EVENTS

GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON

WHEN: Thursday, July 17th 7:00 PM
WHERE: East Ferry Veterans Memorial

What: Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people.

On July 17, the anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing, we’re taking action across the country to defend our democracy and carry forward his legacy of Good Trouble.

From voter suppression bills like the SAVE Act to the criminalization of protest, the Trump administration is launching a full-scale attack on our civil and human rights. But we know the truth: in America, the power lies with the people, and we’re rising to prove it.

This is more than a protest; it’s a moral reckoning. A continuation of the movement Lewis helped lead, and a new front in the struggle for freedom.

Bring a flashlight and come join us RAIN or SHINE!

NEWPORT BRIDGE BRIGADE RALLY

An arm of the Newport Democratic City Committee (NDCC)

When: Ongoing: every-other Wednesday, 4:30 – 5:45
Where: Park at 88 JT Connell Hwy Park & Ride.

The response from passing motorists is positive, and there is always a strong showing for Ukraine. Bring signs, noise makers and American flags of any size to signify that human rights are American rights.

New Survey Results: RI Democrats and Republicans are living in different realities

New Pell Center poll shows little overlap between Republicans and Democrats on the health of U.S. democracy, the economy, and immigration policy.

FINANCIAL TOWN MEETING REPORT

Thank you to the 520+ Jamestowners who attended the Financial Town Meeting on Monday, June 2. And especially to the 373 of you who stayed to vote. We thank “Mr. Moderator” Dennis Webster for his calm demeanor, his patience and his sincere and respectful navigation of a complicated meeting.  

The outcome of the meeting is as follows:

• The Town Operating Budget was approved at $ 14,006,265
• School Department Operating Budget was approved at $ 16,835,606
• Sewer Line Frontage Tax Rate Approved
• Borrowing in Anticipation of Taxes Approved
• Disposition of Collected Back Taxes Approved
• Setting the Tax Rate $5.62 to $5.65
• Resolution #5: Borrowing for Municipal Facilities, Repairs and Equipment Projects Through Issue of Bonds passed with Amendments to Improve the Bathroom Facilities and Upgrade the electrical posts currently utilized by the Seasonal Campground visitors $3,133,000
• Resolution #6: Borrowing for Department of Public Works (Highway) Vehicles and other Equipment Project Through Issuance of Bonds $950,000
• The remaining resolutions for #7 Eldred Field improvements, #8 Bike Paths Project and #9 Affordable Housing Projects did not receive voter approval.

ACTION ALERTS

SUPPORT THE BOTTLE BILL

Send a message to your state legislators today telling them we want waterways, parks, and beaches free of beverage container litter. Let them know you support the solution: a bottle bill!

Okay Democrats. Yes, we lost an election. Yes, we need to talk about why. Yes, we need to get ready to win the next one.

Right now, there is work to be done and it’s not going to be easy. The wholesale capitulation of the Republican Party to a self-aggrandizing billionaire is mind blowing. We all know that the only way to deal with a bully is to stand up to him.

Stand up. Push back. Speak out. Resist. Whatever you want to call it. We call it doing the right thing. We call it good trouble.

In the United States of America, we also call it Democracy. Times a wasting, let’s get back to work!

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