This week Uprise covered the Ward one Special Election to replace Seth Yurdin on the Providence City Council, Green Party Presidential candidate Howie Hawkins, “Democratic Party” candidate Mike Bloomberg, the environmentally racist transfer station proposed by the Port of Providence, school resource officers, and the proposed RIDOT / RIPTA merge. Not too bad…

Ward One Special Election:

• Candidates for Providence City Council Ward One special election meet voters at forum
• A forum for the Ward One Special election candidates with an LGBTQIA focus

Presidential Politics:

• Occupy Fall River protests against Bloomberg for President
• On a $20 minimum wage and a democratic economy: An interview with Green Party presidential hopeful Howie Hawkins

Transfer Station:

• Opposition to the proposed Port garbage transfer station intensifies
• Update: Providence City Council to consider resolution to call on City Plan Commission to deny transfer station application

Education:

• Providence City Councilors seek to eliminate SROs, bring more social and emotional support services to students

Public Transportation:

• Proposed RIPTA/RIDOT merger draws criticisms from both public transportation workers and riders

Rhode Island State House:

• House voting record on civil liberties negatively impacted by leadership
• General Assembly to consider Equality in Abortion Coverage Act

ACLU

• ACLU Responds to Decision in 38 Studios Grand Jury Records Case

The Bartholomewtown Podcast

• Assessing Rhode Island’s challenges via design, with SMMA’s Nick Koulbanis
• RI Roundtable: Travis Escobar, Patricia Morgan and Tom Quinlan

ConvergenceRI

• Chapter 2: We are not the dumpster, we are not a sacrifice zone

ecoRI

• Coalition Building Against Allens Avenue Waste Facility

Rhode Island Liberator

• Friday Flagging: Barrington

An analysis of the Barrington Town Flag from Sam Howard, the first of a 39 part series!

The Public’s Radio:

• Fenton-Fung Unveils GOP State Rep Challenge To Speaker Mattiello

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