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By Will Weatherly on August 1, 2018
A new piece of public art on the side of Empire Loan, at the corner of Broad and Somerset streets in Providence, is a bit of an optical illusion. Incorporating sculptural elements on a chain-link fence, spray-painted designs on the asphalt, and a mural on the building’s side, the piece comes together only when one […]
Posted in Arts & Culture, Education, Featured, News, Providence, Youth | Tagged Albert Torres, Anna Snyder, art, Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School, Empire Loan, Fanta Traore, Gustavo Lacen Javier, jorge elorza, Marta Martinez, Mary Kay Harris, Olga Francisco, Oscarina Pepen, public art, RI Latino Arts, Sita Traore, South Side, Southside Cultural Center, The Steel Yard, Trinity Square, Yorelis Matos Maldonado |
By Will Weatherly on July 18, 2018
After an extensive public hearing Wednesday night, the Providence Council Ordinance Committee voted three to one, with one member abstaining, to recommend the full council deny the zoning amendment necessary for the 600-foot Fane Tower proposed for Route 195 redevelopment land located in the Jewelry District. The proposal had been previously shot down by the […]
Posted in Featured, Housing, Inequality, News, Providence | Tagged Carmen Castillo, Council Ordinance Committee, Fane Tower, Jo-Ann Ryan, Mary Kay Harris, Michael Sabitoni, Nika Lomazzo, Nirva LaFortune, Providence, seth yurdin, Terrence Hasset, zoning |
By Steve Ahlquist on August 31, 2017
We are here to let [RIH] know that they have to use the bond for what it was originally sanctioned for, and that is to help low and lower income folks have an apartment, stay in their apartment, and help them have some stability in their life.”
Posted in Activism, Class Warfare, Featured, Homelessness, Housing, Inequality, Infrastructure, Labor, National News, Photos, Poverty, Providence, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, Video | Tagged DARE, direct action for rights and equality, First Source, Malchus Mills, Mary Kay Harris, Michael Araujo, Property Acquisition and Revitalization Program, Rhode Island Housing, Rhode Island Jobs with Justice, RIH, Tenant and Homeowner Association, THA |
By Steve Ahlquist on August 10, 2017
“Simply put, Municipal ID cards affirm your residency in out city, regardless of immigration status, regardless of housing status or criminal history,” said Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza
Posted in Civil Rights, Domestic Violence, Featured, Homelessness, Immigration, Infrastructure, LGBTQ, National News, News, Providence, Race & Racism, Religion, Rhode Island, Video, Women, Youth | Tagged A Sweet Creation, ACLU of Rhode Island, Crossroads Rhode Island, Dean Isabella, Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island, Higher Ground International, Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence, jorge elorza, Lucas Hawthorne, Mary Kay Harris, Muslim-American Advisory Board, NAACP Providence Branch, New Bridges for Haitian Success, OpenDoors, Providence Human Relations Commission, Providence Municipal ID Cards, Providence Police Department, Refugee Dream Center, Rodrigo Pimental, Southside Cultural Center, Steven Brown, TGI Network, Theresa Agonia, Year Up, Youth Pride Inc |
By Steve Ahlquist on July 25, 2017
Yurdin (Ward 1) rose to speak about the reasons for his resolution, but sending the resolution to committee seemed a foregone conclusion as Matos had already spoken before Yurdin rose. After Yurdin spoke, Matos repeated her order to send the resolution to committee.
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Energy, Featured, Johnston, Photos, Providence, Rhode Island, Video, Water | Tagged Carmen Castillo, CLF, Committee on Women and Healthy Communities, Conservation Law Foundation, David Salvatore, Invenergy, Jeffrey Dana, Jeremy Bailey, Jo-Ann Ryan, Luis Aponte, Mary Kay Harris, Paul Roselli, Providence City Council, Sabina Matos, seth yurdin |
By Steve Ahlquist on May 27, 2017
The biggest reveal? The new name of the ordinance is the “Providence Community-Police Relations Act.”
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Featured, Immigration, LGBTQ, News, Providence | Tagged Bryan Principe, Community Safety Act, Courtney Hawkins, CSA, CSA Working Group, Home Rule Charter, Hugh Clements, Justice Gaines, Kathryn Sabatini, Linda Heng, Martha Yager, Mary Kay Harris, Nick Freeman, Providence City Council, Providence Community-Police Relations Act, Report of the Community Safety Act Working Group, Robert Boehm, Shannah Kurland, Steven Pare, Terrence Hassett |
By Steve Ahlquist on May 26, 2017
In the end, common ground was found and every instance of contentious wording in the draft ordinance was settled via unanimous agreement by members of the CSA Working Group. The final version of the Community Safety Act (CSA) was officially approved and will be now ready to be voted on by the full Providence City Council on June 1.
