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PVDFest Downtown Celebration Cancelled!

PVDFest Downtown Celebration Cancelled!

Amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Rhode Island, major downtown festival cancelled The City of Providence and Founding Partner FirstWorks today announced that due to the rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the September 25-26, 2021 major downtown celebration for PVDFest, Providence’s signature arts festival, which typically sees over 100,000 people in congregate settings during festival weekend, is cancelled. As of Friday,[Read More…]

by — August 20, 2021 — 0 comments — Politics
City of Providence Announces Mask Mandate in Municipal Buildings

City of Providence Announces Mask Mandate in Municipal Buildings

City of Providence Employees Required to be Fully Vaccinated by October 1 Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today announced that beginning Tuesday, August 17, all members of the public, including city staff and visitors, will be required to use a face mask in all municipal buildings. Additionally, City of Providence employees will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by[Read More…]

by — August 17, 2021 — 0 comments — Politics
Groove is in the Heart – Of Providence: PVDFest Music Happenings Heat up August

Groove is in the Heart – Of Providence: PVDFest Music Happenings Heat up August

  Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and founding partner FirstWorks today announced details for PVDFest Summer Happenings in August, serving up an unmatched lineup of free music and artistic events throughout the summer. PVDFest Summer Happenings, part of Providence’s signature arts festival, continue citywide and culminate in downtown Providence the weekend of September 25-26, 2021.   “Since[Read More…]

by — August 5, 2021 — 0 comments — Politics
Joint Statement from Governor McKee, RI Department of Education, Providence Teachers Union, Providence Public School District on Tentative Contract Agreement

Joint Statement from Governor McKee, RI Department of Education, Providence Teachers Union, Providence Public School District on Tentative Contract Agreement

Reporter’s Note: Actual detail on the Proposed Teacher’s Contract will not be released until the Teacher’s Union has had a chance to disseminate …. The following is a joint statement from Governor Dan McKee, Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, Providence Teachers Union President Maribeth Calabro, and Providence Public School District Interim Superintendent Dr. Javier Montañez on a[Read More…]

by — July 20, 2021 — 0 comments — Politics
ACLU Calls On Providence Officials To Address Dubious Attempt To Oust Homeless From Wilson Street Encampment

ACLU Calls On Providence Officials To Address Dubious Attempt To Oust Homeless From Wilson Street Encampment

  The ACLU of Rhode Island has called on Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and Commissioner of Public Safety Steven Paré to address the “actions and constitutionally suspect procedural shortcuts” that it took last week in an attempt to oust the people living in a homeless encampment on Wilson Street in Providence. Although the City has since backed off of its[Read More…]

by — June 17, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Rhody Democratic Women's Caucus Weighs In On Contentious Ward 15 Special Election

Rhody Democratic Women’s Caucus Weighs In On Contentious Ward 15 Special Election

The Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus is pleased to announce its endorsement of Doris De Los Santos for city councilor of Providence’s Ward 15 in a special election on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.In considering this endorsement the Women’s Caucus recognized Ms. De Los Santos’s extensive experience in public service and community engagement, which is consistent with the Women’s Caucus mission of[Read More…]

by — May 26, 2021 — 0 comments — Politics
The Black Lives Matter RI PAC Issues Statement On Proposed Providence Budget

The Black Lives Matter RI PAC Issues Statement On Proposed Providence Budget

    Yesterday, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced his Fiscal Year 2022 Budget. This Budget includes spending an additional  $2.8 Millions of dollars on upwards of 50 new police officers while investing only a fraction of that amount in diversion programs for mental and behavioral health crises. In response to Mayor Elorza’s budget, BLM RI PAC Executive Director Harrison Tuttle[Read More…]

by — April 28, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
ACLU CALLS FOR STRONGER ACTION TO ADDRESS “PERSISTENT” PROVIDENCE POLICE BODY CAMERA VIOLATIONS   

ACLU CALLS FOR STRONGER ACTION TO ADDRESS “PERSISTENT” PROVIDENCE POLICE BODY CAMERA VIOLATIONS   

  Citing repeated instances of police failing to activate their body cameras in high profile encounters with the public, the ACLU of Rhode Island has called on Providence Commissioner of Public Safety Steven Paré and Police Chief Hugh Clements, Jr. to take stronger steps, including establishing a more vigorous audit process, to hold officers responsible for violating the department’s body[Read More…]

by — January 19, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties

“Now Is Not The Time For Austerity”-Pat Ford Challenges Governor Gina Raimondo On Covid Era Fiscal Responsibility!

The Coalition Radio’s Pat Ford challenges Gina Raimondo over the absence of “Shared Sacrifice” after a record 12.7 Billion Dollar Budget! was proposed by Rhode Island’s General Assembly. No cuts … no reductions in force … no efficiencies … Just explosive growth for a Zombie State In Failure What Do You Think? Please respond in the comments below. And a[Read More…]

by — December 12, 2020 — 0 comments — Uncategorized
BREAKING! STATEMENT ON CURFEWS FROM RHODE ISLAND ACLU

BREAKING! STATEMENT ON CURFEWS FROM RHODE ISLAND ACLU

Below is a statement from the ACLU of RI on the imposition of curfews this evening by the cities of Cranston, Providence and Warwick. We believe they are extraordinary, unnecessary, and, ironically, likely to lead to discriminatory enforcement by police.   “The imposition of blanket curfews within three cities in our state is an extraordinary and overly broad action that,[Read More…]

by — June 2, 2020 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
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