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Bill would support missing, murdered Native American women in Oregon
Deborah Shipman didn’t sugarcoat her intentions. “We want to keep you from being one of the statistics,” she said emphatically to the Native American women and girls who’d gathered in a yurt at Tryon Life Community Farm in Southwest Portland on Saturday morning, Jan. 26. Sitting in a large circle, they convened the second meeting of…
International Vendor Week spotlight: Wanda from Toledo
Nearly 10,000 vendors in 34 countries sell street papers, including Street Roots. Feb. 4-10 is the International Network of Street Papers’ Vendor Week (#VendorWeek), celebrating vendors’ work in the street paper movement. Here are just a few of their stories. Wanda Boudrie Toledo Streets | Toledo, Ohio Wanda Boudrie, a vendor for Toledo, Ohio-based street paper…
International Vendor Week spotlight: Mauricio from Mexico City
Nearly 10,000 vendors in 34 countries sell street papers, including Street Roots. Feb. 4-10 is the International Network of Street Papers’ Vendor Week (#VendorWeek), celebrating vendors’ work in the street paper movement. Here are just a few of their stories. Mauricio Rosas Mi Valedor | Mexico City Mauricio Rosas is a Mi Valedor vendor who has experienced…
International Vendor Week spotlight: Julie from Vancouver, B.C.
Nearly 10,000 vendors in 34 countries sell street papers, including Street Roots. Feb. 4-10 is the International Network of Street Papers’ Vendor Week (#VendorWeek), celebrating vendors’ work in the street paper movement. Here are just a few of their stories. Julie Chapman Megaphone | Vancouver, B.C. A mom of two kids and two cats, Julie “Jewel” Chapman would…
International Vendor Week spotlight: Larmarques from Denver
Nearly 10,000 vendors in 34 countries sell street papers, including Street Roots. Feb. 4-10 is the International Network of Street Papers’ Vendor Week (#VendorWeek), celebrating vendors’ work in the street paper movement. Here are just a few of their stories. Larmarques Smith Denver Voice | Denver, Colo. Larmarques Smith came to Denver for a new start. He left…
International Vendor Week spotlight: Jackie from Washington, D.C.
Nearly 10,000 vendors in 34 countries sell street papers, including Street Roots. Feb. 4-10 is the International Network of Street Papers’ Vendor Week (#VendorWeek), celebrating vendors’ work in the street paper movement. Here are just a few of their stories. Jackie Turner Street Sense Media | Washington, D.C. Jackie Turner is an artist and Street Sense Media…
7-Eleven blasts high-pitched sound to repel homeless
A loud, high-pitched beeping noise has been resonating from above the door of the 7-Eleven on the corner of Southwest Fourth Avenue and Taylor Street for the past few days. On most days, passersby might notice a small group of people experiencing homelessness sitting on the corner in front of the store, cardboard signs in…
Culture
Lost in Kusamania
Known for her immersive installations and her bulbous, black-spotted pumpkin sculptures, Yayoi Kusama is one of the world’s most popular living artists. Colorful, bold and mesmerising, her aesthetic is both instantly recognizable and highly Instagrammable. Wherever she exhibits, queues the length of city blocks appear – queues made up of people waiting (and waiting) for…
Housing
Afford rent and avert loneliness: The global trend of homesharing
MELBOURNE, Australia – The yellow brick house sits on a sunny corner block. With an expansive green lawn, neat flower beds and a winding path to the front door, it’s like any other suburban family home. Inside, a cozy living room is filled with knickknacks and an overstuffed, well-worn couch. A tidy kitchen that’s seen…
SR editorial: Oregon renter-protections bill is the least we can do
The Oregon Legislature is already moving on renter protections. That’s a good sign. On Feb. 4, the Senate Housing Committee, chaired by Sen. Shemia Fagan (D-Clackamas), will look at Senate Bill 608, co-sponsored by House Speaker Tina Kotek, Senate President Peter Courtney, Sen. Ginny Burdick and Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson. The bill prohibits no-cause evictions…
7-Eleven blasts high-pitched sound to repel homeless
A loud, high-pitched beeping noise has been resonating from above the door of the 7-Eleven on the corner of Southwest Fourth Avenue and Taylor Street for the past few days. On most days, passersby might notice a small group of people experiencing homelessness sitting on the corner in front of the store, cardboard signs in…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: The strength he has inside
Brian Lane is a beloved son and a proud member of the Lummi Tribe near Bellingham, Wash. He credits both as reasons he survived a recent traumatic injury. Brian moved to get away from a Bellingham crowd that was into drugs and went to Seattle to get clean. He was injured five days later. “I…
Opinion
SR editorial: Oregon renter-protections bill is the least we can do
The Oregon Legislature is already moving on renter protections. That’s a good sign. On Feb. 4, the Senate Housing Committee, chaired by Sen. Shemia Fagan (D-Clackamas), will look at Senate Bill 608, co-sponsored by House Speaker Tina Kotek, Senate President Peter Courtney, Sen. Ginny Burdick and Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson. The bill prohibits no-cause evictions…
