During a recent City Council meeting, Councilors gave their approval for the acquisition of 30 duplex units, which are set to be installed at the new Urban Campground now known
Month: June 2023
Us as we are on Youtube
From the Us As We Are team: “In this video, we engage with a young unhoused family in Ashland, OR, and discuss the challenges and complexities of their situation. Through
KGW: 1,800 nurses warn of strike starting June 19 at Providence Portland, two other facilities
PORTLAND, Ore. — Roughly 1,800 nurses at Providence Portland Medical Center and two other Providence facilities will stage a five-day strike starting June 19 unless progress is made in contract
Rave New World On Substack: HOW THE PHILLY AUTONOMOUS ZONE WON
“ This was the third time in as many months that the city had threatened to evict Camp JTD and Camp Teddy—twin encampments in Philadelphia that have been protesting the
The Peace Meals
The Peace Meals are continuing every Thursday and Friday afternoon at Ashland’s Lithia Park. For more information on how to donate food or money–or help purchase a food truck–call Jason
Oregon hospital nurses avert strike with ‘historic wage increases’
BEND — Members of the Oregon Nurses Association have called off their planned strike after reaching a tentative agreement with St. Charles Bend. The union represents about 1,000 nurses at
PNS Daily Newscast – Oregonians Rally to Back Bill Providing Food Aid for All
Oregonians gathered in Salem to show their support for a bill that provides food assistance to people currently excluded because of their immigration status. The bill would help about 62,000
OPB: Providence nurses and clinicians in Portland and Seaside are latest to move toward strikeOPB:
Nurses and clinicians who work for Providence Health in Portland and Seaside authorized plans over the weekend to move forward with a strike. Around 1,800 healthcare workers completed voting for
We the People: A Homeless Family Tells their story
On We the People for June 7, 2023, Jason Houk talks with the McCoy family about their experiences living on the streets of Ashland Oregon. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-7-7-23
St. Charles nurses in Bend begin countdown on strike
Nurses say working conditions have grown unsafe for staff and patients Nurses at St. Charles Health System Bend — the largest health provider and employer in Central Oregon — announced