Right to Rest

The criminalization of homelessness harms our entire community: public funds are drained by security and “clean-up” initiatives that ultimately work to further entrench our most vulnerable into poverty. The Right to Rest Act would ensure that all Oregonians have the right to exist in public space without the threat of harassment, citation, or arrest. This bill and Sisters’ advocacy work around it comes out of our long-term work towards a Homeless Bill of Rights, dating back to 2015.

The goals and priorities of the campaign come from the results of 1,000s of street outreach surveys to people in various cities being criminalized for sitting, lying, resting, sleeping and eating while poor and/or homeless.

This campaign is a way of working collectively with groups possessing different talents to address the many injustices that we face in our communities. We are building the power to create a social justice movement that will create a society where we can all thrive.

For more information please visit the Right to Rest website: https://www.r2ract.org/