Advocates call on Citizens Bank to stop financing private prisons and detention centers
November 14, 2019

Advocates call on Citizens Bank to stop financing private prisons and detention centers

“The access to capital that Citizens is providing companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group allows them to...

ACLU files brief challenging Federal Immigration Mandates on receipt of law enforcement funds
January 19, 2020

ACLU files brief challenging Federal Immigration Mandates on receipt of law enforcement funds

The ACLU has filed a “friend of the court” brief in the United States Court of Appeals...

Student protesters target anti-Palestine talk on RIC campus
March 2, 2020

Student protesters target anti-Palestine talk on RIC campus

“…we strongly object to the idea that any criticism, any speaking up for a free Palestine, in...

Tonight! Left Drinking: Where connections and ideas begin
January 19, 2020

Tonight! Left Drinking: Where connections and ideas begin

Tonight at the Wild Colonial Tavern (250 S Water St, Providence, RI) Uprise RI, Rhode Island Working...

An open letter from Portsmouth Democratic Town Committee Chair Leonard Katzman on the proposed changes to the Rhode Island Democratic Party’s bylaws
November 13, 2019

An open letter from Portsmouth Democratic Town Committee Chair Leonard Katzman on the proposed changes to the Rhode Island Democratic Party’s bylaws

Here is the letter in full: Dear Chairman McNamara: In late winter of 2011, Ed Pacheco was...

Rhode Island Economic Development Strategy comes under fire for being paid for by corporate lobbyists
March 2, 2020

Rhode Island Economic Development Strategy comes under fire for being paid for by corporate lobbyists

“When people are paying your salary it affects the decisions that you make around policy,” said Senator...

A conversation with Attorney General Peter Neronha at the 49th Annual Meeting of Common Cause Rhode Island
January 19, 2020

A conversation with Attorney General Peter Neronha at the 49th Annual Meeting of Common Cause Rhode Island

“Attorney General Barr, I’ve only met him once,” said Neronha. “for about an hour or so and...

City councilors urge empathy and community solidarity for relocated NYC families experiencing homelessness
January 19, 2020

City councilors urge empathy and community solidarity for relocated NYC families experiencing homelessness

Four city councilors representing three Rhode Island cities today issued a letter in support of six families...

Attorney General Neronha opens up on the grand jury not indicting Wyatt correctional officers
January 19, 2020

Attorney General Neronha opens up on the grand jury not indicting Wyatt correctional officers

“What the prosecutors were trying to get at there, and what the issue there is, what is...

Melinda López to Run for District 43 State Representative
January 19, 2020

Melinda López to Run for District 43 State Representative

“The dialog at the State House has been divisive, and has slowed down the progress of our...

After a decade as executive director, DARE’s Fred Ordoñez passes the torch
November 11, 2019

After a decade as executive director, DARE’s Fred Ordoñez passes the torch

After leading DARE (Direct Action for Rights and Equality) for over a decade, executive director Fred Ordoñez...

#NationalizeGrid action at Governor Raimondo’s home
March 2, 2020

#NationalizeGrid action at Governor Raimondo’s home

First printed on the Providence DSA website. Reprinted with permission. On Saturday, November 2nd, members of the...

Joseph Paolino Jr. denies allegations of federal campaign finance law violations
January 19, 2020

Joseph Paolino Jr. denies allegations of federal campaign finance law violations

In advance of Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s visit to Providence this Sunday, the Providence Democratic Socialists...

The Uprising! November 8, 2019
November 9, 2019

The Uprising! November 8, 2019

One thing I’ve learned over time is that the Empire always strikes back. Nothing that good, hard...

Rhode Island Political Cooperative stands in support of the RIDP Women’s Caucus
March 2, 2020

Rhode Island Political Cooperative stands in support of the RIDP Women’s Caucus

“We stand in solidarity with the Women’s Caucus, and we see clearly that the current leadership in...

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