Howard Voss-Altman

Rhode Island stands with Ukraine rally at the State House

“We’re here together in Rhode Island to do two things,” said Dr. Fine. “To make clear that the people of Rhode Island support the people of Ukraine and their freedom and their democracy as one people indivisible, and to raise...

Religious leaders call for government action on poverty
January 4, 2022

Religious leaders call for government action on poverty

“The coalition’s mission has never been more essential,” said Rabbi Howard Voss-Altman. “The unprecedented challenges of this...
Groups threaten lawsuit over school year beginning on Rosh Hashanah
July 8, 2021

Groups threaten lawsuit over school year beginning on Rosh Hashanah

“It’s extremely sad that at this time of rising antisemitism we have to meet to fight this...
RI Poor People’s Campaign supports federal resolution to end poverty
June 8, 2021

RI Poor People’s Campaign supports federal resolution to end poverty

Third Reconstruction Resolution is “a historic omnibus vision to summon the moral and political resolve of the...
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....
Rally calls for an end to solitary confinement in Rhode Island
April 28, 2021

Rally calls for an end to solitary confinement in Rhode Island

On Tuesday ninety advocates gathered outside the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, where the Rhode Island House of Representatives...
The RI Poor People’s Campaign ‘nails’ their moral agenda to the State House doors
March 16, 2021

The RI Poor People’s Campaign ‘nails’ their moral agenda to the State House doors

“We demand that the COVID-19 relief package include expanded unemployment benefits, health care for all and vaccine...
The rally for Black lives gets loud in Barrington
September 6, 2020

The rally for Black lives gets loud in Barrington

“It is about my family, it is about my friends, it is about my life and it...
Faith Leaders rally at the RI State House for gun violence prevention policies
January 16, 2020

Faith Leaders rally at the RI State House for gun violence prevention policies

“Just as we have speed limits to reduce the risk and severity of car accidents, we must...
Week five of the RI Poor People’s Campaign tackles education and jobs, begins to up the ante
March 2, 2020

Week five of the RI Poor People’s Campaign tackles education and jobs, begins to up the ante

The fifth week of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign A National Call for Moral Revival went...
Religious leaders bring ‘guns to plowshares’ to the State House
January 19, 2020

Religious leaders bring ‘guns to plowshares’ to the State House

Following the weekend services in which the religious leaders of three churches and one synagogue talked to...
Abortion and Religion in Rhode Island Part 1: A Short Film
March 2, 2020

Abortion and Religion in Rhode Island Part 1: A Short Film

Video from the April 10, 2018 Rhode Island House Judiciary hearing on a set of bills concerning...
Reproductive Health Care Act gets its hearing at a busy State House
October 31, 2019

Reproductive Health Care Act gets its hearing at a busy State House

Bills dealing with guns, immigration and reproductive rights were heard in the Rhode Island House Committee on...
The Trans Day of Remembrance celebrates history, mourns losses
March 2, 2020

The Trans Day of Remembrance celebrates history, mourns losses

The Trans Day of Remembrance is “an annual day of observance to remember the lives lost to...
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