Orion Donovan-Smith

Orion Donovan-Smith is a Washington, D.C.-based freelance writer with an interest in housing and employment issues, conflict resolution and reconciliation, and international affairs. Originally from Concrete, WA, he has previously lived and worked in Bujumbura, Burundi and Amman, Jordan.

Articles

This anti-discrimination bill could help people escape homelessness, if the D.C. Council would give it a hearing

Orion Donovan-Smith

LIVE: National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day 2017

Jerome Dineen
Close-cropped photo so a stack of white signs with black text on them

Activists mourn steady pace of homeless deaths in the nation’s capital

Jerome Dineen
A man hold up a placard bearing the name "Bruce Stout" in a march to draw attention to the death of people experiencing homelessness.

Returning citizens share their struggles and successes in support of new legislation

Orion Donovan-Smith
Someone is being unhandcuffed