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Sat May 03, 2008 at 18:07:52 PM EDT
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| It was an inspiration to attend the rally on May Day protesting the governor's executive order on illegal immigration. The amount of time that goes into preparing and carrying out such rallies is daunting. It was good to see what I would have estimated as four to five hundred people gathered on the Statehouse lawn, though I must say I was surprised there were not more there.
It was even more of an inspiration when, during a speech in which the speaker told of his conviction that this executive order was an act against all the Hispanic community in Rhode Island, someone called out "against all immigrants!" and another followed "against all of us!"
The progression of speaking on behalf of the wronged to generalizing the issue to how it affects all of us is the sort of realization that comes with community, with gathering together and discussing the issues of the day.
This blog, dear reader, is here for you to be a part of a community that wants to discuss issues of justice, of human rights and of the environment where we lead our lives together in this tiny corner of the earth.
I encourage you to join the community by signing in and making comments on a diary. Once you begin to enter a conversation here with others, you may find you wish to write a more extended piece - a "diary" - that documents your thoughts and experiences for others to comment.
The hope on community blogs such as this one is to have diverse people from across the state coming to one place to discuss matters that are important to them. You might even want to sign up to state your disagreement with something you have read - that's encouraged (as long as it's civil, of course). We learn by sharing, and reading and writing.
Don't worry that what you have to say isn't important... do you live in or care about Rhode Island? Then you have something to say and you belong here!
So, sign in and start talking! We want to hear from you, so we can feel the unity of a big community in our little state. |
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Thu May 01, 2008 at 01:50:36 AM EDT
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| Yes, it is a bit confusing because there is another march tomorrow for labor, but given recent events and the mounting evidence of serious discrimination in our state, this announcement takes precedence today. For tomorrow, May 2, please see the preceding diary (I told you it was a bit confusing!).
From Ocean State Action:
Please note that we'll be gathering at the State House (Mall Side) from 4pm-6pm. We will be joining to EXHORT the legislature to overturn the Executive Order and to STOP the anti-immigrant legislation.
Help Spread the Word!!
REMEMBER THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED! I do hope to see you there! |
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Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 22:31:42 PM EDT
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| This Friday, May 2nd at 3:30, Rhode Island Jobs With Justice is sponsoring a March for Unity for the Rhode Island Community. The March will begin at the Westin Hotel (if you are not sure how to get there, click here. This march is actually part of the National Conference of Jobs With Justice, which will be held here in Providence from May 2 - 4 at the Biltmore.
According to a recent AFL/CIO e-mail, the march is designed to highlight four goals for our state:
* Restoring the state's ability to collect revenue from the wealthiest Rhode Islanders.
* Fully funding education and programs that keep Rhode Islanders working, living and staying well.
* Protecting the workers who keep Rhode Island running.
* Promoting a real job-creation platform by investing in Green Jobs for Rhode Island.
A larger coalition of labor organizations will gather at 5 p.m. on the 2nd for a rally at the State House.
For a little more information, click on "there's more" directly below this sentence... |
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Thu Apr 03, 2008 at 21:30:23 PM EDT
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| Yesterday I was at the Statehouse for some lobbying business and was pleasantly surprised to see a group from Pax Christi Rhode Island (a Catholic organization, and an organization to which I do not belong) holding banners in the Capitol rotunda and handing out fliers to passers-by.
Though their fliers may have more religious content than some readers may feel comfortable with personally, the words speak real truth about the recurrent situation of the powerful blaming the powerless for real problems.
Sometimes this strategy results in groups of powerless people blaming one another for societal ills, ignoring the larger source of these problems.
To read their wonderful statement, click on "There's more" directly beneath these words. |
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Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 22:31:15 PM EDT
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| And so the fifth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq comes and goes, scarcely noticed by the American public as it worries more about the economy. Gas prices are so high, after all - and inflation is rearing its ugly head. The middle class falls further and further behind, and the rich are getting richer. Who has time to worry about something so far away, something that hardly ever gets more than a passing mention in the news? Aren't things better over there now anyway? Isn't it best to simply trust those "in charge" to have the best interests of both countries at heart?
What is it all about, anyway? Who knows? Alas, it is precisely this confusion in language, in goals and in thinking that show that in the historic progress of this war, we have lost at every turn. Many of us can't even see that it is this very war that is causing so many of the economic woes at home. Follow me below the fold for the explanation. |
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