USI National Demonstration 5th Febuary 2003

national | miscellaneous | news report Friday January 17, 2003 13:38 by Noel Hogan - USI dep_president at usi dot ie Grattan Street, Dublin. 01 435 3400

Hope to see you there!

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are organising a National Demonstration in Dublin on Wednesday 5th of Febuary.

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are organising a National Demonstration in Dublin on Wednesday 5th of Febuary.

The Aims of our campaign are:

1. The Government of Ireland to immediately replace all fees relating to third level education with direct exchequer support.

2. The Government of Ireland to immediately raise the Third Level Maintenance Grant significantly in order to cover the basic living cost of students.

3. The Government of Ireland to increase the income thresholds in order to allow more people to qualify for the Third Level Maintenance Grant.

4. The Government of Ireland to make immediate moves towards the construction of purpose built and state funded Student Accommodation in all Third Level Institutions in the State.

5. To reintroduce free medical care for all third level students in the Republic of Ireland.

This demonstration will be of ALL USI Colleges in the country, and one or two more besides. We are also inviting Trade Unions and any other organisations which believe that free education is a right, not a privelige.

We will be leaving from Mountjoy Square at 1.30 PM and heading to the Dail from there.