By Brian Hull on January 26, 2012
Register now for The Poverty Institute‘s 5th Annual Budget Rhode Map Conference ”From Poverty to Progress“ to hear from leading experts about the economic vitality of Rhode Island and its residents. Thursday, February 16, 2012 8:30 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 am – 12:30 pm: Conference Rhodes on the Pawtuxet 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI 02905 $35 per [...]
Posted in Economic Development, Economy, Events, Labor, Rhode Island | Tagged Adriana Dawson, CBPP, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Economy, Elena Nicolella, Governor's Workforce Board, Jared Bernstein, Jobs, Julian Alssid, Keith Stokes, Linda Katz, Poverty, Poverty Institute, RI Small Business Development Center, Rick Brooks, RIEDC, Workforce Strategies Center |
By Reza Rites on January 26, 2012
PROVIDENCE, RI – Click on the image above to hear a short podcast with Dr. Angela Davis. It is from a brief interview I conducted with her after a keynote address she gave on Monday, June 23, 2012 at Rhode Island School of Design. More information about her talk is below; in the podcast/interview, I [...]
Posted in Arts & Culture, Civil Rights / Liberties, Economy, Events, Multimedia, National News, Race & Racism, Women | Tagged Angela Davis, Civil Rights / Liberties, Income Inequality, Occupy Movement, Providence, RISD |
By David Segal on January 24, 2012
Some number of us will be gathering at 8pm on Wednesday at the Wild Colonial in Providence. (And we’re looking for new folks to help organize Drinking Liberally — if you’re interested, please come by and let us know.)
Posted in Events | Tagged Drinking Liberally |
By Josh Stabach on January 23, 2012
When most Americans think of Apple, they think of the hip commercials, the latest must have gadgets, and the industry leading innovation. What most do not realize is the untold story of how Apple has perfected stealing the seeds of American ingenuity and harvesting them under a complex system of third world slave labor. Throughout [...]
Posted in Economy, Labor, National News, Opinion | Tagged Apple, China, Manufacturing, Slave Labor, Steve Jobs |
By Marco McWilliams on January 23, 2012
COMMUNITY NOTE: The Providence Africana Reading Collective is a progressive learning community dedicated to the interruption of normative narratives of oppression through a critical examination of the emancipatory thought chronicled in the canons of Africana literature. We are committed to the kind of rigorous scholarship that deepens social justice praxis. For the first gathering of 2012 [...]
Posted in Education, Events, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, Women |
By John Jackson on January 22, 2012
Was with Occupy Providence to the City Council meeting on Thursday night and the City Council distributed the following flier about how the wealthy Brown University refuses to pay their fair share in Providence — even after teachers, firefighters, police officers and city workers did their fair share, the taxpayers did theirs and even after [...]
Posted in News, Rhode Island, Taxes | Tagged Angel Taveras, Brown University, Ed Fitzpatrick, John Igliozzi, Property Tax, Providence, Ruth Simmons, Ted Nesi |
By Frymaster on January 22, 2012
After several months of more-or-less positive jobs numbers in RI, the last two months have been anything but. And the December numbers were, frankly, horrific. While it is certainly true that a wonk could parse [spin] the recent down-turn toward neutral, the same could be done with the previous up-cycle. As the wonk that could [...]
Posted in Economic Development, Economy | Tagged Jobs, Rhode Island, Unemployment, Working Waterfront |
By Paula Hodges on January 22, 2012
On January 22, 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the landmark Roe v. Wade case. The decision ensured that the right to privacy in the U.S. Constitution permits a woman to choose whether to continue a pregnancy or to have a safe and legal abortion. This historic ruling recognizes that women [...]
Posted in Civil Rights / Liberties, Elections, Opinion, Politics, Women |
By PrYSM on January 21, 2012
Have you or anyone you know ever been racially profiled? Sick and tired of police abusing their power? Well the Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM) has been working very hard on the Racial Profiling Prevention Act since last fall. To gather support, the Racial Profiling Coalition is holding a press conference on this Wednesday, Jan. 25th at 3:00pm inside [...]
Posted in Criminal Justice, Events, News, Race & Racism, State House | Tagged PrYSM, Racial Profiling, Youth in Action |
By Obama For America - Rhode Island on January 21, 2012
UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, the signature gathering canvass has been RESCHEDULED for Sunday, January 22nd from 12:00 to 3:00 pm. Volunteers will meet at OFA-RI HQ — 151 Broadway, Providence, RI 02903 (Suite 310). You can RSVP here for the event. This morning Obama for America – Rhode Island volunteer Jeff P. filed President [...]
Posted in Elections, News, Rhode Island, White House | Tagged 2012, Devin Driscoll, Obama for America, OFA, Signature Gathering |
By Brian Hull on January 20, 2012
A highlight and discussion of some of the notable pieces of legislation going through the General Assembly this week. Education aid advance bill passes Assembly, becomes law - The General Assembly approved and the governor signed legislation requested by the East Providence Budget Commission to allow the city to receive its state education aid early to prevent [...]
Posted in News, Opinion, Rhode Island, State House |
By David Segal on January 20, 2012
Huge win for the Internet, its users, and democracy. LA Times: The SOPA online piracy bill that helped spark this week’s unprecedented Internet protests will be redrafted, its lead sponsor said Friday. The move came shortly after the Senate postponed a key vote on the companion PIPA bill scheduled for next week and amid calls [...]
Posted in Civil Rights / Liberties |