I was delighted to get the opportunity to work with the Youth and Community Work Students as artist in residence at Maynooth University in 2024 and to return for more "Artivism" workshops in 2025. During that time I shared my work as an artist activist, we discussed the impact art can have on a community and how it can be used to tackle social justice issues. In some hands on workshops I taught them several art techniques that they could bring with them to their future careers, I focused on techniques that were fast, easily accessible, cheap and unintimidating. It was a really nice experience spending time with the students, all of whom are there because they are caring people who want to make a positive impact on the world. Students worked both individually and in groups to create work for an end of year exhibition. They took on new artivist roles and created some really interesting projects tackling issues close to them, ranging from pop up installations, poetry, a podcast and zines. I hope that what students take from spending time with me is the importance of bringing art experiences into their future work, whether they do it themselves or get artists or creatives in to help run projects and teach new skills. I hope they felt the therapeutic nature of creating art and realised the lasting impression it can have on a place and the people there. Huge thank you to all the staff at Maynooth especially Saoirse Reynolds Conlon, everyone at the National Youth Council of Ireland, especially Rhona Dunnett and Kildare County Council for funding and supporting this project.