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Street Roots • April 21-27, 2017 E d ito r ia l Page 3 Write in if you would like to have something that you’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 available. Street Roots 211 NW Davis St. 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. Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. and 7:30-1 p.m. Sun. Advertising Interested in advertising in Street Roots? Contact Israel Bayer at israel@streetroots.org With your support, we will continue to build bridges Staff Executive Director Israel Bayer treet Roots not only needs your support - we want your support. S Street Roots fully understands the gravity of the current political climate. The question before us remains — how does a local give vendors a sense of self-worth and confidence by using your voice to give individuals selling the newspaper a sense of belonging. After all, we are a community. The truth is it’s impossible to understand the complexities of w hat the future holds. We know stree t new spaper that if serving it the Trump administration’s budget cuts Israel Bayer is the executive director o f Street Roots. You can reach him at israel@streetroots. org or follow him on Twitter @israelbayer. people experiencing w w w homelessness and poverty make a difference in a changing political climate? By Israel Bayer The answer for Street Roots came early after the election when vendors reminded us of their many stories of both triumph and tragedy. It wasn’t as if people experiencing homelessness and poverty weren’t struggling, or in for the fight of their lives before the election. “Israel, I can’t think too much about the election,” a vendor told me. “All I can do is take life as it comes and put one foot in front of the other. Street Roots is helping me do that.” True that. Street Roots is helping all of us do that, including myself. Every day Street Roots witnesses some of the most beautiful acts of kindness that humans have to offer. We know that beyond all of the hate and intolerance there is love and compassion, forgiveness and understanding. We are providing the tools to build back people’s lives. After all, every week we collectively help give nearly 10,000 readers hope through both the newspaper and vendor program. Street Roots’ main focus will continue to be as both a watchdog and truth-teller on one hand, and a beacon of light for the people on the other. Street Roots will continue to build bridges between people experiencing homelessness and the larger community, while helping tear down the walls of hate. Street Roots will continue to offer people on the streets a stable income through the newspaper. Readers like yourself will in turn continue to are even a remote reality, we are in for a long, hard slog. That won’t stop us. It never has. Our coverage of the environment, immigration, housing and homelessness and the freedom of the press will continue. With your support, it will continue to be stronger than ever. Together, we will weather this storm. No matter how strong or mighty it might be. This spring when you give $25 or more you’ll get five limited edition Street Roots buttons in return. The buttons highlight love and resistance, unity and peace. It’s a great way to show your support of Street Roots, while also highlighting the values you stand for. Giving to Street Roots has never been easier. You can go online and give a one-time or recurring donation at streetroots.org or by sending a check to 211 NW Davis, Portland, OR 97209. You’ll find a return envelope on page 5 in this edition of the paper. When you give to Street Roots, you’re giving a hand up to nearly 200 vendors who sell the newspaper throughout the Portland region. You’re also giving to support systems change through our advocacy work and by supporting some of the best investigative journalism happening in the Pacific Northwest. Your support of Street Roots matters in helping change the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty, and also in changing the lives of readers and helping shape solutions for the community and world we live in. We can’t thank you enough. You can send a message with your money and give today. Again, we not only need your support. We want your support. In solidarity. Managing Editor Joanne Zuhl joanne@streetroots.org Vendor Program Director Cole Merkel ,r> Operations D ire c to r Sarah Beecroft Development Director Sarah Cloud Program Assistant Meghann Van Pelt, Jesuit Volunteer Development Assistant Patricia Romero Editorial Assistant Monica Kwasnik Reporters Emily Green, Suzanne Zalokar, Sarah Hansell, Leonora Ko, Jared Paben, Amanda Waldroupe, Stephen Quirke Photographers Diego Diaz, Joe Glode, Arkady Brown Canvasser Desmond Hardison Board of Directors Chairman Brad Taylor Vice-Chairman Rachel Langford Treasurer Heather Stadick Secretary Dan Jones Directors Rich Rodgers, Michael Anderson, Sandra Hahn, John Brown, Nels Johnson and Alison Hallett Volunteers Jan Bayer, John Barker, Stacey Heath, Anjali Rathore, Zoe Klingmann, 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, Del Shawn Davidson, Gillian Floren, Mark OIDani, Meg Holden, Bridget Brown, Cody Travels, Bianca Butler, Robb Hengerer, Alex Cherin, Tom Vandel, Grace Gallagher, Jenny Farres, Evan Firsick, Camber Hansen-Karr, Miranda Woods, Henry Brannan and Helen Hill. 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.
