[…]state. Congress recognises: That in many student unions abroad and indeed in many organisations worldwide the issue of abortion is viewed as an issue of equality and women’s rights . Congress further recognises: That the issue is one of concern for Welfare Officers around the country. Congress acknowledges: The establishment of the Safe and Legal (in Ireland) Abortion Rights Campaign which aims to end the hypocrisy of exiling women in crisis pregnancy that choose to have an abortion. The campaign includes various strands, including a litigation strand, a public awareness strand and a national and international advocacy strand. Congress mandates: […]
The Union of Students in Ireland is encouraging and supporting students to contact their local representatives and members of the Oireachtas Justice Committee ahead of a committee discussion on the Labour Party ‘Harassment, Harmful Communications and other Related Offences Bill’. USI has joined calls for legislative protections to ensure image based sexual abuse is recognised as a crime is Ireland. A person should never have their images shared without their consent. People, particularly women have been victims of these attacks for years, most recently with the images shared on the Discord server. USI fully supports Women’s Aid’s 16 Days of Action Campaign […]
Officer responsible: Vice President for Equality and Citizenship 2021 EM (CZN) 5 CETA Proposed By: TU Dublin Students’ Union Congress Notes: That CETA is the Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement that would set up an investor court system between the EU & Canada within Ireland. This would allow businesses to take legal action against the state for punitive damages based on the loss of revenue from Social Policy passed by the Government. Congress Notes with Immediate Concern: That the deal is likely to go through in the next couple of weeks and that USI currently does not have a policy […]
