News
Remembering Concepcion Picciotto’s message of peace
Three days after her death, Concepcion Piccioto’s protest display still stands. Directly across from the White House, a quiet man named Neil Cousins guards the small shelter covered by a plastic tarp shaking slightly in the wind and surrounded by tall wooden signs. Aside from a few scattered bouquets and a handwritten note reading “Concepcion…
Ian McKellen, meet Shakespeare
PROLOGUE “Shakespeare is more than just plays in the theater,” Sir Ian McKellen said. “I’ve got a little collection of Shakespeare figurines at home. That’s Shakespeare to me. A walk along the Avon is Shakespeare to me. A pub with his name on the sign. Shakespeare is a hydra-headed brand … which I hope you’ll…
Jennifer Chambers writes about remarkable Oregon women — and is one
Jennifer Chambers is drawn to remarkable Oregon women, and so she writes about them. It’s no coincidence; she is one herself. Her most recent book, “Remarkable Oregon Women: Revolutionaries & Visionaries” (Arcadia Publishing) was published in November and features extraordinary and ordinary women spanning both the geography and the history of the state. Chambers…
Timber’s fallen: Efforts show promise for working conditions in Oregon forestry
This is Part III of a three-part series on the working conditions and treatment of Oregon's immigrant forestry workers. Marko Bey was sitting in on the squatters’ movement and organizing soup kitchens on New York City’s Lower East Side when he set his sights on the Pacific Northwest. He was 19 when he arrived…
Timber’s fallen: A three-part investigative series on Oregon’s reforestation workers
For three decades, thousands of Latin American immigrant and guest workers have performed much of the most grueling work in Oregon's forests. Many have been exploited, intimidated and subjected to dangerous working conditions, but widespread fear of retaliation has kept the abuse in the shadows. For this in-depth series on the conditions of Oregon's reforestation…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Jerry Vermillion
Jerry Vermillion brings confidence and love to his Street Roots newspaper job, and to life in general. And he has the rocks to prove it. “One day, I was walking to get papers down at the office and I found a rock,” Jerry said. “It had ‘CONFIDENCE’ painted on it. So I put it on…
Opinion
Street Roots editorial: Oregon must protect all workers
Two workforces coexist in Oregon: one that enjoys the protection of labor and safety laws, and one that does not. For three decades, thousands of Latin American immigrant and guest workers have performed much of the most grueling work in Oregon’s forests. Many have been exploited, intimidated and subjected to dangerous working conditions, but widespread…
