There’s rarely any waiting around before things get into full swing at Global Street Paper Summits, and #INSP2018 was no different. After a short introduction from INSP’s chief executive Maree Aldam on the opening morning of the annual gathering of street paper staff, the delegates split into groups for roundtable discussions and breakout sessions to talk about all manner of street paper related issues.
INSP chair, and CEO of Big Issue North, Fay Selvan said: “When street papers started, the main aim of our mission was to help people out of poverty, and that is our goal today. But we also have a role as independent media presenting an alternative view from the street.”
Between a focused morning on the benefits of INSP membership, and an afternoon talking about using editorial content to produce a thoughtful and authoritative campaigning voice and sharing ideas about street paper distribution and vendor pitch management, journalist and activist Sunny Hundal gave attendees a rip-roaring speech about the nature of political dialogue in the modern day.
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21,000 vendors earn an income by selling street papers like @BigIssue every year – a fantastic feat for #WorldEntrepreneursDay and #INSP2018! https://t.co/AtTqFPfr32 https://t.co/TaTZpcr9Tf
— John Bird (@johnbirdswords) August 21, 2018
Breakout sessions #insp2018 Pendant que @kimchalu assiste à « Getting Involved with INSP all year round » @JosePanetRaymon partage notre expertise à « Making the INSP News service work for you » pic.twitter.com/Uj8v6EKLdE
— L'Itinéraire (@LItineraire) August 21, 2018
🗣 Delegates discuss inductions, uniforms and pitches for #OurVendors as part of a Distribution and Pitch Management breakout session #INSP2018 pic.twitter.com/xHGCboOoDl
— International Network of Street Papers (@_INSP) August 21, 2018
Later that evening, delegates headed to The Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for Design and Architecture, in Glasgow city centre, for what has become an annual event – the INSP Talks.
Based on the TEDx talk format, five speakers from five different organisations spoke for around 10 to 15 minutes to an attentive crowd. This year’s INSP Talks all moved along the lines of the same theme: social enterprise.