On the eve of Article 50’s triggering, the Union of Students’ in Ireland (USI) this evening voted to campaign to protect the “rights and values” of students, uniting Northern and Southern students against the the impact of Brexit. The vote at USI’s national congress was unanimous in its support of mandating the union to campaign for students during the UK’s negotiations with the EU, and any subsequent negotiations between the Irish government and the UK. USI represents students in Northern Ireland, working with the National Union of Students (NUS), the UK’s national student union, to represent over 200,000 thousand students, and many speakers from the … Continue reading USI Votes to Protect and Promote Students’ Rights, North and South, as Brexit Process Begins