RI coalition urges Senator Reed to support Sanders’ Yemen War Powers resolution
December 13, 2022

RI coalition urges Senator Reed to support Sanders’ Yemen War Powers resolution

Over 20 Rhode Island elected leaders and organizations have signed onto a letter to United States Senator...

Local peace groups support state legislation on nuclear weapons and state investments in war
March 29, 2022

Local peace groups support state legislation on nuclear weapons and state investments in war

“A nation’s power is not measured by the level of destruction its arsenal can inflict,” said Senator...

Providence joins worldwide protests against Russian invasion of Ukraine
March 7, 2022

Providence joins worldwide protests against Russian invasion of Ukraine

“This war on Ukraine by Russia is a horrible, brutal and illegal thing,” said William Smith of...

Providence joins antiwar protests around the world urging no US military action in Ukraine
February 5, 2022

Providence joins antiwar protests around the world urging no US military action in Ukraine

“…the only sane course of action the United States can take is a commitment to diplomacy with...

Reed and Whitehouse protested against for extreme military budget
December 13, 2021

Reed and Whitehouse protested against for extreme military budget

“Senator Reed has single-handedly gutted Senator Gillibrand’s very important bill which would have protected our servicewomen and...

Senate hears bill to end Rhode Island’s investments in weapons of war
April 6, 2021

Senate hears bill to end Rhode Island’s investments in weapons of war

“In a sense it’s the state being kind of complicit in some of the things that military...

Peace coalition demands No War with Iran at State House event
January 29, 2020

Peace coalition demands No War with Iran at State House event

“Don’t let anyone question your patriotism,” said Navy veteran Steve Gilroy with Iraq Veterans Against the War....

Rhode Islanders rally against war with Iran
February 27, 2020

Rhode Islanders rally against war with Iran

“The same shit’s happening all over again,” said Nancy Hood from East Bay Citizens for Peace. “We...

The entire Rhode Island delegation signed on to the War Powers Act for Yemen
February 27, 2020

The entire Rhode Island delegation signed on to the War Powers Act for Yemen

No Endless War and Excessive Militarism (NEWEM) is very excited and pleased about the events of the...

Whitehouse and Reed asked to vote to stop United States involvement in the War in Yemen
February 27, 2020

Whitehouse and Reed asked to vote to stop United States involvement in the War in Yemen

Peace activists visited the offices of United States Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, Rhode Island) and Jack Reed...

Rally to Commemorate Dr Martin Luther King
May 6, 2018

Rally to Commemorate Dr Martin Luther King

Postponed from last month due to poor weather, the Rally to Commemorate Dr Martin Luther King was...

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