November 15, 2017

Open Government Coalition Calls on East Greenwich Town Council to Cancel Meeting

From a press release: Today the open government coalition ACCESS/RI wrote a letter to Town Council President...

March 2, 2020

ISO New England CEO to headline invite-only fossil fuel industry event

Gordon van Welie, the CEO of ISO New England, will be the keynote speaker at a “Special...

March 2, 2020

Community members label National Grid’s Port of Providence plans environmental racism at CRMC meeting

Accusations of environmental racism and white supremacy seemed to agitate the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council...

December 19, 2017

Senators ask for answers amid reports of immigration arrests at hospitals, schools and churches

“If these reports are accurate, these actions are not only horrifying—they are also an egregious violation of...

March 2, 2020

Invenergy moves to block EFSB access to documents and the time to review them

Despite Invenergy’s claims to the contrary, the company’s application to build a $1 billion fracked gas and...

December 5, 2017

Memorial Hospital shutting down intensive care unit

“On Friday, Care New England officials notified Memorial Hospital medical staff that they were going to close...

January 19, 2020

Many questions remain unanswered in police shooting, says ACLU

Saying that many questions remain unanswered, the ACLU of Rhode Island today issued a five page commentary...

January 19, 2020

In wake of police shooting, #JusticeForJoey marches through Providence

Around forty people gathered in front of the Providence Place Mall near CVS to protest the police...

January 19, 2020

Highway police shooting exposes the limits of body cameras

For what seems to be the first time, the Providence Police Department (PPD) release video footage from...

January 19, 2020

A Murder by Police in Rhode Island

[Note: This OpEd was first published on End Police Brutality PVD here.] The person shot earlier today...

January 19, 2020

Regunberg picks up three early environmental group endorsements in Lieutenant Governor bid

A year out from the elections in 2018 finds State Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence)...

November 9, 2017

Boston rallies to free Siham Byah from ICE detention

The movement to #FreeSiham is heating up. Well over 100 people crowded onto the lawn outside the John...

November 7, 2017

Burnside Park Health Fair – Saturday, November 11, 9am-1pm

On Saturday, November 11 from 9am to 1pm at Burnside Park in Downtown Providence, students from the...

November 7, 2017

Jobs With Justice responds to Trump’s end of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguans

In response to President Donald Trump’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaraguans, Jobs With...

November 7, 2017

ICE detaining single mother and political activist Siham Byah, rally planned in Boston

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken political activist Siham Byah into custody. Byah is...