AMOR protests forced sterilizations outside the Wyatt and the ACI
September 24, 2020

AMOR protests forced sterilizations outside the Wyatt and the ACI

“Throughout history, forced sterilizations have been used as a means of controlling undesirable populations, immigrants, people of...

Rhode Island Latino Arts announces weekly pláticas about Latinx experience
September 17, 2020

Rhode Island Latino Arts announces weekly pláticas about Latinx experience

“The line-up of speakers include activists, theater-makers, scholars, and artists. This series grew out of the context...

DARE uses street theater to highlight gentrification and displacement
September 11, 2020

DARE uses street theater to highlight gentrification and displacement

“Actually,” said DARE’s Terri Wright, in the role of the developer Omni Group, “If you want low-income...

State House rally to decarcerate, divest from, and dismantle prisons
July 4, 2020

State House rally to decarcerate, divest from, and dismantle prisons

“As the national conversation around police violence unfolds, we must shine a light on the violence happening...

Local minority community leaders want more input into Rhode Island’s COVID-19 response
April 28, 2020

Local minority community leaders want more input into Rhode Island’s COVID-19 response

“In order to properly address these issues, it is essential that our communities be engaged and empowered,...

Never Again Action returns to the Wyatt Detention Facility
December 11, 2019

Never Again Action returns to the Wyatt Detention Facility

“It was the first prison to dabble in privatization and that is why closing it is such...

Selene Means – Photos from End All Family Separation rally in Cranston
July 1, 2018

Selene Means – Photos from End All Family Separation rally in Cranston

For more coverage, see: Rally outside ACI to end all family separation...

Rally outside ACI to end all family separation
July 1, 2018

Rally outside ACI to end all family separation

Around 400 people attended a rally in Cranston against the separation of families Saturday afternoon, held in...

Refugee Dream Center celebrates World Refugee Day as America turns its back
June 24, 2018

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...

Providence rallies against criminalization
June 4, 2018

Providence rallies against criminalization

Unnoticed by many Rhode Islanders, nearly 100 people turned out at the Roger Williams Memorial Park on...

Protesters demand end to family separation at Homeland Security office in Warwick
June 3, 2018

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...

Senate committee moves legislation that will continue driver’s licenses for Dreamers
May 16, 2018

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...

Protest in Plymouth for Cuthbert Bonnie, father taken by ICE
May 1, 2018

Protest in Plymouth for Cuthbert Bonnie, father taken by ICE

A protest was held Monday evening, as close to the Plymouth County Correctional Facility as police would...

Call the AMOR Support Line at 401-675-1414 if you are dealing with an immigration issue or police violence
January 19, 2020

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...

Vigil/Protest for Lilian Calderon, taken by ICE
January 31, 2018

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...

Donate to Uprise RI today!Image