Join us this Monday, Sept. 29, 8-11:30 AM at the Crowne Plaza for EPI’s 14th Annual Policy & Budget Conference. Final call for tickets or to donate to our inaugural Giving Month: givebutter.com/EPI2025 🫡🫡🫡 to the Nellie Mae Educational Foundation!

Peeps —⏰1 week to go! Join us Monday, Sept. 29, 8-11:30 AM at the Crowne Plaza for EPI’s 14th Annual Policy & Budget Conference. Themed "We the People: The Rhode Forward!," the event will honor everyday Rhode Islanders, advance equity & democracy, & stir your soul. Tickets: givebutter.com/EPI2025

🫡 these organizations for hosting resource tables at our conference! @riaclu.bsky.social - Know Your Rights @commoncauseri.bsky.social - Expanding Voting Rights in RI @freedomtoreadccc.bsky.social RI - free books! @risecstate.bsky.social - Voter reg. & small biz resources 🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4fx4rh4

EPI's Fall Policy Institute @rhodeislandcollege.bsky.social is where policy meets people power. We invite Rhode Island College students to learn more about this program, which we're launching today! Virtual kick-off & orientation are set for Tues., Sept. 23, 12-1 PM. Register! bit.ly/4gwwWvZ

On Monday, Sept. 29, at the Crowne Plaza, we gather for equity & democracy: EPI’s 14th Annual Policy & Budget Conference! Grateful for the generous support of United Way of RI, Eastern Bank, Navigant Credit Union, Neighborhood Health Plan & United Healthcare! Tickets! bit.ly/4fx4rh4

Thanks to Papitto Opportunity Connection & all our sponsors for backing EPI’s 14th Annual Policy & Budget Conference! Monday, Sept. 29, 8-11:30 AM, the Crowne Plaza, Warwick. 🎟️ bit.ly/4fx4rh4

Grateful to our sponsors, including @bcbsri.bsky.social, for powering EPI's 14th Annual Policy & Budget Conference! Join us Monday, Sept. 29, 8-11:30 AM at the Crowne Plaza, Warwick, as we advance equity & democracy under the theme We the People: The Rhode Forward! Tickets: bit.ly/4fx4rh4. Thanks!

We the People: The Rhode Forward isn’t just a conference. It’s a celebration of you. This year, we’re turning the spotlight where it belongs: on the people of RI. Thank you to these generous sponsors: United Way RI, Eastern Bank, Navigant CU, Neighborhood HPRI & UHC! Tickets here! bit.ly/4fx4rh4

We the People: The Rhode Forward isn’t just a conference. It’s a celebration of you. This year, we’re turning the spotlight where it belongs: on the people of RI. We offer huge thanks to our sponsors @bcbsri.bsky.social & Papitto Opportunity Connection! Buy your ticket today! bit.ly/4fx4rh4

Need a dose of optimism? Join our conference on Sept. 29 and listen to these inspiring young leaders! Buy your ticket today! bit.ly/4fx4rh4

We are thrilled to announced that acclaimed gospel artist Nyisha C. Siliya will be be performing at our policy & budget conference on Sept. 29! You don't want to miss this voice! Buy your ticket today! bit.ly/4fx4rh4

We are proud to share that 2 of our senior peeps, @alankrinsky.bsky.social & Nina Harrison, will lead a segment of our conference called "We the People: Tax Justice & the Rhode Forward!" Mark your calendars to hear what these thought leaders have to say. Buy tickets bit.ly/4fx4rh4!

Thanks, @kimkalunian.bsky.social, for having @weayonnoh.bsky.social, in the @wpri12.bsky.social studio yesterday! WND discussed the harms of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, called for a fall session of the Gen. Assembly to lessen these harms & talked up EPI's conference. Watch! bit.ly/3Ve1kBA

EPI is thrilled to share that Kyle Bennett of United Way of RI & Juan Wilson Jr. of the MUSE Foundation of RI will lead a segment of our conference spotlighting philanthropy in the current climate. Come hear what these true champions for progress have to say! Buy tickets bit.ly/4fx4rh4!

Our special guest is @greggamore.bsky.social / @risecstate.bsky.social! The Secretary will give a speech titled Democracy Led by the People for the People. This is a subject that's near & dear to him. He taught AP US History & Civics & Gov't at East Prov. HS for 27 yrs. Buy tickets bit.ly/4fx4rh4!

Hear 2 fearless voices for justice at EPI’s 14th Annual Policy & Budget Conference: Keynote Speaker Davante Lewis & EPI Executive Director Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies! Buy tickets here bit.ly/4fx4rh4! 1/2

EPI is delighted to share that the Raging Grannies of RI will perform at our 14th Annual Policy & Budget Conference! They are a group of “women of a certain age” who raise their voices in song to resist social & political injustices. Buy conference tickets here bit.ly/4fx4rh4!

Introducing the MC of EPI's 14th Annual Policy & Budget Conference: Mr. Ralph Tavares Jr. The Senior VP of People & Culture at DSG Global, Ralph has spent nearly 20 years creating equity & access to higher education for students of color at Roger Williams Univ. 1/2 Buy tickets here bit.ly/4fx4rh4!

Community organizations, social workers, health workers, advocates: Join RI Dept. of Human Services / Immigrant Coalition of RI / EPI webinar on accessibility of public benefits for RI immigrants! Tuesday, Sept. 9, 12-1:30 PM. Sign up here bit.ly/41AVLAM!

Shoutouts to our conference sponsors! Your generosity powers policy wins for equity & fairness in RI! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKP... Sponsorships still available via bit.ly/3UYpxeQ; buy tickets here bit.ly/4fx4rh4!

It's easy to forget that clean water *is* equity — but many people still lack access to it. Our friends at the Barrington Land Conservation Trust are airing a free screening of "Thirst for Justice," a documentary about the quest for clean water, on TUES, Sept. 9, at 7 PM. Details: bit.ly/3Vjvq6N

🫡@protectrihealth.bsky.social, @weareripin.bsky.social, @reed.senate.gov, @whitehouse.senate.gov & EPI's Nina Harrison for publicizing the harm of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill. Its Medicaid cuts & lapsing ACA premium tax credits will cause 15 million people to lose health coverage by 2034!

Community orgs, social workers, community health workers — join a webinar with the RI Dept. of Human Services, Immigrant Coalition of RI & EPI to help ensure that immigrants living in RI can access all public benefits that they are legally entitled to receive! Sign up here: bit.ly/Townhall-Rho...

Hector Perez Aponte racial justice analyst at @epi-ri.bsky.social fare increases paired with service reductions balances the issue on the backs of the most vulnerable.

EPI offers huge thanks🫡🫡🫡to ARISE (the Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education) & Young Voices RI for supporting our conference on Sept. 29! Early Bird tickets end Aug. 29 — buy now & save 25%! Visit bit.ly/4fx4rh4. Sponsorships available via bit.ly/3UYpxeQ.

Don't miss out! Conference Early Bird tickets end this Friday, Aug. 29 — buy now & save 25%! Visit bit.ly/4fx4rh4 Event details: 🗓️Monday, Sept. 29 🕗8-11:30 AM🕦 🏩Crowne Plaza 📢Keynote Speaker @davanteforla.bsky.social 🫡Sponsorships available via bit.ly/3UYpxeQ

💵Money money money money — MONEY!💸 Please consider giving EPI some of yours during Giving Month this September!💰 Here's how: bit.ly/4fx4rh4

A BIG win for working families! @govdanmckee.bsky.social signs bill improving paid family leave. By 2028, 75% of an elig. worker's wages will be covered w/siblings now elig. for caregiving leave! 🫡Sen. Pres. Lawson, Rep. Giraldo, @rihouseofreps.bsky.social, @risenate.bsky.social & all advocates!

Don't miss out! Conference Early Bird tickets end Aug. 29 — buy now & save 25%! Visit bit.ly/4fx4rh4 🗓️Monday, Sept. 29 🕗8-11:30 AM 🏩Crowne Plaza, Warwick 📢Keynote Speaker @davanteforla.bsky.social 🫡 Sponsorships available via bit.ly/3UYpxeQ!

We appreciate Jim Hummel & RI PBS (🫡📢🚌) for having @weayonnoh.bsky.social & Dr. Pablo Rodriguez on this week's A Lively Experiment! The 2 agenda items? RIPTA & Trump vs. Brown University bit.ly/4fJKJPw

We appreciate the generosity of our sponsors, who are making our 14th Annual Policy & Budget Conference possible!❤️🫡📢 Sponsorship opportunities are still available: bit.ly/3UYpxeQ. Your support will help advance equity & shape a stronger, more inclusive future for RI where everyone can thrive!

Register NOW for EPI's 14th Annual Policy & Budget Conference! 📆Monday, Sept. 29 🕗8:00-11:30 AM 📍Crowne Plaza Warwick — Grand Ballroom Early bird tickets are available for $75 until Aug. 29 via bit.ly/4fx4rh4 & sponsorships available via bit.ly/3UYpxeQ! Keynote by Davante Lewis. More to come!

