Witnessing @StreetRoots vendors and @homelessnesspdx volunteers survey on #PortlandStreetResponse, @alex_zee of @portlandmercury interviewed some of the “top experts” who were surveyed — unhoused people. portlandmercury.com/news/2019/08/0…
“It would be nice if it wasn’t just someone telling me to move,” said a middle-aged man, rolling up a sleeping mat under the Burnside Bridge. “Someone with empathy,” writes @alex_zee @portlandmercury @StreetRoots #PortlandStreetResponse
“We exist in an environment where we can’t help but fear the police,” one woman told @alex_zee @portlandmercury. “It would be better to have an outside party intervene.” #PortlandStreetResponse
“A @StreetRoots vendor who goes by “Mode” said responders should have a background in mental health and mediation,” writes @alex_zee @portlandmercury #PortlandStreetResponse
“I don’t think they take our needs seriously,” one woman on the streets told @alex_zee @portlandmercury of the police. #PortlandStreetResponse
In sum, shoutout to @alex_zee for prioritizing unhoused people as sources
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