Hotel Hive, a project located at 203 Westminster Street. In December 2019, Kerwin supported Providence's Climate Justice Plan and co-sponsored a letter opposing any proposed facilities on Allens Avenue likely to worsen pollution and asthma rates. In February 2020, Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune and Kerwin introduced a resolution calling on the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) to increase funding for social and emotional learning and support services. The resolution called for RIDE to eliminate school-based School Resource Officers (SROs) in Providence's school district. Kerwin credited Providence youth organizers with advocating for a school district that no longer accepts the school to prison pipeline as the norm. In May 2020, Kerwin expressed disappointment towards Providence College administrators and students for hosting a superspreader block party, three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, in a neighborhood with majority Black and brown residents. In July 2020, Kerwin intervened in a conflict between police and workers at a local bar. Workers stated they'd experienced multiple instances of police harassment and police stated they were present to respond to a noise complaint at the establishment. Providence police released body camera footage of the interaction, which included Kerwin using a swear word, to the press. In October 2020, Kerwin co-sponsored a resolution opposing the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Multi-Hub Bus System plan. In October 2020, Kerwin facilitated a march for peace on Smith Hill, following escalating gun violence in the neighborhood. Kerwin spoke on the issue of local gun violence at Lock Arms for Peace's monthly gathering. In January 2021, Kerwin joined other councilmembers in calling for State Representative Justin Price to resign following his support for and participation in the white supremacist insurrection on the Capitol. In January 2021, Kerwin participated in a Dance Parade, held outside Providence City Hall, to call attention to the eviction crisis and to demand protections for renters and homeowners throughout Rhode Island. In August 2021, Kerwin opposed political figures' comments about crime in Providence as a means to support investment in police during an emergency meeting of the Providence City Council. Kerwin cited lack of investment in low-income residents and young people as a reason for local crime. References Politicians from Providence, Rhode Island 1997 births Living people American gun control activists 21st-century American women Gun politics in the United States Police abolitionists Prison abolitionists 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century Roman Catholics American community activists