employment law, which bans the misuse of non-disclosure agreements in cases of workplace abuse, harassment, and discrimination. 

Seán McCabe

Seán McCabe is the Head of Climate Justice and Sustainability at Bohemian Football Club. As part of this role, he is engaged in local and international projects focused on engaging fans and their communities in the climate transition, such as partnerships with Community Law and Mediation, Friends of the Earth, the UNFCCC and an array of European football clubs including St. Pauli, Sheffield United and Real Betis.  Seán has a background in environmental policy, including the Mary Robinson Foundation, the think-tank TASC and the Environmental Protection Agency in Sierra Leone. 

Donnah Sibanda

Donnah Sibanda Vuma is a human rights advocate, public speaker, and the coordinator of the National Migrant Victims of Crime Support Project at Doras, where she supports migrant and refugee victims of trafficking, gender-based violence, labour exploitation, and hate crimes. Drawing on her lived experience as a former IPA, Donnah co-founded the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI) in 2014 and she is also the founder of Every Child is Your Child Ireland (ECIYC), which provides school support for children living in Direct Provision. Donnah was named Clare Woman of the Year 2017 by Soroptimist International for her contribution to migrant justice.