September 23, 2021

Woman force-fed grains in Kennedy Plaza as part of PETA foie gras protest

“Most people would never dream of ramming a tube down a dog’s throat to have their livers...

September 14, 2021

Providence destroys homeless encampment – and people’s lives

“It completely sets back the work of social service providers like ourselves. It takes months, many times,...

September 13, 2021

CVS funded anti-abortion Texas legislators – The Womxn Project calls for boycott

Tell them, “I live in your community. I am calling to say I won’t be spending any...

Homelessness advocates erect tents on the State House lawn to be noticed
September 9, 2021

Homelessness advocates erect tents on the State House lawn to be noticed

“I’m here today because I’m terrified,” said Sara Melucci, Director of Rhode Island’s PATH street outreach program....

September 9, 2021

Governor McKee’s Overdose Taskforce walks out over budget cuts

Beginning in late July agencies such as Project Weber/Renew and programs like R.E.S.T. have been warned of...

September 8, 2021

ConvergenceRI: State cuts more than $2 million in funding for recovery programs

“…in the last month, agencies that are working to deliver recovery services on the ground in Rhode...

September 7, 2021

33 members of the RI House want Governor McKee to repeal or extend the vaccine mandate for health care workers

Science does not determine policy, politicians do. Uneducated and foolish politicians, more beholden to ideology than reality,...

September 1, 2021

Rep Felix and community housing advocates champion ‘Eviction Moratorium Clinics’ for BIPOC communities

“We know that there are barriers when it comes to language, we know that there’s digital divides,”...

Advocates rally, stage ‘die-in’ for dedicated narcan funding stream
August 31, 2021

Advocates rally, stage ‘die-in’ for dedicated narcan funding stream

“We’re not asking for much right now – for a sustainable funding source for narcan,” said Sarah...

August 4, 2021

What does the new CDC eviction moratorium mean for Rhode Island?

“I don’t want to give a falsely positive view that it’s just all roses out there, but...

August 3, 2021

As eviction moratorium ends, renters begin to call out landlords

“I need this [protest] to be an example of what’s going to happen to every landlord who...

August 2, 2021

Paid Leave for All National Bus Tour kicks off from Rhode Island

“We have the opportunity to finally catch up to the rest of the world, to finally do...

July 23, 2021

ECHO Village project vocally opposed by South PVD residents and politicians

“The comments that some of you are making are insensitive to people with lived experience, who have...

Some residents of condemned Cranston apartment complex have lost assistance
July 15, 2021

Some residents of condemned Cranston apartment complex have lost assistance

These residents all received a letter saying that their income was too high for them to be...

Residents of condemned apartment complex will not be homeless
July 9, 2021

Residents of condemned apartment complex will not be homeless

“We only have a matter of hours before we are literally homeless,” said Abreu. “We have been...