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Racial Profiling Prevention Act


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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 of the State house (room TBA). PrYSM will be premiering the short documentary we made with Youth In Action’s Next Generation Media Team, about firsthand experiences of racial profiling.

Please come and make a difference for our community. You can also share your personal stories about racial profiling at racialprofilingstories.wordpress.com.

We’re also calling for submissions to our Photo Project! So please, send in a picture of yourself holding a sign saying “Do I look suspicious?”, “Do I fit the description?”, or any other saying you’d like. We’ll display them at the State House and online on our blog!

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Youth Offer Transportation Solutions

Transportation is under siege in Rhode Island.  Funding for RIPTA is limited and many are outraged at proposed route and service cuts. Providence youth have experienced barriers to affordable transportation since 2009 when state legislation decreased funding for the state’s health insurance plans; a source of most school bus passes.  Equipped with extensive research and passion for change, a group of youth is taking a unique approach to the problem.  The leaders of Youth 4 Change Alliance (Y4C) are creating solutions and inviting others to be a part.

Y4C, an alliance comprised of four non-profit youth organizations—Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE), the Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM), Young Voices, and Youth In Action (YIA)—has been pushing for more youth voice and influence in institutional bodies of power.  After a year of research the youth-driven alliance is launching their Transportation 4 Education Campaignon Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 5:30 to 7:00pm at The Salon, 57 Eddy Street, Providence.

The campaign launch, although youth-led, hopes to engage the whole community with opportunities to be a part of the solution.  At the event stakeholders, community leaders and youth will learn what it’s[Invalid video specified] like to walk in the shoes of a Providence youth.  Providence schooling and transportation data will also be released.  The event will include interactive twitter Q&A sessions, an action auction where stakeholders are asked to commit to joining the campaign and prizes for youth participants.  The event is free and open to the public.

Transportation 4 Education campaign aims to decrease student barriers to attending school.  Through a process of research, community building and developing concrete solutions, the youth-driven alliance will make lasting change for Providence youth.  Y4C is dedicated to obtaining affordable monthly bus passes for all Providence public high school students who live more than one walking mile from their school.  Y4C seeks to partner with the City of Providence, Providence Public School Department, RIPTA, business and community leaders to leverage creative funding for this education investment.