Immigration
Vigil for International Migrants Day
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 …
AMOR
Immigration
Refugee Dream Center celebrates World Refugee Day as America turns its back
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …