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Got probation reform? Documentary makes the case

Got probation reform? Documentary makes the case
Ariel returns to the pages of the Phoenix with a look at Stronger than Their Walls , the Family Life Center's new documentary about the need for probation reform and the word on some upcoming screenings. A precondition for state inmates' release...
by Ian Donnis | Dec 04, 2008 | with no comments

Benefit tonight, protest tomorrow for Marriage Equality RI

Benefit tonight, protest tomorrow for Marriage Equality RI
Marriage Equality RI has a benefit tonight . . . Cranston - Although the Ocean State is now officially the "Island of Inequality" when it comes to equal marriage rights for its gay and lesbian citizens, hope abounds. On Friday November 14 at...
by Ian Donnis | Nov 14, 2008 | with no comments

Students take up case of imprisoned Egyptian blogger

Students take up case of imprisoned Egyptian blogger
Last week, as many Americans were celebrating the victory of Barack Obama, Heather Klink and a group of her classmates at Roger Williams University staged a vigil to protest the continued imprisonment of the Egyptian blogger known as Kareem Amer . Klink...
by Ian Donnis | Nov 12, 2008 | with no comments

The presidency -- ahead and back

The presidency -- ahead and back
There will be a debate watch tonight at Obama's RI HQ . I came up empty while looking for details of a counterpart event on the RI Republican Party and the Ocean State Republican sites. Anyway, in case you missed it, Rick Massimo had a piece Saturday...
by Ian Donnis | Oct 07, 2008 | with 1 comment(s)

McCain's crooked talk on torture

McCain's crooked talk on torture
Politics ain't bean bag, as we know, and there's plenty of muck on both sides of our election process. Yet some longtime admirers of John McCain, like Washington Post op-ed columnist Richard Cohen , have offered withering indictments of how the...
by Ian Donnis | Sep 18, 2008 | with 1 comment(s)

At last, a Planned Parenthood statement

At last, a Planned Parenthood statement
Three days after N4N broke the news that Miriam Inocencio, the CEO of Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island , had resigned, PPRI has released an official statement. The move comes after the organization's Connecticut chapter gave an oblique description...
by Ian Donnis | Aug 08, 2008 | with no comments

China, Tibet + the Olympics

China, Tibet + the Olympics
The Phoenix this week devotes a special issue to the Beijing games. Here are some of the highlights: Peter Kadzis talks with Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman . Not everyone who is critical of China is an unqualified supporter of the Dalai Lama. Some say...
by Ian Donnis | Aug 07, 2008 | with 4 comment(s)

Driver wins free speech case in Richmond

Driver wins free speech case in Richmond
Rod Driver might have some appreciation for how Ice-T used to say, "Freedom of speech -- just watch what you say." From the ACLU : Ruling in an ACLU case, a federal judge has struck down a state law that was used by the Town of Richmond to repeatedly...
by Ian Donnis | Aug 05, 2008 | with 1 comment(s)

Changes at Marriage Equality RI

Changes at Marriage Equality RI
Best wishes to Jenn -- a forceful advocate -- with her departure from MERI : Executive Director Jenn Steinfeld will be leaving the organization on August 1, 2008. Steinfeld has been involved with MERI since its inception as the Campaign for Marriage Equality...
by Ian Donnis | Jul 16, 2008 | with 1 comment(s)

Rote thinking: gay = homosexual

Rote thinking: gay = homosexual
Pretty funny, and a bit sad, via Belo's Sports Blog : Christian Web site changes Tyson Gay's name to Tyson Homosexual Michael David Smith of FanHouse reports: The Web site One News Now , which describes itself as providing "your latest news...
by Ian Donnis | Jun 30, 2008 | with no comments

Watson + Wall win Muzzle Awards

Watson + Wall win Muzzle Awards
In time for the Fourth of July, the Phoenix this week offers the 11th annual Muzzle Awards , which recognize efforts to squelch free speech and step on the first Amendment. The excellent Dan Kennedy , as usual, helms Muzzle Central, and he has two winners...
by Ian Donnis | Jun 26, 2008 | with 3 comment(s)

Tuxedos for Two -- gay at the prom in 1980

Tuxedos for Two -- gay at the prom in 1980
As Rhode Island continues to wrestle around the margins of the legality of granting a divorce to two women , let alone the thought of sanctioning gay marriage, Boston-based Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders is taking a look back at GLAD's...
by Ian Donnis | Jun 23, 2008 | with no comments

Marc's modest proposal

Marc's modest proposal
The clever Mr. Comtois has a sharp bit of satire over at Anchor. Personally, I think the gist of this argument is a non-starter, as with those who make similarly outsized rhetorical leaps (i.e., people love their pets, so why can't they marry them...
by Ian Donnis | Jun 18, 2008 | with 1 comment(s)

Marriage Equality forces rally at the WC

Marriage Equality forces rally at the WC
Marriage Equality Rhode Island , which is looking for new board members, has this event tonight: Where? Wild Colonial Tavern - 250 South Water Street - Providence - 401. 621.5644 When? Monday, June 9 - 5:00 to 7:00 PM Why? Come and support MERI and indulge...
by Ian Donnis | Jun 09, 2008 | with no comments

Marriage equality, medical marijuana, oh my!

Marriage equality, medical marijuana, oh my!
Coming your way, at the State House: From MERI : On Wednesday, May 7, the Rhode Island Assembly's House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony on several bills addressing marriage equality rights for all Rhode Island couples, regardless of gender or...
by Ian Donnis | May 07, 2008 | with no comments
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