Planned Parenthood Votes! RI PAC: Primary races provide victories for reproductive freedom
January 19, 2020

Planned Parenthood Votes! RI PAC: Primary races provide victories for reproductive freedom

On Wednesday, September 12, 2018, Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC (PPV!RI PAC) celebrated the victories of...

Georgia Hollister Isman: Primary was a great night for Working Families Party and for the values we stand for
January 19, 2020

Georgia Hollister Isman: Primary was a great night for Working Families Party and for the values we stand for

Yesterday’s primary was a whirlwind, and a wet one at that. There were many great victories and...

Unite Here! Local 26 members and allies hold Labor Day picket outside the Omni Providence Hotel
September 4, 2018

Unite Here! Local 26 members and allies hold Labor Day picket outside the Omni Providence Hotel

“For a lot of our neighbors and friends Labor Day means having cookouts, doing back to school...

More on Groden Center strike
October 31, 2019

More on Groden Center strike

Educators at the Groden Center schools in Providence and Coventry engaged in a one-day strike on Friday...

Substance use and overdose prevention PAC kicks off
January 19, 2020

Substance use and overdose prevention PAC kicks off

Recovery, medical, and public health advocates started the Substance Abuse and Overdose Prevention Political Action Committee (SAOP...

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...

The Rhode Island House District 4 debate
January 19, 2020

The Rhode Island House District 4 debate

Three Democratic party primary debates were held in Providence on Thursday evening at the Dr Martin Luther...

East Side ‘undebate’ hosts candidates from contested primaries for listening session
January 19, 2020

East Side ‘undebate’ hosts candidates from contested primaries for listening session

The first of two “Candidate Primary Forums” was held by the Mount Hope Neighborhood Association, Summit Neighborhood...

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...

Young Democrats of Rhode Island PAC announces first round of 2018 endorsements
January 19, 2020

Young Democrats of Rhode Island PAC announces first round of 2018 endorsements

The Young Democrats of Rhode Island Political Action Committee (YDRI PAC) is proud to announce our first...

The Rhode Island Chapter of the National Organization for Women announces endorsed candidates
January 19, 2020

The Rhode Island Chapter of the National Organization for Women announces endorsed candidates

Today the Political Action Committee of the Rhode Island chapter of the National Organization for Women (RI...

State House rally held to demand General Assembly emergency session to pass Reproductive Health Care Act
October 31, 2019

State House rally held to demand General Assembly emergency session to pass Reproductive Health Care Act

In the wake of Justice Anthony Kennedy resigning from the United States Supreme Court on July 31st,...

Resisting hate by winning some elections
January 19, 2020

Resisting hate by winning some elections

“Here’s my proposition,” said Georgia Hollister Isman, state director of Rhode Island Working Families. “In order to...

Let Women Lead – Women candidates hold meet and greet at Rhode Island State House
January 19, 2020

Let Women Lead – Women candidates hold meet and greet at Rhode Island State House

More than 13 women running for public office in Rhode Island held a meet and greet on...

State Representative candidate Rebecca Kislak announces first fundraising results
January 19, 2020

State Representative candidate Rebecca Kislak announces first fundraising results

Rebecca Kislak, Democratic candidate for State Representative District 4, today announced the results of her first fundraising...

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