Major🫡🫡🫡to @sethmagaziner.bsky.social for fighting to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits to keep healthcare affordable & accessible for 40,000 Rhode Islanders! cc: @weayonnoh.bsky.social, @protectrihealth.bsky.social, @weareripin.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DNEQKnbv1BE/

🚨MAKE A FINAL STAND 📢Demand that the RIPTA board not capitulate to Governor McKee and move forward with service cuts that would leave public transit in Rhode Island gutted and on a path toward complete collapse. Thursday 9:30 am at RIPTA HQ

Hopes, dreams, lessons learned — Peter, one of EPI’s *ace* summer interns, discusses his internship & other stuff. Tell it, Peter! www.tiktok.com/@epi.ri/vide...

🔥Fired up? Ready to fight?? ✏️Sign the petition from @davidmoralesri.bsky.social calling on @govdanmckee.bsky.social Speaker @joeshekarchi.bsky.social and Senate President Val Lawson to Save RIPTA once and for all! ☎️Then call Gov. McKee at 401-222-2080! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

EPI is alarmed by the turmoil & hardship that @ripta.com's announced service cuts will cause Rhode Islanders who have no cars & rely on the bus to get to work, school, groceries, the doctor... We urge @govdanmckee.bsky.social to prioritize funding RIPTA! Testimony here: bit.ly/4olMN3V

Repeat after me: There are no shortage of options for rescuing RIPTA from financial collapse, only lack of political will. 📝Read this brand new report from transportation researcher Maddock Thomas on emergency funding options for RIPTA. Read: pvdstreets.org/wp-content/u...

Huge thanks to @protectrihealth.bsky.social, @weareripin.bsky.social & EPI's Nina Harrison for their fierce advocacy on this crucial measure! For a full list of the Top 10 policy wins of 2025, visit bit.ly/4k8kUZO! 🫡@tanzister.bsky.social, @brandonpotter.bsky.social, @lindaujifusa.bsky.social

Our guy @hperezaponte.bsky.social makes clear that the proposed RIPTA service cuts will harm equity in RI & make life much harder for many. 🫡🫡🫡 @pvdstreets.bsky.social, @ripta.com, @govdanmckee.bsky.social

EPI salutes the Raise the Bar Coalition, led by @seiu.org 1199NE, for their tenacious advocacy! For a full list of the Top 10 policy wins of the 2025 session, visit bit.ly/4k8kUZO! @risenate.bsky.social, @joeshekarchi.bsky.social, @rihouseofreps.bsky.social

EPI offers big thanks to the Protect Our Health Care coalition & the Senior Agenda Coalition of RI for their expert advocacy on this measure!🫡🫡🫡 For a full list of the Top 10 policy wins of 2025, visit bit.ly/4k8kUZO! cc: @karenalzate.bsky.social, @rihouseofreps.bsky.social, @risenate.bsky.social

We've just posted our Progress Report for the FY2026 budget & 2025 session of the General Assembly. Check it out: bit.ly/40Nx0Rs!

EPI also gratefully acknowledges Rep. June Speakman's role in responding to RI's housing crisis!🫡 For a full list of the Top 10 policy wins of the 2025 session, visit bit.ly/4k8kUZO! cc: @joeshekarchi.bsky.social, @rihouseofreps.bsky.social, @risenate.bsky.social

Preserving funding for RIPTA's RIde Anywhere program for passengers with disabilities was a major win for equity in the FY2026 budget. For a full list of the Top 10 policy wins of 2025, visit bit.ly/4k8kUZO! cc: @rihouseofreps.bsky.social, @risenate.bsky.social, @karenalzate.bsky.social

Childcare is critical because it enables working parents, esp. moms, to participate in the workforce — & thus supports every other industry. For a full list of the Top 10 policy wins of 2025, visit bit.ly/4k8kUZO! cc: @rihouseofreps.bsky.social, @risenate.bsky.social, @rikidscount.bsky.social

Increasing the minimum wage strengthens the economy & equity because women & people of color tend to disproportionately work in essential jobs that are paid the minimum wage. For a full list of the Top 10 policy wins of the 2025 session, visit bit.ly/4k8kUZO!

By modernizing TCI — one of RI's most effective tools for economic security, gender equity & family well-being — the General Assembly prioritized what works! For a full list of the Top 10 policy wins of the 2025 session, visit bit.ly/4k8kUZO! cc: @rihouseofreps.bsky.social, @risenate.bsky.social

Black & Latino households have just 23% & 18% of the wealth possessed by the average White household. Baby bonds reduce economic disparities & build wealth. For a full list of the Top 10 policy wins of the 2025 legislative session, visit bit.ly/4k8kUZO! cc: @ritreasury.bsky.social

Storefront payday lending drains $3 million a year in fees from RI consumers & sends most of that money out of state — mainly to one company. But in 2027, this practice will end! For a full list of the Top 10 policy wins of the 2025 legislative session, visit bit.ly/4k8kUZO