Dozens of Rhode Islanders turned out at the Statehouse Monday night to protest the deportation of a Rhode Island kidney doctor detained at Logan Airport last week. Although it’s been a mostly quiet year in terms of campus related protests, the deportation of Brown affiliate Dr. Rasha Alawieh mobilized the university’s community to the state […]
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Judge postpones hearing after feds deport Rhode Island doctor
A hearing has been postponed for a Rhode Island kidney transplant specialist employed by Brown University Medicine who was refused entry into the U.S. last week and flown out of the country. On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin granted the motion to continue the hearing on the grounds that Dr. Rasha Alawieh […]
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Brown University advises visa and green card holders to reconsider travel plans
Amid news reports of federal deportation actions against people lawfully in the U.S., Brown University is suggesting that students, staff, and faculty who hold green cards or visas should not travel internationally. In an email sent Sunday, Brown Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell C. Carey, told the campus community, “Out of an […]
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Dozens of Rhode Island scientists protest federal funding cuts to science
On Friday, dozens of scientists turned out to the Rhode Island State House to protest large scale cuts to science funding by the Trump administration. The protest was one of many such “Stand Up For Science” rallies across the country. The rally in Providence included many scientists who said they had either lost their jobs […]
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Atlantic Mills tenants plan to hire lawyer, escalate fight against building buyers
Tenants renting studios and offices at the Olneyville artists’ hub Atlantic Mills say they plan to escalate their fight against developers who are under contract to purchase the historic building. That’s after, they say, the buyers declined to recognize their commercial tenants’ union in a meeting last week. Tenants say they need the union to […]
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Advocates ask General Assembly to pull RIPTA out of perpetual funding crisis
In total, legislators have or plan to introduce seven bills aimed at funding RIPTA. One bill, if passed, would eliminate RIPTA’s deficit for the year left by Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed budget. Some of the bills would add surcharges and taxes to Lyft and Uber rides as well as gas. State Rep. David Morales was […]
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Customers say don’t mess with ‘The System’
At Olneyville New York System this week, the news has been bittersweet. The family that has owned these iconic Rhode Island restaurants for four generations announced they have agreed to sell the business to a restaurant group from Newport. Greg Stevens and his sister Stephanie Stevens Turini are hoping to retire, and there’s no one […]
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Unhoused people allege illegal search and seizure at Providence rally
The crowd outside the police headquarters came prepared with lists of recent incidents where they say homeless people were illegally searched or had their belongings seized by police, especially outside of Mathewson Street United Methodist Church in downtown Providence. “On February 12 at 2 p.m., a police car came down to Mathewson Street and stopped […]
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Incarcerated Muslims accuse RIDOC of religious discrimination in new lawsuit
A group of Muslim men incarcerated at the state’s high security prison complex in Cranston filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday, alleging the facility is placing illegal restrictions on their ability to practice their faith. Lawyer Jared Goldstein with the Roger Williams School of Law and attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union of […]
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Long-awaited ECHO Village shelter set to open this week in Providence
A bed with a colorful quilt, an AC unit, a heater, a shelf to dry dishes — these are among the amenities homeless people can look forward to at ECHO Village, the pallet-shelter community opening in Providence this week. After years of conversation and months of delays, organizers expect people experiencing homelessness will finally start […]
