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Breaking News: Homeless stake out their own "occupation"

Breaking News: Homeless stake out their own "occupation" [caption id="attachment_5955" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Ibrahim Mubarak in front of the new homeless "occupation" at Fourth and ...

8 Oct 2011 - Street Roots
Occupy Portland sends open letter to city officials in support of homeless

Occupy Portland sends open letter to city officials in support of homeless Occupy Portland has sent the following letter to city officials... This open letter from the General Assembly of Occupy Portland affirms our solidarity with the homeless people in ...

18 Oct 2011 - Street Roots
Right 2 Dream Too more practical than political

Right 2 Dream Too more practical than political By Leo Rhodes, Contributing Columnist In 2009 when I first came to Portland, I came to rest from all the advocacy I had done in Seattle. A friend came to me and showed me minutes from the Coordinating Commi ...

18 Nov 2011 - Street Roots
Right 2 Dream Too to sign new lease, threatens suit against city

Right 2 Dream Too to sign new lease, threatens suit against city Staff reports Oct. 10 will be the one-year anniversary of Right 2 Dream Too, and members of the homeless rest stop are celebrating by signing a second one-year lease with the property owners ...

10 Oct 2012 - Street Roots
This village mustn’t turn a blind eye to its neighbors

Street Roots editorial Imagine a village that, due to circumstances beyond its borders, had several thousand people living without housing. In response, the village established an array of services and shelter for its citizens. Over time it became clear t ...

21 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Right 2 Dream Too eyes options in Old Town

Right 2 Dream Too, the homeless way station at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Burnside, will square off with city attorneys next week for perhaps the final round in their 20-month standoff. On July 11, a motion to dismiss by the city will be considered i ...

1 Jul 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
Court mulling Right 2 Dream Too's future

Decision on technicality could mean the end of the legal road It could have been a make or break morning for Right 2 Dream Too, but it looks like it will be several weeks before a judge decides the fate of the controversial homeless way station. This morn ...

11 Jul 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
Right 2 Dream Too has earned its place at the table

Not many people gave them a chance. From the neighborhood and bureaucrats to certain shelter providers and the business community, no one believed that a group of homeless people could be successful in creating their own safe refuge from the harsh realiti ...

26 Sep 2013 - SR editorial board
Let’s not sacrifice vision for vitriol in homeless debate

The true colors of many people who are in charge of and influence public safety and policy have been rising to the service. Lets start with civility. That was the topic of a recent summit that brought together policy makers, students, businesses, nonprofi ...

16 Oct 2013 - SR editorial board
Ending inequality through early childhood education

Several weeks ago Democrat Bill de Blasio won the Democratic nomination for Mayor of New York City while running a progressive campaign based on ending the city’s growing inequality. The Center for Economic Opportunity recently released a report stating t ...

17 Oct 2013 - M. Nels Johnson