Brief History of ACCESS/RI Established 1996
Forums and other public events held:
• Five general FOI forums during 1997 around the state
• April 1998 - Forum on Police Records and Access
• May 1998 - Forum on Education and Access
• March 1999 - Forum on Secrecy and the Family Court
• March 1999 - Forum on Collective Bargaining and Open Records
• November 1999 - All-day conference at Roger Williams on FOI
• February 2000 - Forum on Police Records
• May 2001 - Robert Zelnick lecture: Open Government v. Privacy Concerns
• April 2002 - Forum of R.I. Gubernatorial Candidates discussing Open Government
• January 2003 - Forum on “Balancing Personal Privacy and the Public Interest”
• November 2003 – Forum on “Secret Court Settlements”
Studies sponsored by ACCESS/RI:
• January 1998 - “Access Denied: A Report on the General Assembly's Compliance with the Letter and Spirit of the Open Meetings Law.” Brown study written with the RI Secretary of State Langevin.
• March 1998 - “Access to Public Records: An Audit of Rhode Island Cities and Towns .” Brown/URI study of city clerks, school dept., police
• April 1999 - “Open or Shut: Access to Public Information in Rhode Island's Cities and Towns.” Brown Study with Common Cause on police, school depts and town solicitors
• October 2000 - “Public Courts, Private Records: A Study of Confidentiality and Accessibility in the Rhode Island Court System.” Brown study
• September 2003 – “ Quasi-Public Agencies and the Open Meetings Act: A Preliminary Study Of Compliance In Rhode Island” Brown study
Other activities include the ACCESS/RI web site and the booklet, It's Your Right to Know: 12 Essays on the Importance of Access to Government Meetings and Records in Rhode Island
• Five general FOI forums during 1997 around the state
• April 1998 - Forum on Police Records and Access
• May 1998 - Forum on Education and Access
• March 1999 - Forum on Secrecy and the Family Court
• March 1999 - Forum on Collective Bargaining and Open Records
• November 1999 - All-day conference at Roger Williams on FOI
• February 2000 - Forum on Police Records
• May 2001 - Robert Zelnick lecture: Open Government v. Privacy Concerns
• April 2002 - Forum of R.I. Gubernatorial Candidates discussing Open Government
• January 2003 - Forum on “Balancing Personal Privacy and the Public Interest”
• November 2003 – Forum on “Secret Court Settlements”
Studies sponsored by ACCESS/RI:
• January 1998 - “Access Denied: A Report on the General Assembly's Compliance with the Letter and Spirit of the Open Meetings Law.” Brown study written with the RI Secretary of State Langevin.
• March 1998 - “Access to Public Records: An Audit of Rhode Island Cities and Towns .” Brown/URI study of city clerks, school dept., police
• April 1999 - “Open or Shut: Access to Public Information in Rhode Island's Cities and Towns.” Brown Study with Common Cause on police, school depts and town solicitors
• October 2000 - “Public Courts, Private Records: A Study of Confidentiality and Accessibility in the Rhode Island Court System.” Brown study
• September 2003 – “ Quasi-Public Agencies and the Open Meetings Act: A Preliminary Study Of Compliance In Rhode Island” Brown study
Other activities include the ACCESS/RI web site and the booklet, It's Your Right to Know: 12 Essays on the Importance of Access to Government Meetings and Records in Rhode Island
