Environment
After unprecedented input, Oregon OSHA adopts new farmworker protection standards
After nearly two years of factious debate between Oregon’s agriculture sector and farmworker advocates, the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has adopted new protections for workers during the application of pesticides. The state agency charged with regulating workplace safety saw an unprecedented level of participation in the rulemaking process leading up to its decision,…
News
After unprecedented input, Oregon OSHA adopts new farmworker protection standards
After nearly two years of factious debate between Oregon’s agriculture sector and farmworker advocates, the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has adopted new protections for workers during the application of pesticides. The state agency charged with regulating workplace safety saw an unprecedented level of participation in the rulemaking process leading up to its decision,…
‘So You Want to Talk About Race,’ a no-nonsense guide to navigating race in America
Ijeoma Oluo’s book “So You Want to Talk About Race” is a no-nonsense, straight-forward guide to understanding the complexities of race in America. Oluo covers a lot of ground within chapters titled, “Is it really about race?”, “Why can’t I touch your hair?”, “Why can’t I say the n-word?” and “I just got called racist;…
Searching for shelter in Lincoln County
At 65, Richard Bailey is tall and slender. He takes his strides slowly, revealing a pronounced limp that stems from an ache in his right hip. The pain has increased over the years, making work difficult for a man who’s almost exclusively held labor-intensive warehouse jobs since his early 20s. Bailey doesn’t smoke, doesn’t drink…
Shelter: Conditions definitely apply
Residents in Oregon’s coastal towns are willing to help people in their communities who have fallen on hard times. But they expect those seeking services to meet them halfway – and many are weary of enabling an increasingly visible homeless population that’s perceived as transient and criminal, according to social service providers Street Roots interviewed…
Street Roots vendors stand with Occupy ICE
On June 21, a Thursday evening, the Mexica Tiahui Aztec Dancers, in their tall, feather headdresses and colorful embroidered clothing had just finished performing for a cheering crowd. Hundreds of protesters, supporters and families were standing outside the Portland U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters at 4310 SW Macadam Ave. when the roar of a…
Poetry & Art
‘So You Want to Talk About Race,’ a no-nonsense guide to navigating race in America
Ijeoma Oluo’s book “So You Want to Talk About Race” is a no-nonsense, straight-forward guide to understanding the complexities of race in America. Oluo covers a lot of ground within chapters titled, “Is it really about race?”, “Why can’t I touch your hair?”, “Why can’t I say the n-word?” and “I just got called racist;…
Vishavjit Singh is Sikh Captain America
On the first floor of Wing Luke Museum in the International District of Seattle, several cartoons of people wearing turbans accompanied by succinct statements are on display. They’re the creations of Vishavjit Singh, a Sikh man who is sharing his story through colorful, witty and sometimes sarcastic cartoons. “We Are From Here” shows a Sikh…
Housing
Searching for shelter in Lincoln County
At 65, Richard Bailey is tall and slender. He takes his strides slowly, revealing a pronounced limp that stems from an ache in his right hip. The pain has increased over the years, making work difficult for a man who’s almost exclusively held labor-intensive warehouse jobs since his early 20s. Bailey doesn’t smoke, doesn’t drink…
Shelter: Conditions definitely apply
Residents in Oregon’s coastal towns are willing to help people in their communities who have fallen on hard times. But they expect those seeking services to meet them halfway – and many are weary of enabling an increasingly visible homeless population that’s perceived as transient and criminal, according to social service providers Street Roots interviewed…
Opinion
A coward dies a thousand times
"I saw him do it. That guy really pisses me off.” I hear someone say just outside my window. I was just starting to doze off, but I’m awake now.Another voice: “Some people deserve to die.” I freeze in my bed, hearing footsteps. The front step clanks and the door handle rattles. “Do you think…
Director’s Desk: These times call for acts of courage
It’s not a time to be complacent. The horrifying sequence of actions from the Trump administration has lurched open collective awareness of the mistreatment of countless people trying to cross the U.S. border. It was only three weeks ago when Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley focused the glare of social media on the cruel immigration policies…
