Starting today, filmmakers from Jamaica, Ghana, Cameroon and Cuba will arrive on Brown’s campus to discuss their films and life’s work with Providence audiences. The 2010 Africana Film Festival features a retrospective of work by The Black Audio Film Collective. John Akomfrah (Ghana/UK) and Lina Gopaul (Jamaica/UK), founding members of the collective and current members …
American Apparel — the largest clothing manufacturer in the United States — has a record of treating its employees pretty well, as the rare garment outfit that pays a living wage. Chinese employees earn the U.S. minimum wage. (The company did fight a union organizing drive several years ago, but is now committed to neutrality …
The very most specific reasons for immigration vary year-by-year and generation-by-generation, but there are two basic themes which remain constant: Flight from violence, and flight from destitution. It’s sadly evident that we can expect anti-immigrant sentiment to manifest generation-by-generation as well. We learned, I learned anyway, growing up, that the infamous “no Irish need apply’ …
Below is the text of an email that Matthew J just sent out. I’d add to the arguments listed therein that it’s hard as hell to come to the US these days, and that we should be compassionate to those who do so — usually having moved because of harsh economic and/or socio-political conditions back …
Grace Diaz is having a huge fundraiser tomorrow night, featuring Grammy winner Bill Harley, the Superchief Trio, and the premiere of a film made by Rhode Island High School students in support of Rep Diaz’s In-State Tuition Act, which would award in-state tuition to all RI high school grads — regardless of immigration status. As …
RIILE is bringing Tom Tancredo to town this week. Along with the barely-coded Youth for Western Civilization. The founder of YWC’s Vanderbilt chapter says it all: Reminded of the legends about “No Irish Need Apply” signs that used to hang in shop windows, Williams thought about it for a moment, then said, “They probably had …
It’s around the 3:20 mark: [youtube]v9hdVUzMeDw[/youtube] The Texas Democratic party and others called on Brown to apologize after she said voters of Asian descent should adopt names that are “easier for Americans to deal with.” The comments were part of an exchange with Ramey Ko, a representative of the Organization of Chinese Americans, during a …
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It’s a little early to start drinking but you should be plotting your route by now. Step One: hide car keys in the vegetable crisper. Step Two: dig your lucky green sweater back out of the hamper I’m sure it’s fine. Step Three: start drinking, singing, crying, fighting, etc. you know the drill. Now write …
Smilin’ John from The Bucket (this is not him, I don’t think, I hope not) wants to remind readers that Pawtucket always gets a jump on the drinking season by holding their parade a week earlier than everyone else. Starring the Rev. Joseph Paquette as St. Patrick, the parade starts at Jenks Junior High on …
My understanding is that these totals are officially official, and that Chuck Levesque — champion of civil liberties, a fair criminal justice system, and immigrants’ rights — has pulled it out. Either in spite of, or with the assistance of, those terrible flyers from last week.
An update for Dave’s coverage of last night’s immigration raids that took janitors across the state–RI Jobs with Justice and others are holding a press conference in about half an hour to respond to last night’s events: Last night ICE detained 31 people as they got to work. Stand together today to say we won’t …
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Reason #1: Citing a tripling in domestic violence homicides in the past two years, Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday declared a “public health emergency” and directed health and safety officials to review data over the past three years and produce a trend analysis. In 2007, there were 42 murders and 13 suicides related to domestic violence, …
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This is from a great article on the immigration dynamic — It’s succinct, and hits on most of the key points. Here’s what Poor Richard was saying in 1753: Measures of great Temper are necessary with the Germans … Those who come hither are generally of the most ignorant Stupid Sort of their own Nation …
Matt rips him up real good. For starters, check out this comparison of the RI Catholic church to Hitler, Stalin, and crew: THE CHRISTIAN CLERGY of Rhode Island are undoubtedly correct that the Bible enjoins us to care for the poor and the strangers in our midst. Jesus’s life embodies the message that we are …
Great column by Charlie Bakst on the forces gripping our state: Spare me the assertion that your grandparents came here legally. You can hardly compare immigration laws — or ease of entry — now with then. Do you think the undocumented enjoy being illegal? By and large, don’t you think they would have preferred to …
I know that a lot of the folks carrying the pitchforks and torches are adamant that this is not about race, but excuse me for being a bit skeptical yet — for some people, it most certainly is. This one just landed in Reps’ inboxes: If Hispanics, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Ethipians, or anyone else, chooses …