January 19, 2020

Bridget Valverde announces candidacy for Senate District 35

Bridget Valverde, Vice Chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus, has announced that she will...

January 19, 2020

Rhode Island State Council of Churches does not endorse the presence of guns during worship services

“[T]he Rhode Island State Council of Churches does NOT endorse a policy of anyone bringing a concealed...

February 20, 2018

ACLU warns against rush to expel Kettle

“The ACLU of Rhode Island appreciates the severity of the allegations that have been leveled against [Senator...

February 20, 2018

University of Rhode Island group meeting to fight on-campus fascism

On February 14th, 2018 at the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus, outside the Memorial Union, two...

January 19, 2020

Legislation and protests planned in wake of Parkland shooting

Gun control advocacy groups in Rhode Island are shaping their legislative strategy in response to the Marjory...

February 16, 2018

Judge demands answers from ICE in Lilian Calderon case

United States District Judge Mark Wolf is demanding answers from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

February 16, 2018

Providence City Council considering plastic bag ban

“The production, use, and disposal of single-use plastic bags have significant adverse impacts on the environment and...

January 19, 2020

Senator Goldin introduces bill to ban high-capacity gun magazines

“It’s only seven weeks into the year and we’ve already had multiple mass shootings,” said Rhode Island...

January 19, 2020

RI Coalition Against Gun Violence statement on the Parkland, Florida school shooting

Columbine, Sandy Hook, Pulse Night Club, Las Vegas, Sutherland Springs Church, and, now, Stoneman Douglas High School...

October 31, 2019

CLF’s Jerry Elmer asks, “How stupid does Invenergy think the people of Rhode Island are?”

“In other words, while it is true that Invenergy could file a similar complaint in the future,...

January 19, 2020

Call the AMOR Support Line at 401-675-1414 if you are dealing with an immigration issue or police violence

If you know someone who is dealing with an immigration issue or police violence, tell them to...

January 19, 2020

DARE fighting Providence gentrification with rent control proposal

A window in the empty third floor apartment at 40 Grove Street in Providence had blown open...

February 14, 2018

Lilian Calderon describes her processing, orientation and detention by ICE

“It was just a routine interview,” said Lilian Calderon. “We didn’t think anything of it.” On January...

January 19, 2020

Segregation, gentrification and the fight for Senate District 5

They are finally going to fix the 6-10 connector. When it came up in a conversation between...

October 31, 2019

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...