Nolen was an asset to Sisters of the Road, and one of the few homeless rights activists who wasn't afraid to speak truth to power. Whatever the truth of his firing, Portland's homeless have lost a passionate, articulate, and dedicated voice.

i promised myself i would not say anything about this, as i am a member of cag and have loyalty to sisters of the road, but i want to say that what happened with patrick really pisses me off. he was a leader that everyone trusted and was aiming for real changes. no one knows the whole inside story, but from what i have seen and heard from people, he got fired over a fight with the director at sisters. i have known patrick for years and this is a bullshit hack job.