Welcome the Class of 2010
PROJECT RESPECT
Youth Leadership Institute
& YOUTH ACTION COUNCIL

Click here to view a brochure. For the application click here.

To view pictures of the camp click here. To view the brochure in SPANISH click here

CONGRATULATIONS TO
Metcalf Diversity in the Media Honorees

Metcalf Awards honoring outstanding diversity journalism were presented May 6th at a breakfast at the Hotel Providence.  Our Emcee was award-winning journalist Callie Crossley of WGBH Public Radio, tv's "Beat the Press" and filmmaker for "Eyes on the Prize".  Howard Sutton, Publisher of The Providence Journal told the history of the award, established in 1998 to honor their late publisher, Michael Metcalf.  Congratulations to the 2010 awardees:

*The Providence American and Peter Wells, for the paper's range and depth of diversity reporting, with presenter Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson.
*The Pawtucket Times and Jon Baker, for his profile of Carolina Correa, first-ever Latina to win National Youth of the Year, with presenter William Catelli Jr.
*The Jewish Voice & Herald and Nancy Kirsch/staff writers, for the "perspectives on diversity" series, with presenter Bishop Geralyn Wolf.
*WRNI-RI Public Radio and Flo Jonic, for her story on "Gay Burial Rights", with presenter Mark Goldberg. 

Our 2010 generous supporters are: The Providence Journal, Washington Trust, AAA of Southern NE Amica Insurance,  LGC&D, RI Broadcasters, and (in-kind) URI-Providence Campus.  

Click here for photos of the event!
Click to see Entry Form Guidelines.  Click for a Save the Date and a 2010 Metcalf Awards Flyer.

MEET THE NEW
Leadership for a Future CLASS OF 2010

RICJ and the Institute for Labor Studies and Research, with support from RI AFL-CIO and WorkingRI, organize this leadership institute for emerging leaders from community, labor, religious, nonprofit and business groups.

The program combines training from recognized experts, skills practice and network-building.  This years' theme is "RI Public Education" with sessions on Leadership skills, Organizing, Public Speaking, Community Building, Lobbying, RI Government, RI Economy, RI Public Education, a Peoples History of RI and Understanding Your Calling.   

2010 LFAF training runs from January 22 to graduation on May 21 at the RI State House Senate Chamber.  Contact Nanda Shewmangal at 467-1717 ext. 103 for information or to sponsor a participant who otherwise could not afford the $400 program fee.  

Click here for photo galleries of LFAF. 
Click here for a Brochure & Schedule for the Class of 2010.

HEALTH CARE AS A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE
A Forum for Human Rights Day, 12/10/09

Our anti-discrimination mission leads RICJ to a particular concern with those most harmed by an inadequate health care system: children, the poor, minority populations and those with serious health conditions.  The RICJ Board of Directors created a Statement of Principles for Health Care Reform, focused on the values that underlie the debate in health care reform, and outcomes that reform must achieve.  The statement begins, "Health care is a fundamental human right".

RICJ, the URI Providence Campus and the Providence Human Relations Commission co-sponsored a Health Care Reform Forum on Human Rights Day, December 10, at 5:00pm at the URI Providence Campus Paff Auditorium.  A thoughful, respectful dialogue ensued at the well attended forum, with Lt Gov Elizabeth Roberts, a panel of health care experts, and with video messages from our RI Congressional Delegation.

Click here for the RICJ Statement of Principles.
Click here for the Forum Program & Speakers
Click here for the Providence Journal coverage. 
Click here for photos from the Dec 10 Forum

CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND WORK OF
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
4:00pm - 6:30pm
Paff Auditorium, URI Providence Campus
80 Washington Street, Providence

The Civil Rights Roundtable presented a forum on "Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Rhode Island Education".  Join us as we celebrate Dr. King's legacy with this important opportunity to explore the challenges we face in our state to ensure equal access to a quality education for all.  A free event for education and networking, with light refreshments and a birthday cake for Dr. King.

Sponsored by the Rhode Island Civil Rights Roundtable, Rhode Island for Community & Justice and the University of Rhode Island-Providence Feinstein Campus.  Please join us for this lively, informative and inspirational event!

Click HERE for an event flyer.
Click HERE for the event program.

2009 COMMUNITY & JUSTICE AWARDS
On October 15 2009, RICJ Honored

Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North
Documenting RI's Slave Trade History        

RICJ and Ebb Pod Productions partnered to conduct documentary film preview showings with community dialogues, prior to the film's national tv debut on PBS June 24.  Traces was also at the Sundance & Newport Film Festivals.  Contact Ann Clanton aclanton@etal.uri.edu or 467-1717 x 101 to arrange facilitated dialogues on "Traces". 

Click here for information about "Traces".
See pics from Traces screenings here. 

Roundtable's CANDIDATES FORUM

The RI Civil Rights Roundtable sponsors educational programs and forums with candidates for statewide office. Candidates respond to key questions on civil rights and social justice.  Spanish language translation and real-time captioning was available.    

Click here for a flyer from past event.    
Click here for an article about a past forum. 

STAY TUNED FOF DATE/TIME:
PRESS CONFERENCE
RICJ Juvenile Justice Program

This collaborative program, bringing together representatives of community, courts, law enforcement, education, juvenile hearing boards, mental health and social service professionals and youth, has quietly been working on a data-driven, systems-change model to reduce the disproportionate numbers of minority juveniles in the RI juvenile justice system.  Their approach is to improve systems and policies and provide diversionary alternatives to give troubled youth needed serrvices and a better chance.  After working together over the past year and a half through a grant from the RI Justice Commission, we are now beginning to see postive change and we want to tell Rhode Island about this important work.  Stay tuned for the time and location of a joint press conference describing the project, partners and successes.