tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61775672241575243482024-03-13T16:59:09.636+00:00INSP blog INSP blog - news and updates from the street paper world.INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comBlogger467125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-59046063710339435422015-07-13T14:45:00.000+01:002015-07-13T14:45:02.021+01:00New INSP Website<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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INSP has launched a <a href="http://www.insp.ngo/" target="_blank">brand new website</a>. Designed to be shareable, flexible, and intuitive, it will be the main port of call for INSP news. All future blog posts will be published on the new website, so please visit using the link below.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.insp.ngo/">www.INSP.ngo</a></span> INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-129842157663260702015-06-05T11:26:00.000+01:002015-06-08T17:26:16.689+01:00Our vendors: Cyril Mylambiso (The Big Issue South Africa, Cape Town)<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-adilH-43900/VW25-mhq17I/AAAAAAAAKzE/Pcy3sUUyx_c/s1600/BISA_VENDOR_Cyril2%2Bsml.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-adilH-43900/VW25-mhq17I/AAAAAAAAKzE/Pcy3sUUyx_c/s320/BISA_VENDOR_Cyril2%2Bsml.JPG" width="320" /></a><i>When Cyril Mylambiso started selling The Big Issue South Africa in Cape Town four years ago, he had lost his job, separated from his girlfriend and felt like a failure because he couldn’t support his two children. </i><br />
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Today, as he stands on the streets of Cape Town in his blue vendor bib, which states his main goal is to support his family, Cyril is proud proud to have held down a job for so long.<br />
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He explains how <a href="http://www.bigissue.org.za/">The Big Issue South Africa</a> is helping him find better work opportunities and the confidence to rebuild his relationship with his children.<br />
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“I’ve been a Big Issue vendor for four years. It hasn’t been easy for me, because I could never hold down a job for too long. I don’t have many skills, so the jobs that I apply for are often contract positions, which eventually come to an end.<br />
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“When I lost my last gig, it really hit me hard. My girlfriend and I
decided to part ways around the same time and I felt like a failure
because I couldn’t support my two children, who were very young at the
time. A friend from my neighbourhood told me about The Big Issue and I
decided to give it a go. <br />
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“It feels good that I have been able to stay in one place for so long. Some people may think that selling the magazine is not a real job, but to me it is. <br />
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“Right now I am not in a hurry to move on because I have been so happy, but I know that sooner or later I will have to move on to something better. The Big Issue is a hand up, not a hand out, so for my children I will have to seek employment where I can earn more.<br />
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“My advice to new vendors would be to make use of all the opportunities that The Big Issue offers. Right now, I am focused on improving sales but my goal for the year is to work on getting a new job.”<br />
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<i>This is a summary of an article from The Big Issue South Africa made
available to street papers in our network via the INSP News Service <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2015/may/feed-475/vendor-spotlight-cyril-mylambiso-%28the-big-issue-south-africa,-cape-town%29.aspx">here</a>. </i><br />
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The finalists for the INSP Awards 2015 have been revealed,
ahead of the awards ceremony in Seattle on 25 June.<br />
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After judging the Impact categories, writer, communications strategist & entrepreneur Candace Faber, said: “I'm so impressed by every effort represented here and inspired by what the street papers are doing in their communities around the world. What an honour.”</div>
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The winners will be announced at a gala dinner in Seattle on 25 June, as part of INSPired Together: Global Street Paper Summit. </div>
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If you'd like to hear more about the work of street papers, sign up for the INSP news round up <a href="http://eepurl.com/bkBkpD" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<li>The Contributor, USA<br /><i>Finding forgiveness on death row </i>By Amanda Haggard</li>
<li>The Big Issue South Africa<br /><i>What’s wrong with crime scene investigation in South Africa? </i>By Damien Schumann</li>
<li>Hinz&Kunzt, Germany<br /><i>Milano Centrale: a resting stop for refugees </i>By Jonas Füllner</li>
<li>Sorgenfri, Norway<br /><i>The Heroines </i>By Trond Ola Tilseth</li>
<li>Street Roots, USA<br /><i>American police arrest homeless woman for charging phone </i>By Emily Green</li>
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<li>Megaphone, Canada<br /><i>“The cure for blindness is telling it” </i>By Austin Chisholm</li>
<li>The Curbside Chronicle, USA<br /><i>Wayne Coyne: Home is Weird You Are </i>By T.O. Bowman</li>
<li>The Big Issue, UK<br /><i>Sir David Attenborough: 88 and still flying high </i>By Sylvia Patterson</li>
