Bridget EileenSep 8, 20211 minAbortion Rights Are Under Attack - What We Can DoLast week we witnessed our worst fears when it comes to restrictions on abortion rights and reproductive freedom. A nightmarish Texas...
Bridget EileenSep 8, 20211 minUpdates on Efforts to Ensure Fair Redistricting in Rhode Island Latest Update: Tomorrow, Thu Sep 30, they will be meeting at 6 pm at the CCRI Newport campus. While the Commission won't be releasing...
Bridget EileenAug 31, 20211 minRI Democratic Women's Caucus Call for Fair and Representative Redistricting ProcessFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samantha Weiser, Chair (401) 284-7439 Email: RIDWomensCaucus@gmail.com RI Democratic Women's Caucus Call...
Bridget EileenAug 12, 20211 minThe Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act Moves Forward!CW: Discussion of legislation on sexual assault. Earlier this summer, a small group of members from the Women’s Caucus met with Senator...
Samantha WeiserJun 27, 20213 minThis Week in the General Assembly: June 28th-July 2nd As we approach the end of session, fewer bills of interest are up for hearing, but many are scheduled for consideration. Scheduled for...
Samantha WeiserJun 20, 20211 minThis Week in the General Assembly: June 21st-25th As we approach the end of session, fewer bills of interest are up for hearing, but many are scheduled for consideration. Scheduled for...
Samantha WeiserJun 13, 20212 minThis Week in the General Assembly: June 14th-18th As we approach the end of session, fewer bills of interest are up for hearing, but many are scheduled for consideration. Scheduled for...
Bridget EileenJun 10, 20211 minRI Democratic Women's Caucus Among 300+ Groups Supporting the "For the People Act"The Women's Caucus is one of 302 groups representing nearly 2.5 million Americans across 43 states and the District of Columbia to sign...
Samantha WeiserJun 5, 20211 minThis Week in the General Assembly: June 7th-11thAs we approach the end of session, fewer bills of interest are up for hearing, but many are scheduled for consideration. Scheduled for...
Samantha WeiserMay 30, 20211 minThis Week in the General Assembly: May 31st-June 4th There aren’t a lot of bills up for hearing this week, but many are scheduled for consideration! This means you can’t testify on those...
Samantha WeiserMay 28, 20211 minHelp support LGBTQ+ priority bills for Pride Month! June is Pride Month! Help support the LGBTQ+ community by urging your senators and representatives to pass the Gender Inclusive Restroom...
Bridget EileenMay 25, 20211 minRhode Island: Expand Access to Paid Leave!A message from RI Working Families Party: There is bad news and good news about our state’s paid family leave program. The bad news:...
Samantha WeiserMay 23, 20212 minThis Week in the General Assembly: May 24th-28thThe gender-neutral bathroom bill, S755, has a hearing! Thank you to all who sent emails. Sign up on Sunday to testify on Monday, or...
Samantha WeiserMay 19, 20211 minEmail Senator Coyne to Schedule a Hearing for Trans Bathroom Access! Help ask Senator Coyne to schedule bill S755 for trans and non-binary bathroom access for a hearing! Reach out to her at...
Samantha WeiserMay 16, 20212 minThis Week in the General Assembly: May 17th-21stSome great bills this week, starting off with prison reform on Monday! These are definitely not all the bills being heard this week,...
Bridget EileenMay 13, 20211 minSupport the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act (S.267/H.5787)As our friends at The Womxn Project explain: A right is not real if people can’t access or afford that right. Right now, state employees...
Samantha WeiserMay 8, 20213 minThis Week in the General Assembly: May 10th-14thStarting the week off strong we have 3 important bills in Senate Judiciary to highlight: S733, which repeals LEOBOR; S597, which requires...
Bridget EileenMay 3, 20212 minSupport the Gender Inclusive Restroom BillH5741 is a bill that will make single-stall restrooms in buildings of public accommodation gender inclusive. The bill is being heard in...
Bridget EileenApr 25, 20212 minHELP PASS THE EQUALITY IN ABORTION COVERAGE ACT - Action Items for Sun & Mon 4/25-26The Senate Judiciary has scheduled the Equality in Abortion Coverage bill for a hearing on Monday, April 26 at 3pm. The Equality in...
Samantha WeiserApr 25, 20212 minThis Week in the General Assembly: April 26th-30thWelcome to our new Women’s Caucus weekly legislative update! We have some great and important bills to pay attention to this week, and we...