Want to know more about what’s happening in battleground states like Ohio and Pennsylvania? Curious about key races and major ballot initiatives coming up? Come to one of these battleground...
Posted by | May 21, 2012
Take a look at the spiritual roots of activism in different traditions and get some inspiration before you leave Providence. Open to people of all faiths and no faith. Service will...
Posted by | April 7, 2012
Understand the success of the "We are Ohio" campaign's road to victory in beating back the right's attacks on working families. Get insight on how the tactics used in Ohio can translate...
Posted by | April 7, 2012
Deval Patrick won an unlikely race for governor in 2006; two years later, Barack Obama was elected president. In January 2010, Scott Brown won an unlikely race for U.S. Senate;...
Posted by | April 7, 2012
Working across class, generation, ethnic and trade barriers, Working Rhode Island is following the “One Big Union” model in exciting and dynamic ways. Built out of a common need to...
Posted by | April 7, 2012
With reproductive rights under constant attack, young women and men face some of the most extreme consequences of social conservatives' anti-sex policies and are too often sold out in compromises...
Posted by | April 7, 2012
Activists tend to be motivated by a powerful, inclusive sense of connection to all beings and the planet. Yet guilt, frustration, weariness and internal conflict can remove us from the...
Posted by | April 7, 2012
Super PACs, 501(c)(4)s, outside spending groups and their untraceable dollars are now de rigeur in elections, with unfettered and undisclosed campaign spending threatening the very heart of our democracy. Bringing...
Posted by | April 7, 2012
How did voter ID laws pass in a blue state? How many RI state legislators are anti-choice? What's the deal with civil unions? Why does everyone keep saying tax breaks...
Posted by | April 7, 2012
Leveraging a weak economy and a diminished union base, corporations are now expecting more and more out of their workers while offering less and less in return. This panel will...
