Common Cause Rhode Island
commoncauseri.bsky.social
Common Cause Rhode Island
@commoncauseri.bsky.social
🚀 Exciting news! Our team is hiring an intern to help with outreach and engagement during the 2026 legislative session. ​

If you're a current student looking to learn organizing and advocating for policy change, please apply today! 🙌🌟 www.commoncause.org/about-us/car...
October 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
After discussing judicial selection on the Law 401 podcast, our executive director was inspired to take out his whiteboard and explain how the court system works in Rhode Island. Part 2 coming soon!
October 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Our executive director, John Marion, is a guest on the latest episode of Rhode Island’s hottest legal podcast, Law 401! 🎧 Check it out on your favorite podcast platform or by visiting law.rwu.edu/law-401-podc... @rwulaw.bsky.social #Law401
October 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🚨URGENT ACTION ALERT🚨
Anti-voter groups are pressuring the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to adopt a "show-your-papers" voter suppression rule straight out of the failed SAVE Act.

Speak up and help stop this backdoor voter suppression tactic by TODAY, 10/20!
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
October 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
If you will be at the No Kings rally & march at the RI State House tomorrow afternoon, consider joining our group of voting rights advocates as we organize to defend democracy and our access to the ballot box. Sign up here and we'll send you more details: act.commoncause.org/forms/join-u... #nokings
October 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This Saturday, communities across Rhode Island will gather together. To learn more about the rally at the RI State House and the numerous other events planned throughout the Ocean State, visit: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=c...
October 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨LAST CALL for tickets to our Champions of Democracy Celebration and Annual Meeting next Thursday, October 16th! You won't want to miss our biggest event of the year. Grab your tickets before they are gone:

act.commoncause.org/ticketed_eve...
October 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ICYMI: On Thursday, 10/16, Common Cause RI will recognize the following Rhode Islanders for their contributions to democracy:
🌟Brown Votes and Every Vote Counts @ Brown
🌟Zack Mezera, former political director of @ri.workingfamilies.org
🌟RI Freedom to Read Coalition
🌟@riblia-caucus.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Last week, we were thrilled to attend @epi-ri.bsky.social's timely 14th Annual Policy & Budget Conference, where we networked with other pro-democracy organizations and activists and discussed what’s next for our people-powered movement.
October 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Join us on October 16 as we recognize the Excellence in Public Service awardees: @zackmezera.com, the RI Freedom to Read Coalition, and the @riblia-caucus.bsky.social! 🎉

The early bird ticket discount for the Champions of Democracy Celebration ends tonight ➡️🎟️ act.commoncause.org/ticketed_eve...
October 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
BREAKING: The RI Ethics Commission voted to CLOSE the lobbyist loophole! 🎉🎉🎉 Keep watching to learn more about this victory for ethics and the public interest.

Interested in supporting our work? Visit www.commoncause.org/rhode-island...
September 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ethics Commission Adopts Major Reform to Close the Lobbyist Loophole

Read the full press release from @johnmarion.bsky.social here: www.commoncause.org/rhode-island...
September 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Trump's Department of Justice demanded that RI turn over sensitive personal data of RI voters. Secretary of State Amore refused to provide any information that isn't already public.

TAKE ACTION: Thank Secretary Amore and urge him to continue resisting the DOJ's power grab! tinyurl.com/3ev96tvz 🖋️
September 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Announcing the recipients of the 2025 Emerging Leader Award🥁

Common Cause Rhode Island will recognize two student groups, Brown Votes and Every Vote Counts @ Brown, at our 2025 Champions of Democracy Celebration on Oct 16th! 🎉

Learn more and order your tickets here: commoncause.org/annualmeetingri
September 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Happy #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! Rhode Islanders can register to vote, check their voter registration record, and make any necessary updates by visiting @risecstate.bsky.social's website, vote.ri.gov. Voters from other states can visit nationalvoterregistrationday.org.
September 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🚨The Trump Administration just banned nonpartisan groups from offering voter registration services to new citizens at naturalization ceremonies.

This is detrimental to our democracy and only increases the barriers that newly naturalized citizens face when attempting to register to vote in RI. 🧵
September 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Yesterday, we spent Labor Day celebrating people power with our fellow Rhode Islanders!
#WorkersOverBillionaires #PeoplePower #Democracy
September 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Tickets for Common Cause RI's biggest event of the year are now available here: act.commoncause.org/ticketed_eve...

We hope you will join us on October 16th! 🎉
August 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
📰👀Did you catch us in yesterday's edition of The Providence Journal? Watch our executive director recap the two issues discussed in the article, then take action to help us close the lobbyist loophole in state law ➡️ forms.gle/ePLz3piEuEwY...
August 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🦸There are superheroes among us, and on Thursday, October 16th, we will gather at The Guild in Pawtucket to celebrate those working to protect and advance democracy in Rhode Island.

Purchase your tickets 🎟️ to our Champions of Democracy Celebration now: act.commoncause.org/ticketed_eve...
August 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
TODAY at 6:30 PM - join us on Zoom to learn how YOU can help us close a loophole in RI law and reduce the influence of money in politics!

RSVP here: act.commoncause.org/events/virtu...
August 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
TOMORROW at 6:30 PM ET: Join Common Cause Rhode Island for a special Zoom presentation on the "lobbyist loophole" in the state's gift law and our campaign urging the RI Ethics Commission to close it. RSVP here: act.commoncause.org/events/virtu...
August 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It is common sense that public officials should NOT be able to accept unlimited gifts from the people lobbying them.

Help us close the lobbyist loophole in RI law by:
🎬Learning more from this short video
🖋️Drafting testimony to the RI Ethics Commission
💻Attending our webinar next Tuesday, 8/19
August 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We were thrilled to attend the bill signing for the Freedom to Read Act alongside our coalition partners this afternoon at the Rochambeau Library in Providence. 📚🖋️🗽
August 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We believe that public officials and employees should be prohibited from accepting unlimited gifts from all lobbyists and their employers.

✅If you agree, draft testimony urging the RI Ethics Commission to close the lobbyist loophole. Don't worry, we'll help you! forms.gle/4YyZguxVhH4L...
August 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM