The Uprising, May 24, 2018
May 25, 2018

The Uprising, May 24, 2018

“So young, loaded gun “Oblivious to what the trigger does “Will ya wake up, never gonna make...

Striking DHL workers in Pawtucket hit four-week mark
May 25, 2018

Striking DHL workers in Pawtucket hit four-week mark

It has now been four weeks that DHLNH workers in Pawtucket, seeking better pay and affordable health...

Veterans speak out against United States military interventions
February 27, 2020

Veterans speak out against United States military interventions

The Rhode Island Anti-War Committee (RIAC) hosted a program at the Rochambeau Public Library in Providence Thursday...

Democratic Platform Committee meeting grapples with party divisions in South Kingstown
October 31, 2019

Democratic Platform Committee meeting grapples with party divisions in South Kingstown

The fourth public meeting of the Rhode Island Democratic Party (RIDP) Platform Committee was held in South...

We need nurses, social workers and mental health workers in our schools, not police officers, testifies student
January 19, 2020

We need nurses, social workers and mental health workers in our schools, not police officers, testifies student

“Students, including myself, don’t feel safe around police officers because they carry guns and I have to...

State funding for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be restored
October 31, 2019

State funding for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be restored

Well over a thousand people with disabilities, their family members, friends, and direct care workers crowded into...

Governor Raimondo teams with RI NOW in phone banking for the Reproductive Health Care Act and equal pay
October 31, 2019

Governor Raimondo teams with RI NOW in phone banking for the Reproductive Health Care Act and equal pay

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo joined with The Woman Project and RI NOW (Rhode Island National Organization...

Biomass incineration bill opposed at State House rally
March 2, 2020

Biomass incineration bill opposed at State House rally

“When ECRI speaks, we speak as the united voice of the environmental community in the state,” said...

Matt Brown: Biomass legislation “a failure of democracy”
March 2, 2020

Matt Brown: Biomass legislation “a failure of democracy”

“I think this biomass project is very much like what we saw and what we’re seeing with...

Week two of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign takes on systemic racism and poverty
May 22, 2018

Week two of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign takes on systemic racism and poverty

Week two of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival tackled the...

Resisting hate by winning some elections
January 19, 2020

Resisting hate by winning some elections

“Here’s my proposition,” said Georgia Hollister Isman, state director of Rhode Island Working Families. “In order to...

RI state senate candidate Sam Bell on the Trump agenda and his Indivisible RI endorsement
January 19, 2020

RI state senate candidate Sam Bell on the Trump agenda and his Indivisible RI endorsement

Sam Bell, candidate for Rhode Island State Senate, District 5 in Providence, received  Indivisible Rhode Island‘s first...

With utility shutoffs on the rise, now is the time to bring back PIPP, say advocates
October 31, 2019

With utility shutoffs on the rise, now is the time to bring back PIPP, say advocates

The Home Energy Rate Affordability Act (H7900 / S2336), sponsored by Rhode Island State Representative Scott Slater (Democrat,...

A peace walk in the rain
February 27, 2020

A peace walk in the rain

The Rhode Island Volunteers for Moms Demand Action teamed up with the Institute for the Study and...

Jason Roias announces his candidacy for Providence City Council Ward 4
January 19, 2020

Jason Roias announces his candidacy for Providence City Council Ward 4

Jason Roias is running for Providence City Council for the seat currently occupied by Nicholas Narducci, who...

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