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Top 10 ways to support Street Roots this holiday season

The more you spread the love about Street Roots and the more people who purchase the newspaper, the more successful vendors are. It’s a win-win situation Here are 10 ways you can support Street Roots and vendors this holiday season. The more you spread th ...

30 Nov 2017 - Israel Bayer
Starting a new chapter: Israel Bayer to step down at year's end

Street Roots is looking for its next executive director I’ve lived and breathed Street Roots and homeless advocacy for the past 15 years. I’ll be taking six months off to write a book and to take a breather before deciding what’s next in my life. I alm ...

27 Jun 2017 - Israel Bayer
Director’s Desk: Oregon lawmakers – step up to plate on housing

President's executive actions, proposed state cuts spell disaster for Oregonians Trying to understand all of the policy decisions being made by both the Trump administration and the Oregon State Legislature is like waiting for the impact of a car cra ...

26 Jan 2017 - Israel Bayer
Talking housing and the streets with Ted Wheeler

DIRECTOR'S DESK | Portland's mayor says his priorities are protecting renters' rights, adding affordable housing I had the opportunity to sit down with Mayor Ted Wheeler last week in the midst of the snowstorm to talk about housing and home ...

19 Jan 2017 - Israel Bayer
Director's Desk: Without housing, we shouldn't be shocked that someone froze to death on our streets

Every day is life or death on the streets For people experiencing homelessness, 2017 started just like 2016 ended. Survival. On Jan. 2, Mark Elliot Johnson was found dead of hypothermia in East Portland after temperatures dipped below freezing. According ...

4 Jan 2017 - Israel Bayer
Ways Street Roots readers can support social justice in Portland

DIRECTOR'S DESK | Celebrate the season by making a difference Sometimes the world can feel overwhelming. What can I do to make a difference? Does it matter? Can I change anything? The simple answer is yes. Street Roots is faced with these challenges ...

22 Dec 2016 - Israel Bayer
Director's Desk: Street Roots builds social change, one reader at a time

We continue to evolve, thanks to your support Five years ago, Street Roots set several goals to support a broader social justice agenda in Portland. Our No. 1 goal was to go to a weekly publication. By doing so, we wanted to give vendors a more stable inc ...

17 Dec 2016 - Israel Bayer
Director's Desk: Your support keeps Street Roots going strong

You're saying, 'I believe in humanity, one dollar and conversation at a time' We’re asking readers to support Street Roots this holiday season. Supporting Street Roots has never been more important. At the heart of Street Roots are the mor ...

8 Dec 2016 - Israel Bayer
Director's Desk: Mayor Charlie Hales and a legacy to build upon

No other mayor in my tenure has done more for the homeless than Hales We are only weeks away from Donald Trump taking over as the new leader of the free world. People are both scared and angry. We see the dark clouds gathering on the horizon. We know a st ...

27 Nov 2016 - Israel Bayer
Solidarity in the midst of uncertainty in America

Street Roots has worked to prioritize the voices of immigrants and refugees, the poor, critical thinkers, policymakers and truth-tellers. We will continue to do so. The November election brought big wins for housing across the country. There were 34 ballo ...

16 Nov 2016 - Israel Bayer