Occupy Full Calendar
Since Occupy Providence left Burnside Park, the General Assembly continues to meet twice a week. Public education, actions and planning are going strong. This past Saturday, GA was held in the Rochambeau Library, and visitors from Occupy Delaware and Occupy Philadelphia shared their experiences practicing community and negotiating with their respective city governments. We sat [...]
Raimondo and Salvatore dispute his departure from her office
Reblogged from On Politics: The office of State Treasurer Gina Raimondo has released the following response to claims by Providence City Councilor David Salvatore that he was fired, in violation of his free speech rights: David Salvatore’s allegation is absolutely untrue. Treasurer Raimondo continues to encourage all stakeholders – including Councilman Salvatore – to engage [...]
Day at the Statehouse
This Tuesday the Rhode Island Tobacco Control Network sponsored a panel discussion on how to lobby our representatives. In Rhode Island, there are many opportunities. You might, for instance, encounter a rep in the frozen foods section of the Stop and Shop, and bend their ear for a minute or forty-five. This is not always [...]
Occupy at First Unitarian
First UU has a monthly Parish Supper with speakers invited. This Friday, February 24th, Occupy Providence shared potluck and gave us an update on the Occupation statewide. Pat Raub, who has facilitated in tents by flashlight, and Jon Lax explained the process of the General Assembly– rules of order, hand signals and the agenda for [...]
Staying Unmotivated
Last fall there were billboards in Providence with smiling faces of celebrities like Colin Powell and Bill Cosby, stars of the ‘Get Motivated’ seminar at the Civic Center — excuse me, The Dunk. A gargantuan photo of Rudy Giuliani didn’t motivate me to anything, because I don’t own a paintball shooter, but I still wonder [...]
Mainstream Media Picks up Oswald Krell Post on Tax Inequality in Rhode Island
If you listen to most politicians in Rhode Island, they will try to tell you that we can’t tax the rich because “they might leave us!” Well, if we had national legislation to tax the rich such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is proposing, they wouldn’t have anywhere to go. And furthermore, it’s just not true [...]
Some Historical Context on the Prayer Banner Controversy
My overall analysis is that the real problem we have right now in Rhode Island is not that the Cranston Schools had a banner hanging in an auditorium that had a prayer on it. The real problem is that our economy is sagging big time, and we need to figure out how to turn that [...]
Reading My Tea Leaves About Achievement First
If I had to call it, my call at this point would be that the Board of Regents will vote to approve one, and only one, Achievement First School to start up in Providence. I have followed this issue closely for the past year, though I am by no means an insider to the process. [...]
Letter to Treasurer Raimondo
A group of civil rights and advocacy organizations in Rhode Island is calling Treasurer Raimondo’s attention to some of the extreme political positions taken by The Manhattan Institute and demanding that she return the award she recently received: January 11, 2011 Hon. Gina Raimondo, General Treasurer State House, Room 102 Providence, RI 02903 Dear Treasurer [...]
Petition Chafee to Say No to Achievement First
There are many reasons why I believe Achievement First is not the answer to our social and educational problems in Rhode Island. I’ll let the petition speak for itself: Go here to read and sign.
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