November 10, 2021

Why is Pawtucket’s William Blackstone monument a bad idea?

“A monument communicates more about the community who decided to erect it than it does about the...

November 9, 2021

Mt Hope Student Union calls out Bristol Warren School Committee for racism

“You as a committee are not acting in the best interest of the students, teachers, and administrators...

November 8, 2021

From Burrillville to Killingly: No more fossil fuel power plants!

“As in Rhode Island, in Connecticut we found that delaying them, defeated them. Early local opposition was...

November 4, 2021

ICE is building a new detention center in Warwick

UpriseRI reached out to John Mohan, Public Affairs Officer for the New England Region for ICE. He...

November 3, 2021

Homeless in RI: If we leave 600 people out there, people will die…

“We need a solution today and we’ve been asking the Governor’s office for months. We need him...

November 3, 2021

Money from the state’s successful air pollution lawsuit used to plant trees in the Port

The settlement money for the Port area is being put towards planting approximately 170 trees. The Washington...

Grassroots coalition calls on Redistricting Commission to eliminate Prison Gerrymandering
November 3, 2021

Grassroots coalition calls on Redistricting Commission to eliminate Prison Gerrymandering

“Prison gerrymandering unfairly inflates the voting power of whiter, more rural communities while diminishing voting power for...

PVD Ordinance Committee to weigh bills curbing major fossil fuel expansion in the Port
November 2, 2021

PVD Ordinance Committee to weigh bills curbing major fossil fuel expansion in the Port

The Zoning ordinance change and the resolution would not be a declaration against all fossil fuels by...

Lamar Advertising wants electronic billboards – The neighborhood wants their trees back
November 2, 2021

Lamar Advertising wants electronic billboards – The neighborhood wants their trees back

Lamar Advertising illegally bulldozed over 100 trees in the Washington Park Neighborhood of Providence, a place plagued...

The Zombie Apocalypse vs the Climate Apocalypse outside Chase Bank
November 1, 2021

The Zombie Apocalypse vs the Climate Apocalypse outside Chase Bank

“When Chase Bank finances new oil and fracked gas pipelines and new offshore oil infrastructure, they are...

Governor McKee confronted by activists on his failure to act on homelessness crisis
October 28, 2021

Governor McKee confronted by activists on his failure to act on homelessness crisis

“In regards to unsheltered homelessness, why isn’t the Governor declaring a state of emergency?” asked Barbara Freitas,...

October 28, 2021

Rep. Felix calls on redistricting commission to end prison gerrymandering

The RI Redistricting Commission will hold a special hearing on November 10 at 6pm in room 310...

Direct Action for Rights and Equality rallies against evictions and for housing
October 28, 2021

Direct Action for Rights and Equality rallies against evictions and for housing

“We really need to create more housing,” said Terri Hodge, an organizer with DARE. “It’s not about...

October 26, 2021

Fox Point Manor tenants speak out against years of abuse

Interwoven with these long histories of gentrification and displacement, Canning Management, the building’s management company, continues to...

October 26, 2021

The RI Redistricting Commission hearing that wasn’t

The saddest thing is that this could have been avoided. Instead of stuffing this commission with political...