January 19, 2020

Providence and Central Falls sue Jeff Sessions and DOJ over police funding grants

Mayor Jorge Elorza and Mayor James Diossa joined public safety officials and community members to announce that...

October 31, 2019

Ocean State Against Hate shuts down Resist Marxism rally in Providence

The rain was unrelenting. 250+ people organized under the coalition Ocean State Against Hate prevented thirty people...

October 31, 2019

COYOTE Rhode Island: SESTA/FOSTA = Death

The legislation SESTA/FOSTA, signed by President Donald Trump on April 11, 2018, shuts down websites where sex...

October 31, 2019

Ocean State Against Hate: Join us in ensuring that there is no platform for fascists in Providence

To all Southern New Englanders concerned about the rise of the far-right and fascism in contemporary America:...

March 2, 2020

Trans woman discriminated against in softball tournament

Trigger warning: Transphobic content “Clearly he was making a point,” said Emily Clark. “He’s not the first...

March 2, 2020

Rhode Island has created a political environment in which women are ignored

On Saturday the Rhode Island legislative session ended with no movement on legislation pertaining to equal pay,...

October 31, 2019

Efforts to preserve in Net Neutrality in Rhode Island undermined by backroom deals and business interests

In response to the Rhode Island House not allowing a vote on the net neutrality bill unanimously...

October 31, 2019

Providence unveils IDPVD, a new municipal ID program

Mayor Jorge Elorza today launched IDPVD, the City of Providence’s municipal identification card program. IDPVD is available...

January 19, 2020

Representative Walsh to Governor Raimondo on Kristen’s Law: ‘Real lives are more important than re-election’

About two dozen people gathered in the rotunda of the Rhode Island State House to protest the...

January 19, 2020

As gun violence continues, Providence residents lock arms for peace

Diana Garlington held her third annual Lock Arms for Peace event in Providence Saturday evening. About a...

February 18, 2021

As calls for a veto pile up, Governor Raimondo says she will sign Kristen’s Law

As she was entering the hotel to deliver the keynote at the Second Annual Community Overdose Engagement...

January 19, 2020

RI Latino PAC urges Governor Raimondo to veto Kristen’s Law

Last week, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed H7715, also known as Kristen’s Law, introduced by...

June 15, 2018

Whistleblowers defend democracy, say rights advocates

Rhode Island Rights held a rally Wednesday outside the Federal Building near Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence...

January 19, 2020

Ignoring reason and compassion makes for bad policy: RI House passes Kristen’s Law

Violating the tenets of both reason and compassion, the Rhode Island House of Representatives approved Kristen’s Law...

January 19, 2020

Students protest General Assembly’s lack of action on Safe Schools Act

Rhode Island students “from Cranston, North Providence, Smithfield, Greenville, Coventry, Lincoln, Providence, Rumford, Warwick, Barrington and more” protested...