(3.22) Not only are the wheels coming off at Tesla, but the Cybertrucks are actually blowing apart in the wind . . . but only when it’s cold. Apparently Elon was cutting corners on the glue. I’m with Tim Walz, watching this company tank is giving me great joy. And the protests and boycotts are […]
It has been two years since a corrupt and compromised Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade transforming all American women into second-class citizens. The ensuing response from women across the country may not have been exactly what the Republicans had hoped for; resounding political and legislative defeats have sent a clear message that women want
No sooner had the protesters at Brown University reached an agreement with “The Corporation” and decamped from the Main Green than students at RISD took over the second floor of the administrative and academic building at Washington Place. They certainly have a captive audience; this is at the intersection of North Main Street which is
Brown University’s pro-Palestinian encampment came down yesterday after an agreement with the university had been reached. According to the Brown Daily Herald: The Corporation, Brown’s highest governing body, will vote on divestment from companies affiliated with Israel at its October meeting following an agreement between encampment organizers and University administrators this afternoon. Organizers announced the
In our current environment of turmoil and protest, it is worth acknowledging those who came before. This exhibit at the RISD Museum features color screenprints on paper by local women working collaboratively, circa 1971. From the wall text: These activist posters were created by a group of artists in support of abortion rights and the
(6.11) Show your support for the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and thank the veterans devoted to spreading this message of peace. (That our former president once wondered, “If we have them, why can’t we use them?” reminds us that the threat of a blundering moron ending all life on earth is
Merge, One Gun Gone, now on display at the Waterfire Arts Center, combines art and activism through the creation and sales of art made from disabled guns. In addition to pre-pandemic visual artwork, the exhibition includes the unveiling of welded metal sculptures, including a clock face — “Wrong Place, Wrong time” — and a web
Civil rights and farm labor leader Cesar Chavez was honored last month with the dedication of Cesar Chavez Memorial Way on Raymond Street. Activists and politicians, many of whom reflect the city’s burgeoning Latino population, spoke at the dedication. From UpriseRI: “Cesar Chavez was, we must remember, an organizer and a fighter,” said Rhode Island
Well it has finally happened. On Tuesday we finally saw the first of the many indictments soon to rain down on the head of the former president. And I am smiling . . . in fact, I am in full gloat. Come on, we’ve earned it! Certain sober-minded analysts, eager to establish their gravitas for
(4.4) Tell the nine-year-old child in your life, I am doing something! The RI Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) will be hosting a Lobby Day next Tuesday, April 4th, at the State House. All are welcome. Feel free to bring like-minded friends and family, members of your organization, and anyone who wants to show their
That’s all I have to say right now. Join the Womyn Project for a rally at the Statehouse tonight at 8pm (Facebook event link)
We get to write about David Segal even if RI’s second congressional district does not encompass the city of Providence, because Dave was one of the three founders of the Providence Daily Dose. [Correction: Part of Providence is within congressional district two. BC] He certainly reflects our political point of view and has already earned
(2.27) Last Monday a group of fascist goons set upon the Red Ink Community Library. Bearing a Nazi flag and banging on the windows, they screamed hateful, bigoted threats at those peacefully reading inside. Black Lives Matter RI PAC reports: It was only after several brave community members started yelling at the neo-nazis to leave
While the museum itself remains closed, some grad students and faculty members have taken over the exterior with a timely message. They have mounted a self-guided, three-part exhibit, to be experienced at one’s own pace along the sidewalk and across the street in Market Square. Scan the Qr codes as you go for a better
The outpouring of emotion yesterday from those gathered at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis said it all. While a sigh of relief spread across the nation, their response to the guilty verdict was shattering to behold. We now need to reform this corrupted system of policing that has oppressed the Black community for so long.
This Valentine goes out to all the amazing Black women whose efforts may very well have saved this democracy. And that is not hyperbole. First up is Stacey Abrams of course. It is no exaggeration to say that her tireless work to flip Georgia for the Democrats and flip the Senate towards sanity may have