Reflections from the frontlines, armed with empowerment The Great American TARP Tour was a session of workshops and demonstrations organized by the Western Regional Advocacy Project. Volunteers and staff from Street Roots and Sisters of the Road participa ...
15 Sep 2011 - Street Roots
‘Hobos to Street People’ chronicles art of the oppressed [caption id="attachment_5806" align="alignnone" width="357" caption="Brother can you spare a dime” 1933/36 by Albert Potter"] [/caption] From the Western Regi ...
14 Sep 2011 - Street Roots
The time doesn’t fit the crime on the streets By Paul Boden, Contributing Writer The Western Regional Advocacy Project has been documenting the increases of mentally ill people in local jails as a result of diminished funding for mental health treatment a ...
19 Jan 2011 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Shake off that turkey stupor Friday morning with a brisk walk to your local neighborhood Street Roots vendor and pick up a copy of the city’s best independent newspaper. Here’s what’s on the press right now: Case unclosed: Amanda Waldroupe r ...
24 Nov 2010 - Street Roots
Homelessness, by the book Understanding three decades of homeless-creating policy and what we can all do to change it By Israel Bayer and Monica Beemer It’s hard to cut through the never-ending news cycles that bombard us daily to deliver a message. If yo ...
28 Jul 2010 - Street Roots
Together, we forge a movement By Israel Bayer Street Roots Executive Director Street Roots, along with allies at Sisters Of The Road and Community Alliance of Tenants, took a monumental road trip to San Francisco for the Western Regional Advocacy Project’ ...
26 Jan 2010 - Street Roots
Cries of solidarity leave this marcher speechless By Julie McCurdy Contributing Writer I was asked the other day by a very well-intentioned woman about the “face” of homelessness. She asked if I could describe a “typical” homeless person. I looked at her ...
25 Jan 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! If you don’t think 2010 holds in store anything special for you, then you’re forgetting that the new edition of Street Roots hits the pavement tomorrow, warmed by the personalized delivery of a friendly neighborhood vendor! Here’s a preview ...
21 Jan 2010 - Street Roots
Groups converge on San Francisco— and dance Bus from L.A. full of folks from the streets. Folks from L.A. Dance party with individuals from around the West Coast in the Mission District. Grammy nominee Ritmo y Armonía rocks the house down. Organizers meet ...
19 Jan 2010 - Street Roots
We made it through the pass and are rolling strong About two-thirds of our group 162 miles from San Francisco. Jan. 20 Sisters Of The Road WRAP Print ...
19 Jan 2010 - Street Roots