News posts by Laura Kelly:
Week long sleep out on Glasgow streets raises money for city’s homeless
Thirty volunteers brave sub-zero temperatures to support outreach and addition services in Scotland. “It’s about trying to do away with the stigma around homelessness,” says Teen Challenge Strathclyde’s Michael Sturrock.
Philadelphia street paper vendors thank One Step Away customers in new video
“Thanks for being there when others weren’t.” Philadelphia street paper One Step Away’s new video is a powerful testament to the power of buying your local street paper.
Dutch Queen Máxima tells vendor she’s a street paper fan
Dutch Queen Máxima revealed her top-notch reading taste in an exclusive interview with Straatjournaal vendor Evert van den Brink.
“How will you reach out to people like me?” street papers respond to President Trump
International street paper staff and vendors responded with surprise and apprehension following the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the USA.
Six million sales and counting for Nashville street paper The Contributor
Nashville weekly paper The Contributor launched in 2007 and has since trained more than 2,800 people to be vendors. They’ve just hit six million sales.
Street Roots’ Cole Merkel wins Skidmore Prize for work with vendors
Street Roots’ inspiring Vendor Program Director, Cole Merkel, has been awarded the 2016 Skidmore Prize for his tireless work to support the Portland paper’s 150 vendors.
“Justice starts at the street corner”: Making a Murderer’s Dean Strang and Jerry Buting
Dean Strang and Jerry Buting became stars for their unrelenting pursuit of justice in the Netflix series Making a Murderer. They tell us why criminal justice starts with social justice.
October global street paper covers get scary
Between Halloween and Trump, there’s a frighteneing vibe on this month’s international street paper covers. Thank god for Street Cat Bob…
Swedish street paper combats prejudice… with a makeover video
Faktum are battling a pattern of prejudice against non-native vendors with an ingenious online video campaign, which has provoked a positive discussion.
The Big Issue celebrates 25 years of a publishing revolution
The Big Issue celebrates 25 years on the UK’s streets this week, with a exhibition in London, a star-studded film – and, of course, a bumper edition of the magazine. Watch messages from Julie Walters, Michael Palin, Mark Hamill, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry and more.
Changing perceptions of homelessness and work for World Homeless Day
INSP marked World Homeless Day alongside Crisis with an event that explored ways to boost employment for people who are vulnerably housed or without a home.
Norwegian street papers gather to face challenges together
Norwegian INSP members =Oslo, Megafon, Sorgenfri, Asfalt and KLAR came together to discuss how they will adapt to continue helping vulnerable people.