I thought this Willamette Week article, authored by Sophie Peel, was relevant to what we've been discussing: Excerpts: "Four unhoused people filed a class action lawsuit against the city of Portland o

Diane and Mimi, Yup, I get what you're saying. Elise

There it is!!! Thanks, Jayme.

Hi Emerson, I wish I had a magic funding wand. I was thinking that there are some larger organizations that do have access to greater funds or could get it, either through grant funding or fundraising

Thanks for answering that, Mimi. What you said is extreme. I assumed they would use violence and intimidation at the camps. Never expected the police to follow activists like you during your day. I ke

Push-back is probably to be expected. But what would Wheeler threaten a private citizen with? Virus-free. www.avast.com

Hi Peter, When you wrote about shelter were you writing about it in the ideal or calling for a re-imagining of it in Portland? I agree that shelters should be safe, calm spaces where someone can pause

Emerson and Tom: Tom - I think you are right about sanctioned villages and liability. Official encampments mean the City agreeing to guarantee their safety. This does seem a major, if unnamed sticking

Thanks for sharing that interview with the listserv, Tim. Very often in interviews like that one most of what we hope will be conveyed is lost, as the reporter will just strip the comments for soundby

So beautifully written, Jeff.

Whoa, Ann, There were so many heavy bits of information in that Willamette Week article about Mayor Wheeler's representative Sam Adams meeting with downtown Portland law firm partners: - That it was c

Here is the text of the Oregon Live/Oregonian article Tim referenced. I am reposting, as it's a frustration that while the Multnomah Public Library subscribes to a service that gives access to current

In light of what Tim McCormick posted about impending city sweeps, I'm reposting Mimi German's appeal for help at the Jason Barns Landing (JBL) Village (tarpee community) in St. Johns (Portland). The

Thanks, Mimi and Jim for specifying what the village needs and the urgency. Elise

Hi Mimi, I understood from your post that the immediate peril for the village will be the city's "clean up" sweep that could come at any time. - Are there any activist efforts to fight the eviction th

Hi Jayme, It looks like Build for Zero relies on the creation of a list of homeless people as the basis for their engagements. It's supposed to be updated along the way. But yes, 590 sounds low, espec

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Here is the Built for Zero site: https://community.solutions/our-solutions/built-for-zero/ More specifically here is their approach: https://community.solutions/our-solutions/our-approach/ It looks mo

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Can you clarify the following, Tim? 1) Is Built for Zero, which was previously deployed in Bakersfield, CA with MacArthur Foundation funding being promoted for Portland? 2) Is it the case that Built f

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What kind of help do you need, Mimi?

It was heartening to read the shares by both Angie and Tim. I appreciated the deeper context that Tim gave. As ever, the Guardian article highlighted the issue of permanence/persistence. From the arti