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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…

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…

SAVE THE DATE!! 22nd Homelessness Marathon to air Wednesday, December 9th, 6-10 p.m., ET

For immediate release 22nd Homelessness Marathon to air Wednesday, December 9th, 6-10 p.m., ET CONTACT: Jeremy Alderson, 607-546-2084, radio@lightlink.com, http://news.homelessnessmarathon.org Jessica Lockhart, 207-780-4598, programdirector@wmpg.org, http://www.wmpg.org The Covid-19 pandemic has made it harder to do our annual Homelessness Marathon…

House Keys Not Sweeps

House Keys Not Sweeps 10 Cities Join Forces to Defend OUR Humanity!! WRAP’s House Keys Not Sweeps campaign is underway. Can you help us reach our goal of $15,000 with a generous gift today? We can’t do all the work…

House Keys Not Sweeps – A campaign for dignity and respect

Earlier this summer, law student interns with the Systemic Justice Project worked with local organizers to create Know Your Rights pamphlets for all ten of the communities banded together in the Stop the Sweeps campaign. Over the course of their…

San Francisco, CA. SB 1045 Hearing is on MONDAY 5/13 AT 10 AM PEOPLE WE NEED MASSIVE TURNOUT!

As you likely know, a funky new form of conservatorship has been passed at the state level that needs local approval by our BOS to put in place. This ill conceived bill that did not bother with mental health consumer…

We’re no fools! Gentrification hurts everyone!

WRAP Spring Campaign has started! Support our special, office fund and read about our office space. As many of you are well aware, WRAP’s home office since we started in 2005 is in the 104-year-old Redstone Labor Temple…

Paul’s Remembrance of Ruth

WRAP lost a very dear friend in 2017, Ruth Pleaner. We feel the loss every day. We are also uplifted by her friendship and supported by all the incredible systems and training she gave us with a huge heart full…