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Kathleen Layton
Nov 34 min read
Jen Lima for NKSC: Is there anything we don't know?
On the eve of Jen Lima's second election, what don’t we know? That’s what I was looking for when I asked Jen three questions:
Kathleen Layton
Sep 161 min read
Meet the Candidates on October 6!
Meet the North Kingstown Town Council and School Committee democratic candidates for a fun night on Sunday, October 6, starting at 6 p.m.
Kathleen Layton
Sep 142 min read
Lima: Proud to be an Activist
When Lima ran for office in 2020, she did so to ensure equitable access of an NKSD education for ALL.
Kathleen Layton
Jul 165 min read
NKDTC & Moms Demand Action Get Busy
The first time I was relieved that my father was dead was December 12, 2012: the Sandy Hook massacre on humanity. I woke early that...
Kathleen Layton
Apr 289 min read
North Kingstown School Committee Recap: October 2023-March 2024
The North Kingstown School Committee (NKSC) submitted the following summary of progress, made in partnership with North Kingstown School...
Kathleen Layton
Dec 7, 20234 min read
Autumn Johnson Uses Her Voice in North Kingstown
Miss Wheelchair Rhode Island Autumn Johnson was the guest speaker at Towards an Anti-Racist North Kingstown’s (TANK) first speaking...
Kathleen Layton
Jun 21, 20232 min read
North Kingstown Pride Parade Was Fire
On Saturday, June 3 the North Kingstown Pride Parade marched to the exuberant cheers of folks lined up and down Main Street to celebrate...
Kathleen Layton
May 3, 20232 min read
North Kingstown Democrats Advocate
I wonder, if eventually, all Americans will be connected by nonsensical gun violence and deadly mass shootings. Perhaps we already are...
Tom Sgouros
Feb 5, 20235 min read
Paul Pelosi, Jen Lima, and Oliver Wendell Holmes
This week I forced myself to watch some of an appalling video of an attack on Paul Pelosi, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband. I...
North Kingstown Democratic Town Committee
Jan 29, 20235 min read
NKSD Equity Audit -- Explained
Prior to the release of the Equity Audit report, we wanted to provide a brief overview of how we got here and provide some answers to...
North Kingstown Democratic Town Committee
Jan 23, 20232 min read
Hate-Fueled Speech in North Kingstown
The following letter appeared in the Providence Journal on Sunday, January 22, 2023. To the editor: We are saddened and outraged by the...
Jennifer Lima
Sep 18, 20221 min read
All Issues in NK Schools Need to be Heard
I have worked hard in multiple capacities to bring attention to issues around diversity, equity and inclusion in North Kingstown. I...
Jennifer Lima
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Jen Lima answers more FAQs
As requested by the School Committee at its March 8th meeting, the DEI Subcommittee has re-reviewed the proposals for a DEI Community...
Jennifer Lima
Apr 15, 20224 min read
MayDay for the School Budget is April 25
Budgeting is hard. It’s not a process most people enjoy. If you’ve ever tried to make a household budget you know that not everyone in...
Jennifer Lima
Mar 25, 20221 min read
Equity Audit Proposal to be Revised
The full NK school committee voted on Tuesday night, 3/8, to send the equity audit proposal back to the DEI Subcommittee for purposes of...
Jennifer Lima
Mar 3, 20223 min read
We must talk about race, diversity, & inclusion in schools.
This essay by Jen Lima appeared as a "Your Turn" in the Providence Journal on March 3, 2022. I knocked on almost 3,000 doors while...
Jennifer Lima
Feb 21, 20222 min read
What's an "Equity Audit"? Why do one?
NK School Department's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Subcommittee has recommended to the full school committee that the district...
Jennifer Lima
Jan 29, 20222 min read
T.A.N.K. Festival: "We are ALL readers."
You may have seen some of the news stories about recent efforts to ban books in school libraries. As a positive, celebratory...
North Kingstown Democratic Town Committee
Jan 20, 20221 min read
MLK-Day March for Education
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." --the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Now, more than...
North Kingstown Democratic Town Committee
Sep 23, 20211 min read
North Kingstown Delegation Stands Together
North Kingstown Democratic Delegation Stands Together September 23, 2021 To the Voters of North Kingstown: There is an ongoing effort,...