Tag: David Veliz
Central Falls passes Community Policing and Immigration ordinance to codify protections from ICE
"No one should feel that they can't call the police because they fear that they might be deported," said the sponsor, City...
Sierra Club questions Providence City Councilmember Jo-Ann Ryan’s commitment to environmental justice
Providence City Councilmember Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) joined former Providence Mayor Joseph Paolino on his WLNE/Channel 6 show In the Arena Sunday morning where...
Selene Means – Photos from End All Family Separation rally in Cranston
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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...
Rhode Islanders call for an end to family separations at the border
At its height around 400 people crowded the south steps of the Rhode Island State House on Wednesday afternoon to oppose the Trump Administration...
Week five of the RI Poor People’s Campaign tackles education and jobs, begins to...
The fifth week of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign A National Call for Moral Revival went slightly different from the weeks before. This...
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...
Week two of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign takes on systemic racism and...
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....
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...