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Featured, LGBTQ, Providence, Race & Racism, Video, Youth | Tagged AFSC-SENE, American Friends Service Committee - South Eastern New England, Bryan Principe, Community Safety Act, Courtney Hawkins, CSA, CSA Working Group, DARE, direct action for rights and equality, gang database, Hugh Clements, Justice Gaines, Kate Sabatini, Linda Heng, Martha Yager, Mary Kay Harris, Nick Freeman, Providence City Council, Providence FOP, Providence Police Department, Providence Youth Student Movement, PrYSM, Robert Boehm, Shannah Kurland, Stand Up for Racial Justice, Steven Pare, SURJ, Terrence Hassett |
By Steve Ahlquist on May 23, 2017
“I listen to the radio quite a bit,” said Robert Boehm, president of the Providence FOP, “and the CSA has become that negative word for a lot of people who look at the struggle that we’re going through with this.”
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Featured, Justice, Providence, Race & Racism, Video, Youth | Tagged Bryan Principe, Community Safety Act, Courtney Hawkins, CSA, CSA Working Group, donald trump, gang database, Hugh Clements, ice, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Justice Gaines, Kate Sabatini, Linda Heng, Martha Yager, Mary Kay Harris, Michael Correia, Nick Freeman, PERA, PERC, Peter Kilmartin, Providence City Council, Providence External Review Authority, Providence External Review Committee, Providence FOP, Providence Police Department, Providence Youth Student Movement, PrYSM, Robert Boehm, Sabina Matos, Shannah Kurland, Steven Pare, Terrence Hassett |
By Steve Ahlquist on May 19, 2017
“If the time and energy that we are contributing as volunteers can be so easily disrepected,” wrote Kurland, “it is not appropriate for me to serve the City in this capacity at this time.”
Posted in Civil Rights, Class Warfare, Criminal Justice, Featured, Providence | Tagged Bryan Principe, Carmen Castillo, Community Defense Project, Community Safety Act, CSA, CSA Working Group, Dan McGowan, Justice Gaines, Luis Aponte, Martha Yager, Mary Kay Harris, Providence Youth Student Movement, PrYSM, Shannah Kurland |
By Steve Ahlquist on May 17, 2017
By the end of the meeting seven minor changes were made, the net effect of which changed nothing of substance in the CSA, but did clarify the legal language to the satisfaction of everyone.
Posted in Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Featured, LGBTQ, Providence, Race & Racism, Video, Youth | Tagged Bryan Principe, Community Safety Act, Courtney Hawkins, CSA, CSA Working Group, Hugh Clements, Justice Gaines, Kate Sabatini, Martha Yager, Mary Kay Harris, Nick Freeman, Providence City Counci, Robert Boehm, Shannah Kurland, Steven Pare, Thomas Verdi |
By Steve Ahlquist on May 12, 2017
Since the Community Safety Act was tabled at the last Providence City Council meeting, a lot has happened. Here’s where we stand now…
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Featured, Inequality, Labor, LGBTQ, Politics, Providence, Race & Racism, Video, Youth | Tagged ACLU of Rhode Island, Bryan Principe, Community Safety Act, Courtney Hawkins, CSA, CSA Working Group, DARE, direct action for rights and equality, FOP, Home Rule Charter, Hugh Clements, Jeffrey Dana, Jo-Ann Ryan, Justice Gaines, Kate Sabatini, Kevin Jackson, Luis Aponte, Martha Yager, Mary Kay Harris, OMA, Open Meetings Act, Providence City Council, Providence City Council Ordinance Committee, Providence City Hall, Providence FOP, Providence Fraternal Order of Police, Providence Youth Student Movement, PrYSM, Robert Boehm, Samuel Zurier, seth yurdin, Shannah Kurland, Sophia Wright, Steven Pare, Terrance Hassett, va |
By Steve Ahlquist on April 28, 2017
“It would just be easier if they told us that black lives don’t matter. It would just be easier if the told us they don’t think trans is beautiful. It would just be so much easier if they just said they’re racist. If they said we don’t have to play these fucking games.”
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Featured, Inequality, LGBTQ, News, Photos, Providence, Race & Racism, Video, Women, Youth | Tagged AFSC-SENE, American Friends Service Committee – South East New England, Bryan Principe, Carmen Castillo, Community Safety Act, CSA, Dan McGowan, DARE, David Salvatore, direct action for rights and equality, Hugh Clements, Jo-Ann Ryan, John Igliozzi, jorge elorza, Kevin Jackson, Luis Aponte, Mary Kay Harris, Michael Correia, Nicholas Narducci, Olneyville Neighborhood Association, ona, Providence City Council, Providence FOP, Providence Fraternal Order of the Police, Providence Police Department, Providence Youth Student Movement, PrYSM, Sabina Matos, Samuel Zurier, seth yurdin, Step-Up Coalition, Steven Pare, Terrence Hassett, Vanessa Flores-Maldonado, wilbur jennings |
By Steve Ahlquist on April 21, 2017
The Community Safety Act (CSA), a city ordinance that prohibits profiling not just by race but expands the list of protections to include gender identity, gender expression and housing status, passed the Providence City Council 12-0, with three city councilors absent.
