Dignity Village today: Street Roots spends some time at the village and writes an in-depth five page look at Dignity Village today and the lives of the people that live and work there. We ask the Mayor and Commissioners if Dignity Village II could happen and offer our own perspective on the pros and cons of another semi-permanent structure. Street Roots looks at tent cities in Nashville, Seattle and Sacramento. Israel Bayer reports.
Miracle Theater: Street Roots looks at Miracle Theater, a Latino-focused playhouse working to change the way people think from both the Spanish and English speaking populations. The group is also reaching out to Latino youth in Portland and working to change young people perspectives through drama. Joanne Zuhl reports.
Environmentalists charge up to challenge coal: Street Roots talks to Oregon’s Sierra Club about federal policy, local activism and what lies ahead for Oregonians on the environmental front. Mara Grunbaum reports.
Seattle is putting a $143 low-income housing levy on the ballot and it’s projected to pass. Get the scoop from your friendly neighborhood tomorrow. They will be glad to great you with all the latest news, poems and stories from the streets – including a disturbing first hand account of woman being raped on the streets.
All this and more in tomorrows edition of Street Roots.