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Privatizing School Nurses: SMART Clinics in Providence Public Schools
From College Hill Independent reporters Olivia Cruz Mayeda and Mara Cavallaro: "By removing union school nurses and implementing private clinics directed by a for-profit business, the district has fundamentally restructured relationships of care in its public schools. There are now private incentives governing care where there previously were none. All of these concerns emphasize how privatization of healthcare undermines community control of basic medical and mental health services."
RI State House Monday April 12, 2021 - Redistricting, Guns and more
S0415 Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act would be "grandfathered" subject to certain registration provisions.
Family members of incarcerated people rally to demand correctional officer accountability
"I am the voice out here for the man I love, who is currently in the ACI. I am here to call on Governor Dan Mckee. You need to pay attention. Things here need to be investigated. We demand the guards at the ACI be held accountable..."
Rhode Island State House Friday, April 9, 2021
Friday, April 9, 2021 2pm House Judiciary https://youtu.be/EYpwoqnHO98 https://youtu.be/wTrUNuB3v1A SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION H5037 by Perez ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION A...
Rhode Island State House Thursday, April 8, 2021
Thursday, April 8, 2021 1pm Governor Daniel McKee COVID-19 Press Conference https://youtu.be/t5X1kUj413Y 2:30pm Senate Finance https://youtu.be/LnXdb6AvGW8 SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION S0351 by Pearson, DiPalma, Seveney, Ro...
Rhode Island State House Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 1pm Kids Count https://youtu.be/SSnxwykjIrE 2pm House Education https://youtu.be/eG0HG0eYc58 SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION H5028 by Newberry, Amore, Carson, Noret, Kislak, Casimiro, Fenton-Fung ENTITLED, AN ACT REL...
Providence teachers and allies march against "failed" state takeover of Providence Schools
"It is in the district and state leadership's best interests to divide and conquer stakeholders while putting blame on teachers so that they can continue to evade responsibility for broken promises," said Lindsey Paiva, a teacher at The Webster School. "Let's continue to focus on the people in power and demand that they use that power to bring about true change by fully supporting our schools and fully supporting the social justice contract demands put forth by our union which are supported by research, by students and by families."
Rhode Island State House Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 4pm Rhode Island House https://youtu.be/UiE308ybckk IN ORDER: H5073 (See Amendment) by McNamara ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SECURING THE FINANCIAL FUTURE FOR ALL STUDENTS ACTS0078A by Euer ENTITLED, AN...
Senate hears bill to end Rhode Island's investments in weapons of war
"In a sense it's the state being kind of complicit in some of the things that military manufacturers do, which is provide and continue the military industrial complex, contribute to the really terrible things that are happening overseas," testified Kirk Robinson. "I think about the crisis in Yemen… They profit on this human suffering and misery…"
Rhode Island State House Monday, April 5, 2021
Divesting Rhode Island from military weapons manufacturers, changing the name of the state airport, helping the homeless improve financial and social outcomes, and more.