Opinion
Editorial pieces from contributors and staff
Rally tomorrow outside Senator Jack Reed's downtown office seeks to end United States participation in War on Yemen
On Friday, August 9, peace activists from Rhode Island and around New England plan to rally at noon outside of Senator Jack Reed's Providence office, 1 Exchange Terrace, to call on the Senator to use his power as ranking minority member...
The Uprising! August 3, 2019
With the resignation of Providence City Councilmember Luis Aponte (Ward 10) in the wake of his conviction of embezzlement charges, the race is already on to find his replacement. Four candidates have announced their intention to run so f...
The Uprising! July 26, 2019
Stopping climate change means stopping the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure. We don't stop this expansion by holding conferences at Fidelity Investments HQ in Smithfield, Rhode Island, as the Environmental Business Council (EBC) o...
The Rhode Island Democratic Party is on the Wrong Track
Kevin Olasanoye's exit as the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Democratic Party (RIDP) earlier this month is not a good sign for the direction of the party. Olasanoye is now the new Executive Director of the New Jersey Democratic P...
The PrYSM lawsuit against the City of Providence over the Gang Database: Why it is necessary
Also: Is the Providence External Review Authority (PERA) being undermined by a conflicted Providence City Solicitor's office? People might be wondering why the Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM) brought a lawsuit against the City...
The Uprising! July 19, 2019
President Donald Trump's war on immigrants and asylum seekers continued this week, even as threats of mass immigration raids failed to materialize. This isn't to say that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was someho...
The Uprising! July 12, 2019
Welcome to The Uprising! Grab a sign and bring it to the protests. The arc of history doesn't bend toward justice unless we put our backs into it. 1a. AMOR Protests continue across the country in opposition to the cruel immigration polic...
The Uprising! July 7, 2019
The Fourth of July weekend is usually pretty slow, news-wise, but President Trump's odious immigration policies made for a busy week of protests... 1a. Wyatt Detention Center 18 people, including former State Representative Aaron Regunbe...
Katherine Bogen: Buddies in Resistance - Building Intentional Activist Partnerships
I meet Maya, a woman I have already come to love, at a civil disobedience training. Tonight, there is a rally to protest collaboration between ICE and a law enforcement agents at a local detention facility, which has been targeting and h...
The Uprising! June 29, 2019
This week the Rhode Island General Assembly finished the session (sort a/kind a) passing legislation important to many people, but also leaving some very worthy legislation on the table. It will take days to parse the good, bad and ugly...