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Portland's Homeless Village That Governed Itself
Original: The Homeless Community in Portland, Oregon That Became a Self-Governed Village
Dignity Village in Portland, Oregon, is a community of formerly homeless people who organized themselves into a self-governed village, writing their own rules and electing their own leadership. The story highlights how residents built shared housing and a functioning democratic structure, drawing renewed attention as US cities search for workable responses to homelessness.
Why now: It offers a rare, tangible example of a homeless community running itself successfully, resonating with current debates over how cities should address homelessness.
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