<li>The Big Issue Australia<br /><i>Saudi Arabia’s first female filmmaker </i>By Rebecca Harkins-Cross</li>
<li>Real Change, USA<br /><i>Cardboard canvas </i>By Hart Hornor</li>
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<li>The Big Issue South Africa</li>
<li>The Curbside Chronicle, USA</li>
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<li>Shedia, Greece<br /><i>Photo by Matina Paschalis</i></li>
<li>The Curbside Chronicle, USA<br /><i>Photo by Joshua Officer</i></li>
<li>=Norge, Norway<br /><i>Photo by Dimitri Koutsomytis</i></li>
<li>The Big Issue South Africa<br /><i>Photo by Juhan Kuus</i></li>
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<li>The Big Issue Australia<br /><i>STUFFED </i>By Wayne</li>
<li>Megafon<br /><i>“Dear Mum and Dad” </i>By Ida</li>
<li>The Contributor<br /><i>Dinner with my Son </i>By Jennifer Alexander</li>
<li>Denver Voice<br /><i>Random Life Particles </i>By Barbara Bartlett</li>
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<li>The Big Issue Australia<br /><i>The Big Issue Classroom</i></li>
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<li>Real Change, USA<br /><i>OutsideIN</i></li>
<li>The Big Issue, UK<br /><i>The Vendorendum</i></li>
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INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-79180419072978201652015-06-02T16:21:00.001+01:002015-06-02T16:24:27.795+01:00Celebrating ten years of =Oslo <br />
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Norwegian street paper <a href="http://www.erlik.no/">=Oslo</a>
is celebrating ten years in print this month with a very special birthday edition.<br />
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Norway's very first street paper went to press in the summer of 2005 and sold 70,000
copies. It now supports around 200 vendors in 15 different cities and towns across the country, including Oslo.<br />
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The latest, 100-page edition (on sale since Monday, 1 June) features all 113 =Olso covers from the past decade to visually explore its editorial evolution.<br />
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The issue also features the street paper's vendors and readers. This month's cover star is
Mona, a grandmother and happy =Oslo customer, photographed by Haakon
Hoseth in the street paper's very own studio.<br />
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So Happy Birthday =Oslo, here's to another incredible<br />
ten years! INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-49639249455912044672015-05-13T14:54:00.000+01:002015-05-13T16:16:17.983+01:00Write on! Street paper vendors help promote literacy in MacedoniaLice v lice vendors have been helping to promote Macedonian literature and improve reading habits by joining a special campaign run by <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">electrical
distribution company</span>, EVN Macedonia.<br />
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On May 7, the street paper vendors attended the campaign's launch at the Skopje Book Fair to sell a special edition of the <a href="http://licevlice.mk/index.php">Lice v lice</a>.<br />
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The issue was packed with feature articles, interviews and news reports that highlighted Macedonian writers and explored how literacy levels could be improved across the country.<br />
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Dressed in their Lice v lice uniforms, vendors also carried backpacks displaying large bookmarks emblazoned with the reading motto – “Create your habit" to promote the pleasure of reading. <br />
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The vendor team also handed out free books from several Macedonian publishers ("Tabernakul”, “Tri”, “Goten”, “Ars lamina”, “Magor”) to the first 100 readers that bought the magazine. A free anthology of work produced by young Macedonian authors was also given as a special freebie to every Lice v lice customer. <br />
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The event was hosted by Macedonian journalist, Ana Zafirova, and school pupil, Ana Stankovska. It also included poetry readings and several educational writing and drawing workshops for school children.<br />
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Famous Macedonian actress Verica Nedeska – Trajkova is the cover star of the latest Lice v lice magazine promoting literacy and literature.<br />
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<i>Photos by <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Tomislav Georgiev.</span></i> <br />
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<i>(Cover pictured left - photography by Milena Viitman, design and illustration by Evgeny Viitman).</i><br />
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<i>To learn more about promoting Macedonian literature and new authors, go to <a href="http://raskazi.mk/">Raskazi.mk</a>. For more Lice v lice news, <a href="http://theinspblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/macedonias-lice-v-lice-embraces-rarity.html">click here</a>. </i>INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-72745149941586517732015-05-08T10:31:00.000+01:002015-05-08T12:00:12.649+01:00"They are fighting. Shedia's vendors never give up"<br />
<i>Shedia, Greece’s first street paper, launched two years ago in Athens. Today, the publication is still going strong, and supports around 160 vendors, 17 of whom are now in permanet housing. But one third of Greeks still live below the poverty line and the list of people looking to Shedia for help continues to grow. </i><br />
