[…]The Y Factor Coordinator with NWCI said: “The Y Factor was set up to empower young people to become advocates for gender equality and connect and support young women’s organisations tackling gender inequality. We have seen the burgeoning of feminist societies within third level education all over Ireland in the past few years. It’s important for them to feel they are not alone in tackling inequality in their universities and The Y Factor and the USI are delighted to have an opportunity to bring them and the LGBTQ and Pro Choice societies together and create positive energy for better campuses for everyone.” […]
[…]becomes infected. “We are asking the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), the Minister for Health and the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to ensure access to testing, effective contact tracing and proper accommodation arrangements to address the health needs of those in overcrowded […]
[…]support and promote the public health advice. As most college activity will now take place online for the coming weeks, and with the risk of that period being extended, Government must act immediately to protect and support student renters. Exactly one month ago today, USI called on Government to introduce six emergency provisions to ensure student renters were not hit by a repeat of what happened in March when colleges and universities closed and deposits and prepaid rent were not returned and students had to fight for on-campus accommodation to be refunded. Now we are just three days before many colleges […]
[…]of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, USI will continue to play an active role in calling for free, safe and legal access to abortion care across this island.” NUS-USI President, Ellen Fearon said: “As we mark three years since we repealed the eighth, we call on Minister Robin Swann to commission abortion services here in Northern Ireland. We cannot continue to see women, girls and pregnant people being forced to travel to England to access abortion care. The North is […]
[…]people of colour face racism in their daily lives. This racism takes many forms: being turned away for accommodation, racial profiling at the border and abuse on the streets to name just a few. This affects students on our campuses and also in wider society. We are committed to tackling racism with Higher Education Institutions and at all levels of Irish society. The system of Direct Provision is an inhumane and racist system that must be abolished. We believe that ending Direct Provision is a step towards making this nation more inclusive to the refugees and asylum seekers who come […]
