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Common Cause Rhode Island -- along with 15 other groups -- came out in opposition to legislation before the Rhode Island House Judiciary on Tuesday that would make changes to the emergency mail ballot process. "Our organizations oppose H 7896, a bill from the Rhode Island Board of Elections that makes changes to the emergency mail ballot process," said John Marion with … [Read more...] about 16 RI Groups Oppose Proposed Changes to Emergency Ballot Process

Advocates are coming together to help people take action, sustain their emotional and mental health, and continue to cultivate community from home. Joint statement on a new video series in collaboration with a robust set of partners, activists, health professionals and academics to help people feel supported and informed: “Earlier today, The Womxn Project, SisterSong: … [Read more...] about PR: New Initiative to Sustain Community in Trouble Times

Monday, March 16, 2020 || GoLocalProv News Team  ||||  The Womxn Project has announced the launch of a new art and activism piece on the need to get rid of obstacles to womxn’s leadership. The title of the video project is #BePresidential. … [Read more...] about Womxn Launches New Video Project Calling Out Barriers on Leadership

By Alexis Rapoza | March 6, 2020 ||| In Rhode Island, local religious groups and legislators have been attempting to block pro-choice legislation from passing on the state level but have been largely unsuccessful. Reproductive freedom activist groups like non-profit, feminist organization The Womxn Project, have organized and campaigned diligently for the passing of the … [Read more...] about Rhode Islanders travel to the United States Supreme Court to fight for reproductive rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 4, 2020 We Will Speak Out and Step Up for Abortion Access  The Womxn Project is proud to be at the State House and the Supreme Court today to ensure when someone needs an abortion they have the right and they can afford to get safe, compassionate care.  (Providence, RI) - Statement by The Womxn Project on two different events happening on … [Read more...] about PR: We Will Speak Out and Step Up for Abortion Access 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 2, 2020  |  Download Rhode Island Delegations Heads to DC to Make it Clear Abortion is Our Right and Our Decision Fifty Rhode Island students and activists are joining advocates from across the country in speaking out about laws that limit access to abortion care and interfere with personal decision making.   [Providence, RI] - … [Read more...] about PR Statement: Rhode Island Delegations Heads to DC to Make it Clear Abortion is Our Right and Our Decision

By Alexander Castro || Feb 10, 2020 ||| ... It’s an obligation that chimes with my own experience of manhood, but it’s not the only obligation voiced in this show. On a series of quilts made in collaboration with the Womxn Project, we see the words of Rhode Island women patched together in defense of the Reproductive Privacy Act, which was signed into law last June. Here we … [Read more...] about Celebrating 50 years of giving women a place to show their work at the Jamestown Art Center

ALLIE LEWIS | Jan 30, 2020 |||  Sen. Bridget Valverde and Rep. Liana Cassar announced legislation last week that would expand abortion access in the Ocean State. The proposed legislation, which would lift the ban on abortion coverage for state employee health plans and ensure that abortion care is covered by Medicaid, was announced on the 47th anniversary of the landmark Roe … [Read more...] about Valverde, Cassar look to expand abortion access

By Rachel Nunes, Patch Staff  || Jan 22, 2020  ||| Two Rhode Island lawmakers are calling for the state to lift the ban on healthcare coverage for abortions under the state's health plans and to cover the procedure under Medicaid. The announcements came on the 47th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which gave women across the country the right to access … [Read more...] about Bill Would Cover Abortions For State Workers, Medicaid Recipients

by: Erica Ponte  || Posted: Jan 22, 2020  |||  Rhode Island state employees and Medicaid recipients could soon have their health insurance cover the cost of having an abortion. New legislation introduced by Sen. Bridget Valverde and Rep. Liana Cassar would lift a ban that blocks state employees’ insurance and Medicaid from covering abortion care. … [Read more...] about Bill would allow state employees’ insurance, Medicaid to cover abortion