CONESTOGA HUT AND TENT SHELTER AT COMMUNITY ALLIANCE OF LANE COUNTY (CALC) – Roger and His Conestoga Hut

After Occupy Eugene was evicted from Washington Jefferson Park, Roger was the very first resident to live in a tent as part of Eugene’s Car Camping Program.  The city gave permission for tent camping to be included in the car camping program in January of 2012 as a direct result of the camp’s closure and CALC gave Roger a space for a tent right away.  Roger had been an Occupier running the Veteran’s Info Booth at the camp.  He has resided at CALC for over 3 yrs. and now has a Conestoga Hut to live in.  He makes jewelry and lives happily in his hut but plans to move to an apartment this coming winter.  The stability of the shelter CALC helped him with enabled Roger to get his disability benefits and truly better his life situation.

Photos by Jana Thrift
Photos by Karen Moore

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Roger & his Hut – Photos by Jana Thrift – June 9, 2015

Roger Making Jewelry – Photos by Karen Moore – January 2, 2014