Selene Means: Photos from the Free Palestine rally in Providence
May 22, 2021

Selene Means: Photos from the Free Palestine rally in Providence

Photographer Selene Means once again graces UpriseRI with photos that reveal the beauty and humanity of protest....

RI Muslim community holds vigil for Palestine
May 22, 2021

RI Muslim community holds vigil for Palestine

“There are children currently being slaughtered by the Israeli apartheid as we speak,” said Rasha Abousalem. “May...

From Providence to Palestine a Rally for Sheikh Jarrah
March 7, 2022

From Providence to Palestine a Rally for Sheikh Jarrah

Israeli actions in Sheikh Jarrah have “sparked protests across Palestine, across the West Bank, across Palestine 48,...

Brittany Palumbo and Joel Reinstein: It’s time to talk about the Palestinian Nakba in RI
May 12, 2021

Brittany Palumbo and Joel Reinstein: It’s time to talk about the Palestinian Nakba in RI

“These real connections between Palestine and Providence are the reason why we’re joining with other Rhode Islanders...

Brown University responds to divestment vote
December 3, 2019

Brown University responds to divestment vote

I’m writing about the piece posted yesterday regarding recommendations for divestment at Brown. I see that the...

Brown University committee votes to divest from companies “facilitating human rights violations in Palestine”
December 3, 2019

Brown University committee votes to divest from companies “facilitating human rights violations in Palestine”

The Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies voted 6-2-1 in favor of divestment. On December...

Activists Speak about the BDS Movement at Brown University
March 2, 2020

Activists Speak about the BDS Movement at Brown University

“Colonial powers are never convinced,” said Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement,...

Jewish Alliance of Greater RI called on to condemn Israeli Defense Forces killings in Gaza
February 27, 2020

Jewish Alliance of Greater RI called on to condemn Israeli Defense Forces killings in Gaza

On Friday afternoon nearly twenty young Jewish persons gathered outside the offices of the Jewish Alliance of...

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