LGBTQ
We will not be erased: A rally for Transgender Rights
Hundreds of people gathered on the south lawn of the Rhode Island State House in defiance of a Trump Administration plan to erase the identities of transgender people nationwide and …
Rhode Island State Council of Churches
Religion
Hundreds attend Tree of Life Synagogue vigil
Hundreds of people, representing a multitude of faith traditions or no faith at all, gathered together in solidarity outside the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island to mourn the loss …
Immigration
Rhode Island interfaith leaders decry separating families at the border
The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, in partnership with the Board of Rabbis of Greater Rhode Island and representatives from the interfaith community held a press conference in response …
Immigration
Silent vigil held in opposition to family separation policy at the border
“I do this in part because someday my grandchildren will read about this in the history books and be distraught over the travesty and inhumanity of it and will ask …
Sanctuary
First Unitarian Church of Providence declares itself a Sanctuary Church
“We will not be a petty and cruel people,” said Reverend Liz Lerner Maclay, minister of the First Unitarian Church of Providence. “We declare ourselves a sanctuary church,” because, “what …
Guns
Bishop Tobin supports efforts of RI Coalition Against Gun Violence on safe schools and assault weapons ban
The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) has the support of dozens of crucial Rhode Island organizations as well as Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence and Rhode Island Mayors …
Poverty
Reverend Traci Blackmon electrifies the 10th Annual Interfaith Poverty Conference
The Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty held their 10th Interfaith Poverty Conference at Rhode Island College Wednesday morning, featuring Reverend Traci Blackmon as the keynote speaker. Blackmon, a …
Activism
Indivisible RI: No President is above the law
Over 200 people gathered at the Rhode Island State House Saturday afternoon as part of Indivisible Rhode Island‘s “No president is above the law” rally. Similar events were held across …
Guns
Rhode Island State Council of Churches does not endorse the presence of guns during worship services
“[T]he Rhode Island State Council of Churches does NOT endorse a policy of anyone bringing a concealed weapon into a worship service,” wrote the group’s Executive Minister Donald Anderson in …
Religion
Eighth Annual Heroes of Faith Awards a snapshot of religious advocacy in Rhode Island
The Eighth Annual Heroes of Faith Breakfast, organized by the Rhode Island State Council of Churches (RISCC), gave awards out to many Rhode Island faith leaders. The RISCC was started …