Opinion
Stick to harmful, regressive prison policy? Or embrace hope?
The 2017 presidential election and the uncertainty it’s caused make it imperative that we work in our homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, and communities to ensure that our own lives reflect the world we want to live in. As Oregonians, we now face a choice about how we build that world. Our elected officials will soon decide…
News
Unified on inauguration week: Why we march
In a world where political activism is often segmented by cause, never before has one administration unified such a diverse group of progressives, who together are activated and energized to stand up in solidarity with one another in the face of hate and greed. Street Roots asked a few of the local organizations and individuals…
Eliza Jane Schneider delivers voices of homelessness
Eliza Jane Schneider is best known for voicing nearly all of the female characters on Comedy Central’s “South Park.” She speaks with passion and nuance about a topic that South Park’s characters would spurn – homelessness. For 20 years, Schneider traveled the world, performing as a street musician and voice actor. She met numerous…
Housing advocates seek cap on Oregon’s mortgage interest deduction
Oregon’s biggest – and most beloved – housing subsidy is subsidizing the wrong people. That’s the perspective of a growing coalition of organizations looking to modify Oregon’s mortgage interest deduction, or MID, to make it more equitable for moderate- to lower-income homeowners. These are the homeowners who need it, they say, not the state’s top…
Get involved: Inauguration events in and around Portland
There are plenty of opportunities for progressive Oregonians to vent their frustration in the coming weeks. To date, more than 24,000 Facebook users have RSVP’d that they will be going to the Women’s March on Portland on Jan. 21, 2017, and 9,300 indicated they will be going to the Inauguration Day Protest at Pioneer Courthouse…
Portland’s 2nd Bunk Bus heads for Standing Rock
Early Friday, Jan. 13, the second “Bunk Bus” was scheduled to leave Portland for Standing Rock, N.D. Outfitted with insulated walls, a 35,000 BTU heater, eight beds and a medical area, it is designed to keep people warm and healthy during a harsh winter at the Oceti Sakowin camp, where thousands of people remain camped in opposition…
Culture
Eliza Jane Schneider delivers voices of homelessness
Eliza Jane Schneider is best known for voicing nearly all of the female characters on Comedy Central’s “South Park.” She speaks with passion and nuance about a topic that South Park’s characters would spurn – homelessness. For 20 years, Schneider traveled the world, performing as a street musician and voice actor. She met numerous…
Get involved: Inauguration events in and around Portland
There are plenty of opportunities for progressive Oregonians to vent their frustration in the coming weeks. To date, more than 24,000 Facebook users have RSVP’d that they will be going to the Women’s March on Portland on Jan. 21, 2017, and 9,300 indicated they will be going to the Inauguration Day Protest at Pioneer Courthouse…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: A traveler who landed in Portland
After exploring the British Virgin Islands, trekking across the United States, and working for a traveling circus (among many other adventures), Georgia native Clint Lewis recently arrived in Portland, carrying with him a million tales from nights and days on the road. “I was headed to Colorado when everything fell out from under me,” said…
Environment
Portland’s 2nd Bunk Bus heads for Standing Rock
Early Friday, Jan. 13, the second “Bunk Bus” was scheduled to leave Portland for Standing Rock, N.D. Outfitted with insulated walls, a 35,000 BTU heater, eight beds and a medical area, it is designed to keep people warm and healthy during a harsh winter at the Oceti Sakowin camp, where thousands of people remain camped in opposition…
