We asked Street Roots vendors to recommend their favorite books SUMMER READS 2021 Street Roots’ picks Kids’ picks Advocacy leaders’ picks Vendors’ picks Bookseller’s picks We asked Street Roots staff, vendors, contributors, volunteers and their kids, as w ...
23 Jun 2021 - Street Roots
OPINION | Reflecting on the poetry of Daniel Cox and its reverberations through these difficult times Daniel Cox handed me a thick packet of paper from a notebook, folded in half. Poems. “I miss people,” he said softly. Kaia Sand is the executive direc ...
24 Jul 2020 - Kaia Sand
Maddy Brown-Clark remembers her encounters with the music legend, who ‘had a heart of gold’ Some memories, though wrapped up in tragedy, are precious. This one is to me. It’s the memory of how I met my friend, the late, great Little Richard. I was homeles ...
23 May 2020 - Maddy Brown-Clark
Episode 2: DeVon Pouncey interviews the former vendor, who recently joined the Street Roots staff and also moved into housing On the second episode of the Street Roots Podcast, host DeVon Pouncey interviewed the newest Street Roots staff member, Tina Drak ...
17 Apr 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
The writers and artists recount hardship and loss, but they also show us hope and strength Change happens. Transformation is more elusive. To transform, you must be present: being engaged, paying attention. The process often isn’t easy to endure, and it ...
29 Nov 2019 - Bianca Butler
The famed punk band will play at Portland Meadows on July 12 Most of you in your 40s probably remember NOFX. They’re the punk band from Los Angeles famous for their punk/ska creations such as “Linoleum” and “Don’t Call Me White.” They were one of the firs ...
12 Jul 2019 - Timothy “Wrecks...
Cartoonist Sarah Mirk is teaching the class as a way to connect with vendors Street Roots vendors are working with Portland social-justice writer and cartoon artist Sarah Mirk, learning to draw and create their own cartoons. Mirk is a contributing editor ...
8 Mar 2019 - Helen Hill
The Portland exhibit and performance series includes literary readings from Street Roots vendors David Slader and Owen Carey don’t have a spot of ink between them, but tattoos are the central theme of their co-exhibition at Gallery 114 in the Pearl Distri ...
1 Mar 2019 - Emily Green
This year's publication is printed in color, featuring vibrant artwork and thoughtful writing by Street Roots vendors I am. We are. Each of us is unique. Together, we make up the Street Roots family. Our 2018 Street Roots vendor holiday zine launch ...
23 Nov 2018 - Cole Merkel
Abigail DeVille’s installation at PICA features Street Roots papers, vendor artwork Portland’s Institute for Contemporary Art’s 16,000-square-foot exhibition space in Northeast Portland is the site of Bronx-based artist Abigail DeVille’s massive installat ...
16 Nov 2018 - Helen Hill