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<i>Editor Chris Alefantis speaks about the current situation in Greece, the vital work Shedia does and its incredible vendors. </i><br />
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could also say that Shedia is a result of the rage surrounding
injustices which have happened to the vast majority of Greek workers and
the middle class. We had to do something to help those affected. The
same goes for the thousands of people across the country who have set up
networks of solidarity and who are helping in every possible way. These
are grass roots answers to a bigger problem. <br />
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<b>If you look at the figures, it becomes clear that not much has changed over the past five years. </b>The unemployment rate continues to be around about 26%, and the youth unemployment rate is 50%. People have been job seeking for years without success. We are especially concerned about those who are aged 45 and over. Their job prospects are particularly bad.<br />
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<b>The queues outside soup kitchens are continuing to grow. Hundreds of thousands of people don't have health insurance anymore. </b>How can we allow this to go on? The number of long-term unemployed people is so great, and that's dreadful. If you walk around Athens, you don't see many people smiling.<br />
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<b>On the other hand, we support each other in everyday life.</b> In an interview with us, the famous Greek author Vassilis Alexakis said, "We have no other option than to be optimistic." We should try that and continue to fight for a better future, both individually and collectively. This is also the stance taken in our street paper vendor meetings.<br />
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<b>99% of our vendors are victims of the financial crisis.</b> They had a
job, a place to live, a family. They lost their jobs, then a few months
later they lost their homes, and then they lost everything. Architects, former publishers, tradesmen or
shop owners work at Shedia, as do people who have worked in unskilled
labour. They were the first victims of the financial crisis. Their
stories are those of completely normal people. On the one hand it's sad,
and on the other their determination to get their old life back is
impressive. They are fighting. Shedia's vendors never give up.<br />
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<b>We also support our street paper vendors in their
search for jobs and accommodation.</b> Seventeen formerly homeless street
paper vendors already have their own small flat paid for using the
income that comes from selling street papers. We are delighted when
it works. For us, this is a common victory. It's our readers who
make this happen when they buy a street paper. <br />
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<b>Our dream is that Shedia becomes superfluous</b>, that all of our
vendors find "regular" employment, through which they can earn
their living. We also dream that we will reach the point where we
will no longer need a street paper. We all look forward and
work hard towards a better future. It's hard work,
but we'll manage to do it. As Vassilis Alexakis says, "We have no
other option than to be optimistic."<br />
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<i>This post is based on an interview by Bastian Pütter originally published in German street paper Bodo. It was made available to INSP members in <a href="http://de.streetnewsservice.org/nachrichten/2015/april/feed-472/%E2%80%9Ees-war-ein-sieg-der-hoffnung-ueber-die-verzweiflung%E2%80%9C.aspx">German </a>and <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2015/april/feed-474/%E2%80%9Cshedia%E2%80%99s-vendors-are-fighting,-they-never-give-up%E2%80%9C.aspx">English </a>via our News Service and has been republished widely across our network. </i>INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-61658165734579812022015-05-07T10:31:00.002+01:002015-05-07T10:31:57.993+01:00Our vendors: Mark (The Big Issue Australia, Adelaide)<br />
Years of smoking, drug use and alcohol addiction had taken their toll on Mark's health, which in turn made it difficult for him to keep a steady job. Then last year, he started selling The Big Issue Australia seven days a week in Adelaide. He says being a vendor has completely changed his life. <br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ncypezwyr44/VUjCtXE91OI/AAAAAAAAKwU/7mr0ZZQvHX4/s1600/BIOZ_Vendor%2Bprofile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ncypezwyr44/VUjCtXE91OI/AAAAAAAAKwU/7mr0ZZQvHX4/s400/BIOZ_Vendor%2Bprofile.jpg" width="265" /></a>"You know, once I was a real wild bastard. And even up to when I turned 50 I thought I'd grow old disgracefully," says Mark. "Then, six months ago, I came back to Adelaide and totally changed my life around. Instead of being a wild man, doing The Big Issue has put some direction and discipline in my life."<br />
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Mark grew up in Woodforde, a suburb of Adelaide, in South Australia. After leaving school in Year 10 - "they asked me to leave. [They] rang up my parents and said I was wasting their money and the school's time" - he went to a technical college for a few months, then got a dead-end job in the motor trade.<br />
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"After a year [of that] my old man gave me an apprenticeship in the family butcher shop," Mark recalls. "That was in 1978 - I've still got all my fingers! But I had to retire for health reasons, and then I drove taxis, did bar work, fruit picking…all sorts of things.<br />
