Protesters object to Raimondo’s Crush COVID police
June 15, 2021

Protesters object to Raimondo’s Crush COVID police

“We want want the Governor to ‘Knock It Off.’ We don’t need COVID Cops.“ About thirty people...

An Open Letter to America from the Black Leadership Initiative
August 6, 2020

An Open Letter to America from the Black Leadership Initiative

“We have witnessed our brothers and sisters slayed on the streets. We are exhausted. Disgusted. Livid. Open...

State House sit-in for George Floyd stirs righteous anger
August 6, 2020

State House sit-in for George Floyd stirs righteous anger

“Police brutality has always been here, and the inhumane acts, due to racism, have always been here…“...

Photos from a Black Lives Matter Silent Vigil in Barrington
July 26, 2020

Photos from a Black Lives Matter Silent Vigil in Barrington

Around 70 people lined up along County Road in Barrington on Sunday afternoon to be part of...

Providence Police make several arrests during Portland Solidarity rally and march
August 4, 2020

Providence Police make several arrests during Portland Solidarity rally and march

With calls of “Whose Streets? Our Streets!” and other chants, around 150 mostly young people marched on...

Caravan against police violence and evictions in Providence on Saturday
July 26, 2020

Caravan against police violence and evictions in Providence on Saturday

“We are out here because we share the same conditions, the same struggles – We see the...

PERA calls for immediate briefing on two recent incidents involving Providence Police Officers
July 24, 2020

PERA calls for immediate briefing on two recent incidents involving Providence Police Officers

“Within the past 24 hours, I have received over a dozen phone calls from protestors, attorneys and...

Reform or Repeal? The Senate LEOBoR Task Force holds first meeting
August 27, 2020

Reform or Repeal? The Senate LEOBoR Task Force holds first meeting

Task Force member Jose Batista, executive director of PERA, suggested that the Task Force work “the opposite...

Uniform Parentage Act signed into law
July 21, 2020

Uniform Parentage Act signed into law

“To have the legislature pass this bill, and have Governor Raimondo swiftly sign it into law, in...

Coalition celebrates passage of Fair Chance Licensing bill
July 21, 2020

Coalition celebrates passage of Fair Chance Licensing bill

“Our bill is a small but significant step towards repairing the vast harm that mass criminalization has...

Providence City Councilmember Igliozzi a target of ‘intimidation’
July 19, 2020

Providence City Councilmember Igliozzi a target of ‘intimidation’

“I know the vandals that committed these acts are not representative of the community who has come...

Providence Police enforce picketing ordinance against  protesters outside Mayor’s home
July 19, 2020

Providence Police enforce picketing ordinance against protesters outside Mayor’s home

“You cannot protest illegally.“ About ten minutes into a Friday evening “noise demonstration” outside the home of...

Providence announces Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations process
July 15, 2020

Providence announces Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations process

“The reconciliation process will allow us to look at ourselves with clear eyes, and match our highest...

Teen activists launch Silence is Violence: 401 in Woonsocket
July 13, 2020

Teen activists launch Silence is Violence: 401 in Woonsocket

“We’re not stopping,” said Jaliyah Joseph, one of the organizers. “The momentum isn’t going to stop, the...

Governor unveils new eviction diversion program, but will landlords allow tenants to utilize it?
July 11, 2020

Governor unveils new eviction diversion program, but will landlords allow tenants to utilize it?

Pryor noted that under the Safe Harbor Housing Program both the tenant and the landlord have to...

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