🇸🇴 Somali-American. Son of a Camel Herder. Father of Twins. OR State Senator for SD 24. Official Senate Twitter Account (Tweeted by staff unless signed KJ).
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ALT Advisory: Information Hearings on Housing Location: Oregon State Legislature, Hearing Room C Monday, May 22nd Boosting Housing Production Wednesday, May 24th Increasing Access to Homeownership Opportunities Wednesday, May 31st Spotlighting Innovative Housing Projects Wednesday, June 7th Ensuring Housing Stability Wednesday, June 14th Addressing Homelessness
ALT Illustration of a person in front of a night landscape. The sky above has lightning and a photo of dry, cracked ground. The text that reads "Unfair systems intensify climate-related stress and harm youth mental health." The first section, "Unfair systems intensify" has the following text around: "systemic disinvestment" "adultism" "racist housing policies" "systemic racism" "health inequities" "historical and contemporary injustices." Text around "climate-related stress": "extreme heat" "traumatizing" "loss" "flooding" "wildfires" "community displacement" "drought" "what disaster is next." Text around "and harm youth mental health": "what future?" "we're inheriting a disaster" "it's on us to fix this" "anger" "climate anxiety" "am I doing enough?" "dismissed" "hopeless."
ALT A group of people sit at a table at Portland Mercado, having a discussion. Shelves of food are visible behind the group.
ALT Senator Merkley and Senator Wyden pose with a group of people at Portland Mercado.
ALT This is a photo of the Representative with Senator Jama and Executive Director Sabrina Wilson with two other people cutting the ribbon for the grand opening of the Rosewood Initiative’s new location. There are blue, white, and red balloons in the background, and the ribbon is in front of the door.
