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THIS WEEK’S MUSE Anne Sexton, Writer “When I’m writing, I know I’m doing the thing I was born to do.” Anne Sexton was a Pulitzer Prize winning American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. Born in 1928, she grew up in and around Boston, and spent her life close to the city. For much of…
Salute to Spring at the Museum of Work & Culture (WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – The Museum of Work & Culture’s 24th annual Salute to Spring~Bonjour Printemps event will take place on Sunday, April 3, at 1:30pm, and will celebrate Franco-American culture. The program will feature live music from Québécois musician Eric Boodman who…
T4MA I am reaching out with a request to help share the exciting news that Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA) is hiring a new Executive Director! As a statewide coalition, T4MA strives to eradicate the long lasting impacts of inequitable transportation policies that have resulted in Massachusetts with some of the highest childhood asthma…
Commissioner’s Memo to Friends of Education Celebrating SurveyWorks Success As we come up on the middle of March, we have so much progress to look back on since the beginning of the year. One key success is with our annual SurveyWorks, which was opened back in January and now has 100,000+ responses from critical…
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Joshua Tree National Park could be devoid of its namesake trees within decades given the effects of global warming on their ability to survive. Credit: Roddy Scheer Dear EarthTalk: Are the famous Joshua trees of the California desert really going extinct? What can…
CREATIVE WRITING IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS APRIL AT LINDEN PLACE Writing workshops, webinars, a write-in, and more throughout the month In tandem with their yearly writers’ residency program, Linden Place has partnered with community organizations and schools that include School One/WriteRI, What Cheer Writers Club, Roger Williams University Dept. of English and Creative…
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS Senate Minority Caucus recognizes and celebrates March 2023 as National Reading Month Senator Thomas Paolino STATE HOUSE, Providence, RI –Senator Thomas Paolino, in unison with the Senate Minority Caucus, introduced a resolution entitled Recognizing and Celebrating March 2023 as “National Reading Month”. The Resolution affirms the innumerable benefits of reading…
Register for the Racial Justice Challenge About the YWCA Rhode Island: Established in 1867, YWCA Rhode Island is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. The organization is one of the oldest and largest women’s organizations in Rhode Island, serving thousands of…