Governor Gina Raimondo’s Second Inaugural Address
January 4, 2019

Governor Gina Raimondo’s Second Inaugural Address

On a blustery yet warm January 1 on the south steps of the Rhode Island State House,...

RI NOW on the continuing need for Sexual Harassment Commission
October 31, 2019

RI NOW on the continuing need for Sexual Harassment Commission

Throughout 2018 sexual harassment has dominated public discourse, both nationally and here in our state. This is...

We will not be erased: A rally for Transgender Rights
March 2, 2020

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...

Young Democrats condemn Mattiello’s handling of sexual harassment claims against Chair Keable, call for change in leadership
January 19, 2020

Young Democrats condemn Mattiello’s handling of sexual harassment claims against Chair Keable, call for change in leadership

The Young Democrats of Rhode Island stand with the many groups including Corruption-Free Rhode Island, Rhode Island ...

A vigil to remember and honor all victims of domestic violence homicide
January 19, 2020

A vigil to remember and honor all victims of domestic violence homicide

The Rhode Island State House was illuminated in purple as survivors, family members, advocates, and supporters gathered...

Hate groups shut down their own rally with violence
October 31, 2019

Hate groups shut down their own rally with violence

Shortly after members of fascist groups known as the Proud Boys and/or Patriot Prayer started a fight...

Grassroots Democrats hold press conference in support of Governor Raimondo
January 19, 2020

Grassroots Democrats hold press conference in support of Governor Raimondo

Rhode Island State Senator Gayle Goldin (Democrat, District 3, Providence) held a press conference outside the State...

Voters deliver a petition  to demand that Governor Raimondo debate her primary opponents
January 19, 2020

Voters deliver a petition to demand that Governor Raimondo debate her primary opponents

“We are here to present a petition that has over 300 signatures to try to persuade Governor...

Ocean State Against Hate shuts down Resist Marxism rally in Providence
October 31, 2019

Ocean State Against Hate shuts down Resist Marxism rally in Providence

The rain was unrelenting. 250+ people organized under the coalition Ocean State Against Hate prevented thirty people...

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,...

Representative Walsh to Governor Raimondo on Kristen’s Law: ‘Real lives are more important than re-election’
January 19, 2020

Representative Walsh to Governor Raimondo on Kristen’s Law: ‘Real lives are more important than re-election’

About two dozen people gathered in the rotunda of the Rhode Island State House to protest the...

Rhode Islanders call for an end to family separations at the border
June 21, 2018

Rhode Islanders call for an end to family separations at the border

At its height around 400 people crowded the south steps of the Rhode Island State House on...

Poor People’s Campaign week six: A new unsettling force
March 2, 2020

Poor People’s Campaign week six: A new unsettling force

Week six of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign: A Call for Moral Revival took things up...

Week five of the RI Poor People’s Campaign tackles education and jobs, begins to up the ante
March 2, 2020

Week five of the RI Poor People’s Campaign tackles education and jobs, begins to up the ante

The fifth week of the Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign A National Call for Moral Revival went...

Gun safety advocates celebrate passage of “red flag” and bump stock ban bills
January 19, 2020

Gun safety advocates celebrate passage of “red flag” and bump stock ban bills

“Our work is not done,” said Jennifer Boylan, volunteer leader for Moms Demand Action on Gun Sense...

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