Health Care

Caregivers at Women & Infants picket in response to staffing and funding concerns

October 19, 2022

A memorial for those who died while homeless has more names than ever

The Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness held a memorial at Matthewson Street United Methodist Church on...

October 21, 2022

Mathewson St. Church helping the unhoused apply for free RIPTA bus passes

RIPTA was invited by the Rhode Island Housing Justice organizing Committee because one of the great obstacles...

October 3, 2022

One of Rhode Island’s worst landlords gets a Sunday wake up call

“We have rats. The house up the street [also a Pioneer Investments property] has rats. Their pet...

October 3, 2022

Activists march on State House to demand end to unsheltered homelessness

Activists are asking Rhode Islanders to call Governor McKee at (401) 222-2080 and ask him why so...

September 30, 2022

Governor McKee not doing enough about homeless crisis, say advocates

As winter approaches, Rhode Island is in the midst of a homelessness crisis, and Governor McKee has...

September 29, 2022

LUNA Community Care to provide services to neurodivergent and disabled adults

“Our vision as an organization is to improve the quality of life for neurodivergent adults and to...

September 2, 2022

Important facts on monkeypox

With the rise in monkeypox cases around the nation and the White House’s declaration of a public...

August 24, 2022

New eviction defense program will provide free legal services to low-income tenants

The program will assist tenants through the support of attorney advocates and law students, access to a...

July 20, 2022

Planned Parenthood inexplicably endorses seven candidates who helped scuttle the EACA

PPV!RI PAC endorsed 69 House and Senate candidates, including the entire House leadership team that prevented the...

July 11, 2022

When her East Side homeless encampment was bulldozed, Molly lost everything

“I had an eight person tent there and everything I owned was in that tent,” said Molly....

July 6, 2022

Governor McKee signs executive order protecting Rhode Islanders who provide abortion from out-of-state legal liability

“The executive order I signed today ensures that Rhode Island will continue to stand up for reproductive...

June 27, 2022

The Womxn Project pushes Governor and Speaker on EACA

“We formally asked him not to sign the budget until the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act is...

June 26, 2022

The Womxn Project responds to Friday night’s rally

“Jennifer Rourke shared with the crowd last night that, as a mixed-race Black woman married to a...

June 25, 2022

1500+ people rally at Rhode Island State House against Supreme Court abortion reversal

“… it is not enough just to speak out and show up for abortion rights and reproductive...