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USI condemns TCD attempt to break international & postgrad fees agreement
[…]people who come to learn in their institution. “Again we can see firsthand the exploitative and cruel practices international and postgraduate students are on the receiving end of in Irish Higher Education. International students will be arriving back to Ireland later in the Summer and face significant barriers to accessing accommodation and affordable living with these fee increases piling on the pressure. Meanwhile postgrads are again exploited to fill Institutional coffers, disregarding the huge contributions they make to academic life.” Shane De Rís, President of Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union, stated that: “College has completely undermined the fee certainty agreement […]
BIG LOVE – World Record Attempt
Help us set a new World Record – show the world how big our heart is! The Union of Students in Ireland will hold a world record attempt on 25 April at Smithfield Square, Dublin 7.* Online event registration for Big Love – USI marriage equality World Record Attempt powered by Eventbrite The event will consist of an attempt to form a large number of people into the shape of a heart. There is no current record for this feat, though similar records have been attempted and set. We want hundreds in our heart – and we’re looking for a […]
USI marks World Suicide Prevention Day 2020
[…]service or welfare officer Make an appointment with your GP In an emergency attend your local A&E or phone 999 Call Samaritans on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.ie Call Pieta House on 1800 247247 or text HELP to 51444 Call LGBT Helpline on 1800 929 539 or see LGBT.ie Call the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre on 1800 77 8888 or email counselling@drcc.ie Call the Irish Hospice Foundation Bereavement Support Line on 1800 807077 Text YMH to 50808 – a free and anonymous text support […]
“Government engaging in smoke and mirrors in relation to student accommodation” – USI
[…]policy response will, for the first time, see the state providing financial support in the construction of on-site student accommodation, and underpins the policy commitments set out in Housing for All. I am pleased today to confirm Government has approved my proposal to directly intervene in the delivery of student accommodation.” (statement here) USI President, Chris Clifford said: “When we heard through the media last week that Minister Harris was bring a new policy to the cabinet meeting and that the new strategy would be published on Friday, we were relieved that there finally seemed to be some action around the […]
Reach out to someone this World Mental Health Day, say USI
[…]support services is available on PleaseTalk.ie. Many Students’ Unions across the country are running events and campaigns today to mark World Mental Health Day, and Welfare Officers in Students’ Unions are available to listen and offer peer support to any students in need of help. Following the hugely successful Mental Health Reform campaign where 21,000 people signed a petition calling on Minister Kathleen Lynch to ensure the €35m of funding committed for community mental health services is allocated and spent, USI congratulate the work carried out on this campaign and encourage the Minister to act in delivering these crucially important services. […]
Redeveloping the website
[…]of the website, with a corporate focus for the 20% of the rest of development. We aim to put out news of campaigns and issues first, and support our members engage with those issues and campaigns, along with the structures and systems in the organisation. The new features of the site are: USI Events A proper Events Notification and booking system. If USI is hosting an event, its details and the opportunity to book will be available on the site. Blogs for Officers Student officers lead USI – now they can communicate their thoughts, their take on events and […]
International students must be considered in COVID-19 measures
[…]students getting part-time jobs and enough hours to support their studies, many are even struggling to obtain a PPS Number, while 67 per cent of international students say they are concerned they will not be able to pay their rent. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “The ban on evictions was reassuring for many international students, but the concerns about being able to pay rent remain. Many international students will have expected to pick up casual work to support their studies, but that is proving challenging in the current crisis. This is especially difficult for students who have arrived more recently […]
USI writes to Government on World Eating Disorders Day 2021
[…]group, which has seen a 110 per cent increase in users, while its PiLaR (Peer Led Resilience) programme for families and supporters, has seen a 98 per cent increase in attendance since the groups moved online during the pandemic. According to the HSE’s Model of Care for Eating Disorders (January 2018), an estimated 188,895 people in Ireland will experience an eating disorder at some point in their lives, with approximately 1,757 new cases developing in Ireland each year. The figure is likely to be higher with the increase in cases in 2020/2021. An article in the Irish Medical Journal earlier […]
On World Suicide Prevention Day, USI calls for necessary investment to bring the number of student counsellors up to recommended ‘safe and ethical’ levels
