Students Against Fees (SAF) decided to expand their campaign to include the housing crisis at a public meeting held in the Synge theatre in the Arts Building this evening.
Nearly 30 students discussed the recent developments in student housing at …
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TCDSU Council votes to support free third level education
Motion mandates support for “tax-payer funded, free education for all”
Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) Council has voted this evening to strengthen its stance on fees and loans in a motion put forward by the Students Against Fees (SAF) group. TCDSU is now mandated to campaign for a publicly-funded …
TCDSU Council to vote on motion supporting free third level education
Motion mandates support for “tax-payer funded, free education for all”
Trinity College Dublin Students Union (TCDSU) is to debate and vote on a Students Against Fees (SAF) motion at TCDSU Council on Tuesday January 24, which calls for a strengthening of the Union’s stance on fees and loans, and explicitly …
Why we need Students Against Fees
Sean Egan, chair of Students Against Fees, argues that students need to mobilise to offer a real challenge to the introduction of student loans
“Has posing nicely in the press shots of politicians, building CVs and passing well-meaning motions with little promise of meaningful struggle loosened the financial noose around Irish students’ necks?”
Students against Fees (SAF) was created in response to a failure …
Students Against Fees formalise structure & plan future actions
During their meeting, Students Against Fees elected a formal committee and voted to begin preparations for a protest action in the near future.
At a meeting this evening, Students Against Fees outlined their plans for the near future and moved to a more formal structure. The meeting, titled “How we can win in our fight for free education”, was attended by around 20 …
A revival of student activism
Stacey Wrenn discusses the revival of student activism following the proposal of income-contingent student loans
On the 3 November 2010, almost 40,000 students marched from Parnell Square to the Government Buildings on Merrion Street in what The Irish Times described as “the largest student protest for a generation”. It was organised by the Union of …
Students Against Fees holds its first public meeting of the academic year
Anti-fees group prepares to spread its message throughout the student body
Students Against Fees (SAF), a group founded to oppose student loans and fee increases, held its first public meeting of the academic year last night. Members discussed issues such as mobilising the student body and preparing for the planned march …
Students Against Fees establishes steering committee to oversee running of group
The focus of the meeting was on the need for a coherent structure, and future action of the group with regard to the new academic year
Wednesday April 6 saw another open meeting held by Students Against Fees (SAF). This time, the focus was very much on the need for a coherent structure, and future action of the group with regard to the new academic year.…
Students Against Fees stage a banner drop to protest official 1916 commemorations
Student group accuses the official commemorations of “hypocrisy”
Students Against Fees (SAF) organised a banner drop to protest the “hypocrisy of the official… commemorations” of the 1916 Rising today, March 27.
The group hung a banner calling for free education for all outside the Trinity houses facing College …
USI and SIPTU team up for workers’ rights campaign
The two unions visited NUIG, Athlone IT and LSAD this week to petition for the introduction of a living wage as part of a broader campaign on improving awareness of employee rights.
USI are campaigning in partnership with SIPTU for a living wage of €11.45 per hour to be introduced by the next government. USI claims that raising the minimum wage accordingly will “reduce poverty, boost local economies and ensure an inclusive …