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People use garden tools in the forest

8 ways to get involved in Portland-area Earth Day events

Connect with communities doing climate justice work
By
Emma Nathanson
April 14, 2021
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Illustration of fists breaking free from handcuffs

Opinion | Oregon legislation that will transform justice

TRANSFORMING JUSTICE | Members of the coalition that created House Bill 2002 explain why the system must change
By
Shannon Wight
April 13, 2021
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An array of hundred-dollar bills

Editorial | Local efforts could bolster Biden’s housing plan

The president’s $2 trillion infrastructure package is a solid start to reversing the impacts of Reaganomics
By
SR editorial board
April 14, 2021
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Wanna Lei stands in front of signs posted to a window that read: Stop AAPI hate. No hate. Stop Asian Hate.

APANO aims to support Portlanders targeted by anti-Asian violence, vandalism, discrimination

The social justice organization has been working to assist API-owned businesses in Portland’s Jade District that have reported incidents of vandalism
By
Karina Dwajiyanti
April 7, 2021
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A chair sits empty in a dark room with a spotlight shining on it

Oregon bill would end police trickery and deceit in juvenile interrogations

‘If you have good data on a suspect, why do you need to lie to get them to confess?’ says the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Chris Gorsek
By
Libby Dowsett
April 7, 2021
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Photos of 42 Oregon state prisoners who died of COVID-19. Headline reads: The Expendable.

These are the 42 Oregon state prisoners who have died from COVID-19

With more than 3,500 confirmed cases of coronavirus among its prisoners, the Oregon Department of Corrections has faced criticism for its handling of the pandemic
By
Chris May Emily Green
March 10, 2021
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Mugshots and fingerprints of Billy Baggett Jr.

Special Report | The life and death of Billy Baggett

After spending most of his life in prison, Billy Baggett was released into a world he no longer understood, contending with a lifetime of trauma and coming to terms with his imminent death
By
Emily Green
December 27, 2020
Street Roots
People use garden tools in the forest

8 ways to get involved in Portland-area Earth Day events

Connect with communities doing climate justice work
By
Emma Nathanson
April 14, 2021
Street Roots
An array of hundred-dollar bills

Editorial | Local efforts could bolster Biden’s housing plan

The president’s $2 trillion infrastructure package is a solid start to reversing the impacts of Reaganomics
By
SR editorial board
April 14, 2021
Street Roots
Illustration of fists breaking free from handcuffs

Opinion | Oregon legislation that will transform justice

TRANSFORMING JUSTICE | Members of the coalition that created House Bill 2002 explain why the system must change
By
Shannon Wight
April 13, 2021
Street Roots
Right 2 Rest hearing is this Tuesday at 1 p.m.

‘We all know these laws are only enforced against certain people’

OPINION | WRAP Director Paul Boden discusses why it matters to pass the Right to Rest Act
By
Kaia Sand
April 9, 2021
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Photos of six Street Roots vendors

Street Roots vendors tell us what they love about spring

The sunshine, the flowers, tax season and more
By
Kat Wasula
April 7, 2021
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Wanna Lei stands in front of signs posted to a window that read: Stop AAPI hate. No hate. Stop Asian Hate.

APANO aims to support Portlanders targeted by anti-Asian violence, vandalism, discrimination

The social justice organization has been working to assist API-owned businesses in Portland’s Jade District that have reported incidents of vandalism
By
Karina Dwajiyanti
April 7, 2021
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Taji Chesimet speaks into a microphone

Gen Z activists are raising their voices

Even as schools shut their doors during the pandemic, Portland youths have continued their push for social justice
By
Emma Nathanson
April 7, 2021
Street Roots
A chair sits empty in a dark room with a spotlight shining on it

Oregon bill would end police trickery and deceit in juvenile interrogations

‘If you have good data on a suspect, why do you need to lie to get them to confess?’ says the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Chris Gorsek
By
Libby Dowsett
April 7, 2021
Street Roots
Candles at a vigil

Multnomah County tracks homeless deaths. Now, other counties might too.

A bill in the Oregon Legislature calls for counting how many people die homeless, with a housing status of 'domicile unknown'
By
Joanne Zuhl
April 7, 2021
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The exterior of the former Red Lion in Eugene

A Eugene hotel is now a shelter — the first of many planned across Oregon

Seven projects have been funded so far under Project Turnkey, which converts hotels and motels into emergency shelter or affordable housing
By
Hanna Merzbach
April 7, 2021
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Three Street Roots ambassadors raise their fists outside the Street Roots office

Kaia Sand | It’s time to ‘Strengthen Our Roots’ for decades to come

OPINION | Street Roots’ Ambassador Program means more income opportunities for people experiencing poverty, and it relies on your support
By
Kaia Sand
April 7, 2021
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Photo of Racheal with a quote from the story

Street Roots vendor profile | Moving forward and learning from her past

Racheal has a roof over her head, but she hasn't forgotten how hard it was to survive on the streets
By
Pat Zimmer
March 31, 2021
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Food is distributed at a food bank

Financial literacy is key to food security

Economics researcher Daniel Millimet explains how poor money management can lead to hunger
By
Bill McKenzie
March 31, 2021
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Photo of Rebekah Modrak alongside a photo of her book "Radical Humility"

The art of listening in an era of shameless self-promotion

‘Radical Humility’ editor Rebekah Modrak talks to Street Roots about her new book exploring what it means to be humble in an age of ego
By
Emily Green
March 31, 2021
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Tents line a sidewalk by Laurelhurst Park in August 2020

Bill to make IDs free for unhoused Oregonians expected to have big impact for a low cost

Under the bipartisan legislation, a nonprofit would verify that a person was experiencing homelessness, and the state would waive the fee to obtain photo identification
By
Hanna Merzbach
March 31, 2021
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Jay Thiemeyer standing in front of mountains

Remembering Jay Thiemeyer, one of Street Roots’ original poets

He was a passionate advocate for people on the edge
March 31, 2021
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Barbed wire fence

Opinion | Defeat the prison system’s problems the way a vaccine defeats a virus

By learning from the source. Trauma is a virus, and we prisoners cannot change this alone.
By
Ga lo Vann
March 31, 2021
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The gold statue at the top of the Capitol

In the shadow of the Capitol: a housing crisis

Inside, Oregon lawmakers and special interests wrestle with homelessness. Outside, on the streets of Salem, people experience it.
By
Tom Henderson
March 31, 2021
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Peter Salzmann

Kaia Sand | Hints of federal progress offer new hope for rectifying old failures

OPINION | The Biden administration’s child tax credit creates a floor on families’ poverty. Can we keep going?
By
Kaia Sand
March 31, 2021
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Belinda's portrait with a quote from the story

Street Roots vendor profile | ‘I try to pay it forward now’

Belinda is grateful for the community and friendships she’s built through Street Roots
By
Jessica Hamilton
March 24, 2021

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