Last week, police shut down two homeless encampments in Providence. We hear about a U.S. Supreme Court case that could change how cities across the country work with homeless communities. Also, a few professors who visited the pro-Palestine encampment at Brown University received letters threatening faculty discipline. Some are calling for institutional reform to protect academic freedom. And we hear from Marty Sinnott, CEO of a child advocacy nonprofit, who for years has been sounding the alarm on Rhode Island’s overloaded child welfare system. Plus, we take you on a journey through some of the rare books, art and history at the Providence Athenaeum. That and more on this week’s show.
Links:
- Why homelessness advocates in RI are watching a U.S. Supreme Court case
- Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for May 24, 2024
- Outraged by Brown’s threats of faculty discipline, some professors call for institutional reform
- Rhode Island has ‘more kids in psychiatric care that should be someplace else’
- ‘Cabinet of curiosities’: A tour of the rare books, art and oddities at the Providence Athenaeum
- Rogue Island Comedy Festival (May 23-27)
- “Once” at the Wilbury Theatre Group (through June 16)
Guests:
- Nina Sparling, The Public’s Radio reporter
- Ian Donnis, The Public’s Radio political reporter
- Marty Sinnot, CEO of Child and Family Services of Newport County
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