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"I got put on a pension years ago for chronic alcohol abuse, and I used to be a firm believer in drug testing - namely, what drugs are we testing out today? But it was more so that alcohol was my favourite poison."<br />
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Mark first heard about The Big Issue during his five-year stay in Melbourne.<br />
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"A friend of mine was selling The Big Issue there - I made enquiries, but I never got around to doing it. I came back to Adelaide 'cos my old man was really ill, and I got the induction course done and started selling.<br />
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"They put me back on the pension a couple of years ago for emphysema, and this is the only job I'm capable of doing now."<br />
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He normally works seven days a week, mostly at a new pitch on the corner of Gawler Place and Pirie Street, outside the NAB (National Australia Bank).<br />
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"I'm getting regular customers," says Mark. "A lot of the businesspeople like the magazine, and now they can walk out of their business and find a vendor on the way to the coffee shop. I've got a big personality and a big work ethic - they treat me as another one of the workers down Pirie Street now.<br />
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"Material wise I've got bugger all, but since I've been doing this I've bought myself a good camera and a watch, so I have something to show for the money that I've earned."<br />
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<i>This is a summary of a full article from The Big Issue Australia made available to street papers in our network via the INSP News Service <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2015/march/feed-470/vendor-spotlight-mark-%28the-big-issue-australia,-adelaide%29.aspx">here</a>. Original interview </i><i>by Peter Ascot.</i>INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-75525623394932317342015-05-05T11:04:00.000+01:002015-05-05T12:53:47.575+01:00Megaphone celebrates vendor writing with Voices of the Street<br />
Canadian street newspaper Megaphone has launched the fifth annual edition of <b>Voices of the Street</b>, a special literary anthology of vendor writing.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w6HqfiI1vMw/VUiM4oHZpAI/AAAAAAAAKv4/mC08E6tTCEs/s1600/Megaphone%2BVoices%2Bof%2Bthe%2BStreet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w6HqfiI1vMw/VUiM4oHZpAI/AAAAAAAAKv4/mC08E6tTCEs/s320/Megaphone%2BVoices%2Bof%2Bthe%2BStreet.jpg" width="210" /></a>From Friday, May 1, Megaphone vendors working in Vancouver and Victoria have been selling the special edition for $5 (they buy it for $2.50, and keep the profit).<br />
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Since its first issue rolled off the presses in 2008, Megaphone has been dedicated to amplifying marginalised voices and supporting homeless and low-income people. <span class="text_exposed_show"></span><br />
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For the past six years, its vendors have been able to participate in weekly creative writing workshops and their work is regularly published in the magazine. <br />
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"Between then and
now, Megaphone has worked with an enormously talented, evolving team of
writing workshop facilitators, many of whom are published authors,
poets, journalists, and academics," said Megaphone editor Jackie Wong. <br />
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"Each week, they've been
working with participants to tap into the therapeutic, empowering
potential of writing. In the workshops, the writers
craft poems and short stories that knock our socks off.<br />
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"Voices of the Street is a powerful collection of writing that means so much to so many people."<br />
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Many people involved in the workshops describe the process as empowering and even healing.<br />
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Loralee Ave Maria Judge is one of 32 published authors in Voices of the Street and was also the cover star of Megaphone's April edition<span class="text_exposed_show"> </span><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="text_exposed_show">(pictured below), </span>which celebrated the impact of the project.</span><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t0hNpURL8JE/VUiQjL5YE_I/AAAAAAAAKwE/HFKY9yILnng/s1600/Megaphone%2BApril.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t0hNpURL8JE/VUiQjL5YE_I/AAAAAAAAKwE/HFKY9yILnng/s320/Megaphone%2BApril.jpg" width="247" /></a>"Writing, for me, is kind of like drawing the poison out," she said. "It's like getting rid of a poison that no other
form of expression - healthy or unhealthy - can do." <br />
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Poet and longtime Megaphone contributor Jim Ryder agrees:<br />
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"I was in really rough physical shape
and mental shape after coming out of a coma. If I didn't get involved
with Megaphone and started getting my work out there, I don't know where
I would be."<br />
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Jim is from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, <span class="st">an area of the city that has gained notoriety for high rates of crime and poverty in recent years. It has become a major theme in his writing.</span><br />
