[…]difficulties among our members. Congress therefore mandates: That the VP Welfare would lobby for the provision of, as far as is possible, barrier free access to support services (e.g. health centres, counselling, etc.) on campus and would invest appropriately therein. 15 WEL 15 Sexual Consent Awareness and Training Congress notes There are many incidences of sexual harassment or assault that occur on campuses right across the country. Sexual harassment is behaviour that is “unwanted, persistent and of a sexual nature”. Sexual harassment includes, but is not limited to: Unwanted sexual comments (including comments about your body […]
[…]at X College in your local constituency’. Provide further context e.g. if you’re part of community groups or sports clubs, your family works in the community etc. Representatives are elected to represent their local constituency so all of this information helps to grab their attention. Explain why you’re contacting them – ‘I’m a student nurse currently on placement in X. The decision by the Government not to provide financial support to me and my peers is having a massive impact on my experience. I get up at x every day to get a taxi/bus to my placement where I work x hours. I have been working x […]
[…]and increasing capacity of Trinity Hall in Rathgar was met with resistance of the local community protesting against over-concentration of students in that area. Today, the Hall that accommodates 1,000 students is well integrated into community and offers student housing in a convenient location. Diverse and well-balanced local communities have a great potential for regeneration, civic activities and engagement.’ The Union noted that with the integrated national approach to student accommodation reflected in regional policies, both Councils and An Bord Pleanála have been equipped with tools to ensure balanced development of the communities and take a strategic approach to spatial […]
[…]the start and Carbon Leapfrog (especially Bird & Bird, Andrew Woods and Garry Charnock) for securing us free legal and accountancy advice when we first started up as a not-for-profit. A lot of help from the European Commission. The SAVES2 programme is funded across Europe through the Horizon 2020 programme and we are immensely grateful for this support – not to mention proud to use the EU […]
