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Oregon Right to Rest (HB 2367) Hearing April 13th – Media Advisory

Media Advisory: Right to Rest Act (HB 2367) For Immediate Release April 5, 2021 Salem, OR The bill they can’t kill, the Sweeps that do! Oregon’s houseless face life and death each day on the streets and deserve the dignity…

Oregon Right to Rest (HB 2367) Update! The Bill They Can’t Kill!!!!

Hello and thank you for endorsing Right to Rest (HB 2367)! Thank you to everyone who contacted Rep. Janelle Bynum asking for her to reschedule the hearing for Right to Rest. Due to our pressure, the bill is rescheduled for…

As Medford Considers New Laws Targeting Homeless Encampments, Grassroots Groups Mobilize Opposition

MEDFORD IS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE CURRENT PROHIBITED CAMPING ORDINANCE (5.257) If passed by City Council, Medford’s new “Prohibited Camping, Lying, and Sleeping” ordinance would: Make it illegal for people to use a tent, even during the winter. Make it…

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…