Some residents of condemned Cranston apartment complex have lost assistance
July 15, 2021

Some residents of condemned Cranston apartment complex have lost assistance

These residents all received a letter saying that their income was too high for them to be...

Future Generations PAC endorses Dr Luis Daniel Muñoz for Rhode Island Governor
July 9, 2021

Future Generations PAC endorses Dr Luis Daniel Muñoz for Rhode Island Governor

“Environmental justice, livable wages, criminal justice reform, affordable and low-income housing, free and accessible healthcare, and education...

Residents of condemned apartment complex will not be homeless
July 9, 2021

Residents of condemned apartment complex will not be homeless

“We only have a matter of hours before we are literally homeless,” said Abreu. “We have been...

In response to Sayles Street incident, activists rally in the rain to defund police, remove SROs, repeal LEOBoR, and more
July 4, 2021

In response to Sayles Street incident, activists rally in the rain to defund police, remove SROs, repeal LEOBoR, and more

“I don’t see what road we take to make [the police] change,” said Justice Ameer Gaines, the...

Providence Police officers pepper sprayed and beat our children, say Moms
July 1, 2021

Providence Police officers pepper sprayed and beat our children, say Moms

UpriseRI spoke with four mothers, Taffii Moore, Nicole Blakely, Alynzea Quaranta and Kayla Lopes, whose children were...

First ever Woonsocket Pride celebration
June 30, 2021

First ever Woonsocket Pride celebration

Starting at River Island Park, the march of about 100 people made its way past the classic...

Coalition presents affordable housing plan that approaches the scale of the problem
June 28, 2021

Coalition presents affordable housing plan that approaches the scale of the problem

“Over half of Rhode Island renters are cost burdened by housing and Black and Latinx Rhode Islanders...

Advocates press Speaker Shekarchi to increase taxes on the one percent
June 15, 2021

Advocates press Speaker Shekarchi to increase taxes on the one percent

“In 2006, Governor Carcieri cut taxes on the wealthiest Rhode Islanders,” noted Martinez Youngs. “Because of these...

Providence Pride Flag raising was no small celebration
July 4, 2021

Providence Pride Flag raising was no small celebration

The raising of the Pride Flag at Providence City Hall was a two-hour affair filled with speeches,...

Rhode Island for Palestine coalition rallies to “end US funding to Israeli Apartheid”
May 22, 2021

Rhode Island for Palestine coalition rallies to “end US funding to Israeli Apartheid”

“At least 200 people in Gaza, including 60+ children, have been killed by Israeli air strikes, funded...

Close High Side Coalition demonstrates the cruelty of solitary confinement in Rhode Island
May 14, 2021

Close High Side Coalition demonstrates the cruelty of solitary confinement in Rhode Island

“I spent two years in seg, in solitary confinement,” said Close High Side Coalition organizer Tarah Dorsey....

Better than New York? Cannabis legalization in RI needs to center social and economic justice, say advocates
May 7, 2021

Better than New York? Cannabis legalization in RI needs to center social and economic justice, say advocates

“In any legalization legislation we must ensure that the past and future harms of the criminalization of...

Youth led Village Vigil in Woonsocket urges peace, pleads for help
April 26, 2021

Youth led Village Vigil in Woonsocket urges peace, pleads for help

“Today’s vigil is to spread peace,” continued Thiam. “There’s been so many protests, so many riots –...

Justice for Ma’Khia Bryant Protest in Providence
June 15, 2021

Justice for Ma’Khia Bryant Protest in Providence

“The first thing I want to say is Rest In Peace Ma’Khia Bryant,” said Kinverly Dicupe. “We’ve...

Reclaim RI’s 420 rally for racial and economic justice in cannabis legalization law
April 21, 2021

Reclaim RI’s 420 rally for racial and economic justice in cannabis legalization law

“We can’t talk about weed legalization if we don’t mention policing, police violence and mass incarceration,” said...

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