[…]Union Welfare Officer Make an appointment with your GP In an emergency attend your local A&E or phone 999 Call Samaritans on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.ie Call LGBT Helpline on 1800 929 539 or see LGBT.ie Call the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre on 1800 77 8888 or email counselling@drcc.ie or open a WebChat […]
Union of Students in Ireland marks World Mental Health Day 2020 with day of action and letter to Minister Simon Harris
[…]It is the product of a number of key organisations working together to achieve a holistic, whole-campus approach. We believe supporting student mental health is something that each of us in a campus community is responsible for, it is not just a task for counselling or health services. For this strategy to be effective, it needs to have a partnered approach whereby staff and students work together. This is clear in the recommendation for an implementation group to be established at each HEI to include students/student representatives. The USI National Report on Student Mental Health has played a central role […]
USI urges Minister for Health to back international students health insurance bill
[…](International Students) (Amendment) Bill 2021. Re: Urgent need to support the Health Insurance (International Students) (Amendment) Bill 2021 Dear Minister Donnelly, On behalf of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and our members this is an urgent appeal to you to support the Health Insurance (International Students) (Amendment) Bill 2021. USI as the national representative body for 375,000 students across the island of Ireland have long campaigned for this legislative change. USI alongside representatives from Higher Education Institutions across Ireland who are supportive of this change and who wish to see it enacted ahead of the Autumn academic year. International students face considerable barriers and costs […]
USI Fighting to Keep Insurance Rates for International Students Down
[…](01) 618 3055 Senator David Norris E: david.norris@oireachtas.ie T: (01) 618 3104 Senator Lynn Ruane E: lynn.ruane@oireachtas.ie T: (01) 618 3277 Fianna Fail Senator Robbie Gallagher E: robbie.gallagher@oireachtas.ie T: (01) 618 3087 Senator Keith Swanick E: keith.swanick@oireachtas.ie T: (01) 618 3736 Fine Gael Colm Burke E: colm.burke@oireachtas.ie T: (01) 618 3115 Sinn Fein Máire Devine E: maire.devine@oireachtas.ie T: (01) 618 […]
International Postgraduates
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Students to Participate in World’s First LGBTI+ Youth Strategy
Third level students across Ireland are encouraged to participate in the world’s first LGBTI+ Youth Strategy being conducted by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs under the direction of Minister Katherine Zappone and chaired independently by journalist Una Mullally. The Union of Students in Ireland along with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA), National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) and BelongTo, are promoting the event to young people between 15-24 to get involved and ensure they are part of shaping the LGBTI+ Youth Strategy for Ireland. To participate online via spunout.ie, just click here: https://tinyurl.com/IrishLGBTIStrategy To participate […]
USI joins Amnesty International outside the Dáil to call on the Government to Repeal the 8th
[…]and urgency for a referendum is not ignored. A recent Amnesty International and Red C Research & Markets poll found that 80% of people would vote yes if a referendum were held, and 87% of the public want access to abortion expanded. Every day for the next twelve weeks, 12 people will join the vigil outside Leinster House. The increasing numbers will remind political leaders of the amount of women anti-abortion laws negatively affect when they are forced into temporary exile from Ireland to access their human rights day after day, week after week. “USI has been pro-choice and campaigning […]
International Affairs
[…]in Ireland and across Europe on the matter. 14 IA 1 SUPPORTING LGBT RUSSIA Congress is aware: Of USI’s proud history of campaigning for LGBT rights, including the 1993 decriminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland. Congress believes: That as a Union we have a responsibility to ensure that human rights are protected, not only for our members but also for our European and international counterparts. Congress is appalled: By the effect the of the “homosexual propaganda” law that has been introduced and implemented by the lawmakers of the Russian Federation. Congress notes with concern: That the Russian LGBT community is living […]
International Affairs Policy
[…]in the tens of thousands. The reports from the Ukrainian Government on April 12th about the Russian usage of chemical warfare against Ukraine. The needs civilians will urgently need to international aid. On Sunday 10th April, Minister for Equality and Integration Roderic O’Gorman said more than 20 thousand refugees have already arrived in Ireland. Congress Notes: The calls from many different organisations for support in fundraising for non lethal supplies to assist people in Ukraine. Congress Mandates: USI Coiste Gnó to provide resources to member organisations which wish to fundraise for non-lethal supplies to Ukrainian citizens. The Coiste Gnó to […]
Statement on Berkeley Incident
[…]and loved ones of those involved, we await further information from the authorities. Every year thousands of students travel the world to broaden their horizons and learn from other peoples. We urge students overseas to take care today wherever they are, and to the time to phone home and check in.” Consular Advice Telephone (Department of Foreign Affairs) +353 1 418 […]
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