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[[File:Residents of Right 2 Dream Too and Bystander.jpg|thumb|350|R2D2 residents (couple on right) talk with bystander.]] | [[File:Residents of Right 2 Dream Too and Bystander.jpg|thumb|350|R2D2 residents (couple on right) talk with bystander.]] | ||
'''[[Right 2 Survive]]''' has set up a rest area for the homeless [[Right 2 Dream Too]] [[Right 2 Dream Too|(R2D2)]] at the corner of [[NW 4th Avenue]] and [[West Burnside Street]] on the vacant lot next to the [[Old Town-Chinatown|Chinatown]] gate. The site officially opened on Monday, October 10th, 2011, on National Homeless Day.<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/10/nonprofit_right_2_dream_too_se.html Nonprofit Right 2 Dream Too sets up homeless camp in Old Town-Chinatown neighborhood]</ref><ref>[http://streetroots.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/homeless-activists-say-safety-stability-the-priority/ Homeless activists say safety, stability the priority]</ref> The organizers are extending an open invitation to the community to come down and celebrate National Homeless Day at their new camp.<ref>[http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2011/10/411123.shtml Another - Portland Occupation]</ref> | '''[[Right 2 Survive]]''' has set up a rest area for the homeless [[Right 2 Dream Too]] [[Right 2 Dream Too|(R2D2)]] at the corner of [[NW 4th Avenue]] and [[West Burnside Street]] on the vacant lot next to the [[Old Town-Chinatown|Chinatown]] gate. The site officially opened on Monday, October 10th, 2011, on National Homeless Day.<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/10/nonprofit_right_2_dream_too_se.html Nonprofit Right 2 Dream Too sets up homeless camp in Old Town-Chinatown neighborhood]</ref><ref>[http://streetroots.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/homeless-activists-say-safety-stability-the-priority/ Homeless activists say safety, stability the priority]</ref> The organizers are extending an open invitation to the community to come down and celebrate National Homeless Day at their new camp.<ref>[http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2011/10/411123.shtml Another - Portland Occupation]</ref> | ||
On January 11, 2012 ''[[Street Roots]]'' reported<ref>[http://streetroots.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/right-2-dream-too-denied-waiver-by-city/ Right 2 Dream Too denied waiver by city]</ref> that Right 2 Dream Too was denied a waiver from the city for its rest area for the homeless and now owes the city $641 for code violations.<ref>[http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2011/12/20/old-town-tent-refuge-appeals-code-violations Old Town Tent Refuge Appeals Code Violations]</ref><ref>[http://greycoast.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/r2d2-update-r2d2-shelter-encampment-on-burnside-facing-new-ordinance-fines/ R2D2 Update: R2D2 shelter encampment on Burnside facing new ordinance fines]</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://right2dreamtoo.wordpress.com/ RIGHT 2 DREAM TOO] (Official blog.) | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Right-2-Dream-Too/291307830880922 Right 2 Dream Too] (Facebook page.) | * [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Right-2-Dream-Too/291307830880922 Right 2 Dream Too] (Facebook page.) | ||
* [http://storify.com/lisaloving/kboo-wednesday-talk-radio-portland-s-right-2-dream-1 KBOO Wednesday Talk Radio: Portland's Right 2 Dream Too] (Courtesy [[KBOO]] Radio's [http://storify.com/lisaloving Lisa Loving].) | * [http://storify.com/lisaloving/kboo-wednesday-talk-radio-portland-s-right-2-dream-1 KBOO Wednesday Talk Radio: Portland's Right 2 Dream Too] (Courtesy [[KBOO]] Radio's [http://storify.com/lisaloving Lisa Loving].) | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 18 January 2012
Right 2 Survive has set up a rest area for the homeless Right 2 Dream Too (R2D2) at the corner of NW 4th Avenue and West Burnside Street on the vacant lot next to the Chinatown gate. The site officially opened on Monday, October 10th, 2011, on National Homeless Day.[1][2] The organizers are extending an open invitation to the community to come down and celebrate National Homeless Day at their new camp.[3]
On January 11, 2012 Street Roots reported[4] that Right 2 Dream Too was denied a waiver from the city for its rest area for the homeless and now owes the city $641 for code violations.[5][6]
See also
Links
- RIGHT 2 DREAM TOO (Official blog.)
- Right 2 Dream Too (Facebook page.)
- KBOO Wednesday Talk Radio: Portland's Right 2 Dream Too (Courtesy KBOO Radio's Lisa Loving.)
References
- ↑ Nonprofit Right 2 Dream Too sets up homeless camp in Old Town-Chinatown neighborhood
- ↑ Homeless activists say safety, stability the priority
- ↑ Another - Portland Occupation
- ↑ Right 2 Dream Too denied waiver by city
- ↑ Old Town Tent Refuge Appeals Code Violations
- ↑ R2D2 Update: R2D2 shelter encampment on Burnside facing new ordinance fines