Providence Student Union

DARE Board statement on the murder of George Floyd and civil unrest in Rhode Island

Javier Juarez is Providence Student Union’s new executive director
May 28, 2020

Javier Juarez is Providence Student Union’s new executive director

“Today’s youth are resilient, multilingual, intelligent and fierce, this is the future who will go off into...
Groups request that RIDE make school districts’ remote learning plans publicly available
March 20, 2020

Groups request that RIDE make school districts’ remote learning plans publicly available

“This act of transparency will serve two very important purposes. First, it will give officials in school...
Providence City Councilors seek to eliminate SROs, bring more social services to students
February 27, 2020

Providence City Councilors seek to eliminate SROs, bring more social services to students

“Students want to be able to walk through the building without fear of being arrested for nonviolent...
Young gun violence prevention advocates stage Valentines Not Violence: A Rally for Our Loved Ones
February 14, 2020

Young gun violence prevention advocates stage Valentines Not Violence: A Rally for Our Loved Ones

“The media loves a story. CNN can run segments for a week or two on a mass...
Community support grows for Cranston man facing deportation to Cambodia
October 18, 2018

Community support grows for Cranston man facing deportation to Cambodia

Sene Sem was born in a refugee camp and was resettled into the United States when he...
Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence responds to Allan Fung’s dangerous call to harden our schools
January 19, 2020

Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence responds to Allan Fung’s dangerous call to harden our schools

The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) opposes gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung’s plan to “place a...
Students hold State House rally against gun violence to defend their right to organize and protest
January 19, 2020

Students hold State House rally against gun violence to defend their right to organize and protest

The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) Youth Committee held a youth power rally to address...
Hotel workers picket Omni Providence for fair wages, reasonable workloads and affordable health care
July 21, 2018

Hotel workers picket Omni Providence for fair wages, reasonable workloads and affordable health care

Hundreds of UNITE HERE Local 26 workers and allies picketed outside the Omni Providence Friday evening to...
We need nurses, social workers and mental health workers in our schools, not police officers, testifies student
January 19, 2020

We need nurses, social workers and mental health workers in our schools, not police officers, testifies student

“Students, including myself, don’t feel safe around police officers because they carry guns and I have to...
Students speak out at the Providence Walkout to End Gun Violence
January 19, 2020

Students speak out at the Providence Walkout to End Gun Violence

“Students and staff have the right to teach and learn in an environment free from the fear...
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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