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Your Neighbors Need You
With each day it persists, the federal government shutdown is affecting Rhode Islanders. Here’s what we know.Nearly 143,000 Rhode Islanders will not receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) food assistance benefits on November 1st, and won’t receive this assistance again until the government reopens.Currently, the average SNAP benefit is $6.69 per person, per day. That amounts to a loss of nearly $1 million in food assistance for Rhode Islanders per day.An additional 27,000 federal employees in the state may be impacted by a loss of wages due to the shutdown. Many of these folks have never been on SNAP, and will visit a food pantry for the very first time.
DONATION DROP OFF LOCATIONS:
Rhode Island AFl-CIO, 194 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908
1199/SEIU, 319 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909
Rhode Island Laborers District Council, 410 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903
RI AFSCME Council 94, 1179 Charles St, North Providence, RI 02904
Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals, 356 Smith St, Providence, RI 02908
UFCW Local 328,278 Silver Spring St, Providence, RI 02904
ATU Local 618, 172 Longfellow St, Providence, RI 02907
AAUP/URI, 303 Roosevelt Hall, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881
NEARI, 99 Bald Hill Rd, Cranston, RI 02920
Teamsters Local 251, 121 Brightridge Ave., East Providence, RI 02914
Take Action for Rhode Island Healthcare
TAKE ACTION TODAY:
Historic healthcare cuts hurt us all! In Rhode Island, more than 50,000 Rhode Islanders will lose coverage due to Trump administration policies. Combined with attacks on access to gender affirming and reproductive healthcare, this puts everyone's care at risk, by starving hospitals, health centers, and other providers of funds and driving up premiums and out-of-pocket costs for everyone.
Rhode Island's Protect Our Healthcare Coalition believes healthcare is a human right and that every person deserves access to quality, comprehensive healthcare. Share your story with them to help persuade Rhode Island policymakers to take action to fill the affordability gap caused by the Trump administration’s reckless policies.
Protect RI Voting Rights
The Trump administration and its allies have launched a multi-pronged attack on our democracy. They have sown distrust in our elections, promoted intimidation of nonpartisian election workers, and with the Janury 6th insurrection, attempted to subvert the will of the American people.
Now, the US Supreme Court is going to gut what's left of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a landmark victory of the Civil Rights Movement that prevented Jim Crow-style discrimination at the ballot box.
The MAGA movement wants to take us back.
We won't go back.
Rhode Island will counter these outrageous attacks on our rights and ensure our voices are heard and our voters are protected. It is time for a Rhode Island Voting Rights Act.
If you believe that all eligible voters should have equal access to the ballot box and that elections should be free from discrimination and undue barriers, join Common Cause RI and the RI Voting Rights Access Coalition in the fight for the RI Voting Rights Act.
Let every Rhode Islander's voice be heard loud and clear. Reject the MAGA attacks on voting rights.
WE WILL NOT GO BACK!
A Conversation with Ezra Levin about No King's Day
Ezra Levin speaks with Steve Schmidt about the importance of the No Kings peaceful protest demonstrations and what happens next.
Ezra Levin is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Indivisible.
Steve Schmidt is the Co-Founder of the Save America Movement and Founder of The Warning with Steve Schmidt.
ACLU RI: Immigration Rights
It’s easy to freeze when you see immigration agents detaining someone, especially if the officers are acting quickly or aggressively. This FAQ is intended to give some guidance on what actions you can take as a bystander in this situation. Consider talking about these action items with a trusted friend or family member, and practice what you can say out loud before you need to use this information.
See ICE in Rhode Island? You can call the deportation defense hotline to report ICE activity, even if someone is not being actively detained: 401-675-1414
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