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== News & Info ==
* [http://www.tentcityurbanism.com/2014/08/dignity-village-thirteen-years-later.html Portland's Dignity Village: Thirteen Years Later]
: Since opening in 2001 Dignity Village has been an inspiration to many, and has attracted delegations from throughout the world.
* [http://koin.com/2014/06/11/micro-communities-solution-to-homelessness/ Micro-communities: Solution to homelessness?]
* [http://koin.com/2014/06/11/micro-communities-solution-to-homelessness/ Micro-communities: Solution to homelessness?]
: PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Tiny homes have popped up all around Portland, and soon, micro-communities may become a common sight as well. Just 200 square feet and built for only $12,000 each, these tiny homes would rent for as little as $250 a month. “These tiny houses are really the wave of the future. That’s how we’re going to answer our question of low-income housing,” said Michael Withey with Micro Community Concepts.
: PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Tiny homes have popped up all around Portland, and soon, micro-communities may become a common sight as well. Just 200 square feet and built for only $12,000 each, these tiny homes would rent for as little as $250 a month. “These tiny houses are really the wave of the future. That’s how we’re going to answer our question of low-income housing,” said Michael Withey with Micro Community Concepts.

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Land not jail! Legal camping now!
Right 2 Survive banner demanding the right for people without adequate shelter to legally obtain adequate shelter. Southwest corner of SW 4th Ave. & Washington St.
(The abandoned building is the former home of the Greek Cusina.)
Working to empower the houseless and disenfranchised, and to oppose abuses of power by government.[1]
Right 2 Survive meets every 2nd & 4th Thursday from 5-7pm at Sisters of the Road Cafe.[2]

Right 2 Survive is a Portland-based advocacy organization focused on improving conditions for homeless people, and those who are at risk of losing access to adequate shelter. The group's main focus is on "working to empower the houseless and disenfranchised, and to oppose abuses of power by government." Pointing out that human beings that are denied adequate access to the basic means of self-care suffer deleterious health consequences, both physically and psychologically. Adequate means for self-care includes a stable and adequate dwelling place situated in a stable and hospitable community, proper nutrition and a productive role in the community.

Methodology

Organizationally, Right 2 Survive recognizes that traditional do-gooder agencies with a mission to serve the homeless community have failed to slow or stop the societal conditions that purposely rob the poor and defenseless to further enrich those who already have more material wealth than they can responsibly use. Instead of simply accommodating the prevailing social, political and economic ideology that views a homeless person as someone who "fell through the cracks," is "down on his or her luck," suffers from a substance abuse problem or a physical or mental health condition or otherwise fails to conform to mainstream values, R2S views the prevailing ideology the root cause of the dysfunction that produces unsheltered people. In that context, R2S prefers direct action to establish ad hoc tent communities and shanty villages in order to quickly provide safe, secure refuge for homeless people, including the adequate medical, meal preparation and sanitation facilities allowing them to care for themselves and each other.

Mobile Shanties

“I woke up with this idea for modular housing, constructed by the people who lived in it that would work for people who had inadequate housing.”
Home in the Weeds, examines the idea of shelter as a safe haven for a future worst-case scenario as well as more optimistic notions of home and self-preservation.
EDAR (Everyone Deserves A Roof) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides unique mobile shelters to homeless men, women and children.
The Camper kart is portable home that boasts a cozy-looking bed, a lantern and even storage space. The earth-friendly shelter is made largely out of recycled materials that could potentially give the world's less fortunate a sheltered, private space in which to lay their heads at night.

News & Info

Since opening in 2001 Dignity Village has been an inspiration to many, and has attracted delegations from throughout the world.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Tiny homes have popped up all around Portland, and soon, micro-communities may become a common sight as well. Just 200 square feet and built for only $12,000 each, these tiny homes would rent for as little as $250 a month. “These tiny houses are really the wave of the future. That’s how we’re going to answer our question of low-income housing,” said Michael Withey with Micro Community Concepts.
A new report finds these laws are being passed with wide voter approval.
"Recently I read an article in the New York Times Magazine by Dominique Browning, the former House and Garden magazine editor who lost her job when the magazine folded in 2007. Like “The Bag Lady Papers,” a recent memoir by Madoff victim Alexandra Penney (forced to “scale back dramatically” by, among other things, cutting her maid’s hours), it was one of those “how I lost everything and discovered what’s really important in life” stories the media is so fond of these days.... This is not one of those stories."
Six states have a homeless population surpassing 6% of total population.
It is cheaper to give homeless people a home than it is to leave them on the streets. That’s not just the opinion of advocates working to end homelessness, nor is it the opinion of homeless people themselves. It is a fact that has been borne out by studies across the country, from Florida to Colorado and beyond.
Micro-Shelters for the Homeless (Video)
Right 2 Eat Too

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