It’s that love that carries us through Nearly 18 months ago, Street Roots set out to go from a biweekly to a weekly publication schedule. No easy task. The goal was twofold: One was to give vendors selling the newspaper a stable income to support their q ...
19 May 2016 - Israel Bayer
Street Roots Administrative Assistant: This position is a part-time 12-hours a week at $15.50 an hour. Duties: Weekly deposits (Vendor/Newspaper sales and donations/sponsorships, etc) Maintain weekly/monthly deposit report Record Keeping Track and file al ...
18 May 2016 - Israel Bayer
The former Seattle councilman and author of ‘Becoming a Citizen Activist’ says everyone has the potential to make a difference. And he is bringing his message to Portland. Nick Licata is a lifelong political activist who spent 18 years as a Seattle City C ...
12 May 2016 - Israel Bayer
There's no good reason a minor business tax hike should stir controversy Each of the proposed budgets by Multnomah County and Portland invests heavily in housing and homeless services, pledging more than $50 million in additional support toward the h ...
5 May 2016 - Israel Bayer
Vendor Assistant: The vendor assistant would be responsible for opening and closing and overseeing the Street Roots vendor office on Sunday and Monday from 7:30am to 3:00pm. This position is for 16-hours a week at $15.50 an hour. Basic job duties: Open an ...
29 Apr 2016 - Israel Bayer
Many people on the streets are good, common folk, caught out on the wire The stories of people experiencing homelessness are many. Starting Friday, April 29, readers will be able to get a 32-page zine of stories about people’s experience of sleeping outs ...
28 Apr 2016 - Israel Bayer
Your support of Street Roots matters! Thank you. Wow! What a spring for Street Roots! Newspapers are flying. Our advocacy is in overdrive. The Rose City Resource Guide is saving lives. We know readers care about helping people. Street Roots believes in ...
22 Apr 2016 - Israel Bayer
Dignity Village co-founder Jack Tafari led a fight that continues 16 years later Call it irony, or possibly a simple twist of fate, that Jack Tafari, an iconic leader who helped co-found Dignity Village and fight against Portland’s camping ban, passed awa ...
21 Apr 2016 - Israel Bayer
In the wake of recent gun violence, it's time we stop pointing fingers and start working together The gun violence that occurred on the streets last week was a tragic affair. A homeless man was shot March 31 near a preschool in Southeast Portland, pr ...
8 Apr 2016 - Israel Bayer
The progress in Multnomah County and Portland is great. But it's not enough. People ask me if the homeless and housing emergency in Multnomah County is working. The short answer is, yes. The long answer is, we’ve got a long way to go. The most visib ...
2 Apr 2016 - Israel Bayer