The Fair Chance Licensing Coalition says everyone deserves meaningful employment
October 31, 2019

The Fair Chance Licensing Coalition says everyone deserves meaningful employment

For Rhode Islanders who have been involved in the criminal justice system, occupational licensing restrictions pose a...

ICE detainees at Wyatt get ‘Know Your Rights’ presentation from immigration attorneys
October 31, 2019

ICE detainees at Wyatt get ‘Know Your Rights’ presentation from immigration attorneys

This morning a group of immigration attorneys, including Deborah Gonzalez of the Roger Williams University Law School...

The Time is Already, a film by Selene Means
March 2, 2020

The Time is Already, a film by Selene Means

Angered by the 2016 election, a group of people get politically involved for the first time, to...

Dr Mona Hanna-Attisha scientist-hero of the Flint water crisis, comes to Rhode Island
October 30, 2019

Dr Mona Hanna-Attisha scientist-hero of the Flint water crisis, comes to Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) hosted Dr...

Martin Hägglund talks about freedom, faith, and the emptiness of infinity
March 2, 2020

Martin Hägglund talks about freedom, faith, and the emptiness of infinity

I went to Boston’s Harvard Book Store to hear Yale Professor Martin Hägglund speak about his new...

Two protesters from FANG Collective arrested at Bristol County Sheriff public meeting
April 10, 2019

Two protesters from FANG Collective arrested at Bristol County Sheriff public meeting

On Wednesday evening two people were arrested while disrupting a public meeting held by United States Immigration...

Wyatt Bondholders sue Central Falls Mayor, City Council and Detention Facility Corporation for $130 million
October 31, 2019

Wyatt Bondholders sue Central Falls Mayor, City Council and Detention Facility Corporation for $130 million

The lawsuit also seeks to take control of the Wyatt from the Corporation and to reinstate ICE...

Wyatt lawyers respond to my APRA appeal
January 1, 2023

Wyatt lawyers respond to my APRA appeal

Lawyers for the Wyatt Detention Facility today responded to my appeal of their decision to deny me...

The General Assembly continues to be complicit in the evil of payday loans
March 2, 2020

The General Assembly continues to be complicit in the evil of payday loans

Powerful lobbyists have a choke hold on the General Assembly leadership, which is only too happy to...

Parkland Mayor Hunschofsky visits Central Falls
January 19, 2020

Parkland Mayor Hunschofsky visits Central Falls

“I want to say that this has been an idea ever since I met the Mayor of...

AMOR attempts to contact ICE detainees held at Wyatt Detention Center
October 31, 2019

AMOR attempts to contact ICE detainees held at Wyatt Detention Center

“The ending of the ICE contract at the Wyatt is a hollow victory if it is not...

Multi-school fossil fuel divestment fund releases $57,000 to Salem State University
October 31, 2019

Multi-school fossil fuel divestment fund releases $57,000 to Salem State University

Salem State University, the only institution from the 30 participating schools in the Multi-School Fossil Free Divestment...

Pro-choice students surrounded and prayed at during State House demonstration
October 31, 2019

Pro-choice students surrounded and prayed at during State House demonstration

“I feel that women have the right to choose,” said Hollie, a student at Rhode Island College...

Gun violence prevention in action at the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence
January 19, 2020

Gun violence prevention in action at the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence

The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) partnered with the Cranston Action Network to host two...

Community groups and Rhode Island residents react to Mayor Elorza’s water announcement
October 30, 2019

Community groups and Rhode Island residents react to Mayor Elorza’s water announcement

Community groups and indigenous leaders rejoice as the mayor, responding to public opposition, cancels plans to privatize...

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