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"I want to write so that someone who is unfamiliar with the Downtown Eastside will listen and understand what it is like," he added.<br />
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"A lot of people in the community have never had anyone listen to their opinion. When someone gives you the opportunity to share your story down here, it's totally validating."<br />
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<i>Read more about Megaphone and find your nearest vendor <a href="http://www.megaphonemagazine.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. </i><br />
<br />INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-66283089138643997792015-05-01T13:18:00.000+01:002015-05-01T13:21:43.356+01:00Home: real stories of homelessness from Edinburgh <a href="https://twitter.com/Zoe_Greenfield" target="_blank">By Zoe Greenfield</a><br />
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Home. What is home? How do you end up without one? And how do you get back ‘home’ after life on the streets?<br />
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<a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/home-tickets-16561932185" target="_blank">Home</a> takes a novel route to addressing these questions. An original, multimedia show created and performed by homeless and formerly homeless clients of <a href="http://www.crisis.org.uk/" target="_blank">Crisis</a>, it is based on their own personal experiences. It explores the human stories behind the statistics using comedy, drama, video, song and even puppetry... and gives an honest and stark insight into life on the streets of Edinburgh. Though possibly little rough around the edges - perhaps down to opening night nerves - any unevenness is made up for in energy and insight.<br />
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“Fuck statistics, I’m a person. I’m real!” says Danny, whose quest for home and security we follow throughout the show. As the stage fills with characters for the opening scene, each entrance brings a new story of just how easy it is to become homeless. This isn’t just one story of homelessness, it’s about each individual and their personal journey - abusive relationships, military service and growing up in care.<br />
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You may be wondering how puppets fit into all this. I know I was. Yet as the giant puppet heads (which took the team three months to make) appear from behind the backdrop curtain, I have to concede they're a great choice for the depiction of Maximus (a corporate giant awarded the contract for getting people back to work on ‘wageus minimus’) and Sanctions (the benefit god). Their effigies loom large over the stage, looking down disdainfully on all those below, including the audience.<br />
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The mighty and universally feared Sanctions imposes benefit cuts as a form of penance for sinning against society. But the audience is left wondering about the soul of the system rather than that of the so-called ‘scrounger’ in an emotive scene which sees a terminally ill cancer patient facing the rest of his life on £11 per week.<br />
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It is a show of contrasts, ranging from raucous ensemble number ‘The 3 Step Hoedown’, to the stargazing Three Wise Men, who enjoy an alfresco aperitif and put the world to rights. A calmness descends at the end of the first act when Kirsty Heggie takes the stage with her guitar for a stunning performance. Granted, at times there is a definite sense of winging it (I think the technical term is improvisation), but even then you get the feeling you’re listening in on a real conversation and wonder quite how far it might go.<br />
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<i>"You lose your job, you hit the boozer.</i> <i>Not knowing yet you’re a fucking loser. </i><i>Then she can't stand you anymore.</i><i> </i><i>Here's your bag and there's the door."</i></blockquote>
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A confident and charismatic performance from MC Blair Christie ties the scenes together well and acts as a moral compass for the audience asking, 'have you thought about what you would do?'.<br />
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It takes guts to get up on stage. But to tackle some serious and deeply personal issues, challenge stereotypes AND add a touch of humour deserves some serious kudos. This show is personal. It’s full of passion.<br />
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As Danny walks the high wire in the closing scene, we're reminded that life is a balancing act between the pain of the past and hope for the future, all the while grappling with an unfair and sometimes cruel system. I am full of admiration for the cast.<br />
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Home is on tonight and tomorrow at Old St Paul's in Edinburgh. And Edinburgh's newest theatre group have aspirations to take their show to the Fringe and on tour. You should see it. You might just learn something.<br />
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Inspired by a beautiful voice <a href="https://twitter.com/CrisisEdinburgh">@CrisisEdinburgh</a> "These jeans have had holes since 1972" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/home?src=hash">#home</a></div>
— Rebecca Dickson (@BeccaGloria) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeccaGloria/status/593867610007175170">April 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Hilarity, anger, glorious song, pride, made to think. At 'Home' by <a href="https://twitter.com/CrisisEdinburgh">@CrisisEdinburgh</a> clients.Truly a show to see <a href="https://twitter.com/STVEdinburgh">@STVEdinburgh</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/theskinnymag">@theskinnymag</a></div>
