Safeguarding Our Local Economies: Cooperative businesses on display at RI State House
May 4, 2022

Safeguarding Our Local Economies: Cooperative businesses on display at RI State House

“The social and solidarity economy is a different way of understanding the economy that puts people and...

RI takes Biden Administration to task for treatment of Haitian refugees at southern Border
September 29, 2021

RI takes Biden Administration to task for treatment of Haitian refugees at southern Border

“Haitians have received inhuman treatment,” said Dr Norly Germain, Executive Director of Hope and Change for Haiti....

Survivors, advocates and politicians walk against gun violence in Providence on Saturday
September 5, 2021

Survivors, advocates and politicians walk against gun violence in Providence on Saturday

“You’re here because you know that it’s not okay when mothers are burying their children,” said Representative...

Central Falls announces new Nonviolence Outreach Specialist; initiatives to engage youth
May 28, 2021

Central Falls announces new Nonviolence Outreach Specialist; initiatives to engage youth

“As a parent to a newborn 10 days ago, as a coach, as a mentor, as a...

Central Falls lawmakers introduce legislation to shut down the Wyatt
March 5, 2021

Central Falls lawmakers introduce legislation to shut down the Wyatt

“Our experimentation with private prisons has been a failure,” said Representative Giraldo. “Not only do private prisons...

RI Political Co-op elects unprecedented 10 progressive candidates in Rhode Island
November 4, 2020

RI Political Co-op elects unprecedented 10 progressive candidates in Rhode Island

“They said we couldn’t win against the establishment. We did it. They said we couldn’t defeat Trump...

We Keep Us Safe: The election day march to shut down the Wyatt
November 4, 2020

We Keep Us Safe: The election day march to shut down the Wyatt

“No matter who wins [the election] today or in the coming days, we will still show up...

Nasty Womxn Vote 2020 rally wants you to vote for change
October 26, 2020

Nasty Womxn Vote 2020 rally wants you to vote for change

“I believe that our lives are shaped by the women who are in them. Whether that’s the...

Rally for Racial and Climate Justice in Providence
September 6, 2020

Rally for Racial and Climate Justice in Providence

“It’s not enough to ride my bike everywhere, stop using plastic straws or eating meat, though it’s...

Central Falls High School students engage in first RI participatory budgeting process
January 23, 2020

Central Falls High School students engage in first RI participatory budgeting process

“Central Falls High School is a school with community-driven students, and that is the message we want...

Carolers visit Wyatt Detention Center on Christmas Eve
January 13, 2020

Carolers visit Wyatt Detention Center on Christmas Eve

Just over 60 people sand Christmas carols outside the Wyatt Detention Facility on Christmas Eve in solidarity...

Never Again Action returns to the Wyatt Detention Facility
December 11, 2019

Never Again Action returns to the Wyatt Detention Facility

“It was the first prison to dabble in privatization and that is why closing it is such...

Representative Walsh joins the Rhode Island Political Cooperative as the group announce new candidates and policy proposals
April 3, 2020

Representative Walsh joins the Rhode Island Political Cooperative as the group announce new candidates and policy proposals

“I joined the Co-op because I wanted to be part of a real community with similar views,”...

Community Safety Survey in Central Falls indicates 98.4 percent feel negatively towards the Wyatt
December 10, 2019

Community Safety Survey in Central Falls indicates 98.4 percent feel negatively towards the Wyatt

“Out of the folks that were surveyed, about 51.4 percent worry about immigration enforcement in their community,”...

Central Falls passes Community Policing and Immigration ordinance to codify protections from ICE
January 19, 2020

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...

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