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
Restorative justice equals no justice The current proliferation of separate court systems- often referred to as "restorative justice"- within the U.S. criminal justice system tells us all we need to know about how government is addressing the he ...
19 Aug 2008 - Street Roots
Truth Commission offers tears and insight August 7, 2008 Old Town was alive tonight. Nearly 60 individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty gathered with allies and advocates at Sisters Of The Roads' sponsored Truth Commission on the sit-lie ord ...
8 Aug 2008 - Street Roots
Without rights, without housing (July 14) Paul Boden connects the New Deal with today's current climate on the streets. In 1933, when more than a million Americans were homeless, President Roosevelt's New Deal made their economic and social well ...
14 Jul 2008 - Street Roots