— Helen Johnston (@_HelenJohnston) <a href="https://twitter.com/_HelenJohnston/status/593879248219279361">April 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-91486524436705546102015-05-01T10:20:00.000+01:002015-05-01T10:26:18.423+01:00Macedonia's Lice v lice Embraces Rarity with stunning portrait series<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2wmY5PibTrY/VT-nOA0edrI/AAAAAAAAKt0/xAf5OwNcnKY/s1600/Licevlice%2Bcover%2Brare%2Bdiseases.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2wmY5PibTrY/VT-nOA0edrI/AAAAAAAAKt0/xAf5OwNcnKY/s1600/Licevlice%2Bcover%2Brare%2Bdiseases.jpg" height="400" width="290" /></a>Macedonian street paper Lice v lice (Face to face) put health in focus recently with a special edition that marked <a href="http://www.rarediseaseday.org/" target="_blank">Rare Disease Day</a> 2015.<br />
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The paper's <i>Embrace Rarity</i> campaign featured a stunning series of portraits that paired people affected by rare diseases with well known personalities. <br />
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It was produced in association with “Holistic”, the association of citizens for rare diseases Life With Challenges and the National Alliance for Rare Diseases of R. Macedonia.<br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Photographer Tomislav Georgiev worked with the </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://licevlice.mk/index.php" target="_blank">Lice v lice</a> design team, coordinated by </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Nebojsha Ilijevski, </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">and stylist Irina
Tosheva and make up artist Viktor Mirchevski to</span> tell the stories of people living with rare conditions such as Hemophilia, Gaucher’s disease (brittle bone disease), Strumpell’s syndrome (where muscle turns to bone) and Pulmonary Hypertension.<br />
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Patients posed for photos alongside <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">well known faces from the country's music, sport, TV and fashion industries. Many of the images were later digitally enhanced by graphic designers Zoran Inadeski and Ruzica Mandichevska (Ruki Chuki). </span><br />
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Explaining the idea behind Embrace Rarity, Lice v lice editor Maja Nedelkovska said the aim was "to highlight that all rare disease patients are faced with big challenges in their lives."<br />
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She added: "Some of them are alive and well thanks to vital medications and treatments, but for others, there is no cure for them yet. The campaign stresses the importance of understanding them, giving a hand and embracing them, but also the need for constant research in new treatments."<br />
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The Embrace Rarity portaits were unveiled at a special exhibition in Skopje,
and were displayed alongside short texts explaining each rare disease patient's story and the daily challenges they
face. These were also published in a special edition of the magazine
(cover pictured above). <br />
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<b>Ana-Marija and Vera Miloshevska</b><br />
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The colours in Ana-Marija's (right) daily life are difficult to imagine. Delayed development, affected coordination, breathing difficulties, and lowered communication and cognitive skills are the characteristics of the RET syndrome, a disease that only affects women.<br />
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<b>Iva Petrevska and Dani Dimitrovska</b><br />
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Living with Epidermolysis Bullosa means Iva’s skin is as delicate as a bubble. The slightest daily childhood activities cause painful sores on her body that require constant care and dressing, and even slight pressure, a tiny injury or scratch can threaten her health.<br />
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<b>Vesna Aleksovska and Tanja Kokev</b><br />
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Having Gaucher’s disease made Vesna's (far left) bones prone to fracturing - even a slightly stronger embrace could cause a broken bone or a bruise on her body. After receiving therapy for five years, her state is now stable and she can lead a normal life. <br />
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<b>Viktor Dimitrijoski and Bubo Karov</b><br />
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Viktor
(far left) has never tasted chocolate, pancakes, ice-cream, walnuts, eggs,
soy, meat or white bread. He has Phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare genetic
condition makes body unable to break down a substance called
phenylalanine, which builds up in the blood and brain. PKU is treated
with a special low-protein diet, which reduces the levels of
phenylalanine in the body and prevents brain damage.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vvx60gfVVvk/VUDejw-dYaI/AAAAAAAAKvE/aL2hmQf2Mt0/s1600/Lice%2Bv%2Blice%2Bembrace%2Brarity%2B6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vvx60gfVVvk/VUDejw-dYaI/AAAAAAAAKvE/aL2hmQf2Mt0/s1600/Lice%2Bv%2Blice%2Bembrace%2Brarity%2B6.jpg" height="320" width="236" /></a><br />
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<i> </i><b> </b><br />
<b>Azemina Kurtishi</b> <b>and Ognen Janeski</b><br />
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Azemina (far left) is
