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on a fixed income to improve their quality of life. It
means giving people hope and
confidence. It means helping
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By Israel Bayer
Israel Bayer is the
executive director o f
Street Roots. You can
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can make a difference.
“Street Roots means security,
independence and to experience
things I’ve never experienced
before,” said vendor Bettyjo
Griffiths.
This year Street Roots has been working with the
Portland marketing and communication firm Frank
Creative. The company is donating its time free of
charge to help elevate the Street Roots brand. By
doing so we are educating the broader public on the
importance of Street Roots and helping raise the
profile of vendors in the community.
This year, when supporters give $50 or more
online or by mailing in a check they will receive a
special edition Street Roots T-shirt. The design is
pictured above.
First and foremost, we want to give thanks to the
many people who invest in Street Roots. It’s your
investment that allows us to produce a quality weekly
, newspaper that gives vendors experiencing
homelessness and poverty a stable income. We are
hoping supporters wear the T-shirt with pride and
become proud Street Roots ambassadors.
It’s no secret that Street Roots is grassroots. One
of the most common ways people are turned on to
Street Roots is through the community itself, By
becoming a Street Roots ambassador you are helping
change people’s lives. You’re helping create a
successful environment for vendors to sell the
newspaper and make a steady income. Plus readers
are receiving award-winning cultural and social
justice journalism. We also pride ourselves on
providing people experiencing poverty and those on
the fringes with having a platform to be published.
It’s a perfect marriage.
“To me, Street Roots means love. To love myself
and love others,” said vendor Billy Meyer.
Street Roots is very intentional about the work we
do. By highlighting and providing a voice for those ...
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who may otherwise go unnoticed, we are helping
shape public opinion about the poor while working
on broader strategies that help tackle important
social justice issues in our community: poverty,
racism, climate change, to name a few. We believe
deeply at Street Roots that all of these things are
interconnected. The issues that face our community
and our world are complex. We do our best to help
provide the community with an array of voices and
Interested in advertising in Street Roots?
Contact Israel Bayer at israetereetroots.org
p e r s p e c tiv e s th a t h e lp o u r c ity b e t h e b e s t it c a n b e .
coie@slreetroots.org
Operations director Sarah Heecroff
Development D irecto r Sarah Cloud
Program A ssistant Scott Jackson, Jesuit
We believe in Portland as much as Portland believes
in us.
It’s also why we believe so much in the advocacy
work of the organization and partnering with others.
It’s not news to anyone that Portland is experiencing
a homeless and housing crisis, Our advocacy efforts
and partnerships are helping shape important
policies that will go to support Portlanders to have a
safe place to call home. From being outspoken on
tent cities and the criminalization of the poor to'
helping advocate for better regulations, policies and
revenue to support housing in Portland - we simply
will not give up. We cannot give up. Being both
strategic and outspoken is something Street Roots
prides itself on.
Marisa Madrigal had this to say about Street
Roots, “If any group of people gathering to break
bread and plot the revolution can do it, it is th is'
group, this family. Street Roots staff, vendors and
supporters, you are badasses.You are unflinching
and electric.” Yes!
Friends, it is easy to become cynical and jaded
when it comes to the issue of homelessness and
poverty. Saying that, your investment in Street Roots
matters. Seriously. It does.
“Street Roots allows me to see the kindness in
other people,” said Vendor Allison Strange.
You will find an envelope in this edition of Street
Roots. Please give. You can also find more
information about how to give online<t
streetroots.org or at the Willamette Week
Give!Guide, giveguide.org on the back page of the
paper. We hope that this year Portlanders can take
the time to make an investment in Street Roots to
carry on our work as a weekly publication, to remain
a leading advocacy voice on the poverty front and to,
most importantly, help give vendors the stability they
need to be successful. We are a team Portland. We
are family.
Sta ff
Executive D irector Israel Bayer
israel@streetroots.org
M anaging Editor Joanne Zuhl
joanne@streetroots.org
Vendor Coordinator
Cole Merkel
Volunteer
Development A ssistant Ann-Derrick
Gaiilot
Reporters Emily Green, Sue Zalokar,
Ann-Derrick Gaiilot, Sarah Hansell, Lenora
Ko, Sam Bouman, Jared Paben
Photographers Diego Diaz, Joe Glode
Canvasser Desmond Hardison
Board of Directors
Chairm an Bruce Anderson
Vice-Chairm an Brad Taylor
Treasu rer Heather Stadick
Se cretary Amber Bielman
D irecto rs Rich Rodgers, Michael Anderson,
Leo Rhodes, Nora Coon, Darren Alexander,
Eddie Barbosa, Rachel Langford, Marcus Swift
Volunteers
Jan Bayer, John Barker, Stacey Heath, Brian
Ritchie, Anders Frederickson, Stephanie
Holum, Anjali Rathore, Sam Bouman, Joanna
Chase, Zoe Klingmann, Haven Herrin, Eliese
Baker, Dan Jones, Rob Shyrock, Tom Ray,
Doug Spangle, Susannah Kamala, Jessica
Pollard, Lee Ko, Diana Richardson, Cherie
Manning, Thomas Buell Jr.
If you are interested in volunteering with
Street Roots, please submit a volunteer ’
application at streetroots.org/volunteer. Or
call our volunteer coordinator for more
information at 503-228-5657.