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Street Roots • Dec. 30, 2016-Jan..5, 2017 E d ito r ia l Page 3 Reflecting on 2016, with hope for the year ahead or many of us, both individually and collectively, 2016. has been a year to forget on issues important to Portland - from local matters to global concerns - focusing on environment, housing, immigration and freedom of Ironically, for Street Roots, it’s been a the press. Our coverage is intended to give readers banner year. insight not only into the facts about an issue, but This year, Street Roots won several awards from also empowerment on their role in reaching the Society of Professional Journalists for ouf reporting on the environment and crime and justice solutions. We are building on à solid record. Our series on issues, and our commentaries on homelessness and the treatment of immigrant workers in our forests housing. We helped play a leading role in passing prompted lawmakers in Salem to review state the Yes for Affordable Homes ballot measure that standards forestry will give thousands of Portlanders a safe for place to contractors. Our coverage on call home. We helped provide stable housing for how Measure 11 charges are applied locally revealed the social impact of racial disparities and dozens of vendors S h K B H H IM H m I coetcive practices, along with the regressive impact through our partnerships of court-ordered economic sanctions on the poor. in the community, and we And our paper is leading the way on presenting the helped hundreds more prevent homelessness through the sale of the newspaper. voices of the Native American communities, which Street Roots’ work intersects many worlds, have been at the forefront of environmental battles including media, nonprofits, politics, poverty and we all have a stake in. We also celebrate our social justice. Our reporting is not just about the diversity with our Planet Portland series, which complexities of homelessness and poverty, but dives into the life journeys that have led people to extends into the wider network of the environment, the City of Roses. immigrant* nd refugees and the criminal justice We will continue to be a platform for the issues system. affecting our communities of color, immigrants, Street Roots bridges these worlds in a way that LGBTQ - and all of us marginalized by economic fulfills our mission: To provide income opportunities and social disparity. There are so many stories, for people experiencing homelessness and to both unconventional and beautiful, that need to be produce the best newspaper possible that are shared. catalysts for individual and social change. Street Roots vendors will always remain a The relationship with readers, businesses and cornerstone of our paper. Vendors share their lives vendors selling the newspaper help change the face through the regular profiles, but also through their of homelessness in pur community. In a city that poetry and writings, which are featured in the paper continues to be economically divided, Street Roots is a forum to have both safe and challenging and in limited-edition zines. It is some of the most conversations about the problems and solutions we,- powerful writing you may read all year. collectively face in our citjS Indeed, 2016 was ¿ year rife with division bn a In 2017, Street Roots will work to expand turf national scale, and thére’s little hope of it receding locations for vendors throughout the Portland any time soon. So let’s work together to make 2017 metropolitan region. The city continues to change a year of cooperation and progress. That doesn’t rapidly, and it remains our top priority to offer, mean we will always agree. In fact, we hope we people experiencing homelessness the best location don’t. The best ideas are borne from challenging to maintain an income. our preconceived notions and expectations, and On the advocacy front, Street Roots will continue from considering all sides of an issue. to support the Welcome Home Coalition, a coalition We head into 2017 with new leadership in our with a goal of creating more affordable housing in city and beyond, and change is inevitable. But what our community. We will be a watchdog for the we hope won’t change will be the civic and social incoming mayor on homeless and housing policies, engagement that pulses in this city - and its work to shape conversations as they relate to continued expansion. We trust the leadership of the people on the streets, and maintain our support for city will continue to push reforms within our the Oregon Housing Alliance’s work in Salem. institutions and foster greater involvement with the Street Roots has a track record of maintaining and driving advocacy efforts that show results. We will next generation of Portlanders. And we hope our continue to do so. vendors and our mission will have your continued With all the noise about fake news, Street Roots support as we move forward. is rededicating itself to providing quality journalism United we will stand. F EDITORTAT A JK m I nm F mi Write In If you would like / to have / \ something A - ------- \ thatyou’ve written published _ \ in our pages, or would like to get involved as a member of our reporting staff, contact Managing Editor Joanne Zuhl at 503-228-5657, joanne@streetroots org. We ask that all submissions include the author’s name and contact Information, if availabte. Street Roots 211 NW Davis Si. - Portland, OR 97209 503-228-5657 Fax:503-227-3117 www.streetroots.org www.news.streetroots.org : Hours: 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mott-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. and 7:30-11 a,m. Sun. Advertising interested in advertising in Street Hoots? Contact Israel Bayer at israet@streettoots.org Staff Executive Director Israel Bayer israelteetiw te.org Managing Editor Joanne Zuhl joanne@streetroots.org Vendor Program Director Cole Merkel cpfe@streetroots.org Operations Director Sarah Beecroft Development Director Sarah Cloud Program Assistant Meghann Van Pelf Jesuit Volunteer Development Assistant Patricia Romero Reporters Emily Green, Suzanne Zalokar, Sarah Hansell, Leonora Ko, Jared Paben, Amanda Waldroupe, Stephen Quirke Photographers Diego Diaz, Joe Glode Editorial Assistant Monica Kwasnik Canvasser Desmond Hardison Board of Directors Chairman Brad Taylor Vice-Chairman Rachel Langford Treasu rer Heather Stadick . Secretary Dan Jones Directors Rich Rodgers, Michael Anderson, Leo Rhodes, Sandra Hahn, John Brown, Marcus Swift Volunteers L eft to right: Street Roots vendors Paulette Bade, Michelle H., M ayor Charlie Hales on tu r f w ith vendor M arlon Crump. & W I K cc r R O O T S PHOTOS Jan Bayer, John Barker, Stacey Heath, Anjali Rathore, Zoe Kitngmann, Dan Jones, Dennis Hogan, Monica McKune, Susan Wolfe, Lucas Hawthorne, Thomas Buell Jr., Jeanie Lunsford, Yasmin Amirsoleymani, Jason Cohen, Tom Ray, Doug Spangle, Susannah Kamala, Jon Raymond, Diana Richardson, Cherie Manning, Paul and Madeline Gefroh, Mary Anne Joyce, Faye Powell Anne Reif, Barbara Buono, Gillian Florerr, Mark Oldani, Meg Holden, Bridget Brown, Cody Travels, Bianca Butler, Robb Hengerer, Alex Cherin and Grace Gallagher, if you're interested in volunteering with Street Roots, please submit a volunteer application at streetroots.org/volunteer. Or you can call for more information at 503-228-5657.
