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[…]President for the Southern Region attended the International Road Safety Conference on Alcohol – Tackling the Crisis on our Roads. The USI President and USI Vice President for Equality and Citizenship participated in the 35th VHI women’s mini marathon in aid of the repeal coalition along with an incredible 140 other women. Last week, the Vice President for Welfare alongside Mental Health First Aid Ireland hosted the first of 4 training for student officers in University College Cork. USI secured funding earlier in the year from the HSE to train Officers the necessary skills in how to bets support people […]
[…]Waugh said, “On Twitter, the campaign reached 294,790 people and made an overall impression of 1,357,345 with an average Engagement Rate of 1.8%. On Facebook, we reached 464,000 people and made an impression of 1,087,345. We also received €49,000 funding for a new staff member as a result of our digital campaigning. We got a total of 298 media mentions and overall readership of 26m. The power of using social media to your advantage is there and taking the opportunities presented to you can help”. Through Twitter, #HomesForStudy garnered national and local media attention by being the first port-of-call for […]
[…]NUS-USI President and NUS UK VP for Society & Citizenship attended and spoke at NUS-USI’s ‘Big Gay Wedding’ outside Stormont in Belfast on Monday 22nd of May, on the 2nd Anniversary of the passing of the Marriage Equality Referendum in the Republic of Ireland. USI has issued guidance for students anxious to have a trouble-free departure from their current accommodation – and joined forces with Property Button to help prepare students make their next move hassle free. Read more here. USI announced the launch of a of a major European energy efficiency and energy saving programme for students in Ireland, […]
[…]met with the Higher Education Authority as part of an early-stage consultation into the HEA’s new strategic plan to 2021 This week, consultations were held regionally in NUIG (Galway Region), Waterford (Edmund Rice Resource Centre) and Dundalk (at the Dundalk Outcomers Centre). If you would like to particpate in the final youth consultation tomorrow (Saturday 20th) in Cork, please email equality@usi.ie! The Vice President for Welfare signed the Healthy Ireland network charter on behalf of USI. The launch was held in Dublin Castle and was addressed by the Taoiseach, Minister for Health and Minister for Health Promotion. See the full statement […]
[…]and are between 15-24. The VP Equality has partnered with Amnesty International on a ‘sit out’ event organised for next Wednesday 17th of May, on the day of Ibrahim’s 23rd proposed trial date. Please contact equality@usi.ie for more info on how to take […]
[…]sectors. Evidence shows that these sectors are not only low-paid, but provide very low hours – typically 1 – 8 hours. These ‘If and When’ or zero hour contracts lend to unpredictable working hours and unstable income which can have a negative impact on students’ financial security”. Speaking before the presentation a 3rd year DIT student denounced zero hour contracts, “Currently I’m on a zero hour contract, making it impossible to budget or plan. At most, I’ll find out that I have a shift a week in advance. While the zero hour contract seems great in terms of flexibility with […]
[…]Union from 15 to 16 August 2017. This event combines training with a pressure simulation – an in-tray exercise designed to expose student leaders to some of the political and interpersonal pressures they will experience throughout their term of office. SUT+ unites student officers from across Ireland as members of the executive committee of the fictional Ballybreag Institute of Technology – a large college with many of the traits of a University in an IT setting. Trainees experience tough decision making, challenging and traumatic narratives and an understanding of their own contribution to workplace stress. SUT+ is a residential event […]
[…]take it’s direction from the consultations with young people in Ireland between the ages of 15 and 24 and will be published in Autumn 2017. To participate online, click here: http://spunout.ie/news/article/survey-for-national-lgbt-youth-strategy One for Ireland USI is supporting the #OneForIreland campaign this May Bank Holiday weekend, which is a campaign run by current and former TCD students, and this year has 7 projects across 7 regions in Ireland identified as charity partners for youth mental health projects. Get involved by sharing online and giving a Euro this weekend! Check out the projects here: […]
