News
Rep. John Lewis: From Selma to Congress
From Selma, Ala., to the halls of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans alike agree that U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia has been a monumental figure in American politics. Since his youth, Lewis has made fighting for the equality of all Americans his mission. While a student at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., he organized…
Oregon breweries unite to protect Owyhee Canyonlands
When President Barack Obama left the White House without declaring Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands a national monument, he left the largest area of untouched wilderness in the lower 48 states unprotected. It was a victory for cattle ranchers and the 90 percent of Malheur County voters who voted against long-running efforts to protect the 2.5 million…
New street paper hits the press in Colorado Springs
Two years ago, Raven Canon was newly homeless in Colorado Springs, a city on the eastern edge of the southern Rocky Mountains. She was sitting outside the city’s Penrose library, and she was hungry. “I’m female, so I was just trying to keep a low profile,” she recalled. “People target you, especially if you’re female…
Take a number: St. Francis, Portland’s new affordable housing
It is 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and close to two dozen people wait outside the doors of Catholic Charities’ main Portland office on the corner of Southeast Powell Boulevard and 28th Avenue. They are young, old, white, of African descent, Hispanic, homeless and living in shelters. Some are case managers standing in line…
Uncertainty over travel ban plagues Portland’s immigrant community
Anxiety and indignation permeated the room at the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon’s “Know Your Rights” workshop Feb. 4 at Portland State University. The event, which drew nearly 40 people, was prompted by President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 immigration ban, barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries – Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen…
Environment
Oregon breweries unite to protect Owyhee Canyonlands
When President Barack Obama left the White House without declaring Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands a national monument, he left the largest area of untouched wilderness in the lower 48 states unprotected. It was a victory for cattle ranchers and the 90 percent of Malheur County voters who voted against long-running efforts to protect the 2.5 million…
Opinion
Director’s Desk: Tina Kotek on poverty, tenant protections
Tina Kotek is Oregon’s speaker of the House and a representative serving District 44, North and Northeast Portland. Her district includes St. Johns, the Port of Portland, University of Portland and the Portland International Airport. Street Roots had the chance to ask Kotek some questions this week about poverty and the 2017 legislative session, which…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Ambition and curiosity
Flash, a new Street Roots vendor, will enthusiastically engage you in a conversation about language, philosophy, his favorite authors and a host of other subjects before you finish your first gulp of coffee. Flash’s ambition and curiosity are obvious as he talks about the journey from his small hometown of Forest, Va., out to Bend…
Housing
Take a number: St. Francis, Portland’s new affordable housing
It is 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and close to two dozen people wait outside the doors of Catholic Charities’ main Portland office on the corner of Southeast Powell Boulevard and 28th Avenue. They are young, old, white, of African descent, Hispanic, homeless and living in shelters. Some are case managers standing in line…
