We will not sit down and be quiet
TCA's DoubleTAKE Supported Arts Studio are proud to present their Advocacy through the Arts film and portrait installation: "We will not sit down and be quiet" - Now on tour around Ireland.
The second leg of the tour is currently taking place in Rua Red Cafe during the month of April 2025.
Here you can see the DoubleTAKE advocates' portraits and posters from the "We Will Not Sit Down and Be Quiet" project. They will be displayed prominently on the wall at Rua Red Cafe, and you might even bump into one or two of our amazing advocates there too!
Although it may not always be possible to view the film itself during this leg of the tour, you can always watch it on our YouTube channel (see below).
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Rua Red Cafe
South Dublin Arts Centre, Parthalán Place, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Tuesday 1st - Wednesday 30th April 2025
Open to the public:
Monday - Friday 9:30am - 4:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 3:00pm
The first leg of the 2025 tour took place in TU Dublin, traveling to three campuses during the month of March.
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TU Dublin Grangegorman Campus
Tuesday 11th - Friday 14th March 2025
Opening Event 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Tuesday 11th March in The East Quad, Room EQ-002.
The installation stayed in Grangegorman until 5pm on Friday 14th March.
Open to the public:
Wednesday 12th March 10:30am - 5:00pm
Thursday 13th March 10:30am - 5:00pm
Friday 14th March 10:30am - 5:00pm
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TU Dublin Blanchardstown Campus
Tuesday 18th - Friday 21st March 2025
Opening Event 12:00pm - 1:30pm, Tuesday 18th March in AG003 Áras Geal.
The installation stayed in Blanchardstown until 5pm on Friday 21st March.
Open to the public:
Wednesday 19th March 10:30am - 5:00pm
Thursday 20th March 10:30am - 5:00pm
Friday 21st March 10:30am - 5:00pm
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TU Dublin Tallaght Campus
Tuesday 25th - Friday 28th March 2025
Opening Event 1:00pm - 2:30pm, Tuesday 25th March in Room 029.
The installation stayed in Tallaght, running in the Main Foyer until 5pm on Friday 28th March.
Open to the public:
Wednesday 26th March 10:30am - 5:00pm
Thursday 27th March 10:30am - 5:00pm
Friday 28th March 10:30am - 5:00pm
What is "We will not sit down and be quiet?"
Originally launched in Rathfarnham's Pearse Museum in the Autumn of 2023, and then moved to Rua Red - South Dublin Art Centre, "We will not sit down and be quiet" is a short film and photographic portrait installation.
It serves as a call to action and invites us to examine our own unconscious bias towards those who live with a disability and those who require supports to thrive.
Our Advocates, many of whom have spent their entire lives living and working within Ireland’s disability care sector, are standing with power and speaking out.
The Advocates stand shoulder to shoulder to claim their human rights and respect and to request your solidarity. They do this not just for themselves but also for their peers, for those who are unable and for those who come in their stead.
We are all living beings and that fact alone unites us in being deserving of full human rights, so... don’t tell us to sit down and be quiet!
- The Advocates
