The students have been asking the school to divest from funds that are invested in what they call Israeli oppression of Palestinians. A group of 41 students from Brown University who were set to come back early from winter break to make their arraignment dates will no longer have to. Their lawyer wrote in an email to […]
Olivia Ebertz
Olivia Ebertz comes to The Public’s Radio from WNYC, where she was a producer for Morning Edition. Prior to that, she spent two years reporting for KYUK in Bethel, Alaska, where she wrote a lot about how the warming climate is forcing local Indigenous communities to change their traditional lifeways.
Prior to her career as a journalist, Olivia worked in film. Her documentaries have screened at festivals worldwide.
Olivia likes to pursue stories inspired by questions from community members.
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First day of free ferry service between Bristol and Providence sees low ridership, but enthusiastic passengers
Dec. 21 was the opening day of a free ferry between Bristol and Providence. The state started the temporary service to help ease traffic following the closure of the I-195 Bridge connecting the east bay and Providence. It was a brisk but still dawn in Providence as the first passengers filtered off the first boat […]
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Brown president shouted off microphone as vigil turns to protest
A vigil meant to honor Hisham Awartani, a Palestinian student at Brown who was wounded in a shooting in Vermont, turned into a protest, with dozens of students asking the school to call for a ceasefire and to divest from companies profiting off the violence in the Palestinian territories.
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Brown University faculty push for charges against student protesters to be dropped
Twenty Jewish students at Brown University face up to a year in jail following their arrest in a protest last Wednesday against their administration’s stance on Israel. Now, their professors want the university to ask for charges against the students to be dismissed.
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United Way expected to administer more Providence reparations funds
Mayor Smiley wants to send a third of the city’s $10 million in reparations funds to the nonprofit.
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Miguel Sanchez fired from Gov. McKee’s office for pro-Palestinian tweets
The 25-year-old, who is also a Providence city councilor, says he was told he could either resign or be fired after decrying Israel’s actions against Palestinians.
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Dollars for Electric Boat ‘very likely’ in proposed Biden aid package
The proposal, which includes funding for military aid to Ukraine and Israel, could prove lucrative for a major Rhode Island employer.
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Hundreds of protestors show up in the rain to call for an end to violence in Gaza
Despite the heavy rain, protesters in Providence marched from the state capitol to the headquarters of a military defense corporation to oppose U.S. military aid to Israel.
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Advocates say RIDEM’s new environmental justice policy has been a long time coming
Black and brown people in Rhode Island are being exposed to more harmful pollutants than their white peers. RIDEM says it wants to address that.
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Providence City Council approves new agreement for voluntary payments from colleges
The city council approved $223 million in payments from its private colleges, but many council members remain unimpressed with the arrangement.
