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Lilian Calderon describes her processing, orientation and detention by ICE
[caption id="attachment_5184" align="alignright" width="400"] Lilian Calderon and her husband, Luis[/caption] "It was just a routine interview," said Lilian Calderon. "We didn't think anything of it." On January 17th Lilian and her husba...
Planned Parenthood launches 50 state initiative to expand reproductive health care access
Planned Parenthood today announced a "sweeping plan" to "push initiatives that expand access to reproductive health care in all 50 states." In Rhode Island, that effort takes the form of the 2018 Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA), intr...
Reproductive healthcare activists give Mardi Gras beads to legislators
Reproductive rights activists and volunteers offered legislators Mardi Gras beads in three colors; the color to be determined by where they stand on "Reproductive Freedom" and the 2018 Reproductive Health Care Act. Blue beads were for Ju...
UPDATE: Lilian Calderon is home with her family
Uprise RI has confirmed that Lilian Calderon is home with her family, as of Tuesday afternoon. The exact reasons for her release have yet to be determined. The ACLU will release a statement soon. UPDATE: Here's the ACLU Statement Rhode I...
Whitehouse and Raimondo want you to trust the process, unless they say otherwise...
On President Donald Trump's offshore drilling proposal, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo was unambiguous at a Monday morning press conference: "Here in Rhode Island, we know that the future is offshore wind power, not offshore oil dri...
Protesters target Sheldon Whitehouse for his military spending vote
United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's decision to support the passage of the largest military budget in history ($696 Billion) brought demonstrators outside his office from 3:30 to 5pm on Monday. 12 people held signs at all four cor...
Racing to renew DACA as Congress fails to protect Dreamers
I meet Rodrigo outside the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Application Support Center support center in Cranston, not far from the Garden City Center. Together, we enter a dreary office where signs warn us that...
Legislators introduce the 2018 Fair Shot Agenda
[caption id="attachment_5067" align="alignright" width="400"] Gregg Amore[/caption] Thirty-two State Representatives and two State Senators committed to advocating for the 2018 Fair Shot Agenda, a set of four legislative initiatives inte...
Prosperity Now Scorecard highlights strengths and weaknesses in Rhode Island's ability to help families prosper
Low-income people who work hard and play by the rules should be able to build a better life for themselves and their families. A new report by Prosperity Now (formerly CFED) shows that while Rhode Island has made some progress to help lo...
Elorza statement on Lilian Calderon
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza issued the following statement with regard to the case of Lilian Calderon. “The case of Lilian Calderon, who has been here since she was three years old, who grew up in our city, and who graduated from our p...