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Welcomes the LOVE installation to Campus

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Welcomes the LOVE installation to Campus

Location: Coffee area, Muirhevna Building, DkIT Campus

 

 

We are beginning the new year with a message of 💜 LOVE 💜as we welcome Amber Women’s Refuge’ One Million Stars LOVE installation to campus.

‌This installation forms part of the RiVeR Project’s celebration of 10 years of education on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence within the Institute.

The One Million Stars Ireland project is an award-winning, inclusive community arts initiative that connects communities across the country in solidarity against Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (DSGBV). Each eight-pointed star represents light, hope and unity, while also reflecting the project’s eight principles of healthy love within relationships.

 

This Irish project forms part of the global One Billion Stars movement, founded in Australia in 2012 by artist Maryann Talia Pau following the rape and murder of Irish woman Jill Meagher, originally from County Louth, who was living in Melbourne at the time. The initiative was brought to Ireland in 2019 by art therapist Siobhán McQuillan in partnership with Amber Women’s Refuge, the domestic abuse service supporting women and children in Kilkenny and Carlow.

Today, star-weaving communities exist in all 26 counties and in Northern Ireland. Together with community groups, businesses and individual volunteers, more than 512,000 stars have already been woven across Ireland in support of ending domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.

 

Recently, during DkIT’s 16 Days of Activism, students and staff came together to weave stars in solidarity with survivors of domestic abuse and all forms of violence. The One Million Stars initiative united students, staff and community partners on campus, with each star serving as a symbol of unity, compassion and a shared commitment to ending violence. The Stars created by DkIT Students and staff during this event will now become part of the Installation as it spends time in the Institute.

 

Kathleen Nallen, RiVeR Project Lead, DkIT added:

“We are thrilled to host Amber Refuge’s One Million Stars LOVE installation on campus, especially as we celebrate 10 years of DkIT’s commitment to education on domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence. It is truly inspiring to welcome such a creative symbol of compassion and purpose, as our community stands together in solidarity with victims-survivors around the world”.

 

Click here for One Million Stars Event in DkIT

 

 

 

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Emma Murphy

Emma is a Domestic Violence campaigner & global public speaker and has been since 2015 after she shared her story online which to date has been viewed over 50 million times worldwide.  Emma has travelled to many countries such as Australia and spoken at many worldwide events such as the third world women’s conference in the Hague, TedX in Cyprus, Safe Ireland world summit and many more. Emma continues to share her strong message and to raise awareness around Domestic Violence, Emma is a support worker at Saoirse women’s refuge. 

 

Emma completed the level 8 ‘Fundamentals of understanding & responding to Domestic Abuse’ programme in 2017 at DkIT and since then has continued to share her knowledge with the world, empowering women make a stand and take control.  Above all of Emma’s hard work and contribution she is a mother of 2 and is passionate about raising awareness for the younger generation, sharing knowledge and tools so the younger generation are aware of the signs and what to look out for when in relationships. Emma believes the younger generation hold the key to change in Ireland.