THE BULLETIN

Upcoming Actions & Community Events

Friday 9/16 @ 7:30 PM: Bereavement Group Brown’s Bereavement Group is an informal group setting that welcomes all students who are seeking support for grief and loss. This group is not clinical nor religious, and is discussion-based with tea and treats. Location: Page-Robinson 411, 61 Brown St, Providence

Saturday 9/17 @ 9AM: 2022 American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Rhode Island Optimism Walk Hosted annually, the APDA Optimism Walk is a walking fundraising event to mobilize people to aid in the effort to end Parkinson’s disease. In addition to the walk, the event has activities and music. Location: Goddard Memorial State Park Beach

Saturday 9/17 @10-1:30PM: National Physician Suicide Awareness Day Events Join the The Warren Alpert Medical School in acknowledging National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. The events throughout the day are as follows:

+ 10 - 11 a.m. Out of the Darkness Northern RI Walk Location: Butler Hospital Campus

+ 11:45 a.m - 12:30 p.m. National Physician Suicide Awareness Day Luncheon Location: Warren Alpert Medical School

+ 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. National Physician Suicide Awareness Day Program Location: Warren Alpert Medical School

Saturday 9/17 @ 1:30-3:30PM: Poetry Healing & Activism Experience Combining poetry and advocacy, this is a workshop where individuals have the opportunity to participate in reading discussion led by poets, write, and share their poetry with one another. Additionally, participants have the opportunity to submit their pieces for publication in a zine. Location: Symposium Books Roof Deck 240, Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903

Saturday 9/17 @ 12 - 5 PM: Rhode Island’s 44th Annual Heritage Festival This unique festival displays various Rhode Islanders’ cultures and creative talents. Rhode Island heritage groups will set up cultural exhibits, present visual art, and host craft demonstrations from all over the world. Come stop by for food and drink and the myriad cultures RI has to offer! Location: The WaterFire Arts Center, 475 Valley St, Providence

Thursday 9/22 @ 5:30PM: Re*generation September Meetup Re*generation is an initiative centering around education—particularly working to unite, support and empower people of color within this realm. Re*generation meetups are a great way to get involved and learn about the initiative! Location: The Industrious Spirit Company, 1 Sims Avenue #103 Providence, RI 02909

Arts

Friday 9/16-18 @ 6-10 PM: Audition for Sock & Buskin’s Two Mile Hollow Audition for the Theater Arts & Performance Studies’ November play! No prior acting experience is needed, so feel free to sign up here. Otherwise, keep an eye out for their performance times later in the fall. Location: Stuart Theater

Friday 9/16 @ 7 PM: Illusions, the Show Pop out to celebrate Rhode Island queerness in its most extravagant form! Whether you’re looking for a celebration or just a fun night out, Illusions is the drag show to see. Watch some celebrity impersonations, eat, drink, play, and enjoy. General admission tickets cost $30, get them here. Location: Lit Lounge Nightclub, 971 Broad Street, Providence

Sunday 9/18 All Day: Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration This art exhibition, featured daily until December 18th, portrays and explores the relationship between the US prison system and visual art. There is no cost to attend the exhibit. Location: The Bell Gallery in the List Art Building

Mutual aid* & community fundraisers

*Mutual aid is “survival pending on revolution,” as described by the Black Panthers. Join in redistributing wealth to create an ecosystem of care in response to a system of institutions that have failed or harmed our communities.

+ Providence Covid Relief Fund Donate at https://projectlets.org/covid19 Project Let’s Erase The Stigma (LETS) is working in coalition with various grassroots organizations in Rhode Island to support marginalized groups in our community. All donations will directly help individuals, children, and families meet their basic needs.

+ Ocean State A$$ Mutual Aid Fund Donate at https://tinyurl.com/oceanstateass Support sex workers statewide, priority given to BIPOC sex workers, trans sex workers, and sex workers who have been impacted the pandemic

+ Support Graduate Students at Risk Donate at http://tinyurl.com/support-grads Jeremiah Zablon, Karina Santamaria, and Clew are three graduate students at risk of not being able to complete their degree programs at Brown due to tuition cost. Each of these students have contributed to Brown’s research and educational mission—Jeremiah having worked for Brown his entire time as a student. Help these students cover some of their tuition costs as they fight for fair pay and their degrees!

+ Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness Donate at https://www.rihomeless.org/donate Consider contributing to the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness. These funds go toward the distribution of resources to Rhode Island’s homeless population, creating access to housing-ready documents, reducing barriers to court-assistance, funding training for service providers, building legislative champions, and more!

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