the first patient diagnosed with rare disease Gaucher to receive appropriate therapy from the Macedonian state. Without it, this disease in its
last stage can completely immobilise patients, causing discomfort and inflammation of the liver, osteoporosis and shorter life
expectancy.<br />
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<i>You can see more photos from the series, and learn the stories behind them, <a href="http://challenges.mk/?p=3328&lang=en" target="_blank">here</a>. </i><br />
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<br />INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-77771442070619488552015-04-30T12:13:00.001+01:002015-04-30T12:47:45.102+01:00Street paper covers from around the world April - May 2015From funky art nouvea designs to stunning portraits and eye-catching illustrations, street papers across the world have been wowing readers with their recent covers.<br />
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Here's a few of our favourites.<br />
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The <a href="http://streetsense.org/" target="_blank">biweekly street paper</a> is sold across the city by homeless and formerly vendors, many of whom also write for the publication. Recently, they were given an opportunity to express their creativity in a different medium - film.<br />
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As part of the <b>Cinema From the Street</b> co-op project, ran by professional filmmaker
Bryan Bello and Street Sense's Media Centre, a group of eight vendors were taught basic filmmaking techniques to help them write, direct and shoot short documentaries exploring homelessness in the U.S. capital.<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/123278599">Cinema From the Street - Official Trailer</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user8628323">Bryan Bello</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Tonight's screening will include three films made by Street Sense Filmmakers’ Co-op members
Robert Warren, Reginald Black, Levester Green and Morgan Jones. Each
will give a unique insight into the struggles faced by the homeless, such as finding employment, reconnecting with family and
trying to survive on the streets during a harsh winter. <br />
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Sense runs regular workshops to help empower
vendors by teaching them how to tell their stories in creative ways - through writing, theatre, illustration and film - and practical skills to aid them with job applications, fiance management and accessing housing and health care. You can find out more
about Street Sense and Cinema from the Street <a href="http://streetsense.org/event/cinema-from-the-street/?instance_id=134#.VUDykJPce3Y" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<i>Cinema
From the Street debuts April 29, 6.30 - 8.30 at E Street Cinema in
downtown Washington D.C. The event includes a Q&A with
the filmmakers and cinematographers. </i>INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-44783757331771632792015-04-28T10:08:00.000+01:002015-04-28T16:16:38.374+01:00Alex Ferguson tells street papers "I never pass a vendor on the street"<br />
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The Big Issue's exclusive interview with Alex Ferguson has been a hit with street papers in Europe, Asia and the USA.<br />
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For more than a quarter of a century, Ferguson’s combustible presence and unique success made him the iconic face of English football.<br />
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The legendary manager opened up to The Big Issue's David McDonnell about his life post-Manchester United, revealing he is relishing retirement and the challenges beyond football management.<br />
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It turns out he’s also a big street paper fan: “I never pass a Big Issue vendor on the street, because these people aren’t begging - they’re trying to get back on their feet,” he revealed.<br />
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"Sometimes, if they've only got one or two copies left, I just give them a tenner and say hello to them because they'll want to sell their last copies and get some more cash but I do like to read the articles.<br />
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"What is it they say ... 'A hand up, not a hand out?' Excellent!"<br />
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Issue, Macedonian street paper Lice v lice, The Contributor, based in Nashville, USA, The Big Issue Japan, Hus Forbi in Denmark and German papers Die Strasse and Strassenfeger.
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<i>The article is still available for INSP street paper members to download and publish from the <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2015/january/feed-459/alex-ferguson-%E2%80%9Ci-never-pass-a-big-issue-vendor-on-the-street%E2%80%9D.aspx" target="_blank">News Service here</a>.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex Ferguson article republished by The Contributor in Nashville.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ireland's Big Issue runs with The Big Issue's Alex Ferguson interview.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Street Sense vendor Robert.</i></td></tr>
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"It saddens my heart too to see people passed by in the street. People
won't even acknowledge a homeless individual or a homeless veteran - or even a
veteran seeking assistance. Homeless people, and homeless veterans, are people
too. They don't need a hand out, but a hand up."
