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Protest asks federal delegation to call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
"We know that Jewish safety and Palestinian liberation are inextricably bound up together, and we will continue to fight until there is a lasting…
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"We don't need a warrant. You live in a tent."
[People claiming to be] Providence Police violated the civil rights of unhoused people this morning...
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As poverty soars to record levels, Providence celebrates the holiday season
POWR [Providence Organization of Workers and Renters] brings a protest about housing to Mayor Smiley's tree lighting...
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Fund Transit, Save RIPTA, says new coalition
“We should be doing all we can to grow RIPTA’s capacity to serve more people, not let it fall over a fiscal cliff," say advocates.
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November 2023
Video from the International Day of Solidarity for the Palestine People in Providence
The rally is part of an international day of actions, walkouts, and boycotts.
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Sabotaging the Future: Environmental, scientific, and labor leaders ask for lawsuit to be withdrawn against wind project
“Opposition to clean energy is a privilege... It imposes pollution burdens on poorer communities and communities of color..."
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Vigil for Brown student shot in Vermont becomes protest over University complicity in anti-Palestinian violence
Brown funds the hate that made this possible, said students.
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Build This World from Love: Five weeks and four decades of anti-apartheid student organizing
“Antisemitism is very real. Calling for a ceasefire is not antisemitism."
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Sofia Barnett
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Kian Braulik
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Cameron Leo
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Lily Seltz
Prayer and Police: Hundreds call for permanent ceasefire outside State House and Providence Place Mall
“All across the country, this Black Friday, people are marching and rising up to let the world know that there will be no business as usual until…
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Rhode Island experiencing record food insecurity and hunger says Food Bank
There will be a push in the General Assembly to provide free lunch and breakfast for all Rhode Island students...
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JVP: An anti-zionist Jewish perspective is critically important for accurate local reporting on the crisis in Palestine
Advocacy for Palestine is not antisemitic, and pro-Israel Jewish organizations are increasingly out of touch with Jewish communities.
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As climate change intensifies, a fossil fuel company plans expansion in Rhode Island
The plan seeks to increase the capacity of the pipeline that runs through Burrillville, as well as potentially expanding the size of the state's…
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