Michelle McKenzie of PONI - Preventing Overdose and Naloxone Intervention led a rally and "die-in" at the RI Health and Human Services offices, calling for the state to fund purchases of Narcan, a drug overdose antidote, with the potential to save hundreds of lives each year in Rhode Island.  https://poniri.org 

 

Michelle McKenzie of PONI - Preventing Overdose and Naloxone Intervention led a rally and "die-in" at the RI Health and Human Services offices, calling for the state to fund purchases of Narcan, a drug overdose antidote, with the potential to save hundreds of lives each year in Rhode Island.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://poniri.org/">https://poniri.org&nbsp;</a>
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Michelle McKenzie - Narcan rally and "die-in"

Mayor Brett Smiley - Providence announces a new overdose prevention plan  #WPRO 

Providence sees the majority of overdose deaths in Rhode Island, and the city is adopting a new approach to prevent and treat addiction. Also, Mayor Brett Smiley talks about how the city is working to counter the after-school fighting in Kennedy Plaza among high school students that plagued the start of the school year. 

https://www.providenceri.gov/mayor-smiley-announces-overdose-prevention-plan-expanding-local-recovery-resources/

Mayor Brett Smiley - Providence announces a new overdose prevention plan  #WPRO 
Providence sees the majority of overdose deaths in Rhode Island, and the city is adopting a new approach to prevent and treat addiction. Also, Mayor Brett Smiley talks about how the city is working to counter the after-school fighting in Kennedy Plaza among high school students that plagued the start of the school year. 
<a href="https://www.providenceri.gov/mayor-smiley-announces-overdose-prevention-plan-expanding-local-recovery-resources/">https://www.providenceri.gov/mayor-smiley-announces-overdose-prevention-plan-expanding-local-recovery-resources/</a>

Mayor Brett Smiley - Overdose initiative and Kennedy Plaza

Jennifer Robinson, Executive Director of the Rhode Island 9/11 Memorial Wall of Hope  #WPRO 

More than 12,000 hand-painted ceramic tiles drawn in the days and months after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have been restored after a years long effort and are being installed in a permanent place in downtown Providence, thanks to donated materials and labor.  https://www.riwallofhope.org/

Rendering courtesy: Brewster Thornton Group Architects, LLP for the RI 9.11 Memorial Wall of Hope 

Jennifer Robinson, Executive Director of the Rhode Island 9/11 Memorial Wall of Hope  #WPRO 
More than 12,000 hand-painted ceramic tiles drawn in the days and months after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have been restored after a years long effort and are being installed in a permanent place in downtown Providence, thanks to donated materials and labor.  <a href="https://www.riwallofhope.org/">https://www.riwallofhope.org/</a> 
Rendering courtesy: Brewster Thornton Group Architects, LLP for the RI 9.11 Memorial Wall of Hope

Jennifer Robinson - 911 Memorial Wall of Hope

James "JB" Adams plays washboard with the Corey Ledet Zydeco band at the 2023 Rhythm & Roots Festival  #WPRO  

coreyledet.com  https://rhythmandroots.com/

James "JB" Adams plays washboard with the Corey Ledet Zydeco band at the 2023 Rhythm &amp; Roots Festival  #WPRO  
coreyledet.com  <a href="https://rhythmandroots.com/">https://rhythmandroots.com/</a>

Michelle McKenzie - Narcan rally and "die-in"

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