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By
Derek Lacey
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December 5, 2018

Residents Petition Sheriff-Elect Griffin to End 287g Program

CORRECTION: Agudas Israel Congregation is not participating in the petition effort, as stated in the story. When the new Henderson County sheriff takes over next week, some in the community want him to end the county’s partnership with federal immigration authorities that began in 2008 under Sheriff Rick Davis. First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hendersonville is urging Sheriff-elect Lowell Griffin to rescind that...
By
Kathy Lebron
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December 4, 2018

Part III of "Transforming Resist: A Series on Radical Philanthropy"

Dear Resister, Guess what? If you're reading this, you're among the first to see Resist's organizational principles! At Resist, we understand that while change doesn't come easy, it needs to start from within. Throughout a three-year process, we worked collectively to get at the heart of what we believe and are now taking the necessary steps to move into greater alignment with our values. Sharing...
By
Ryan Bort
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November 28, 2018

What Comes After the Tear Gas?

At the height of his pre-election push to make Americans fear a caravan of Central American migrants making their way through Mexico, President Trump held a press conference during which he suggested it may be necessary to use lethal force against asylum-seekers once they reach the U.S. border. “They want to throw rocks at our military, our military fights back,” he said. “I told them...
By
Kevin G. Andrade
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November 28, 2018

Initiative Aims to Help Rhode Islanders Launch Co-Ops

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — To an outside observer, the ball of blue Play-Doh in Leonardo Maldonado’s hands Saturday morning was just that. To Claudia Galeano, a participant in an exercise to imagine and then market the Play-Doh as a bar of soap, it was a product that opened a universe of possibilities. “I’ll clean where no one else does!” the Pawtucket resident from Colombia said...
By
Cynthia Greenlee & Laura Huss
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November 19, 2018

Leading Health Group: Killings by Police Are a Public Health Issue

Public-health activists claim victory after the American Public Health Association on Tuesday approved a statement recognizing police violence as a public health issue. Three years of organizing came down to a few minutes and a room of public-health professionals voting with clickers. The American Public Health Association (APHA) on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a statement recognizing law enforcement violence as a public health issue. It was...
By
Zack Peterson
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November 19, 2018

Following Nashville's Lead, Chattanooga Watchdog Group Renews Call For Police Oversight Board

A local watchdog group is renewing its call for a community oversight board that would allow citizens to investigate alleged police misconduct after the city of Nashville recently voted to create such an entity. "The Chattanooga Police Department is currently allowed to oversee [itself] through Internal Affairs, and [has] consistently failed to discipline or fire its violent ... and dishonest officers who patrol the streets,"...
By
Kate Werning
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November 19, 2018

Making Meaning of The Elections And Navigating What Comes Next

Alexandra Rojas celebrates with her campaign team on the night of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s primary victory. (WNV/Corey Abraham Torpie) We have officially made it beyond 2018 midterm election day in the United States — well, mostly. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is in a critical fight to challenge voter suppression in Georgia, a recount looks likely in Florida and other races remain too close to call...
By
Alison Cohen and Emily Mattheisen
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November 16, 2018

Food Insecurity: A Denial of Human Rights

As the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) came to a close in Geneva, the U.S. government was conspicuously absent. When the U.S. pulled out of the UNHRC in late June, it was reminiscent of the petulant child in the sandbox who doesn’t want to compromise with others and goes home instead. It’s just one more reminder of the Trump Administration’s...
By
evin G. Andrade
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November 14, 2018

Syrian Refugees in R.I. Feel Strain of Family Separation

Mental stress is escalating for the 136 Syrian refugees resettled in Rhode Island as hope of bringing their loved ones to the U.S. fades under the Trump administration’s increasingly hard-line stance toward immigration. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Mohamed Alshawaf appeared much older than his 70 years as he spoke about the trials his family is enduring. “Every day, my wife won’t go to sleep unless she...
By
HUNTER PAULI
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November 13, 2018

Montana Judge Blocks Construction of Keystone XL Pipeline

The proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline in northeastern Montana. Sources: USGS, U.S. Census Bureau, Montana DEQ (Eric Dietrich/for Montana Free Press) (Montana Free Press) A Great Falls federal judge on Thursday blocked construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, ruling the federal government did not adequately consider the potential environmental hazards the pipeline posed to the climate and communities along the proposed...

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