Culture & Community
Arts, culture, and community
A community gathering to commemorate World AIDS Day at the RI State House
Over two dozen people gathered on the south steps of the Rhode Island State House to commemorate the 30th World AIDS Day, an "international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and...
Climate Action RI responds to State Senator Elaine Morgan with dinner at Amigos Taqueria Y Tequila
Over twenty people, mostly members of Climate Action Rhode Island (CARI) but also members of many other activist groups in Rhode Island, enjoyed dinner in Westerly Friday evening at Amigos Taqueria Y Tequila, the restaurant targeted by R...
Transgender Day of Remembrance service at Beneficent Church
"This is not the first time we have gathered for a service like this, said Reverend Gwendolyn Howard, addressing the nearly 100 people in the Beneficent Church in downtown Providence. "And I'm sure, and I fear, it will not be the last. A...
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza proclaims November 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza joined members of the Providence Human Relations Commission (PHRC), TGI Network President Ethan Huckel, TGI Network Board Member Kayla Powell, MX Trans Rhode Island 2018 Payton James, local comedian and acti...
We will not be erased: A rally for Transgender Rights
Hundreds of people gathered on the south lawn of the Rhode Island State House in defiance of a Trump Administration plan to erase the identities of transgender people nationwide and impose a binary gender identity to be determined by gen...
Never Again: An Antifascist Assembly for Jewish Lives
"Antisemitism," writes Noraa Kaplan, organizer of Never Again: An Antifascist Assembly for Jewish Lives, "is not a relic of the past; it is alive and well in our fascist society." The rally was held in response to the Tree of Life Synago...
Hundreds attend Tree of Life Synagogue vigil
Hundreds of people, representing a multitude of faith traditions or no faith at all, gathered together in solidarity outside the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island to mourn the loss of life to hate and gun violence at the Tree of Li...
A Saturday Vigil in response to the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting
I spent 90 minutes Saturday night standing with 48 other people in the cold and in the drizzle at the Holocaust Memorial in Downtown Providence as part of a vigil for those murdered at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. There were...
Speak Up, Speak Out: Women share their abortion experiences
Women from Rhode Island and across the Atlantic gathered at the First Unitarian Church of Providence on Sunday afternoon to share powerful, personal stories about why they support the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) (The 2018 version...
Parkland students speak with local youth in Cranston
There was plenty of applause as Matt Deitsch, Ryan Deitsch and Sofie Whitney took the stage at Cranston High School East Wednesday evening. About 150 people were in attendance to hear the three survivors of the February 14th shooting at...