Rally calls for an end to Providence Police working with ICE and attacks on the unhoused by Steve Ahlquist
“There’s one thing that unites us as poor people: We are at the mercy of the police,” said Mike Araujo. “We’re at the mercy of landlords. We’re at the mercy of our bosses…” Read on Substack
Oped: No Kings, No False Saviors by Mike King
“Is sitting back and rooting for Democrats all we can do?” Read on Substack
2000 people march through Providence in protest of Trump Administration as part of a nationwide 50501 action by Steve Ahlquist
“The Providence General Assembly is an independent political project geared towards confronting fascism and building a free society through grassroots organizing,” said Mike King from the Providence General Assembly, which works on diverse issues such as immigrant solidarity, trans defense, defense of women’s bodily autonomy, mutual aid efforts, tenant and workplace organizing, anti-imperialist organizing, and organizing that addresses the unhoused crisis in Providence.
“All too often we put our faith in representatives that don’t represent, we put trust in half-measures that leave us two steps behind, we put faith in systems that were never built to serve us, we shrug off our ability to make change, we stay in our comfort zones, watch the world get darker, and let that darkness cast a shadow over our sense of political agency,” said King. “That’s why it’s important that we’re all here to say ‘No’ to the things we won’t stand for.” Read on Substack
The Providence General Assembly marches and speaks out to “refuse and resist Trump’s fascist agenda” by Steve Ahlquist
“We are here to say that we are going to protect our communities, and we’re going to do everything in our power to organize and defend our democratic rights.” Read on Substack