None of the work we do comes without the power of collaboration and support Last week I wrote about my reflections and lessons learned from the relationships between advocates and elected officials. This week, I’m writing about when it’s time for communit ...
22 Sep 2017 - Israel Bayer
Israel Bayer delivers some real talk about his experience fighting for people in poverty In the coming months, as I gear up for my departure from Street Roots, I’ll be writing about some reflections and lessons learned over the years. Some real talk. Isra ...
15 Sep 2017 - Israel Bayer
Across the state, the repeal of DACA has been denounced by academic, religious and business leaders Cruel, immoral, vindictive, racist, pandering – all words used to describe the White House decision to repeal DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv ...
8 Sep 2017 - SR editorial board
For every person the system finds housing for, there are more people becoming homeless Thinking about solving the issue of homelessness can feel almost impossible. For the general public it’s hard to understand the relationship that nonprofits and governm ...
1 Sep 2017 - Israel Bayer
In Portland, prisoners are cleaning up the camps of people who are being criminalized for sleeping outdoors. There's a better way. Street Roots has advocated for years for the city to expand the Clean and Safe program, which gives people who formerly ...
25 Aug 2017 - Israel Bayer
Don’t drop out during challenging times. Plug into your community. Not that we should have to be reminded, but the year is 2017. And we have a racist in the White House. This past week’s immersion course into latent and overt racism has left most American ...
18 Aug 2017 - SR editorial board
Pushing homeless people from one neighborhood to the next is not going to solve the poverty crisis Every summer it’s a different neighborhood or area of Portland being flooded with homeless people. One summer it was homeless punks with skateboards and t ...
21 Jul 2017 - Israel Bayer
The message sent to Oregonians is that their government cares about protecting corporations more than people The 2017 Oregon legislative session started with big promises. Both the business community and legislators said they would find a way to avoid mas ...
7 Jul 2017 - Israel Bayer
COMMENTARY | While multinational corporations benefit, less skilled workers, less developed countries and other Americans are harmed There is a grand debate over international economic policy now raging, and the outcome will have profound impacts on how t ...
23 Jun 2017 - Robin Hahnel
Oregon lawmakers have never prioritized housing in a substantial way On the same day Multnomah County announced a 10 percent increase in people experiencing homelessness, Oregon announced cuts to emergency rent assistance. If that didn’t add enough insul ...
23 Jun 2017 - Israel Bayer