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Central Falls High School volleyball team met with racist comments in Burrillville
"...our girls, I'm not saying we're better, but they're held to a higher accountability," said Central Falls parent Maria Pedraza. "For our girls, it was mind-boggling that nobody was addressing the boys' behavior. That they were not bei...
Video and pictures from the Rhode Island Rally for Trump and counterprotest
At its peak, about 240 people were in attendance at Sunday's "Rhode Island Rally for Trump." 14 people turned up to counter protest. The Rally was organized by former State Representative Doreen Costa, businessman Jerry Zarella and Repub...
Epic Theatre does a dramatic reading of Woonsocket City Council meeting
The Epic Theatre Company did a dramatic reading of the Woonsocket City Council's September 16 discussion of newly elected City Councilor Alex Kithes' resolution against White Supremacy. During that discussion, the City Council, led by Ja...
Activists again block key intersections in DC to demand climate action
As many as 2,000 people seized key intersections across Washington DC on Monday morning, significantly disrupting business-as-usual in the United States capital to demand an immediate end to the age of fossil fuels, and a swift and just...
We The People March RI
"We are going to take our country back in 2020," said Organizer Lauren Pothier. "We're going to do this together." Just over 100 people rallied at the Rhode Island State House on Saturday in solidarity with marches happening across the c...
Third annual climate strike sends 1000 people to the streets of Providence
"If we believed that things would sort themselves out, we wouldn't be here," said 14-year-old Sarah LeClair. "If we believed that one voice couldn't spark a rebellion, we wouldn't be here. If we believed that obedience was the engine of...
Epic Theatre to present dramatic reading of Woonsocket Town Council Meeting
Don't adjust the press release. You're reading that correctly. Two days ago, the following article appeared on UpriseRI.com: The Woonsocket City Council just amended a resolution against white nationalism into a mockery of itself, then p...
PC Coalition Against Racism says Providence College Elementary and Special Education department discriminates based on race, ethnicity and bi-lingual status
"I have never truly felt the support and encouragement that I was expecting as a growing teacher within this program, and while I never thought that it would be this difficult, I recognize that the adversity I’ve been facing has been def...
“We the People March” Rally to be held in Providence
On September 21, activists are rallying at the Rhode Island State House in solidarity with national marches happening across the country. Led by a national march in Washington DC, We the People March has taken off across the country as a...
Boston anti-fascists hold rally in response to 'straight pride' parade, police brutality and judicial overreach
"What we witnessed was a testament to the easy triumph of fascism and how the state was against us," said Catherine, a Boston area high school student. The Boston Anti-Nazi Network held a protest outside the Boston City Hall on Saturday,...