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Changes! Rhode Island Democratic Party Announces New addition & Departure

    Rhode Island Democratic Party announces new addition and departure From The Rhode Island Democratic Party:   Rhode Island Democratic Party (RIDP) Chairwoman Liz Beretta-Perik is pleased to announce the addition of Anthony Cherry as Strategic Planning Consultant to the RIDP team. Anthony will be working closely with the[Read More…]

by March 4, 2024

Human Rights Watch: Iraq: Unregistered Marriages Harm Women & Children

    Religious Leaders Officiate at Weddings in Violation of Iraqi Law  Religious leaders in Iraq conduct thousands of marriages each year, including child marriages, that flout Iraqi laws and are not officially registered. These marriages create a loophole around legal restrictions on child marriage and have disastrous effects on[Read More…]

by March 3, 2024

The Carter Center: Carter Center & Civic Leader Partners Commend New Ethics Guidelines for Election Officials

  From: The Carter Center The Carter Center joins Election Reformers Network and Protect Democracy in commending the recently published ethics guidelines for election officials by the American Law Institute and the National Association of Election Officials (The Election Center). The guidelines “reflect redoubled commitments to professional election administration as[Read More…]

by March 2, 2024

Magaziner Receives a Perfect Score on League of Conservation Voters 2023 Scorecard

    Magaziner Receives a Perfect Score on League of Conservation Voters 2023 Scorecard From The Office of Congressman Seth Magaziner: Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) received a perfect score on the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) 2023 Scorecard. The LCV’s annual National Environmental Scorecard tracks the voting records of all Members of[Read More…]

by March 1, 2024

Palestinian Women in RI Mass at Rhode Island State House-Demand “End to the Genocide & Bombing of Palestine by Israel-United States” Providence

  Organized by Palestinian Women in RI, hundreds of protestors, including members of the Palestinian Feminist Collective, the Islamic Center of Rhode Island, R.I. Calls for Palestine, and Jewish Voice for Peace Rhode Island massed at the Rhode Island State House on Saturday, February 25, to demand an immediate ceasefire[Read More…]

by February 25, 2024

Human Rights Watch: Governments Target Nationals Living Abroad 

  From Human Rights Watch:   Killings, Removals, Other Abuses Threaten Rights; Bold Policy Response Needed Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against their own nationals or former nationals to silence or deter dissent. Methods of “transnational repression” include killings, abductions, unlawful[Read More…]

by February 25, 2024

Navalny Death Reaction: United States Imposes Sanctions > 500 Russian Entities Worldwide

    From The Office of the Spokesperson-US Department of State Following Russia’s two years of unprovoked full-scale war, the death of opposition politician and anticorruption activist Aleksey Navalny, and a decade of aggression against Ukraine, the United States is sanctioning more than 500 individuals and entities in Russia and[Read More…]

by February 23, 2024

News From The RIPTER! RIPTA Raises Driver Starting Wage to $25.33 Per Hour-Board Approves Agreement with Driver Union!

From The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA): The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) Board of Directors voted today to approve a collective bargaining agreement with the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Division 618 that would increase the starting driver wage from $21.71 per hour to $25.33 per hour. The[Read More…]

by February 22, 2024

NATIONAL GROUPS FILE COURT BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF “MARIO’S LAW,” ALLOWING FOR EARLY RELEASE OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS

Amicus Curiae Briefs Challenge Attorney General Position   From The Rhode Island Chapter of the ACLU: Joining ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys in a critical case involving the rights of young people, national juvenile justice groups have filed “friend of the court” briefs today in the R.I. Supreme Court,[Read More…]

by February 21, 2024

How You! Can Support The Coalition Radio Network

It’s certainly no secret that the Media Business is largely in a death spiral. And for Independent Media Operators? The oldest joke in business certainly applies: How do you make a small fortune in Media? Start out with a large one! (cue rim shot) Indy Media is forced to confront[Read More…]

by February 19, 2024