Social Justice

Advocates Lock Arms to Block NW Deportations

By Liz Jones • Feb 25, 2014

Immigrant advocates locked arms Monday morning at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, WA. Their goal was to physically block the feds from deporting people who are in the US illegally. These blockades are part of an ongoing, nationwide campaign.

Angelica: "You guys, hey. This way."

Angelica Chazaro sprints down a side street near the Tacoma detention center.

Chazaro: "Run that way, run that way….run run run."

Whoville Coalition To Hold Open House

By Amanda Butt • Feb 21, 2014

The Whoville coalition will hold an open house Saturday. Its intention is to bring awareness to the urgency of finding a new site for residents. Nathan Showers, known as "Red", is one of Whoville's counselors and managers. He says he hopes the open house will give an inside look into how the establishment operates.

Red: "It's just to let everybody come together and see Whoville people and how we interact together in a group and our living situation. So, you can see how well we do get along and coincide together."

Veteran Tells Of His Struggles With Homelessness

By Evelyn Thorne • Feb 20, 2014

Roger Coffee is a Vietnam veteran and Occupy protester who's lived on the streets of Eugene. Fellow Occupy member Karen Moore talked with him about his struggles as a veteran and the help he's received. Roger now lives in a Conestoga Hut through CALC (Community Alliance of Lane County). To hear more stories from our community or to record your own got to storycatchers.org. Edited by Evelyn Thorne

Judge Denies Stay Of Utah Same-Sex Marriages, Unions Continue

By Terry Gildea • Dec 23, 2013

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Marriages for gay couples will continue in Utah for the time being. A federal judge has denied a request to stay his own decision, a ruling he handed down last week. The judge ruled on Friday that Utah's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. From member station KUER in Salt Lake City, Terry Gildea reports.

TERRY GILDEA, BYLINE: At the Salt Lake County Clerk's office on Monday morning, Nathan Tanner and Jon Ayre exchanged vows.

Organizers In Corvallis Hope To Attract More People By Dropping "Homeless" From Name Of Event

By Angela Kellner • Nov 15, 2013

In an effort to attract more people, the Benton County Project Resource Connect has dropped the word "homeless" from the name of their event.

Nationwide, homeless connect events are held as a one-stop shop for people needing assistance accessing services. Benton County Project Coordinator Johanna Peerenboom says they've dropped the word "homeless" from the title of their event.