[…]forum will take place on April 21st in the TCD Global Room from 5-7pm. Registration is free – just email equality@usi.ie. The Vice President for Welfare alongside the Vice President for Campaigns meet with the head of National Office Of Suicide Prevention (NOSP) in relation to rolling out mental health training and campaigns for the third level sector. The Vice President for Welfare attended launch of mental health first aid with Minister for Mental Health and Older People Helen McEntee and Anne O Connor from HSE alongside head of training for Mental Health First Aid Ireland. The Vice President for […]
[…]is a membership based organisation and DITSU has been a member since DITSU’s inception in 1985. In March 2016, the students of DIT amended the DITSU Constitution to allow a referendum take place to decide whether or not DITSU should continue to be a member of USI. DITSU’s Constitution allows for a referendum on membership of USI to take place every 3 years, beginning in 2017. This allows students to have more of a say in their Union’s affairs. As such, the result of this Referendum will apply until there is another Referendum on the subject in 2020. TOTAL VOTES […]
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[…]time and room allocation TBC. Contact: president@uccsu.ie for further information. GMIT SU – 21st March @ time and room TBC. Contact: supresident@gmit.ie for further information. Further hustings details will be added as they become available. Subscribe to our mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last […]
[…]Health Taskforce meeting with Minister for Mental Health and Older people. Campaign Spotlight – Sexual Health And Guidance 2017: USI distributed 36,000 condoms across Ireland while visiting DCU, WIT, IT Sligo and QUB with the HSE, Think Contraception, IFPA, HIV Ireland, SpunOut.ie, BelongTo and Man2Man. #SHAG17 trended on Twitter for 7 hours in Ireland and reached 1.4 million people. The Vice President for Welfare handed out 11,000 condoms to students across 4 campuses. USI launched a retro-video arcade shooter called Sexually Transmitted Invaders. USI launched shag.usi.ie with information on consent, STIs and information on safer sex. USI became official partners […]
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[…]rents have increased across the country, and on top of this it is costing students over €11,160 a year to get their degrees. Students typically work in low paid jobs with the prime motivation for students to work in low-paid jobs largely attributed to the cost of higher education and student debt. €11.50 an hour can make a big difference for students working throughout college to get by on and won’t be locked out of education, or go by without food. USI called for a national anonymous public case studies for the submission in order to make it’s point for […]
[…]the Low Pay Commission on the National Minimum Wage recommending a Living Wage and change to ‘If and When’ contracts. The Vice President for Equality and Citizenship attended an European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Ireland meeting regarding racism on campuses. The Vice President for Equality and Citizenship attended the first LGBT Youth Strategy Oversight Committee and made a number of reccomendations on behalf of students. USI met with the Wheel to discuss a timeline and plan to comply with the Governance Code and become even more transparent. Everything was finalised with the HSE, Think Contraception, Health Ireland and other partners on […]
[…]a competitive process. USI successfully awarded grant funding from the European Students’ Union towards work at HEI’s around refugee inclusion. USI hosted the USI Women Lead Project 2017 over the weekend with Accenture. The Vice President for Welfare met with the Psychological Counsellors in Third level Colleges (PCHEI) meeting in regards to staff and mental health on campuses. USI attended the Mental Health Reform, UpLift and Future Voices handing over of 12,000 petitions to Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Helen McEntee, calling for more 24/7 community mental health services. The Vice President for Welfare met Residential Tenancies Board Stakeholders meeting […]
[…]and Care students now have full SIPTU membership if they sign up. SIPTU Reps with Students’ Union Officers will be holding meetings across the country to inform, engage and mobilise students through forums, petitions and a survey being issued in the coming weeks to inform the campaign. You can learn more about the campaign here: www.bigstart.ie The Vice President for Campaigns attended the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) Board meeting to discuss the implications of Brexit, the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, and the Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures Strategy on young people in […]
[…]to campaign for the Irish language in a fun way; Organising the “Tionol Tríú, AMLÉ” session at Ardfheis Chonradh na Gaeilge. (15.00, Saturday, 25 Feb, Galway). This is a working group to discuss issues facing young people speaking Irish in 2017 and how can we support each […]
