All Together Now 2025
The Global Solidarity Hub returned to All Together Now music festival in 2025 for its second year, brining an expanded and inspiring programme of talks, workshops, performances and creative action. Curated by Trócaire, GOAL, Sightsavers Ireland and supported by Irish Aid, the Hub once again served as a vibrant space for connection, learning and collective imagination.
Over the course of the weekend, the Global Solidarity Hub brought together leading voices in global justice, inclusion, equality, peace and climate action. Festivalgoers of all ages were welcomed into a dynamic, and inclusive tent offering powerful conversations, hands-on workshops, cultural performances, mediation sessions and craftivism activities. Designed to inspire action for global issues, the programme was bigger, bolder and more interactive.
Background
The Global Solidarity Hub first went to the All Together Now music festival in 2024, bringing together the collective missions and values of Trócaire, GOAL, Sightsavers Ireland and Worldview (Dóchas).
The All Together Now Music Festival is known for bringing together artists, activists, and community organisations in a shared space to celebrate creativity and advocacy. The GSH partnered with festival organisers and brought four INGO’s into a shared space, combining resources and expertise to ensure global justice, human rights, disability inclusion and climate action were key themes across the festival’s programming. This collaboration allowed the GSH to tap into the festival’s diverse, socially conscious audience, promoting global solidarity while aligning with the festival’s values of sustainability and community engagement.
Trócaire
The objective of Trócaire’s participation was to raise awareness of climate justice and human rights, particularly among young adults, and to inspire festival-goers to take action on these issues in their daily lives.
The Global Solidarity Hub sought to solidify the link between local environmental concerns and global challenges, encouraging festival-goers to see themselves as part of the solution.
Sightsavers Ireland
Sightsavers Ireland brought VR headsets showcasing a four minute long video of a day in the life of school-going Ndiambe from Senegal who lives with a visual impairment. Viewers were asked their perception of life with a disability in Ireland, in West Africa and the importance of disability inclusive development was highlighted. Materials featuring Braille, our schools workshops and other talking points such as cataract simulator glasses also featured for discussion points and engagement. The overall goal of participation was to increase awareness and understanding of disability inclusive development, Ireland’s overseas development work and promote empathy, tolerance and inclusion.
GOAL
The aim of GOAL’s participation in the Global Solidarity Hub was to encourage young people in Ireland to understand the diverse and interconnected nature of our world while critically interrogating the systems that perpetuate inequalities and reflect upon their own role/role of others in tackling these challenges. GOAL inspired festival goers to engage in these conversations in the spirit of empathy, inclusivity, solidarity and collaboration with participants being encouraged to develop courage, confidence and resilience to speak out for change, and work alongside GOAL to take actions as global citizens in pursuit of a sustainable, resilient and inclusive world. GOAL used engagement tools including a life-size Snakes & Ladders quiz on a range of topics including climate action, food security and global inequality as well as the Welcome Wall, asking participants to contribute what makes them feel like they belong to the wall.
Key Takeaways
The Global Solidarity Hub once again offered a unique space to recharge, reflect and reimagine the world we want to live in. It proved once again to be a place where art, culture and activism intersect, making complex global issues accessible, relevant, and inspiring for people of all ages. We were proud to return to All Together Now and grateful for the continued support of Irish Aid. With a strong focus on participation and empowerment, exploring how creativity, community and collective action can help shape a more just, inclusive, and sustainable future.
The Global Solidarity Hub – Creating a difference.