Thank you all who came to my fundraiser on Monday, and to all who contributed. It was a fun event and I am grateful for your support. Check out the events section below; today I'll be at Seven Stars from 3-4 - stop by and say "hi." Tonight there's a movie - Karate Kid - at Billy Taylor Park at 6:30.
If you know about more community events please feel free to send them my way so I can include them in the events section of my newsletters. As always, please follow me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, or write to me at info@rebeccakislak.com. You can also call or text me at 401-400-2338. I look forward to hearing from you!
Special Election Senate District 3
Senator Gayle Goldin has resigned and begun working for the Biden administration. I'm excited for her for this opportunity. That leaves her seat open, and there will be a special election to fill it, with a primary on October 5 and general election November 2. If Sen. Goldin was your Senator, please make a plan to vote by mail*, in person early at city hall or in person on election day at your polling location. All information will be at vote.ri.gov.
If you need voter registration or mail ballot applications printed and delivered to you, let me know and I'll print and drop them off. I'm always happy to help make voting easier!
The announced candidates are: Democrats Shirley Francis-Fraiser, Hilary Levey Friedman, Bret Jacob, Geena Pham, Ray Rickman, Sam Zurier and Republican Alex Cannon. Candidates who collect 100 signatures will appear on the ballot.
Here are some important deadlines for this upcoming election:
Sunday Sept. 5 - Voter registration deadline for primary, register here
Tuesday Sept. 14 - Deadline to apply for a mail ballot, application here*
Sept. 15- Oct. 4 - Early in person voting at city hall
October 5 - Primary Election
Tues. Oct. 12 - Deadline to apply for mail ballot for general election, application here*
Oct. 13-Nov. 1 - Early in person voting at city hall
Nov. 2 - Election Day
*note, if you are planning to vote by mail, you might want to print out both the primary and general mail ballot applications now and mail them in together. You also need to know that you will need two witnesses to sign the envelope, or one notary. (This requirement was waived through COVID-related executive orders which have expired. It worked really well for the 2020 elections, and we should reinstate this by passing the Let RI Vote Act. Many of us are working on this, but it will not pass before this special election.)
Rebecca's Events
Join Rebecca for coffee!
Thursday Sept. 2 3-4 p.m. Seven Stars, 820 Hope Street
Friday September 10 10:30-11:30 a.m. Three Sisters, 1074 Hope Street
District 4 Community Meeting
Thursday September 30 - 7 p.m. - Zoom Link Here
Come here about what the General Assembly passed last year, Rep. Kislak's priorities for the next year, and share what is important to you.
Community Events
Ward 3 Movie Night - Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Billy Taylor Park, facebook event here.
500 Women march against gun violence, Saturday, facebook event here.
PVD Fest has lots of other events on their calendar, here.
Community Resources for COVID-19
General Information
Vaccine Information It is wonderful that there are vaccines that work well to protect against COVID and are fully approved for use in the US. Everyone over 12 is eligible for free COVID 19 vaccines. There are vaccine clinics planned at Providence schools all week long. There is also information here for people eligible for a booster 3d dose. Here is the main RI Department of Health information page for vaccination. There are multiple ways you might schedule your vaccine appointment, below. If you haven't been vaccinated yet, now is the time! State run vaccination clinics.
Make an appointment at CVS or Walgreens. Information if you or someone you know is homebound.
RI Department of Health has current information, guidance, links to announcements about openings and closings and more here: health.ri.gov/covid
The COVID-19 hotline is 401-222-8022 for any COVID-related questions.
Sign up for testing (whether you have symptoms or not) at portal.ri.gov It's really easy and often same day appointments are available. It's good to get tested if you have symptoms. Even though I have been vaccinated, my allergies have been awful. I got tested just to be sure it isn't a weird COVID breakthrough case (it is not, but it's good to be safe).
Rent Relief - There is funding available for tenants who need help paying the rent. You can call 2-1-1 or visit RentReliefRI.com to apply for rent relief funds.
