Environment
How we can avoid climate disaster
We should listen to Hal Harvey. Unless you’re a climate-policy buff, you’ve probably never heard of him, but he’s been effectively chipping away at the climate change conundrum for decades. He says if we stop plucking ideas from a bottomless menu of half-baked solutions and, instead, laser-focus our efforts on a handful of the most…
Port of St. Helens decision clears way for expanded oil shipments
In a packed hearing at the St. Helens Public Library on Dec. 12, commissioners of the Port of St. Helens voted unanimously to allow oil company Global Partners to handle a much wider variety of oil products through its Port Westward facility in Clatskanie. Global Partners, through its subsidiary, Cascade Kelly Holdings LLC, owns the…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Busting stereotypes about people on the streets
“This interview is hard for me,” William began, “because I don’t think I’m anyone special. It’s hard for me to talk about myself.” William Weeks grew up in Roseburg in Southern Oregon. He joined the Navy at age 18 and was shipped off to the Indian Ocean for duty. He was a mess cook on…
Opinion
We are standing our ground for justice at the border
Dec. 10, the 70th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, I along with 11 others in the AFSC Oregon delegation were in San Diego, Calif., to participate in the American Friends Service Committee Week of Action, Love Knows No Borders, A Moral Call to Migrant Justice. The week began…
Notable and Quotable: Our favorites from 2018
January 5 Muhammad Yunus Nobel Peace Prize winner “When we were in caves, we were not sending job applications to anybody. We took care of ourselves and did that for hundreds of thousands of years. We have to go back to rediscover ourselves as creative people, entrepreneurs.” January 19 Nina Fekaris President, National Association of School…
Under the shadow of Vista Bridge: There is hope in the face of suicidal thoughts
When the MAX speeds through the Vista Bridge tunnel into downtown, I always get the impression of travelling through a wormhole in space-time. I imagine myself going to a far-away place. I imagine being reborn. The train breaks through the darkness into bright light and trees. But then there’s the shadow of Vista Bridge, vaulted…
A new year and so many possibilities for Street Roots
Happy New Year! 2019 marks 20 years of Street Roots. Twenty years of championing free speech and exchanging independent news on public sidewalks. Twenty years of creating income opportunities for people struggling with homelessness and poverty. Twenty years of facing challenges as a strong community. We are closing out 2018 with gusto. Vendors sold the…
Culture
Notable and Quotable: Our favorites from 2018
January 5 Muhammad Yunus Nobel Peace Prize winner “When we were in caves, we were not sending job applications to anybody. We took care of ourselves and did that for hundreds of thousands of years. We have to go back to rediscover ourselves as creative people, entrepreneurs.” January 19 Nina Fekaris President, National Association of School…
News
Saving lives at sea: The ripple effect of a global refugee crisis
HAMBURG, Germany – It was a full-blown distress call that the German Shipowners’ Association issued to politicians. Between 2014 and 2016, more and more commercial ships were rescuing drowning refugees in the Mediterranean Sea – and it was leaving the German Shipowners’ Association feeling overwhelmed. One ship owner from Hamburg was – and continues to…
DeVon Pouncey: A new face at Street Roots
There is anticipation in the early morning air. Vendors gather on the sidewalk, looking up and down Davis Street for the delivery truck that will bring the latest edition of Street Roots. Inside, old and new friends unload their bundles and catch up around the tables while pot after pot of coffee streams through the…
