INSP Awards: Finalists for the 2017 Best Project Award
Our last set of finalists are here – which innovative projects have captured our imagination and made it to the top five?
INSP Awards: Best Cover 2017 Nominees Revealed
It’s been another brilliant year for street paper covers, and we’re delighted to announce the first set of nominees for this year’s INSP Awards – kicking off with the hotly-contested Best Cover category.
Our vendors: Maria D. (Street Roots, Portland, Oregon, USA)
Maria has always held physically demanding jobs, but recently that has been causing her pain and difficulty. Selling Street Roots gives her independence while she finds the right career. “They have always welcomed me,” she says.
“This opportunity is thrilling” – INSP’s new Intensive Learning Programme kicks off
Participants about to set off on international placement scheme to strengthen street papers and share ideas.
Our vendors: Norm Chamberlin (Street Roots, Portland, Oregon, USA)
When Norm lost his job and his home, it was thanks to the kindness of a stranger he ended up in housing once again. Now he sells Street Roots, accompanied by his dog Heidi. He says being a vendor is an adventure – and good for his mental health.
#VendorWeek interview: James and John share two sides of North American vendor life
They’re both North American street paper vendors, yet over a recent Skype interview James and John – from Montréal and Portland respectively – discovered that Canadian and American vendor life can be very different.
Vendor wishes: “I wish for peace in people’s hearts”
Eileen and Mike both sell Street Roots in Portland, USA. They join our vendor wishes series, both calling on the government to tackle affordable housing.
Our vendors: Janick Webb (Street Roots, Portland, USA)
“I stay positive by recognising the negatives first,” says Street Roots vendor Janick. “Get those out of the way, and figure out how to change the things you can change.”
“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.
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.
Prophets of Rage to Bridget Jones – September street paper supporters
There’s support from big name stars featured on this month’s covers – but also stark reminders of why street papers are so necessary for homeless people.
“We are a part of something much greater” – INSP summit scholarships enhance street paper movement
INSP scholarships to the Global Street Paper Summit allow emerging street papers to learn from the expertise within the network, and bring new voices to the global conversation.
Olympic fever gripped world’s street papers this August
August’s street paper covers have the Olympic spirit, featuring ‘cuddly lawnmowers’, a homeless wedding, Steven Spielberg, and a cheeky little bit of rickrolling.
Sizzling summer street paper covers are animal mad!
Soak up a summery selection of animal-mad street paper covers with pugs, wolves, chickens, seagulls and crabs – plus Pikachu and the fish star of Finding Dory.
Portland street paper campaigns for safe injection sites
“Opiate overdoses are wreaking havoc on people experiencing homelessness” in Oregon, USA. Portland street paper Street Roots has joined with other local activists to campaign for safe injection sites that they say will stop preventable deaths, and reduce drug-related litter.
Hard-hitting, striking… phizz-whizzing: it’s June’s street paper covers
A gloriumptious look at the world of Roald Dahl, a red-haired mischief-maker, a mafia flower plot and Yanis Varoufakis at the INSP Summit… explore June’s street paper covers.