Right 2 Dream Too
Right 2 Dream Too is a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon. The organization, known for establishing a homeless camp on private property in October, 2011 in downtown Portland (Northwest Fourth Avenue and West Burnside; adjacent to the paifang of Old Town Chinatown), is supported by Right 2 Survive, another Portland-based organization that "works to empower and inform the homeless population".[1][2][3] The organization has received praise from Portland's mayor, Charlie Hales, who stated in October, 2013, "This unique community is doing valid work in a special way that no government agency ever thought of."[3]
Camp organization
The camp has a 24-hour security desk at its entrance, which is manned by camp residents.[3][4] Sleeping bags used by the camp's populace are laundered weekly.[4] Rules that govern the encampment include no violence, alcohol or other drugs, and forms of discrimination are also not allowed.[3]
Possible camp relocation
In 2013, the organization and Portland city officials developed tentative plans to move the homeless camp to a city-owned parking lot under the Broadway Bridge in Portland's Pearl District.[3][4][5] Additional locations for the camp's relocation have also been considered by the organization and city officials.[4][5] Business and neighborhood leaders in the Pearl District have fought in opposition against the proposed Pearl District move.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Hottle, Molly (October 10, 2011). "Nonprofit Right 2 Dream Too sets up homeless camp in Old Town-Chinatown neighborhood". The Oregonian. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ Korn, Peter (December 20, 2012). "Right 2 Dream Too stares down threat". Portland Tribune (Portland, Oregon: Pamplin Media Group). Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Theen, Andrew (October 3, 2013). "Right 2 Dream Too: Mayor Charlie Hales lauds homeless group, delays vote on move to Pearl District". The Oregonian. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Schmidt, Brad (October 15, 2013). "Right 2 Dream Too: Moving options unclear after Portland City Council again delays vote". The Oregonian. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- 1 2 Schmidt, Brad (October 21, 2013). "Right 2 Dream Too: Deadline to dismiss lawsuit extended 60 days". The Oregonian. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ Schmidt, Brad (September 27, 2013). "Portland officials explain how Right 2 Dream Too can move to Pearl District". The Oregonian. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
Further reading
- Korn, Peter. "Attorneys, city joust over R2DT camp". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- Theriault, Denis C. (October 11, 2013). "Portland Copwatch Wrote a Poem about Right 2 Dream Too". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
External links
- Media related to Right 2 Dream Too at Wikimedia Commons