Articles by: Pat Ford

Government Closures! Providence Schools & RIPTA

  Providence Public Schools Announces School Cancellation for Tuesday, Feb. 13 Due to Inclement Weather   The Providence Public School District announces the cancellation of all schools district-wide tomorrow, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, due to predicted inclement weather. This decision has been made with the safety and well-being of our[Read More…]

by February 12, 2024

Human Rights Watch: Israel: Rafah Evacuation Plans Catastrophic, Unlawful (Videos Included)

    From Human Rights Watch: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli army and other officials to submit to the cabinet a plan to evacuate Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost governorate. Netanyahu said this action is necessary to attack Hamas battalions in the area.With a pre-war population of 280,000, Rafah is now housing the[Read More…]

by February 11, 2024

Carter Center Calls on Israel to Halt its Plan to Force 1.3 Million Palestinians Out of Rafah

  From: The Carter Center   The Carter Center condemns the Israeli government’s directive to forcibly transfer Palestinian civilians in Rafah to pave the way for a military offensive and reiterates our call for an immediate ceasefire. This plan is alarming given that an estimated 1.3 million Gazans now reside in[Read More…]

by February 11, 2024

The Moment Has Arrived. The State of Rhode Island Has Capitulated. Citizens Will Get “Their Day In Court”!

It’s A Post! It’s A Fundraiser! Videos! Masking Studies! Legal Paperwork!   The Decision is in! The State of Rhode Island has officially submitted to the “Will of the People” by settling with Parents United in the Southwell v. McKee Case. Of course, there were shenanigans, hi jinx & a[Read More…]

by February 10, 2024

Congressman Gabe Amo Leads Legislation to Stop Military Aid to Azerbaijan

    The bipartisan bill responds to continued Azerbaijani aggression against ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh   From The Office of Gabe Amo (RI D1): Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, announced the introduction of the bipartisan Armenian Protection Act (H.R.7288) to prevent[Read More…]

by February 10, 2024

Human Rights Watch: Egypt – Court Punishes Activists for Challenging al-Sisi

  From: Human Rights Watch: Prison Sentences Aim at Deterring Peaceful Dissent   An Egyptian court on February 6, 2024, sentenced the prominent politician Ahmed Tantawy, along with his campaign advisor and 21 of his detained supporters, to a year in prison for alleged offenses associated with his presidential challenge to President[Read More…]

by February 8, 2024

Human Rights Watch: Jordan-Arrests, Harassment of Pro-Palestine Protesters

      Jordan: Arrests, Harassment of Pro-Palestine Protesters   Jordanian authorities have arrested and harassed scores of Jordanians who participated in pro-Palestine protests across the country or engaged in online advocacy since October 2023, bringing charges against some of them under a new, widely criticized cybercrimes law, Human Rights Watch[Read More…]

by February 7, 2024

INTERIM AGREEMENT FILED IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING LANDLORD’S RETALIATORY CONDUCT AGAINST TENANTS SEEKING TO ORGANIZE

  From The Rhode Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union:   Attorneys for the R.I. Center for Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union of RI today announced an interim settlement in a lawsuit filed last month challenging the threatened evictions of tenants for associating with Reclaim RI, a[Read More…]

by February 7, 2024

Pawtucket Update-Part 1: A Rift Between Pawtucket Schools Newish CFO & Chairman Charbonneau?

  Part 1! Next Up? Wildenhain & Grebien? And This. Weeks. City. Council. Meeting! Apparently, the honeymoon is over. We’ve received a dozen or so calls re: interpersonal issues between Chief Financial Officer Anthony Voccio, the recent hire from the Providence School Department and folks throughout the school district. More[Read More…]

by February 5, 2024

Senator Wicker, GOP Ranking Member-Senate Armed Services Committee, Issues Sternly Worded Statement on US Reprisal Strikes

    In a move that echoed last week’s demands by Senate Republican Leadership, Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss, took a dim view on both the timing, and the “slap on the wrist” nature of this today’s attacks on Iranian backed targets.   From The Office of Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss:[Read More…]

by February 3, 2024