📣 PROVIDENCE your City Council is introducing an ordinance that would BAN automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, like Flock Safety, this THURSDAY, October 15!

ANOTHER PRIVACY WIN: The Cumberland Town Council voted 6-1 yesterday to not renew the Town’s contract with Flock Safety! Cumberland is the 6th town in RI to end their Flock contract recently. We applaud the Council, the mayor, + all the residents who spoke up against this surveillance technology!

FREE SPEECH: We were just in the federal appeals court in Boston to again defend artists’ free speech. In Sept. 2025, a RI judge ruled that the Nat'l Endowment for the Arts had to remove a requirement that grant applicants wouldn't "promote gender ideology.” The NEA appealed the decision.

PRIVACY: We’re headed into the federal appeals court in Boston to protect the sensitive medical records of minors who have received gender-affirming health care at RI Hospital from being turned over to the Dept. of Justice. We will continue to show up to protect RI kids and their medical privacy!

⭐️ Here are all the voting deadlines that are coming up: •Register to vote: Sunday, October 4 •Request a General Election mail-in ballot: Tuesday, October 13 •General Election Early Voting: October 14 – November 2 •General Election: Tuesday, November 3

For those who ask, “why is knowing my rights important, if they’re being violated anyways?” You have to understand your rights first to recognize if they have been violated. If you understand the violation and it is documented, you can later challenge the violation in court.

Refresh your memory on your rights if you interact with police, ICE, or are a bystander to immigration action. Knowing your rights can help you be more prepared + react more quickly. ➡️ If you see ICE in RI, call the Deportation Defense Line: 401-675-1414

"We regret that our tragedy is a use case for Flock.” This editorial article by Brown University students clearly articulates the danger mass surveillance poses to civil liberties. We commend the students for speaking up for privacy and urging local leaders to end Providence’s contract with Flock.

The case challenged Department of Justice’s efforts to target grantees that, among other things: – implement diversity, equity, and inclusion programs – serve immigrants – recognize and respect people regardless of gender identity – and acknowledge systemic causes of domestic and sexual abuse