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  1. An open letter to all who shared my journey at Street Roots

    Two-term Jesuit Volunteer Grace Badik says goodbye as her time with SR comes to an end It’s hard to believe two years have come and gone. What an incredible time it has been! Filled with many peaks and valleys, with joy and sorrow, trial and triumph. I am ...

    13 Jul 2015 - Grace Badik

  2. Finding life and goodness in the shadow of death on the streets

    On the Monday before Easter, a young woman walked through our door. She was on the verge of tears. Visibly falling apart in front of me, she asked for resources. She had slept on the streets the past few nights because the women’s shelter was full. The st ...

    24 Apr 2015 - Grace Badik

  3. Statehouse testimony stresses right to rest, survive

    House keys, not handcuffs! House keys, not handcuffs!” Chants and songs rang loud from the Capitol steps on a warm Thursday afternoon in Salem. Advocates, housed and unhoused, traveled from across the state and beyond to voice their support of Senate Bill ...

    27 Mar 2015 - Grace Badik and Paul Boden

  4. Finding solidarity with Ferguson

    “Hands up. Don’t shoot. Hands up. Don’t shoot. Hands up. Don’t shoot.” I stood in a crowd of people in a city park echoing this line on Saturday afternoon. Among the crowd could be seen old and young and people of all different shades of color. Children w ...

    9 Sep 2014 - Grace Badik

  5. The healing journey between victim and survivor

    What I am about to share is unfortunately not a new or unique story. It is among millions and millions of stories, told and untold, by survivors of sexual assault, abuse, and harassment. That very fact fills me with indignation, not just as a person who i ...

    2 Jul 2014 - Grace Badik

  6. Finding my voice delivering others to Salem

    In some circles, lobbyist is a dirty word. We don’t elect lobbyists. We don’t know exactly what they do. Yet, lobbyists are an integral part of our democracy. And anyone can do it. Lobbying can be as simple as picking up the phone or writing an e-mail or ...

    13 Mar 2014 - Grace Badik

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