[…]supporting Amnesty International and standing in solidarity with Ibrahim Halawa. Please join us today and assemble outside the Amnesty International offices on Fleet Street in Temple Bar at 5:30pm and add your voice to the call for Ibrahim’s immediate and unconditional release. Tomorrow, on the 11th December, two days before Ibrahim’s 20th birthday (he was 17 when he was first imprisoned), USI will be running a #FreeIbrahim campaign in campuses across Ireland. Please take a picture of yourself with a ‘Happy Birthday Ibrahim’ postcard, share it on social media, sign it, attach a stamp to it and send it to […]
[…]the Seanad run.” Harmon is running as an independent candidate for NUI Seanad. Tallaght native Ruane is running as an independent candidate for the University of Dublin Seanad. “I’m delighted that USI is endorsing me for the Seanad NUI panel.” Laura said, “As a previous USI president, I want to thank students’ unions for voting to support me. Access to education, political reform and equality are at the heart of what I stand for and if elected I will work closely with civil society organisations like USI on this.” Harmon (29) said she wants universal voting rights and political reform […]
[…]a positive message of inclusion, diversity, equality and togetherness. This campaign has been running since 2018 and now more than ever we need to stand against racism and show that Ireland will not tolerate racism, xenophobia and far-right ideologies. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “Today, we are joining INAR and supporting the #TogetherAgainstRacism campaign. USI joins INAR and all its members in calling for an end to racism, xenophobia and far-right ideologies and we stand in solidarity with those affected. “For many years USI has been leading social change and working on social justice issues. Today, we also want to reiterate our support for INAR’s […]
[…]developments. Students wishing to participate in this Challenge are invited to write a 250 word contribution “What would you have talked about if you had been a speaker?” on one of the four issues of the conference. Participating students are invited to send their texts before January 31, 2019. A jury of DG Competition officials will select the best three entries for each panel category. Entries will be assessed on analysis and originality and on their relevance to the arguments debated in the panel category of choice. The winning students will be invited to Brussels to receive the awards and […]
[…]this pandemic. These issues are urgent and need to be addressed immediately.” Regular updates for student nurses and midwives can be found at https://www.inmo.ie/COVIDStudent General updates for students can be found […]
