With the support of Islamic Relief USA, the Refugee Dream Center distributed Ramadan Food Boxes to families in the refugee community on Saturday morning. The Refugee Dream Center works to “facilitate their resettlement process and …
“So young, loaded gun “Oblivious to what the trigger does “Will ya wake up, never gonna make up “Got ammunition on a mission gonna shoot you down “Man that’s so young, that’s so young…” –Portugal. …
It has now been four weeks that DHLNH workers in Pawtucket, seeking better pay and affordable health care, have been on strike, as owner Phil Walker continues to employ scab replacements. “We knew when we …
Rhode Island, like many places across the United States, faces trouble ahead. Modest employment gains have come with lower wages and less benefits. Economic inequality is rising. We have more outside ownership and less local …
Pawtucket resident Karen Alzate today declared her candidacy for State Representative District 60. “I am running for State Representative because I love Pawtucket,” said Alzate. “We need a strong new voice at the State House …
The Rhode Island Anti-War Committee (RIAC) hosted a program at the Rochambeau Public Library in Providence Thursday evening featuring talks by two veterans critical of United States military interventions and the military/industrial complex. Raymond Ajemian …
The fourth public meeting of the Rhode Island Democratic Party (RIDP) Platform Committee was held in South Kingstown with about two dozen people in attendance. As has become the pattern, the issues of greatest concern …
“Students, including myself, don’t feel safe around police officers because they carry guns and I have to constantly watch my back instead of feeling safe,” said Aleita Cook, a Junior at Providence Career and Technical …
Early this morning a group of activists disrupted Morgan Stanley‘s annual shareholder meeting by blocking vehicle access at both entrances to their corporate campus in Purchase, New York. The action was carried out in solidarity …
Well over a thousand people with disabilities, their family members, friends, and direct care workers crowded into the Rhode Island State House on Wednesday in what was originally going to be a rally to demand …
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