Friends Of Usi Equality

Friends of USI Equality

What is "Friends of USI Equality"?

"Friends of USI Equality" is a group of organisations who support the work of the USI Equality campaign. In lending your support to the campaign, you raise awareness of our work in your own organisation. There is also the opportunity to get more involved with the campaign. For example, running joint campaigns with USI.
In return for your support, you will receive a copy of our monthly newsletter and access to over 200,000 students. We will promote your campaigns/ initiatives through our national network of local students unions. We will also include your organisation on our website. Every month we will feature a different organisation in the newsletter as well as highlighting any events being organised by your organisation.

Why join "Friends of USI Equality"?

The aim of this initiative is to build solidarity between USI and external organisations who work in the arena of equality and human rights in Ireland. We are all working toward a similar goal and are stronger together than divided and disparate.
In a time, when cutbacks are hitting equality hard and fast, we must come together to create a strong force that can promote equality and fight discrimination within Irish society. By becoming a friend of USI Equality you will also increase your own organisations visibility among third level students and you can also work with us to solidify and strengthen links with young people.
The aim of this initiative is to build solidarity between USI and external organisations who work in the arena of equality and human rights in Ireland. We are all working toward a similar goal and are stronger together than divided and disparate. In a time, when cutbacks are hitting equality hard and fast, we must come together to create a strong force that can promote equality and fight discrimination within Irish society. By becoming a friend of USI Equality you will also increase your own organisations visibility among third level students and you can also work with us to solidify and strengthen links with young people.

Current Friends:

Association for Higher Education Access & Disability (AHEAD)

www.ahead.ie

AHEAD (Association for Higher Education Access and Disability) is an independent non-profit organisation working to promote full access to and participation in further and higher education for students with disabilities and to enhance their employment prospects on graduation.

The organisation provides information to students and graduates with disabilities, teachers, guidance counsellors and parents on disability issues in education.

AHEAD also works with graduates and employers through the GET AHEAD Graduate Forum and the WAM Mentored Work Placement Programme.

The group also coordinates LINK, an Erasmus funded network of organisations promoting the inclusion of students & graduates with disabilities within the EU.

Women's Aid

www.womensaid.ie

Women's Aid has been working to address the issue of domestic violence in Ireland for more than 30 years.
It is a national voluntary organisation which provides support and information to women and their children who are being physically, emotionally, financially and sexually abused in their own homes.

It provides direct services to women experiencing domestic violence through its National Freephone Helpline 1800 341 900 and its one to one and court accompaniment service.

Irish Council for International Students (ICOS)

www.icosirl.ie

The Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) is an independent non-profit network of educational institutions, NGOs and individuals interested in international education and working with government and other agencies to promote good policies and best practice in relation to the recruitment, access and support of international students in Irish education.

To become a friend:

Simply download and complete this proposal form and send it to the Equality Officer at USI headquarters.

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