Opinion
Housing justice protects people and planet
At OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon, we spent six years fighting for and winning inclusionary housing policies for Oregon’s cities. As partners in Anti-Displacement PDX, we won concrete language in the Portland comprehensive plan. Together with the Welcome Home Coalition, we passed a housing bond last November to invest in permanently affordable homes in Portland. Ultimately…
What will it take to achieve economic gender equality?
The first International Women’s Day, March 8, pushed for women’s right to vote, as well as rights to work, vocational training and discrimination-free workplaces. Haven’t we won these battles? It’s the 21st century! No. The economic gap between women and men is shockingly large in the U.S. Women’s yearly incomes average less than two-thirds of…
Director’s Desk: Oregon’s Right to Rest Act needs your support
Homelessness is hell. Sleep deprivation. Verbal taunts. Physical violence. Surviving in the cold and wet. Being displaced by law enforcement on a routine basis for not having a safe place to call home. It’s the opposite of the American Dream. The Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP), of which Street Roots is a member, conducted interviews…
News
Journalist Dahlia Lithwick: What’s next for the Supreme Court
Dahlia Lithwick, a senior editor for Slate, writes about the Supreme Court and the United States’ judicial system. But this isn’t the leaden copy of briefs and summaries. This is jurisprudence for the common man, with insight into the more fascinating consequences of the highest court’s decisions, process and political interference. On Feb. 25, Lithwick…
Survey of homeless Portlanders reveals barriers to good hygiene
Daryl doesn’t like waiting in line for two hours to take a shower. While he’d prefer to shower once per day, he said that while living outside, he’s able to shower only about three times a month when he splurges on a motel room. Daryl is not alone. Long lines and time limits were among…
Life under ICE: Steps you can take (también en español)
(Traducido en español más abajo / translated into Spanish below) Over the last few weeks, community organizations like Causa have received dozens of questions from the community regarding rumors about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, immigration checkpoints and other enforcement activity suspected of happening throughout Oregon. Recent changes to our nation’s immigration policy have…
Sen. Ron Wyden: Blocking Big Brother
On Feb. 25, spectators packed into a gymnasium at David Douglas High School in East Multnomah County. Despite a rare spate of sunshine gracing the Portland area that day, an estimated 3,500 people had decided to spend their Saturday afternoon indoors listening to a politician answer questions. It was U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden’s 800th town…
Housing
Survey of homeless Portlanders reveals barriers to good hygiene
Daryl doesn’t like waiting in line for two hours to take a shower. While he’d prefer to shower once per day, he said that while living outside, he’s able to shower only about three times a month when he splurges on a motel room. Daryl is not alone. Long lines and time limits were among…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Busy in the community
If you find yourself in conversation with Street Roots vendor April, possibly at her sales spot at Alberta Co-op, you may very well lose track of time talking about everything from Voltaire to the importance of having your friend’s back in times of need. An active member of the community, April attributes her success in…
