The Union of Students in Ireland are very active in education third level students about consent through national campaigns, policy and lobbying the government for extra support. USI were on the group for creating the Consent Framework which is now being implemented across the country. Want to tackle gender base violence on your campus? Check out the toolkit below: 👉 The IT STOPS NOW toolkit was created by one of our close partners in the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI). The main aim of this toolkit is to tackle gender based violence and to end sexual harassment and […]
[…]Garden of Remembrance in Dublin at 1pm and marching to the Department of an Taoiseach, to visit […]
Nollaig na mBan. Women’s Christmas. A day where we (supposedly!) take a step back and recognise women for all their womanly glory and for all the wonderful womanly things they do for 364 other days in the year but don’t get any thanks for. Women get to go and hang with their women friends while men stay at home and dust or something. Now, to be honest, the concept behind it makes me a little bit uncomfortable. I don’t particularly enjoy nor appreciate the patriarchal notions that come with it- the traditional ideals where women stay at home and do the […]
[…]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 […]
[…]out of college in first year is selection of the wrong course. Congress believes: That the current delivery of Open Days and provision of information by colleges to potential students is stale and insufficient, and in need of reform. Congress notes: Developments in online learning and technologies in recent years and the considerable and growing engagement of secondary school students with these new technologies. Congress mandates: The USI VP for Academic Affairs and Quality Assurance to lobby the HEA to call on HEI’s to offer online campus tours, sample lectures, and taster videos of modules and programmes for inclusion on […]
[…]USI Grant Reform Policy Congress Approves: The adoption of the USI Grant Reform Policy. (See www.usi.ie) 15 WE 21 Higher Education Authority Core Access Grant Congress Notes That the Access Grant, used for the Student Assistance Fund (SAF) and Student Disabilities Fund (SDF), is awarded by the Higher Education Authority (HEA), and that there are no strict guidelines as to how this funding is used. Congress Further Notes The lack of guidelines from the HEA, has led to a lack of transparency as to how the Access Fund is divided between the SAF and SDF, and also in […]
2022 EM (GAE) 6: Ag Tacú le Gaeilgeoirí ó Thuaidh leis an Lá Dearg// Support Gaeilgeoirí in the North with the Lá Dearg Proposed by QUBSU Aithníonn an Comhdháil: Tháinig deireadh le cruinniú idir Conradh na Gaeilge agus an Aire stáit i mBéal Feirste ar 12 Aibreán 2022 nuair a dhiúltaigh an tAire am cinntithe a chur ar fáil i gclár ama Westminster chun an reachtaíocht Gaeilge a chur i bhfeidhm faoi mar a gealladh í sa chomhaontú Ré Nua Cur Chuige Nua. Aithníonn an Comhdháil chomh maith: Bhí sé mar bhunchloch aitheanta sa chomhaontú sin, Ré Nua Cur Chuige […]
Motions which change the operations of USI are here. 15 UO1 Comparative Research Congress recognises There are certain areas of similarity between MO organisations in relation to facilities, student issues and other practices. Congress further recognises There are often challenges associated with addressing these issues, without comparative research to illustrate best practice in other Higher Education Institutions. Congress believes That the area of conducting and presenting research between MOs is a lengthy, challenging process requires fine-tuning to be most effective Congress further believes Comparative Research will be conducted and presented more efficient manner if this task is assigned to […]
