The Uprising! February 24, 2020
This week Uprise covered the Ward one Special Election to replace Seth Yurdin on the Providence City Council, Green Party Presidential candidate Howie Hawkins, “Democratic Party” candidate Mike Bloomberg, the environmentally racist transfer station proposed by the Port of Providence, school resource officers, and the proposed RIDOT / RIPTA merge. Not too bad… Ward One Special Election: Candidates for Providence
February 24, 2020, 4:16 pm
By Steve Ahlquist
This week Uprise covered the Ward one Special Election to replace Seth Yurdin on the Providence City Council, Green Party Presidential candidate Howie Hawkins, “Democratic Party” candidate Mike Bloomberg, the environmentally racist transfer station proposed by the Port of Providence, school resource officers, and the proposed RIDOT / RIPTA merge. Not too bad…
Ward One Special Election:
- Candidates for Providence City Council Ward One special election meet voters at forum
- A forum for the Ward One Special election candidates with an LGBTQIA focus
Presidential Politics:
- Occupy Fall River protests against Bloomberg for President
- On a $20 minimum wage and a democratic economy: An interview with Green Party presidential hopeful Howie Hawkins
Transfer Station:
- Opposition to the proposed Port garbage transfer station intensifies
- Update: Providence City Council to consider resolution to call on City Plan Commission to deny transfer station application
Education:
Public Transportation:
Rhode Island State House:
- House voting record on civil liberties negatively impacted by leadership
- General Assembly to consider Equality in Abortion Coverage Act
ACLU
The Bartholomewtown Podcast
- Assessing Rhode Island’s challenges via design, with SMMA’s Nick Koulbanis
- RI Roundtable: Travis Escobar, Patricia Morgan and Tom Quinlan
ConvergenceRI
ecoRI
Rhode Island Liberator
An analysis of the Barrington Town Flag from Sam Howard, the first of a 39 part series!
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