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In the Mirror of Female Migration
To See and Be Seen
Polish Women in Ireland. Portraits
22–23 May 2026
Trinity College Dublin
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Symposium Quarterly
Organizer
Honorary Patronage
Photography Project
2nd Polish Women`s Symposium in Ireland
Symposium Programme
Friday 22.05.2026
8.30 – 9.00
Participant registration
9.00 – 9.15
Official opening of the Symposium
9.15 – 9.40
Concert
Kasia Eliasz and band
9.50–10.30
Presentation of the research report
Femiagracja. Entrepreneurial Polish Women in Ireland
– dr Kamila Kowalska & dr Rafał Raczyński, Emigration Museum in Gdynia
EDUCATION AND ADAPTATION IN MIGRATION
10.40–11.25
Lecture in Polish and English
Na pograniczu dwóch światów: tożsamość kulturowa Polek w Irlandii / Between Two Worlds: The Cultural Identity of Polish Women in Ireland
– dr Beata Sokołowska i dr Agnieszka Pędrak
11.25–12.10
Lecture
How Bilingualism Affects the Sense of Identity in Children and Adults. Challenges and Successes
– Jolanta Oliwiak
13.10–14.10
Discussion panel
The Mental Health of Women in Migration – Psychological, Social, Medical and Spiritual Perspectives.
– Kasia Forest
14.10–14.30
Presentation of the project
Four-Leaf Clover – A Fund to Prevent Violence Against Women within the Polish Women in Ireland Symposium.
– Barbara Ożga, Kasia Mikołajczyk i Barbara Rąpała
14.30–15.10
Lecture/presentation
What Do You Know About Sex Education? Comprehensive Sex Education and Life Skills.
– dr Aneta Stępień
CULTURE AND ART
15.25–16.25
Discussion panel
Artistic Practice in Migration – Advantages and Challenges.
– Olga Anacka
THE VOICE OF YOUNG POLISH WOMEN
16.25 – 16.55
Lecture/presentation
Bilingualism as a Path to Voice. Between Silence and Expression
– Pola Zahorska
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
17.05 – 18.00
Presentation/workshop
I Am C.U.D.E.M (Body – Mind – Soul – Energy – Love) in the Mirror of Feminine Power
– Izabela Savage i Anna Błażejczyk
Saturday 23.05.2026
8.30 – 9.00
Participant registration
9.00 – 9.10
Opening of the second day of the Symposium
BUSINESS AND VOLUNTEERING
9.10–9.45
Lecture
Business in Wholeness – The Key to Authentic Success in Migration. A Holistic Approach to Entrepreneurship
– Kasia Forest
9.45–10.45
Discussion panel
Giving to Gain – The Meaning of Volunteering in Women’s Lives.
– Kasia Mikołajczyk
MEN'S PERSPECTIVE
11.00–12.00
Men’s panel
Female and Male in Dialogue. Two Perspectives, One Heart.
– Maja Zahorska i Bartosz Bąk
LAW AND EDUCATION
12.00–12.35
Lecture/presentation
How Legal Awareness Influences the Adaptation and Integration Process in Migration
- Monika Baranowska Forrest
- Agnieszka Siwiera-Corcoran
PORTRAITS OF WOMEN
13.35–14.10
Lecture/presentation
Mother, Mentor, Volunteer – Women’s Strength in Building Educational Pathways in Migration.
– Agata Łaszczyńska
LITERATURE AND ART
14.10–15.10
Literary panel
Literature as a Mirror of the Female Migrant: From Shadow to Light
– Aneta Kubas
PSYCHOLOGY
15.25–16.25
Discussion panel
Where the Soul Expresses Itself. A Journey Through Intuition, Colour, Form – Vedic Art.
– Maja Zahorska
16.25–17.00
Lecture/presentation
Mental Resilience and Personality Development as Protective Factors Against Burnout (Personal and Professional).
– Aleksandra Hytroś-Kiwała
PORTRAITS OF WOMEN — continued
17.15–18.15
Discussion panel
Generations on the Move – Polish Women Who Have Built and Continue to Build Bridges of Migration.
– Mariola Mastek i Kasia Mikołajczyk
18.15–19.00
Award ceremony and official closing of the Symposium
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During the Symposium, you may participate in Aleksandra Maj’s original photography project “Human Portrait”. Allow yourself to be captured in a portrait.
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Also explore the quarterly “Portraits of Migration”, published by the Polish Women in Ireland Symposium, featuring inspiring stories that reveal everyday migrant life and the journeys of women who developed their talents abroad, achieved success, and became an inspiration to others.