Opinion
Editorial pieces from contributors and staff
RICAGV: Danger of untrained concealed carry holders in Rhode Island schools
As officials are learning more about the shooting last month at the STEM School Highlands Ranch, it is becoming clear that the school’s security guard added to the chaos of the shooting. The chaos began when two shooters, both students a...
Moira Hinderer: Pass S0789/H5707 and protect Rhode Island families
I gave birth to my daughter June under tough circumstances. She was born at 29 weeks, weighing 2lbs 3oz. The last thing I said before I went under general anesthesia after she was born was “is she alive?” She was, and she continues to be...
The Uprising! June 21, 2019
I don't even know where to begin. Any one of three stories might be the biggest of the month, and they all happened within two days. And there's so much more happening. Let's start with, I don't know... Invenergy? 1. Invenergy Invenergy'...
Watch Now: The Uprising TV, with Jeanine Calkin, former Rhode Island State Senator
The sixth episode of The Uprising is an interview with Jeanine Calkin former Rhode Island State Senator for Warwick District 30. She speaks with host Jennifer Siciliano about what it was really like up on Smith Hill and what is happening...
The Uprising! June 14, 2019
“I think we’ve dealt with this issue already, twice, so I think the third time is not necessary..."- Senator Joshua Miller (Democrat, District 28, Cranston) Welcome to The Uprising! Lots to cover, but we'll start with Reproductive Rights...
Ysanel Torres: Every second, every moment, every breath: They mean everything....
There's this thing about time that I'll never understand The way it never ends even when it does. Every second Every moment Every breath They mean everything. 16 years of living and I still don't like to let my brother walk home from sch...
Reverend Dr Gwendolyn Howard: "Real life examples” of what happens when transgender people have equal rights
On June 10th, the Providence Journal posted an Op-ed by David Carlin. In it, the author makes a number of unfounded assertions about the Equality Act (which was recently passed in the United States House of Representatives). The Act woul...
The Uprising! June 7, 2019
“You know, the [idea] that children should be afraid of this community is just something I don’t get all all. Who else knows how to better love than this community?”- Reverend Donnie Anderson What's up Rhode Island? Welcome to The Uprisi...
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 premise that their Second Amendment rights are at risk, the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) reiterates...
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 – impacts on community health AND our state’s economy. Statement by The Womxn Project urging lawmakers to take action to avoid the significant neg...