[…]Decriminalisation of abortion. The Union of Students in Ireland reaffirmed its pro-choice mandate at its annual Congress last March and also supports calls for the repealing of the 8th amendment to the Irish Constitution. Laura Harmon, USI Vice President for Equality and Citizenship, who will be speaking at the rally, said: ”The right to access abortions in Ireland is very much a student issue. UK Department of Health statistics show that approximately one quarter of women who give Irish addresses when availing of abortion services in the UK are between the ages of 18-24. Irish women are more likely to receive surgical abortions. Surgical abortions […]
[…]of the restrictions imposed on them. The Union of Students in Ireland reaffirmed its pro-choice mandate at its annual Congress last March and also supports calls for the repealing of the 8th amendment to the Irish Constitution. Laura Harmon, USI Vice President for Equality and Citizenship said: “This bill does not go far enough. USI has consistently said that the professional opinions of no more than two medical practitioners should be needed. We need to trust women to make decisions about their own reproductive rights. USI also believes that abortion should be decriminalised. The Government cannot continue to export the […]
[…]I am especially proud that just last month at our annual Congress we reaffirmed our pro-choice mandate, our support for legislation for X and our support for the repeal of the 8th amendment to the Irish Constitution.Today I want to talk about risk and reward. ‘Demand a Better Future’ – that is the slogan of USI’s Equality campaign – we demand a better future for everybody in Ireland. We believe that the denial of rights to one student is the denial of rights to all students. And our rights are non negotiable – there is no risk or price too […]
[…]will lead a student bloc at this evening’s Action on X protest at 6pm, which will gather at City Hall Plaza and protest outside Dublin Castle, where an EU conference on gender equality is taking place. USI believes that access to safe and legal abortions in Ireland is critical to advancing gender equality and the position of women in Irish society. USI calls for the implementation of comprehensive X case legislation without delay. It must include: • The risk of suicide as grounds for abortion; • The opinions of no more than two medical practitioners to approve an abortion; • State-wide […]
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[…]the period between now and then, USI has an opportunity to prove the value and worth of the organisation and win back the wholehearted support of UCD’s students. USI is proud of its work protecting students from the worst effects of the financial crisis, its campaigns for gender and marriage equality and its efforts to promote mental and sexual health. We hope that UCD students will join these campaigns again in the future, as their input has been profoundly influential over the years. Last Autumn, the students of Trinity College chose to remain affiliated to USI and tomorrow we hope […]
Press Release Friday, January 25, 2012 For Immediate Release Abortion debate and electoral gender quotas spurs demand for debate on what it’s like to be a woman in Ireland today The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is running a series of seminars in 2013 on the topic of ‘Women in Society’. The first seminar takes place this Monday in University College Cork at 7.30pm in the O’Rahilly Building. The purpose of the seminars is to generate a discussion around questions such as: What is it like to be a woman in Ireland today? Do we still need feminism? Why […]
[…]of Students in Ireland, John Logue, said: USI has contacted every County/City Council in relation to the withholding of Maintenance Grants without payment of Household Charge. Below are a list of each Council and their response. Please comment below if you have received a letter from a County/City Council in relation to this and please specify which local authority. Carlow County Council – No Cavan County Council – No Clare County Council – Yes, decisions made by themselves Cork County Council – No Donegal County Council – No response Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council – No plans to do this. Fingal […]
[…]Mayo Institute of Technology IT Tralee LIT Tipperary Submissions can be made online at: http://www.president.ie/featured-posts-with-news/president-invites-your-submissions-here/ The deadline for submissions is September 29. USI President John Logue said: “USI and our member Students’ Unions are proud to support and promote the President’s Being Young and Irish 2012 initiative. We are encouraging as many young people as possible to make submissions. At this time in our country’s history we are more in need than ever of the creativity, inventiveness and enthusiasm of young people. Young people are rarely engaged in the decision making process at government level. Indeed, successive governments have deliberately held […]
[…]can be a barrier to many families. The Student Grant is available to many students, assisting them with the Student Contribution Charge and offering additional finance to cover living costs such as rent, food and college […]
