Both Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and Rhode Island Housing Director Barbara Fields refused to leave their offices for a few minutes to listen to Christmas Carols from members of DARE’s Tenant and Homeowner Association (THA). …
Sene Sem was born in a refugee camp and was resettled into the United States when he was a child. His mother is a survivor of war and genocide. She has since passed. He has …
The Providence City Council is planning to decide on the fate of an $18 million, 20-year Tax Stabilization Agreement (TSA) for Steeple Street RI LLC, a luxury housing developer, local opposition is building. Sponsored by …
The Providence League of Women Voters, in conjunction with University of Rhode Island‘s Master of Public Administration Program hosted a Providence Mayoral Forum Tuesday evening. The forum was moderated by Rhode Island Public Radio‘s Scott …
The Behind the Walls Committee at DARE (Direct Action for Rights and Equality) has long advocated for a series of reforms in our prison system. To that end, the committee held an event on Saturday …
Less than half of the candidates running for Providence City Council across all 15 Wards attended the PVD Housing Crisis City Council Candidate Forum on Wednesday evening. Hosted by DARE (Direct Action for Rights and …
The Tenant and Homeowner Association (THA) from Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE) held an action outside Rhode Island Housing in Providence Wednesday morning questioning the hiring of Camiros Ltd, a consulting firm from …
“There’s different points of view,” said Olga Francisco, a student at Dr Jorge Alvarez High School. “You might see it as a good thing, I might see it as a bad thing. There’s different ways …
For more coverage, see: 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 coordination with hundreds of rallies across the United States. The rally outside the Adult Correctional Institutions broadened the …
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