Street Roots vendors are stocked with water, lathered with sunscreen and ready and waiting for the finest street paper west of the Rockies! Tomorrow morning the new edition arrives, so keep a buck ready for the sale and set aside some time for a good read. Here’s what’s rolling on the press right now:
Ellen Rosenblum and the new DOJ: Our cover interview is with the state’s new attorney general, featuring her thoughts on the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the foreclosure mediation legislation and her plans for the office.
Religious fervor: An in-depth look at the Vatican’s troubling assessment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, and how local leaders in the church see it impacting the work nuns have been doing in our community for decades and beyond.
A lifelong calling realized in one woman’s ordination: An interview with Portland’s Toni Tortorilla, who was ordained a priest in 2007, despite the Vatican’s condemnation of allowing women into the priesthood. Read about her thoughts the significance of the womenpriest movement, and her interpretation of the Vatican’s assessment of the nuns’ organization.
Rhythm of paradise: An interview with Portland musician Okaidja Afroso, whose new album “Messenger” is in stores now.
Plus, commentary from the Partnership for Safety and Justice on the renewed attempt to frame flawed prison laws in the “tough-on-crime” rhetoric. Plus a review of a new book on urban food sourcing, and poetry from the streets of Portland. Look for your copy of Street Roots and your friendly neighborhood vendor first thing Friday morning. And as always, thank you for your continued support!