In wake of police shooting, #JusticeForJoey marches through Providence
January 19, 2020

In wake of police shooting, #JusticeForJoey marches through Providence

Around forty people gathered in front of the Providence Place Mall near CVS to protest the police...

Highway police shooting exposes the limits of body cameras
January 19, 2020

Highway police shooting exposes the limits of body cameras

For what seems to be the first time, the Providence Police Department (PPD) release video footage from...

The Uprising, November 10
November 12, 2017

The Uprising, November 10

Welcome to The Uprising, a weekly roundup of social justice-y news. Nationally, the week started with yet...

A Murder by Police in Rhode Island
January 19, 2020

A Murder by Police in Rhode Island

[Note: This OpEd was first published on End Police Brutality PVD here.] The person shot earlier today...

Regunberg picks up three early environmental group endorsements in Lieutenant Governor bid
January 19, 2020

Regunberg picks up three early environmental group endorsements in Lieutenant Governor bid

A year out from the elections in 2018 finds State Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence)...

Boston rallies to free Siham Byah from ICE detention
November 9, 2017

Boston rallies to free Siham Byah from ICE detention

The movement to #FreeSiham is heating up. Well over 100 people crowded onto the lawn outside the John...

Burnside Park Health Fair – Saturday, November 11, 9am-1pm
November 7, 2017

Burnside Park Health Fair – Saturday, November 11, 9am-1pm

On Saturday, November 11 from 9am to 1pm at Burnside Park in Downtown Providence, students from the...

Jobs With Justice responds to Trump’s end of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguans
November 7, 2017

Jobs With Justice responds to Trump’s end of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguans

In response to President Donald Trump’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaraguans, Jobs With...

ICE detaining single mother and political activist Siham Byah, rally planned in Boston
November 7, 2017

ICE detaining single mother and political activist Siham Byah, rally planned in Boston

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken political activist Siham Byah into custody. Byah is...

Invenergy failed to disclose its pro-power plant astroturfing
March 2, 2020

Invenergy failed to disclose its pro-power plant astroturfing

“…Invenergy has repeatedly failed to disclose essential information in this docket,” writes the attorneys representing the Town...

Are mass shootings preventable in Rhode Island?
January 19, 2020

Are mass shootings preventable in Rhode Island?

Gang violence and active shooter situations are two very different problems. In Providence on Tuesday afternoon, at...

Magaziner leads young elected Democrats in letter against GOP tax bill
February 27, 2020

Magaziner leads young elected Democrats in letter against GOP tax bill

Noting that the Millennial generation constitutes more than one quarter of our nation’s population, Rhode Island State...

Mark Tracy announces candidacy for House District 4
January 19, 2020

Mark Tracy announces candidacy for House District 4

“This isn’t a typical press release and that’s a good thing,” said Mark Tracy in his announcement...

Speaker Mattiello wants to put the brakes on ‘excessive’ vehicle inspection late fees
February 27, 2020

Speaker Mattiello wants to put the brakes on ‘excessive’ vehicle inspection late fees

Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello is asking Governor Gina Raimondo to put the brakes on a...

Nancy Pelosi in RI: GOP tax plan favors billionaires at middle class expense
February 27, 2020

Nancy Pelosi in RI: GOP tax plan favors billionaires at middle class expense

“Democrats know that a successful middle class is the backbone of our economy,” said  Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader...

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