[…]Postgrad capacity within local Students’ Unions and HEIs Please note: the President of NUS-USI (representing students in Northern Ireland) is also on the USI Executive Team, but they are elected at NUS-USI Conference. See https://nus-usi.org/ for more […]
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[…]situation facing students looking for somewhere to live to attend college or university. USI and student representatives from across the island will sleep out overnight on Kildare Street to kick-off a new ‘No Keys, No Degrees’ campaign to urge government to take urgent action to tackle the “worse than ever” student crisis accommodation. There has been no response from Government to USI’s calls last week for action to tackle the crisis which is leaving many students at risk of dropping out of college, deferring, or sleeping on friend’s couches. This new campaign will highlight how without a place to leave, […]
[…]Equal Marriage referendum. The Union of Students in Ireland has announced the registration of thousands of students on electoral registers around the country, as the student movement gears up for an historic campaign to secure marriage equality in the state. Laura Harmon, USI President, said: “Students have historically been a potent force for equality – many of those registered in the last few weeks have never cast a ballot, but have decided to convert their voices to votes for the issues they believe in. We had set a goal of ten thousand students registered – but Students’ Unions should be […]
[…]the platform from which USI will launch its yearlong campaign for marriage equality. This wedding and USI’s participation in the march are the start of a campaign that will grow throughout the year and which will include lobbying of TDs by students and their representatives. A recent survey conducted by UCD Students’ Union of over 900 UCD students found that: 43% of UCD students have questioned their own sexuality at some point 20% of UCD students identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual 89% of UCD students feel comfortable openly stating their sexuality 91% of UCD students support full equal marriage […]
