by Roxana Sanchez | Nov 17, 2017 | Brown University
On September 9th 2017 I attended the DACA rally held in front of the Rhode Island Statehouse, in support of the DREAMERS. Two days earlier, on September 5th, the Trump Administration had made the announcement of its plan to repeal the DACA Program signed under...
by Yifei Shen | Nov 17, 2017 | Boston University
As we are heading towards the midterm elections in 2018, many Democratic candidates won several significant races against their Republican counterparts recently in Virginia and New Jersey. Specifically, Ralph Northam won the gubernatorial race against Ed Gillespie and...
by Jonathan Silin | Nov 17, 2017 | Brown University
This Tuesday, on a cold November evening, approximately fifty Rhode Island residents packed into the Administration Building cafeteria at One Capitol Hill in Providence. Some held signs emblazoned with slogans such as “67% of Rhode Island Children at Risk”, “Frack...
by Artur Avkhadiev | Nov 17, 2017 | Brown University
On October 11, I joined a “Citywide conversation” with the Providence mayor Jorge O. Elorza. As part of the effort to remain in touch with Providence residents, the city council has organized these quarterly meetings in different wards for the last few...
by Cody Duane-Mcglashan | Nov 17, 2017 | Brown University
As four of us from the class walked into India Point Park armed with a stack of surveys, clipboards, and pens on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, I was struck by how laid back the whole event looked. Around 30 people wearing shirts emblazoned with #blacklivesmatter and...
