A Nonprofit Public Interest Law Center dedicated to providing legal services in partnership with community groups in Rhode Island.
RI Center for Justice
Joined November 2012
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Proud to work in community with these orgs on education, housing and more! Let's keep supporting over the weekend with @401Gives! @darepvd @HousingNetwrkRI @Ariseducation @pvdstudentunion @ri_udl @youthinactionri @youngvoicesri @CYCLE_RWU @PLEERI @WeberRenew @amornetwork
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Read the ACLU/CFJ statement in response to Judge Cruise’s decision denying our request for an injunction to allow the continued State House homeless protest. riaclu.org/en/news/statement…
We are grateful to the City of Providence, the Providence Municipal Court, and our partners throughout the state who are helping people get back on the roads safely after losing their licenses for inability to pay fines & fees.
Two Providence women were given some good news on Tuesday. Their driver’s licenses were restored, and all fees and fines were waived as part of Providence’s restoration program.
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We are so honored to be included in this powerful and inspiring group of awardees! Thank you @liveunitedri.
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⚓️ John H. Chafee Live United Award: Beverly Ledbetter
📢 Dante F. Mollo Labor United Award: Patrick Quinn
🧑🤝🧑 Partners United Award: @BCBSRI
🏘️ Community United Award: @JusticeCenterRI
🤝 Live United Exemplary Service Award: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott
#LiveUnitedRI
Come join us tomorrow from 10am-2pm, at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Central Falls for a Community Wellness Fair to learn about resources for housing, lead, food, social isolation, voter registration, and more provided by the Center for Justice and other community organizations!
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This program is long overdue & will provide qualified low-income PVD residents with legal defense services in housing court to prevent eviction. TY to RI Legal Services, @JusticeCenterRI, @darepvd & @hwri for your efforts! upriseri.com/new-eviction-de…
We are grateful for this commitment to eviction defense, which is so needed in our communities. We look forward to working with all our partners to protect tenants facing homelessness and housing insecurity.
Councilors @Nirva_LaFortune & @MaryKayWard11 joined Mayor @Jorge_Elorza to announce a new Eviction Defense Program providing free legal services to low-income tenants. For more, visit PVDRescuePlan.com/Apply, call 401-274-2652, or visit the help desk in 6th District Housing Court
All interested students are encouraged to apply to join the Rhode Island Department of Education’s Civic Readiness Task Force, and make genuine change in the way civics education is taught in Rhode Island schools. The application can be found here: tinyurl.com/civicsreadinessa…
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A heat wave is upon us and it's important that we help our community members stay safe and cool! Share this image of select Cooling Centers in Rhode Island and this list of complete locations for every city and town: riema.ri.gov/planning-mitiga…
Stay safe, friends!
Thank you for covering this important story!
Mixing up my Sunday "things to do" column. This week it's neither clambakes nor kayaking, but exercising your tenant rights. 🥳 Wondering where to begin? @JusticeCenterRI and @tenantnetworkri have got you covered.
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TODAY the @RIHouseofReps will vote on the #SafeRoadsAct
☎️Call your Legislator TODAY and ask them to vote YES on H-7939!
To find out who your legislator is, visit: vote.sos.ri.gov/
We've been honored to work with an incredible group of student activists over the past two years who have fought to improve our public schools.
This week the Commissioner of Education created a Civics Task Force through which they will guide actions to (1/2)
After 4 years of organizing… this is a huge win for civics education in RI. Big love to everyone – the ARISE and @pvdstudentunion youth, the parents, @JusticeCenterRI & Michael Rebell – who made this possible.
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strengthen equitable civics education in RI. We're looking forward to continuing this work with you all!
@pvdstudentunion @Ariseducation @youthinactionri @PrYSMFam (2/2)
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Educators, advocates and students say ‘No’ to SROs in and out of House Finance hearing
@UpriseRI
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@RIKidsCount
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Youth leader @CosmicEugenie @pvdstudentunion powerfully reads this community statement in opposition to H8310. We need #CounselorsNotCops. docs.google.com/document/u/0…
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TY Chairman Abney & @RIHouseofReps Finance Comm for listening to dozens of students, educators, & parents provide detailed, research-based testimony in opposition to SRO bill #CounselorsnotCops . @PaigeCParks @RIKidsCount testified against 8310 & for bill requiring data on SROs
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The @JusticeCenterRI share legal expertise & personal stories testifying in opposition to H8310. Heartbreaking story of young Latino child w/ speech disability nearly arrested by a SRO when he was unable to speak for himself about an offense he did not commit. #CounselorsNotCops
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Inspired by incredible, powerful testimony of students @pvdstudentunion @RIHouseofReps Finance Comm -listen to their lived experience-they want evidence-based approaches to supporting students social & emotional well-being: counselors & social workers not SROs Don’t pass H8310
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The room is packed for @RIHouseofReps Finance Committee hearing. Youth, parents & community orgs have turned out in opposition to SROs in schools (H8310). Instead let’s invest in #CounselorsNotCops.
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Compelling testimony by students Eugenie Rose Belony & Emily Melgar (who read testimony of Milly Asherov, a senior who needed to leave hearing to get her diploma! 🎉, @JWoWood @JusticeCenterRI & @To1Ramona @PLEERI in strong opposition to H-8310 Need counselors/SocWorkers Not SROs