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Class Warfare, Criminal Justice, Featured, Immigration, LGBTQ, New York, News, Photos, Providence, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, Video, Youth | Tagged AFSC-SENE, American Friends Service Committee – South East New England, Bryan Principe, Carmen Castillo, Change the NYPD, Community Safety Act, CSA, DARE, David Cicilline, David Salvatore, direct action for rights and equality, EFF, Electronic Frontiers Foundation, Jo-Ann Ryan, John Igliozzi, jorge elorza, Kevin Jackson, Luis Aponte, Mary Kay Harris, Michael Correia, Nicholas Narducci, Olneyville Neighborhood Association, ona, Peter Kilmartin, Providence City Council, Providence City Council Ordinance Committee, Providence Fraternal Order of Police, Providence Police Department, Providence Youth Student Movement, PrYSM, Sabina Matos, Samuel Zurier, seth yurdin, Shahid Buttar, Sophia Wright, STEP-UP Network, Steven Pare, Terrence Hassett, wilbur jennings |
By Steve Ahlquist on April 18, 2017
The CSA now needs to be approved by the Providence City Council twice and get the signature of Mayor Jorge Elorza to become law. The first City Council vote is expected Thursday, April 20 at 7pm.
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Featured, Immigration, LGBTQ, Photos, Providence, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, Video, Women, Youth | Tagged Bryan Principe, Carmen Castillo, Community Safety Act, CSA, Jo-Ann Ryan, jorge elorza, Kevin Jackson, Mary Kay Harris, Nicholas Freeman, Peter Kilmartin, Providence City Council Ordinance Committee, Providence Police Department, Shannah Kurland, Step-Up Coalition, Steven Pare, Terrence Hassett, Vanessa Flores-Maldonado |
By Steve Ahlquist on April 11, 2017
The Community Safety Act is about safety, said Flores-Maldonado. “We have made compromises. We’ve made a lot of compromises… but you have to remember we are compromising our safety, and that is dangerous to a lot of us in this community.”
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Featured, Immigration, Photos, Providence, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, Video, Youth | Tagged ACLU of Rhode Island, AJ Methe, Andrew Horwitz, Bryan Principe, Carmen Castillo, Community Safety Act, CSA, Curt Columbus, DARE, direct action for rights and equality, Eduardo Sandoval, Fred Ordonez, ice, Imaginary Entertainment, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jo-Ann Ryan, John Lombardi, jorge elorza, Joseph Buchanan, Justice Gaines, Kevin Jackson, Luis Aponte, Mary Kay Harris, Michael Correira, Michael Solomon, Peter Glantz, Providence City Council Ordinance Committee, Providence City Hall, Providence Youth Student Movement, PrYSM, Sabina Matos, Shannah Kurland, Sophia Wright, Step-Up Coalition, Stephen Fortunado, Steven Brown, Steven Dy, Steven Pare, Terrence Hassett, Trinity Rep, Vanessa Flores-Maldonado |
By Steve Ahlquist on March 13, 2017
“But I was…” said Molly Henry.
“No. You cannot speak,” insisted Providence City Councilor Terrence Hassett, “It’s the rule of the chamber.”
Posted in Activism, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Environmental Racism, Featured, Infrastructure, National News, Photos, Providence, Video | Tagged Bakken Oil Field, bank of america, Barrack Obama, Brown University, Bryan Principe, Carmen Castillo, citizens bank, Dakota Access Pipeline, DAPL, donald trump, Elizabeth Hoover, Food and Water Watch, Jo-Ann Ryan, JP Morgan Chase, Kshama Sawant, Mary Kay Harris, Molly Henry, No DAPL RI, Providence City Council, Providence City Council Ordinance Committee, Randy Noka, seth yurdin, Sunoco Logistics Partners, Terrence Hassett, WBNA, West Broadway Neighborhood Association |
By Steve Ahlquist on January 26, 2017
Johnston, through enabling legislation, is allowed to take water from Providence Water, to the tune of 150 gallons per person per day.
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure, Johnston, News, Providence | Tagged Bryan Principe, burrillville, Burrillville Land Trust, cale keable, Invenergy, Jeffrey Dana, Jeremy Bailey, Jo-Ann Ryan, Kevin Jackson, Lincoln Water, Luis Aponte, Mary Kay Harris, Michael Correia, Nicholas Narducci Jr, Paul Roselli, Providence City Council, Providence Water Supply Board, PWSB, Resilient Rhode Island Act, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Department of Health, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, Ricky Caruolo, RIDEM, RIDOH, RIPUC, Sabina Matos, sam zurier, seth yurdin, William O'Gara, Xaykham Khamsyvoravong |
By Steve Ahlquist on January 20, 2017
Over a hundred people packed the city council chambers, from all over the state, but mostly from Providence and Burrillville.
Posted in Activism, Burrillville, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure, Johnston, Labor, Photos, Providence, Video | Tagged Bryan Principe, Carmen Castillo, Committee on Municipal Operations and Oversight, CREC, David Salvatore, Invenergy, Jeremy Bailey, Jo-Ann Ryan, John Igliozzi, John Pacheco III, Johnston, Kevin Jackson, Luis Aponte, Mary Kay Harris, Michael Correia, Nicholas Narducci Jr, Providence City Council, Providence City Solicitor, Providence Water Supply Board, PWSB, Sabina Matos, Samuel Zurier, seth yurdin, Terrence Hassett, Wilbur Jennings Jr |
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