Post Tagged with: "LaFortune"

Councilwoman/Mayoral Candidate Nirva LaFortune On Vote Sustaining Mayor Elorza’s Charter Amendment Veto & The Actions Of The City Council President

From The Office of Nirva LaFortune: “Today, at a special meeting of the City Council, I voted to sustain the Mayor’s veto of the proposed charter amendments, one of which was a proposal to put the question of a hybrid-model school board to the voters in November.   I am[Read More…]

by August 10, 2022

Mayor Elorza, Members of Providence City Council, Community Partners Announce Next Steps In City’s Anti-Violence Initiatives

Providence residents can sign up for nonviolence training, apply for youth jobs; local organizations can apply for mentorship program assistance Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Councilperson Nirva LaFortune (Ward 3), Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh Clements, Executive Director of the Nonviolence Institute Cedric Huntley, President and CEO of Mentor Rhode Island[Read More…]

by January 13, 2022

Councilwomen Aniece Germain & Nirva LaFortune Call On President Biden: End The Cruel Treatment Of The Haitian People

    Councilwomen Aniece Germain and Nirva LaFortune, in collaboration with the Hope and Change for Haiti- HnC, the Haitian American Partnership for Positive Action HAPPA-RI, along with many others Haitian leaders in Rhode Island hosted a press conference to call on the administration and Congress to take appropriate measures[Read More…]

by October 4, 2021

Mayor Elorza Announces 9 Organizations Selected to Provide Year-Round Youth Jobs As Part Of Anti-Violence Investments

Investments in programming will provide professional development and mentorship opportunities for Providence youth Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune (Ward 3), and the City’s Office of Economic Opportunity today announced that nine providers have been selected to provide year-long youth jobs as part of the City’s expansion of the[Read More…]

by September 28, 2021

Peace Memorial Vigil in Honor of President Jovenel Moïse-Haiti

On Monday, July 19, 2021, at 6:00 p.m., Councilwomen Aniece Germain and Nirva LaFortune, in collaboration with the Hope and Change for Haiti- HnC, the Haitian American Partnership for Positive Action HAPPA-RI, along with the support of the City of Cranston, will hold a Peace Memorial Vigil to honor the[Read More…]

by July 17, 2021