Don’t widen I-95. Bury it.
February 4, 2021

Don’t widen I-95. Bury it.

Slicing Providence in half was a crime perpetrated by the planners of the interstate highway system, and...

Sunrise statement on the 2021 Act on Climate Bill
February 4, 2021

Sunrise statement on the 2021 Act on Climate Bill

“…the Act on Climate Bill won’t produce meaningful action on climate change until approximately 2028. We have...

RI Senate to hear $15 minimum wage bills today
February 3, 2021

RI Senate to hear $15 minimum wage bills today

Nearly one-third of all female workers, over one-third of Black workers and nearly half of Latinx workers...

Sunrise RI opposes Raimondo’s CRMC re-appointments
February 3, 2021

Sunrise RI opposes Raimondo’s CRMC re-appointments

Approving these re-appointments further affirms and excuses the undemocratic and racist process for approving the Fields Point...

RI National Lawyers Guild opposes House Bill 5001 and the criminalization of protest
February 2, 2021

RI National Lawyers Guild opposes House Bill 5001 and the criminalization of protest

Rhode Island General Laws 11-45-1 already criminalizes and punishes the intentional or reckless blocking of a highway....

Hannah Mackie: A just minimum wage supports RI workers’ dignity and right to live
February 1, 2021

Hannah Mackie: A just minimum wage supports RI workers’ dignity and right to live

We must raise the minimum wage, and pledge to continue to adjust it for inflation. We must...

Rep Corvese’s highway bill is racist, cruel, anti-constitutional and unnecessary
February 1, 2021

Rep Corvese’s highway bill is racist, cruel, anti-constitutional and unnecessary

As a society we are too quick to felonize BIPOC protests. We treat their lives, dreams, ambitions...

Rep Morgan introduces resolution against conservative censorship by big tech companies
February 2, 2021

Rep Morgan introduces resolution against conservative censorship by big tech companies

But a new report from New York University shows that Representative Morgan’s claims of conservative bias and...

‘Yes On 3’ campaign launches in support of $65 million affordable housing bond question
February 1, 2021

‘Yes On 3’ campaign launches in support of $65 million affordable housing bond question

$65 million Question 3 bond referendum supports more affordable homes, good paying jobs, strengthens communities...

General Dynamics is Complicit in the War in Yemen
February 1, 2021

General Dynamics is Complicit in the War in Yemen

As the manufacturer of the missile that struck the innocent children in 2018, GENERAL DYNAMICS is complicit...

Rhode Island Needs a Plan to Fully Decarbonize
February 1, 2021

Rhode Island Needs a Plan to Fully Decarbonize

In the year 2021, climate change is an urgent threat to humanity, and Rhode Island is no...

Pawtucket parent group demands schools reopen
January 26, 2021

Pawtucket parent group demands schools reopen

In a letter, PLEE demands that that the Pawtucket School Committee reverse their “premature decision to keep...

CounterPower PVD: “Knock it Off!” – Safety, Housing and Economic Relief for All
January 25, 2021

CounterPower PVD: “Knock it Off!” – Safety, Housing and Economic Relief for All

“If we can garner the hope and energy to organize, collaborate and build we can create a...

Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club: We all want to end violence in our communities. New gun bans are not the way to do it.
January 22, 2021

Rhode Island John Brown Gun Club: We all want to end violence in our communities. New gun bans are not the way to do it.

“We all want to end violence in our communities. New gun bans are not the way to...

Tonight: Bristol Town Council  debates the need for a Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
January 20, 2021

Tonight: Bristol Town Council debates the need for a Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

No one can reasonably deny, in this era of rising fascism and Trumpian intolerance, that our country...

April 19, 2023

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