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Diary of a Victims' Advocate | When a victim of bullying fights back

OPINION | Respectful dialogue — listening, reflecting, validating — can be a solution
By
M. M.
April 21, 2021
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Paulette Martin walks past a memorial with flowers and candles

Kaia Sand | ‘Why are they shooting people?’

DIRECTOR’S DESK | The police killing of Robert Delgado was among a national spate of such killings since the Chauvin trial began
By
Kaia Sand
April 21, 2021
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People march, holding signs that read: Justice 4 George Floyd. Stop police brutality.

Lakayana Drury | ‘The problem is police agencies, not Black people’

OPINION | Reflecting on the Derek Chauvin trial, the Word Is Bond executive director says that if things are going to change, white people and police need to do the work
By
Lakayana Drury
April 20, 2021
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George Floyd mural

Mike Schmidt | Derek Chauvin is on trial, but ‘this journey toward equity hasn’t ended’

OPINION | The Multnomah County district attorney says he’ll keep doing what he can to make a difference, and so will you
By
Mike Schmidt
April 20, 2021
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Opinion | Solitary confinement ‘was like being in a zoo’

‘I understood what it felt like to be broken,’ recounts a prisoner at Oregon State Penitentiary
By
Basim Floro
April 14, 2021
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Editorial | Local efforts could bolster Biden’s housing plan

The president’s $2 trillion infrastructure package is a solid start to reversing the impacts of Reaganomics
By
SR editorial board
April 14, 2021
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Opinion | Oregon legislation that will transform justice

TRANSFORMING JUSTICE | Members of the coalition that created House Bill 2002 explain why the system must change
By
Shannon Wight
April 13, 2021
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Right 2 Rest hearing is this Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Opinion | ‘We all know these laws are only enforced against certain people’

WRAP Director Paul Boden discusses why it matters to pass the Right to Rest Act
By
Kaia Sand
April 9, 2021
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Three Street Roots ambassadors raise their fists outside the Street Roots office

Kaia Sand | It’s time to ‘Strengthen Our Roots’ for decades to come

OPINION | Street Roots’ Ambassador Program means more income opportunities for people experiencing poverty, and it relies on your support
By
Kaia Sand
April 7, 2021
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Opinion | Defeat the prison system’s problems the way a vaccine defeats a virus

By learning from the source. Trauma is a virus, and we prisoners cannot change this alone.
By
Ga lo Vann
March 31, 2021

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