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A silent #ClosetheCamps vigil at the Bristol 4th of July Parade
As they silently made their way up Hope Street and through the crowds gathering for the 2019 Bristol Fourth of July Parade, the nine protesters and their six escorts were met with silence, reproachful glares, and ugly comments. "You are...
Central Falls Police Report for the Never Again protest arrests outside the Wyatt
Here's the police report from last night's Never Again protest outside the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island: Personnel narrative for Detective Omar A Ospina On 07/02/2019, during the police briefing at the beginnin...
Aaron Regunberg: Never Again is about throwing ourselves into the gears of that mechanism in any way we possibly can
Former State Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Rhode Island) delivered the following speech outside the Wyatt Detention Facility shortly before being arrested as a part of a civil disobedience protest with 17 other pe...
Never Again Is Now: 18 people arrested protesting ICE and concentration camps outside the Wyatt Detention Center
18 people, including former State Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence) and Roger Williams University Professor of Law Jared Goldstein were arrested outside the Wyatt Detention Facility Tuesday evening as they...
Barry Schiller: What the legislature did (and didn't) do about transportation
Now that its so widely known that transportation is the sector that emits the most greenhouse gases, the legislature passed a bold new plan to reduce emissions, including programs to improve and promote public transit, to electrify our c...
Selene Means: Photos from the Rally Against ICE
All photos this page (c)2019 Selene Means For more on the Rally Against ICE, see: FANG Collective protests outside Bristol County House of Correction
FANG Collective protests outside Bristol County House of Correction
The FANG Collective wrapped up their week of action with a rally outside the Bristol County House of Correction that drew over 200 people on Saturday morning. FANG has been opposing the 287(g) agreements United States Immigration and Cus...
General Assembly exempts natural hair braiders from hairdressing/cosmetology licenses
On the last day of session legislators voted to exempt natural hair braiders from the state’s requirement for hairdressers and cosmeticians to be licensed with the state. The legislation, sponsored by Representative Anastasia Williams (D...
DARE invited to attend RI Housing Q&A session of developers interested in Barbara Jordan II
After protesting Rhode Island Housing's tour of Barbara Jordan II for developers, investors and contractors in the morning, DARE (Direct Action for Rights and Equality) followed up by attending Rhode Island Housing's Q&A session for deve...
DARE protests RI Housing's Barbara Jordan II tours for wealthy developers
"Bad Developers beware! You're dealing with DARE!" chanted DARE members. DARE confronts developers touring Barbara Jordan II as part of a RI Housing event to demand low-income tenant representation on the board making decisions about the...