On We the People for December 13, we talk with Rabbi David Zaslow of the Havaurah Shir Hadash Synagogue about the rise in antisemitism and world events. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202312130900
Category: Events
It’s time to open Pioneer Hall!
By Vanessa Martynse Houk Will you stand and eat dinner with our neighbors who must eat their meals outside in the cold? Meanwhile, Pioneer Hall sits empty.For eight years the city of Ashland worked with the Peace Meal to ensure that our most vulnerable neighbors could get inside a public building during the coldest months […]
Holiday Peace Meal on Dec. 22
By Vanessa Martynse Houk A little hope costs less than you might think it does.(Holiday peace meal party information is here too, but first, you must wade through my holiday musings.)You already know how much we care about hunger and food insecurity in the Rogue Valley and how the peace meals quietly serve our most […]
Standing and Eating TOGETHER! A call to ACTION!
For the past 8 years the city of Ashland has worked with the community peace meal to help ensure that our most vulnerable neighbors were invited inside Pioneer Hall to share meals together, especially during the coldest months of the year. Today, Pioneer Hall sits empty. Our community meals are held outside, regardless of temperatures, […]
No on Camping Ordinance
No on Ashland ordinance related to prohibitive campingAshland is on the cusp of accepting a dangerous and unfair ordinance, one that does not take into account trauma-informed care. What is “voluntary” versus “involuntary” homelessness? The city seems to believe that homelessness is a choice and that some people choose to be unhoused. What they fail […]
It’s Time to Open Pioneer Hall — Now!
If you read my posts, you already know that I am fiercely protective of other people’s privacy. My unhoused friends live on the corner of exposure and invisibility, and everything they do is public. I bear witness to things that must have a wider audience, so I try to tell their stories in a way […]
Need help with a New ID or other documents?
Stabbin Wagon SUD Peer Support Specialist Octavia Dylan Quinn is here to help folks in need of IDs, Birth Certificates and/or Social Security Cards! They can help with transportation, assisting with necessary forms/paperwork and Social Security cards! If you or someone you know is in need, call or text them directly at: 541-502-0781!
A warming shelter in Ashland will open Sunday
Video has information. https://www.kdrv.com/video/a-warming-shelter-in-ashland-will-open-sunday/video_4d04b492-6fab-5754-b236-43893236770d.html
Ashland drafts urban camping restrictions after opening homeless shelter
With the opening of a new homeless shelter in Ashland last week, city officials are now developing an urban camping ban. Ashland City Council members met Monday night to discuss a proposed ordinance to limit urban camping. It is being designed in accordance with new state laws about when and where people can be barred […]
From Detroit Three to healthcare, US labor unions flex muscle
Nov 17 (Reuters) – A tight U.S. labor market, the expiry of union contracts and high living costs have led to tough negotiations for pay hikes and benefits, triggering strikes and protests across industries. Nearly 444,900 workers have been involved in work stoppages and strikes through October this year, according to preliminary data from the […]