Through the power of design DownCity Design builds positive change in Providence area teens
Since the organization's founding in 2009, over 3,300 youth have participated in the free afterschool and summer programs.
17 arrested during Men’s March counter-protest, including Rep. Katherine Clark’s daughter
The 17 people arrested ranged in age from 18 to 52 and were from Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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University of Rhode Island-based report sheds light on human rights abuses worldwide
The 2024 Global RIghts Project (GRIP) report, produced by a team of researchers based at the University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence ... “Political imprisonment of non-violent protesters ...
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How RISD’s divestment movements have evolved over the past decade
“RISD was the first real protest in the fossil fuel divestment movement,” said Anne Tate, an architecture professor at RISD.
'We need to protect that field': Neighbors still fighting to save Morley Field in Pawtucket
More than 75 people came out to a rally on Sunday outside Pawtucket City Hall to protest a plan to convert most of Morley ...
Report sheds light on human rights abuses worldwide
In the last quarter century, most countries around the world have failed to adequately protect the human rights of their ...
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N.J. Governor Targeted in Casino Anti-Smoking Protest
Anti-smoking advocates protested outside the League of Municipalities conference in Atlantic City on Thursday.
Cranston mayor seeks to make encampment ordinance permanent
The Cranston City Council is mulling an ordinance put forth by Mayor Ken Hopkins that would make an executive order giving ...
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URI Report Exposes Global Human Rights Abuses
In the last quarter century, most countries around the world have failed to adequately protect the human rights of ...
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University facilities, dining and library staff and shuttle drivers protest contract negotiations
Last Friday, union representatives from Teamsters Local 251 and United Service and Allied Workers of Rhode Island picketed on ...
‘It’s time to listen’: Protesters demand action on homelessness as pallet shelters sit empty
On Wednesday, Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness and advocates voiced frustration over the state’s response to the ...
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‘It’s time to listen’: Protesters demand action on homelessness as pallet shelters sit empty
Protesters chanted ... “No one in the state of Rhode Island should not have a place to rest their heads at night. The weather is turning. It was below freezing last night,” Simon said.