Statement from PVD City Councilmember Katherine Kerwin regarding recent events at Fortnight
July 23, 2020

Statement from PVD City Councilmember Katherine Kerwin regarding recent events at Fortnight

“It is clear to me that what I observed was an attempt to harass a small business...

Groups challenge state vote-by-mail requirements that put voters at risk during COVID-19 pandemic
July 23, 2020

Groups challenge state vote-by-mail requirements that put voters at risk during COVID-19 pandemic

“No one should have to choose between their health and their right to vote,” said Common Cause...

Rhode Island to sue Trump over census memo
July 22, 2020

Rhode Island to sue Trump over census memo

“We are here to remind everyone that the Constitution is very clear,” said Providence City Council President...

Reform or Repeal? The Senate LEOBoR Task Force holds first meeting
August 27, 2020

Reform or Repeal? The Senate LEOBoR Task Force holds first meeting

Task Force member Jose Batista, executive director of PERA, suggested that the Task Force work “the opposite...

As state budget hearings commence, Reclaim RI calls for divestment from carceral systems
July 22, 2020

As state budget hearings commence, Reclaim RI calls for divestment from carceral systems

“Providence public schools have been underfunded since they started serving mostly-Black and brown students. The buildings are...

A reflection on the state of domestic abuse and emergency needs in Rhode Island
July 22, 2020

A reflection on the state of domestic abuse and emergency needs in Rhode Island

“We urge the Rhode Island General Assembly to increase the Rhode Island Works cash assistance benefit. The...

Distance learning requires a universal basic income
July 22, 2020

Distance learning requires a universal basic income

“At the end of the day, we know that Black and brown, undocumented, medically compromised, disabled, neurodiverse...

Opening schools too soon will kill school bus drivers
July 22, 2020

Opening schools too soon will kill school bus drivers

“Drivers and monitors, many of whom are over the age of 60, will be trapped in confined...

RIDE quashes public participation during Zoom meeting
July 22, 2020

RIDE quashes public participation during Zoom meeting

Public participation is a feature, not a bug of our Democracy The Rhode Island Department of Education‘s...

Uniform Parentage Act signed into law
July 21, 2020

Uniform Parentage Act signed into law

“To have the legislature pass this bill, and have Governor Raimondo swiftly sign it into law, in...

Isaiah-Tobias Lee: A case for abolition in Providence
July 21, 2020

Isaiah-Tobias Lee: A case for abolition in Providence

“The majority of arrests are actually nonviolent crimes, particularly those related to drugs, sex work, and undocumented...

Coalition celebrates passage of Fair Chance Licensing bill
July 21, 2020

Coalition celebrates passage of Fair Chance Licensing bill

“Our bill is a small but significant step towards repairing the vast harm that mass criminalization has...

Two more nursing homes announce strike deadlines amid National Strike for Black Lives
July 20, 2020

Two more nursing homes announce strike deadlines amid National Strike for Black Lives

“It is no mystery to us that systemic racism plays a huge role in the fact that...

Community groups push for ‘Justice Budget;’ call for affordable housing, economic justice, and defunding prisons and police
July 20, 2020

Community groups push for ‘Justice Budget;’ call for affordable housing, economic justice, and defunding prisons and police

“If Rhode Island’s elected leaders are serious about racial justice and protecting all of the state’s residents...

City Council commits Providence to becoming ‘an anti-racist institution’
July 20, 2020

City Council commits Providence to becoming ‘an anti-racist institution’

“We can not build a just and equitable society without addressing the impacts of climate change on...

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