With overnight low temperatures forecast tomorrow, UCAN (United Community Action Network) plans to open the Warming Shelter in Grants Pass on Tuesday, April 4, 2023; the shelter is scheduled to close on Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m., April 5, 2023. The shelter is located at 531 NE F Street and hours of operation will be […]
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Emergency Inclement Weather Shelter Open April 3 – 5
The City Manager has authorized the severe weather overnight emergency shelter for Monday, April 3 through Wednesday, April 5, 2023 (closing Thursday morning April 6). Severe weather shelter hours are from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. at 48 Fifth Street. The doors will close for the night at 9 p.m. with lights out at 10 […]
We The People Broadcast — March 29 2023
Brad Smith and Jason Houk talk with Ashland mayor Tonya Graham about homelessness, budgets and fire prevention. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202303290900
We the People Broadcast — Feb. 23 2023
Jason Houk talks with Joe and Gaia, houseless activists who are challenging Ashland Oregon’s anti-homeless ordinances. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202302220900
We The People — March 3 2023 Broadcast
A parent discusses an incident at the Phoenix Head Start and police involvement. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202303080900
UPDATE: Emergency Inclement Weather Shelter Schedule Extended to Mar 10
The City Manager has extended the current severe weather emergency and has authorized the extension of the emergency shelter to remain open through Friday, March 10, closing on Saturday morning March 11, pending continued conditions. Severe weather shelter hours are from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. at 48 Fifth Street. The doors will close for the night at […]
Oregon Right To rest Act HB 3501
Poor and unhoused people are most often prosecuted for “crimes of survival,” like sitting, lying down, or sleeping in public space. As people accrue charges, it becomes virtually impossible for them to access essential resources. Criminalization directly blocks pathways to stability and further endangers the physical and mental health of our most vulnerable community members. […]
A National Call for Moral Revival
Neither poverty nor prison should be a death sentence. “People are dying over misdemeanors. A lot of these laws are made against the poor people in West Virginia.” – Pam Garrison, Tri-Chair of West Virginia Poor People’s Campaign 13 people have died in the Southern Regional Jail in Beckley, West Virginia, in the last year. The […]
Severe Weather Shelter Open in Medford Tuesday, February 28
Medford City Manager Brian Sjothun has extended the severe weather event declaration through Tuesday, February 28. The declaration allows the use of approved severe event shelter facilities to provide overnight lodging when the temperature is expected to be below 25 degrees Fahrenheit or 32 degrees Fahrenheit with additional factors such as precipitation or wind. Severe […]
Emergency Inclement Weather Shelter Schedule Extended
The City Manager has extended the current severe weather emergency and has authorized the extension of the emergency shelter to remain open through Thursday, March 2, closing on Friday morning March 3, pending continued conditions. Severe weather shelter hours are from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. at 48 Fifth Street. The doors will close for the […]