On an overcast Wednesday morning in the Arts Building, I set out to talk to Trinity’s Students’ Union President in his preparation for the March for Education. Luckily, he was not hard to find. Towering above the swarms of students …
March for Education
March for Education: observations from afar
Newsfeeds were filled with content from the March of Education this week. Caoimhe Gordon explains how reflecting on education at home leads to comparisons to the situation students on Erasmus find themselves in today.
This week, Dublin city came to a standstill as thousands of determined students made their intentions as clear as that Wednesday morning and marched for Free Education. They tossed aside their timetables, they decorated posters with gusto and witty captions. …
Our #EducationIs March
Over 10,000 students attend from Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland to rally against student-contingent loans system
It is estimated that between 10,000 – 15,000 students from around Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland attended USI’s #EducationIs March to rally for a publicly funded education system, and against student fees, loans and debt. The USI has indicated that …
Looking forward to Wednesday’s #EducationIs march
10,000 have signed an online petition but USI and TCDSU Presidents want more to attend Wednesday’s march
This week Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU), the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and other Irish university groups are marching for increased higher education funding and student rights.
Several events are being held in the lead up to …