Browse by Tags
All Tags »
National security »
activism (
RSS)
As the price of gas hits a local high , a coalition of groups plans to make a point tomorrow -- April 15, of course -- about the high cost of the war in Iraq. We at the Phoenix have previously written about that subject here . Activists from American...
UPDATE: Another Protest (today) . From the RI Community Coalition for Peace : On March 19, Rhode Islanders will mark the beginning of the sixth year of the war on Iraq with a march through downtown Providence followed by a rally on the mall side of the...
In reference to my earlier post, I've received pictures depicting demonstrators greeting Hillary's appearance at RIC. I will post the pictures tomorrow morning, with the delay being due to a technical issue.
UPDATE: Where were they? I didn't see any sign of demonstrators before, during, or after Hillary's address. --- I plan to cover two one of Hillary's three local events today and will report back later. In the interim, Matt has the details on plans for...
Amid the news that the US will seek the death penalty for six Guantanamo detainees facing 9/11 charges, a related protest is planned to coincide with the arrival at US District Court in Providence this morning of John Roberts, chief justice of the US...
Matt has the details on tomorrow's scheduled visit by John Roberts, chief justice of the US Supreme Court, and an expected protest: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is scheduled to visit Rhode Island this Tuesday Feb. 12th to help celebrate...
With war continuing in Iraq and elsewhere , today represents the UN's International Day of Peace . The Rhode Island State Council of Churches asked its members to ring their bells for five minutes at noon. A second local event is scheduled for this Sunday...
It's tonight at 7 pm, at CCRI's Providence campus. Greg Gerritt sends word that the Greens will consider what constitutes real security in the post-9/11 world. For info, Greg can be reached at Gerritt@mindspring.com .
US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is slated to join other critics of the war, including members of Ocean State Action, state Senator Josh Miller and state Representative Art Handy, in a 10 am demonstration this morning at the State House. Ocean State will...
Matt Jerzyk has a good roundup in this week's Phoenix on some of the different ways in which Rhode Islanders are taking stands against the war: On August 13, nearly 200 people came to the Columbus Theatre on Providence’s West Side to see a screening of...
This question is worth contemplating as we head into the Memorial Day weekend. For many of those who grew up during the Vietnam War era, the subsequent elimination of the draft was a welcome development. Yet the advent of the all-voluntary military has...
