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Street Roots vendor profile | ‘Treat me like any other man’

Chris Drake discusses misconceptions about trans people and what visibility means to him Chris Drake took time from his busy schedule working three jobs to talk about his experiences as a trans man in Portland and how he thinks allies can better support p ...

25 May 2021 - Street Roots
Remembering the trans people who have been killed

These are the 26 transgender and gender nonconforming people who have lost their lives to violence this year The Human Rights Campaign tracks the killing of transgender and gender nonconforming people each year. In the first 20 weeks of 2021, there have a ...

19 May 2021 - Street Roots
Bills we’re tracking that affect Oregon’s migrant farmworkers

The 2021 Legislature is discussing overtime pay, the state's sanctuary law, and other issues affecting the low-income Latino community Some of the bills affecting migrant farmworkers and the low-income Latino community include: Low-income farmworker ...

5 May 2021 - Street Roots
Environmental bills we’re tracking in the 2021 Oregon legislative session

Oregon lawmakers are considering policies related to environmental justice, energy, natural resources and more Here is some of the environmental legislation Street Roots is tracking in the Oregon Legislature: Environmental justice framework of principles ...

21 Apr 2021 - Street Roots
Remembering Jay Thiemeyer, one of Street Roots’ original poets

He was a passionate advocate for people on the edge J ohn “Jay” Samuel Thiemeyer III, 73, of St. Johns in Portland, died on Thursday, March 11, at Sunnyside Medical Center. He was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, where he attended medical school befo ...

31 Mar 2021 - Street Roots
Street Roots vendors | What we’re thankful for this season

Vendors are grateful for survival, solidarity, a promising vaccine and more I’m grateful for every day. I’ll be more grateful when we get this vaccine. Buzz Garrick Life. … I’ve always wanted to make it to 60. I’ve passed death three times, and I’ve made ...

23 Dec 2020 - Street Roots
Multnomah County reports 113 people died homeless last year

2019’s death toll is the highest since Domicile Unknown reporting began In 2019, Multnomah County tallied the highest number of homeless deaths in any year since the grim figure has been tracked. In its annual Domicile Unknown report released today, 113 p ...

21 Dec 2020 - Street Roots
Remembering Genny Nelson: Her spirit, compassion and integrity

The co-founder of Sisters of the Road, who died Aug. 19, touched many people. Here's what some of them have to say. Genny Nelson, co-founder of Sisters of the Road Cafe, was an indomidable force of human nature in Portland’s political and social envi ...

26 Aug 2020 - Street Roots
Street Roots is hiring a reporter

This is a contract position for 30 hours per week for 4 months, beginning in late May Overview Street Roots is hiring a reporter to work 30 hours a week on social and/or environmental justice focused stories for a duration of four months. This position re ...

4 May 2020 - Street Roots
Neighborhood prosecutors: Multnomah County DA candidates share their views

Street Roots asked Ethan Knight and Mike Schmidt whether they'd continue a program that often results in prosecutions for low-level misdemeanors QUESTION: In Multnomah County, each neighborhood has a county prosecutor who focuses, in many cases, on p ...

2 May 2020 - Street Roots