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Immigration

Vigil for International Migrants Day

December 19, 2018 Steve Ahlquist

Standing Up for Racial Justice Rhode Island (SURJ) braved the windchill to hold a vigil outside the Federal Building across from Kennedy Plaza in downtown …

Immigration

Refugee Dream Center celebrates World Refugee Day as America turns its back

June 24, 2018 Steve Ahlquist

The Refugee Dream Center celebrated World Refugee Day with song, dance, food, poetry and visits from elected officials. “We have over 65 million people displaced …

Criminalization

Providence rallies against criminalization

June 4, 2018 Steve Ahlquist

Unnoticed by many Rhode Islanders, nearly 100 people turned out at the Roger Williams Memorial Park on North Main Street in Providence for a Rally …

Immigration

Protesters demand end to family separation at Homeland Security office in Warwick

June 1, 2018 Steve Ahlquist

Over fifty people showed up outside the United States Customs and Border Protection offices on Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick Friday morning to demand an end …

News

Week two of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign takes on systemic racism and poverty

May 22, 2018 Steve Ahlquist

Week two of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival tackled the linked issues of systemic racism and poverty. As …

Immigration

Senate committee moves legislation that will continue driver’s licenses for Dreamers

May 16, 2018 Steve Ahlquist

The Senate Judiciary Committee passed S2678a, which will allow DACA recipients to continue driving legally in Rhode Island. The DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) …

Immigration

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

February 15, 2018 Steve Ahlquist

If you know someone who is dealing with an immigration issue or police violence, tell them to call the AMOR Support Line at 401-675-1414. The …

Immigration

Vigil/Protest for Lilian Calderon, taken by ICE

January 30, 2018 Adam Miner

A group of social justice activists gathered outside the law office of Martin Harris this morning to hold a vigil for Lilian Calderon, the woman …

Sex Work

International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers 2017

December 19, 2017 Steve Ahlquist

About 20 people gathered together on Sunday to mark the passage of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Organized by COYOTE RI …

LGBTQ

The Trans Day of Remembrance celebrates history, mourns losses

November 21, 2017 Steve Ahlquist

The Trans Day of Remembrance is “an annual day of observance to remember the lives lost to anti-trans violence as well as to celebrate past …

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Whistleblowers defend democracy, say rights advocates

ACLU and RIDLC ask US Attorney to investigate police policies governing communication with the deaf

Update on ACLU lawsuit against state over “Harrington Hall” law: Shelter will not turn people away

ACLU files new UHIP-related lawsuit over Medicaid termination notices

Elections 2018

RIDP Women’s Caucus statement in support of the 21 members of the House who seek reform

The 21 Democrats opposing Speaker Mattiello have a name: The Reform Caucus

Activists canvass Representative Blazejewski’s district to encourage him to drop support of the Speaker

Representative Christopher Blazejewski explains his yes vote for Speaker Mattiello

Energy

Public support needed for offshore wind

Science may show why Senator Whitehouse and Governor Raimondo tacitly support local fossil fuel projects despite pro-environment claims

The specter of Invenergy haunts the Johnston Inauguration

George Wiley Center demands a walk-in payment center from National Grid, with Christmas Carols

Immigration

ICE detainees in Suffolk County House of Correction launch hunger strike for better treatment

Rhode Islanders protest Trump’s fake border wall emergency

Vigil for International Migrants Day

Sheriff Hodgson helps ICE separate families, earns protesters outside his home on Thanksgiving

State Government

RI House passes Rules with reforms: All the video

Governor Gina Raimondo’s State of the State Address, annotated

Performative Irony: House Committee on Rules makes a “small step” towards reform

Lessons from the House orientation on Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Diversity need to be applied

Taxes

Tax cuts for the rich, even if they’re dead, is a somehow a non-partisan issue

Low-income taxpayers in Rhode Island pay over 50 percent more in taxes than the wealthiest

The Small Business Economic Summit is the tail that wags the General Assembly

Opposition grows against Tax Stabilization Investment Act in Providence

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