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XRAY.FM's Street Roots Radio is a collaborative radio project with Street Roots journalists. Highlighting the work of the Orange Fence Project, which focuses on homelessness policy, enforcement and impact in Portland, OR.

Also available as a podcast on demand.

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XRAY.FM's Street Roots Radio is a collaborative radio project with Street Roots journalists. Highlighting the work of the Orange Fence Project, which focuses on homelessness policy, enforcement and impact in Portland, OR.

Also available as a podcast on demand.

    Street Roots Year-In-Review: The 2024 Spring Anthology [The Right Day Now]

    Street Roots Year-In-Review: The 2024 Spring Anthology [The Right Day Now]

    To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. 
    Further Info Anthology Part 1 Past Episodes (discussed in intro):
    [11/30/22 - episode covering SCOTUS case upheld in June 2023] Protecting Native Children: Brackeen v. Haaland's Challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act
    [6/14/23] Exploring the History of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Peoples Through Art [6/21/23] Strippers on Strike: Magic Tavern Dancers Work to Unionize
    Anthology Part 2: 
    11/9/23, Circuit Court judge halts enforcement of Portland’s public sleeping ban ordinance  (Jeremiah Hayden) + Corresponding XRAY Street Roots Radio Episode 11/1/23, Portland has a waste problem — where is it coming from? (Jeremiah Hayden) + Corresponding XRAY Street Roots Radio Episode 10/11/23, CymaSpace brings music to deaf and hard-of-hearing communities (Ellen Clarke) 2/21/24, Frybread goes fancy (Melanie Henshaw) 11/8/23, Portland Public Schools teachers striking for smaller class sizes, higher pay (Aurora Biggers) Episode Credits: Interview: Kanani Cortez, Street Roots Digital Producer
    Part 2 Reporting: 
    Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter - 11/1/23, Illegal Dumping + 11/9/23, Sleeping Ordinance Halted Melanie Henshaw, Street Roots Indigenous Affairs Reporter - 2/21/24, Javelina Ellen Clarke, Street Roots Correspondent - 10/11/23, CymaSpace Aurora Biggers, Street Roots Correspondent - 11/8/23, Portland Teachers Strike Part 1 Reporting: 
    Melanie Henshaw, Street Roots Indigenous Affairs Reporter - 6/28/23 ICWA upheld + 6/14/23 Indigiqueer Artists Aurora Biggers, Street Roots Correspondent - 6/21/23 Strippers on Strike Piper McDaniel, Street Roots Correspondent - 8/2/23 Portland Street Response Tent Distribution Host, Producer, & Editor: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager

    • 27 min
    The Vendor Issue!

    The Vendor Issue!

    To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. 
    Find out more about Street Roots' Vendor Program.
    Episode Credits: Interview: Kanani Cortez, Street Roots Digital Producer
    Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager
    Post-Production & Editing:  Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio

    • 29 min
    Street Roots Year-In-Review: The 2024 Spring Anthology!

    Street Roots Year-In-Review: The 2024 Spring Anthology!

    To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. 
    Further Info: 11/9/23, Circuit Court judge halts enforcement of Portland’s public sleeping ban ordinance  (Jeremiah Hayden) + Corresponding XRAY Street Roots Radio Episode 11/1/23, Portland has a waste problem — where is it coming from? (Jeremiah Hayden) + Corresponding XRAY Street Roots Radio Episode 10/11/23, CymaSpace brings music to deaf and hard-of-hearing communities (Ellen Clarke) 2/21/24, Frybread goes fancy (Melanie Henshaw) 11/8/23, Portland Public Schools teachers striking for smaller class sizes, higher pay (Aurora Biggers) Episode Credits: Interview: Kanani Cortez, Street Roots Digital Producer
    Reporting: 
    Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter - 11/1/23, Illegal Dumping + 11/9/23, Sleeping Ordinance Halted Melanie Henshaw, Street Roots Indigenous Affairs Reporter - 2/21/24, Javelina Ellen Clarke, Street Roots Correspondent - 10/11/23, CymaSpace Aurora Biggers, Street Roots Correspondent - 11/8/23, Portland Teachers Strike Host, Producer, & Editor: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager

    • 25 min
    Uncomfortable Enough? Grants Pass v. Johnson

    Uncomfortable Enough? Grants Pass v. Johnson

    To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. 
    If you can't buy from a vendor, read the article online here. 
    Further Information U.S. Supreme Court Johnson v. Grants Pass Petitioner's Brief (In Favor of Sleeping Bans) U.S. Supreme Court Johnson v. Grants Pass Respondent's Brief (Against Sleeping Bans) ORS 195.530  (2021 statewide legislation championed by then-Speaker Kotek) Federal Court Ruling in Martin v. Boise (2018) Supreme Court Ruling in Robinson v. California (1962) ["The ‘crime’ of having a common cold"]  MINT (Mobile Integrative Navigation Team) [Helping homeless residents move locations and navigate Grants Pass ordinances] Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter

    Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager
    Post-Production & Editing:  Chase Spross, XRAY.FM Station Director

    • 41 min
    Coalition Urges Multnomah County to Act on Noxious Gas Pollution

    Coalition Urges Multnomah County to Act on Noxious Gas Pollution

    To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. 


    Further Information Report on Oregon's Hidden Pollution in Buildings [Sierra Club, OR Physicians for Social Responsibility, Verde, RMI, Beyond Toxic] 2022 Multnomah County Report on Public Health & Gas Stoves  FAQ on Environmental Racism & Environmental Justice in Portland [OPAL]

    Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter

    Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager
    Post-Production & Editing:  Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio

    • 18 min
    Reframing Power: PICA's Policing Justice Exhibition

    Reframing Power: PICA's Policing Justice Exhibition

    To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, locate your nearest vendor here or read more online at streetroots.org. 
    Further Information More about the Policing Justice Exhibition (Portland Institute for Contemporary Art) Don't Shoot Portland Short film: The Murder of June Knightly (Forensic Architecture) Short film : Tear Gas Tuesday (Forensic Architecture) Study of Medical Effects of Portland Protester's Exposure to Tear Gas (BMC Public Health)  Related Reporting: Menstrual irregularities reported from exposure to tear gas at Portland protests (OPB) Related Reporting: Almost all people surveyed report harmful effects of tear gas at Portland protests (OregonLive)  Alfredo Jaar (Chilean filmmaker documenting Trump intimidation tactics at DC protests)  Episode Credits: Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter
    Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager
    Post-Production & Editing:  Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio

    • 27 min

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