Paul Boden is the executive director of the Western Regional Advocacy Project, or WRAP. The organization is made up of community organizations around the United States, including Street Roots and Right 2 Survive in Portland. The group published the ground ...
2 Jul 2014 - Israel Bayer
Jackie Yerby and community advocates, along with a group of Catholic Oregonians, are leading a campaign to support marriage equality in Oregon. The group titled Catholic Oregonians for Marriage Equality was developed in response to Portland Archbishop Ale ...
26 Mar 2014 - Israel Bayer
Dignity Village, Portland’s only sanctioned homeless tent city, unknowingly finds itself featured in the latest version of the Grand Theft Auto video game that came out earlier this year. The game has made billions of dollars from sales. There are several ...
26 Dec 2013 - Israel Bayer
‘Everyone should have an equal chance at being successful in this life.’ Street Roots recently spent some time with the Portland Trail Blazers, asking players what they would say to people struggling with poverty and why people should care about those in ...
19 Dec 2013 - Israel Bayer
Your Street Roots vendor wants to go weekly Currently, Street Roots publishes the newspaper every two weeks, 26 times a year. We give more than 400 individuals and families a hand up through the sales of the newspaper. We give people the opportunity to bu ...
25 Oct 2013 - Israel Bayer
Click here to purchase tickets at the Alberta Rose Theatre website! The great storyteller and musician Todd Snider and Street Roots have put together an all-star lineup. Come enjoy an intimate night with musicians and friends and support grassroots media ...
1 Oct 2013 - Israel Bayer
Welcome to the 2012-13 Street Roots annual report. This past year has been an exciting time for Street Roots, as we continue to grow as an organization and media outlet. At the heart of Street Roots is community. More than 300 men and women earned a digni ...
18 Sep 2013 - Israel Bayer
A new report released today by the City of Portland and Multnomah County shows a 10 percent increase in street homelessness since 2011. The latest 2013 Point-in-time count conducted by the city and county showed 2,869 individuals who were homeless — meani ...
14 Jun 2013 - Israel Bayer
More than 200 people gathered today to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to support housing and immigrant rights. Click on images to view the slideshow. MLK Sisters Of The Road VOZ Dignity Village Right 2 Dream Too Martin Luther King Jr. Print ...
19 Jan 2013 - Israel Bayer