Street Roots vendors share their experiences with Portland police and private security The Oregonian reported on June 27 that 52 percent of all arrests last year in the Portland area were made against people on the streets, and 86 percent of those were fo ...
13 Jul 2018 - Helen Hill
Sharing their thoughts on the occupation and how they relate to those being detained On June 21, a Thursday evening, the Mexica Tiahui Aztec Dancers, in their tall, feather headdresses and colorful embroidered clothing had just finished performing for a c ...
28 Jun 2018 - Helen Hill
The freshly printed newspapers arrive, and it’s all hands on deck in the vendor office It’s 7:20 a.m. Dawn is washing over the silver streets of Old Town Portland. A gathering knot of souls waits outside the still dark door of Street Roots, peering in, wa ...
9 Mar 2018 - Helen Hill