June 6, 2019

Speaker Mattiello accused of childish, unethical, outrageous behavior by Representative Fogarty

“I am here to tell you that this is not leadership. It is outrageous. It is unethical....

October 31, 2019

Abortion debate at Rhode Island State House intensifies

Toni Van Pelt, President of the National Organization for Women, is drowned out by anti-choice protesters in...

January 19, 2020

Point in Time Count shows slight decrease in Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness

But advocates warn that the count has “blind spots” and that thousands of Rhode Islanders experience homelessness...

June 6, 2019

Week of Action announced to resist municipal and regional ICE agreements

ICE’s 287(g) agreements set to expire on June 30th Activists are calling for a “Week of Action...

October 31, 2019

Army Corps of Engineers seeking public comment on Invenergy’s proposed power plant

Invenergy and National Grid have filed a joint permit with the United States Army Corps of Engineers...

January 19, 2020

Film preview for ‘Providence Lost’ sparks conversation about housing crisis solutions

After the preview of the documentary Providence Lost (2019) Monday evening, a panel discussed the issue of...

January 19, 2020

Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence: Addressing Second Amendment Fallacies

While a handful of rural towns in Rhode Island have introduced second amendment sanctuary resolutions, under the...

October 31, 2019

The Womxn Project: Failing to pass The Reproductive Privacy Act has consequences

Advocates emphasize the harms that will come if we do not take steps to protect our rights...

February 27, 2020

Rhode Island Senate poised to issue a financial windfall to millionaire tax delinquents

This “get-out-of-debt free” card is the product of pro-business extremists such as Grafton H ‘Cap‘ Willey IV…...

June 4, 2019

Activist sentenced to ten days in jail for protesting ICE outside Bristol County Jail

“We can only hope to change the world by staring injustice in the face and forcing ourselves...

October 31, 2019

Margaret Curran out at PUC and EFSB, Laura Olton nominated to replace

Curran has also agreed to continue as chair of the EFSB through the conclusion of Invenergy proceedings....

January 19, 2020

Wangari Maathai Community School fails to reach an agreement with John Hope Settlement House

The charter school will be unable to open this fall as planned. Saying she was “holding back...

January 19, 2020

Jaychele Schenck: Gun control from the perspective of a youth activist, a poem

As a youth, I have been told that activism is a hobby As a youth, I have...

January 19, 2020

Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence: We demand a vote on legislation to ban the sale of high capacity magazines

12 lives were lost on Friday after a shooter fired shots in a municipal building in Virginia...

January 19, 2020

Barry Schiller: Car-free in Rhode Island? It’s possible!

There are many, especially in the UpriseRI community, who are aware how the drive-everywhere culture has eroded...