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Portland, OR. Holding space for community.

by the Systemic Change Team – Sisters Of The Road It’s been a year of COVID restrictions, a year of having no community members in the cafe or opportunities for barter work, a year of six feet of separation, of…

Sacramento, CA. Alert: Very Dangerous State Bill re: Forced Drug Treatment!

? STOP AB 1542 ACTION STEPS Good morning! We are in the final stretch to stop AB 1542 (a bill that would coerce people into drug treatment) and we need your help! The bill is going up for a vote in the Senate Health…

Oregon Legislature kills the Right to Rest Act (HB 2367) after 7-minute “hearing”

The Oregon Right to Rest Act (HB 2367) would have removed laws that further entrench people into poverty and traumatize our neighbors by citing them for sleeping, sitting, and standing in public space. In spite of the overwhelming public response…

We Cannot Address Discriminatory Police Enforcement Until We Overturn Discriminatory Laws

Despite Oregon legislature’s emphasis on “police accountability” this session, the Judiciary Committee refused to address discriminatory policing in public space. The day before it was scheduled to be heard, Chair Janelle Bynum pulled the Right to Rest Act (HB 2367)…

HB 2367 Right To Rest Act Call To Action!

Dear Right To Rest supporters, and friends, The Right To Rest Act (HB 2367 – which was originally written by WRAP’s homeless-led and accountable groups, including Right 2 Survive and Sisters of the Road in OR, CA, and CO over …

End the war against Oregon’s poor, establish the Right to Rest!

Right to Rest (HB2367) Hearing on March 9@1:30PM At 8:00am in Albany, Oregon, James Plymell was approached by a community service officer, who noticed that Plymell’s vehicle was obstructing part of a side street wedged between a row of store-backs…

Salem, OR. Media Advisory: Right to Rest Act (HB 2367)

Media Advisory: Right to Rest Act (HB 2367) For immediate release March 2, 2021 Contact: Paul Boden | (415) 430-7358 stopthesweepspdx@gmail.com | wrap@wraphome.org Right to Rest Act (HB 2367) was reintroduced to the Oregon State Legislature. Sponsored…

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