Rhode Island Rally for the #TrialoftheCentury calls on the government to respond meaningfully to the danger of climate change
October 30, 2018

Rhode Island Rally for the #TrialoftheCentury calls on the government to respond meaningfully to the danger of climate change

About 40 students and supporters gathered on the steps of the United States District Courthouse of Rhode...

Speak Up, Speak Out: Women share their abortion experiences
October 31, 2019

Speak Up, Speak Out: Women share their abortion experiences

Women from Rhode Island and across the Atlantic gathered at the First Unitarian Church of Providence on...

ACLU says Providence cannot selectively enforce residential picketing ordinance, urges repeal
October 31, 2019

ACLU says Providence cannot selectively enforce residential picketing ordinance, urges repeal

The City of Providence cannot pick and choose when to apply an ordinance against residential picketing says...

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,...

Local labor and politicians react to Janus decision with determination
June 27, 2018

Local labor and politicians react to Janus decision with determination

“The history of the AFL-CIO demonstrates that we have fought through far more adversity than on Supreme...

Planned Parenthood endorses Aaron Regunberg for Lt Governor
October 31, 2019

Planned Parenthood endorses Aaron Regunberg for Lt Governor

“We are proud to announce Aaron Regunberg for Lieutenant Governor as our first endorsement of this election...

Senator Whitehouse knows that the Democrats have to do better
January 19, 2020

Senator Whitehouse knows that the Democrats have to do better

United State Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, Rhode Island) held a town hall style meeting with Rhode Island...

General Assembly considers updating Rhode Island’s out-of-date parentage laws
October 31, 2019

General Assembly considers updating Rhode Island’s out-of-date parentage laws

Rhode Island’s parentage laws are woefully out of date. The statutes were enacted in 1979, and have...

Planned Parenthood launches 50 state initiative to expand reproductive health care access
October 31, 2019

Planned Parenthood launches 50 state initiative to expand reproductive health care access

Planned Parenthood today announced a “sweeping plan” to “push initiatives that expand access to reproductive health care...

Racing to renew DACA as Congress fails to protect Dreamers
February 11, 2018

Racing to renew DACA as Congress fails to protect Dreamers

I meet Rodrigo outside the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Application Support Center support center in...

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