Role of USI in the Implementation of the Strategy “Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It’s about making life more fair for women everywhere. It’s not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It’s about baking a new pie.” – Gloria Steinem USI very much welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the National Women’s Strategy from 2017. We work with and on behalf of thousands of women every day, and see the impacts, both immediate and long term, on them as they progress through education and graduate […]
More Talk, More Action Today the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are delighted to launch it’s Mental Health Strategy 2014-2017 which passed unanimously at USI Congress 2014. Click http://bit.ly/1qOSZkE to read our strategy. A big thank you to our member Students’ Unions who aided in its development and we also extend our gratitude to Headstrong – The National Centre for Youth Mental Health, See Change, 3TS – Turn The Tide of Suicide and Student Sport Ireland for their valuable input. Denise McCarthy, USI Deputy President/VP for Welfare 2013/14 said: “It is with great pleasure and hope that I present the USI Mental Health Strategy 2014-2017 ‘More Talk, More Action’. […]
President of USI, Lorna Fitzpatrick and President of the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union, Reuban Murray, have this afternoon (Friday, October 2) sent a joint letter to Ministers Norma Foley TD and Simon Harris TD requesting an urgent meeting to discuss emergencies arising from the errors in Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades. See the full letter below Letter from USI and ISSU to […]
If you have not already registered with Deal Effect, it’s time to register your Students’ Union with the service in order to ensure that revenue from sales are correctly channelled directly to your SU. What is a trickle now could turn into a revenue stream in the future – and your members will directly benefit from good deals. Why? The Video below will explain (refresh page if not displaying correctly). Registration Process 1. Log on to http://www.dealeffect.ie/charities/new and complete the form (as shown below). If your SU does not have a Facebook or Twitter page, leave blank. (although we recommend […]
#Youthvote14 The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), SpunOut.ie and the National Youth Council of Ireland invite you to our joint Regional European Parliament Election Hustings. These events are part of an overall campaign to highlight youth issues and to promote the participation of young people in the European elections. This will be an excellent opportunity for young voters to voice their concerns to EP candidates in their Regions and to hear how they intend to address youth issues such as employment, higher education, mental health services amongst others issues if elected. The North West European Parliament Election Hustings began last month in NUI Galway. You can […]