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Street Sense vendor and contributor <a href="https://www.facebook.com/personfirstproject/photos/pb.876802942360490.-2207520000.1429783841./941792469194870/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Robert </a>is now a recognisable face on the
streets of Washington D.C. where he sells the street paper, but it wasn't always
that way for the formerly homeless veteran.<br />
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He knows what it's like to be in need and to feel ignored and invisible,
which is why he was happy to be featured on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/personfirstproject" target="_blank">Person First Project</a>, an engaging
photo blog that aims to break down barriers between people experiencing
homelessness and those who pass by them every day.<br />
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Shiza Farid, Robyn Russell and Julie Schwartz created the Person First
Project in December 2014 as a way of reminding people there is a person behind
every unique experience of homelessness and poverty.<br />
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The trio partnered up with the National Coalition for the Homeless to
connect with people willing to share their own experiences of homelessness. The project highlights these stories via Facebook and
Instagram, including a chat with Street Sense vendor <a href="https://www.facebook.com/personfirstproject/photos/a.887662147941236.1073741827.876802942360490/964140356960081/?type=1&theater" target="_blank">Chon</a>, who explains how selling a street paper is helping him build a better future.<br />
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"When you stop and talk to people who are experiencing homelessness,
you hear that they're really just like everybody else. They are moms. They are
dads. They are daughters. They are sons," said co-founder Robyn Russell. "If we could share this with other people, I think it
could be really powerful because there are a lot of misconceptions around
homelessness."<br />
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Russell says the positive comments left on each of their Facebook posts is
testament to the power of storytelling as an advocacy tool, and that first-person stories can help change
perceptions and open people eyes in a way that a fact sheet full of stats,
facts and figures cannot.<br />
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Regarding the public who pass by people experiencing homelessness every day,
she added: “It’s not that people don't care. I think they do care and I
think they don't know what to do. That's how we felt.<br />
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"We hope our project can
open their eyes and help them feel like maybe they can stop and talk to
somebody."<br />
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<i>This post is based on an article by </i><i>Jennifer Ortiz
originally published in <a href="http://streetsense.org/" target="_blank">Street Sense</a>. It has been made available to other INSP members via our News Service <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2015/march/feed-469/dc-photo-blog-puts-a-face-on-homelessness.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>. </i><br />
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<![endif]--><b><a href="https://twitter.com/laurakaykelly" target="_blank">By Laura Kelly</a></b><br />
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Seattle street paper <a href="http://realchangenews.org/" target="_blank">Real Change</a> has partnered with tech
giant Google to launch an app that allows customers to pay for their paper
digitally and have it delivered straight to their phones.</div>
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Vendors
have had increasingly difficulties selling the paper, since fewer and fewer
people carry cash with them, said Timothy Harris, founding director of Real Change.</div>
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“Cashlessness is a challenge our vendors face on a daily
basis,” he added. “This app will help our paper survive in the digital age,
when fewer people have ready access to cash and more people prefer to read news
content on their mobile devices.”</div>
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From today, each of Real Change’s homeless and low-income vendors
will each get a unique QR code on their vests to allow them to sell digital versions of the award-winning street paper, as
well as the usual paper copies.</div>
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After downloading the free app to their iOS or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.realchangenews.reps" target="_blank">Android</a>
phone, Seattleites will be able to scan their local vendor’s unique code to buy their
digital paper for $2.99 <span style="color: black;">(including a fee from digital
content providers)</span>. </div>
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Vendors will make $1.49 every time someone buys a digital
copy of Real Change, whilst they will still get $1.40 from every paper copy
they sell. The paper copy will still cost $2. </div>
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“We designed this with our vendors and customers in mind,”
said Harris. “This app will build on the strong relationships our vendors have
with many of their customers, while helping customers benefit from an
increasingly seamless buying experience. The paper is just a scan away.”</div>
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The project was started two years ago by a Google employee
who volunteered at Real Change as part of Google’s annual week of service. </div>
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Since then, eight Googlers have volunteered their time to
develop the cross-platform app, the first of its kind for the paper.</div>
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“Being on the volunteer app development team has been a
gratifying experience,” said Jill Woelfer, a Google User Experience Researcher
who has been volunteering with Real Change since early 2014. </div>
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“The whole team
has worked very hard to create a technical solution to provide opportunities
for those who are in need.”</div>
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“Street newspapers around the world are looking for a
solution to how they can better adapt to the changing media landscape, while
still staying true to the signature street paper model,” added Darcy Nothnagle,
Public Affairs Manager for Google. </div>
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“We hope that this app will be a model many street papers
can use, globally.”</div>
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Real Change’s app is just one of the pioneering digital adaptations
coming from INSP’s members. </div>
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Others include Chicago-based <a href="http://streetwise.org/" target="_blank">StreetWise</a>’s partnership with
PayPal and <a href="http://www.bigissue.org.za/" target="_blank">The Big Issue South Africa</a>’s SmartBibs, both of which also allow
customers to pay online using their phones.</div>
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In Europe, <span class="st">Amsterdam’s </span><a href="http://www.z-krant.nl/" target="_blank">Z! magazine</a> and
Scandinavian papers <a href="http://www.erlik.no/" target="_blank">=Norge</a>, <a href="http://www.situationsthlm.se/" target="_blank">Situation Sthlm</a> and <a href="http://www.faktum.se/" target="_blank">Faktum</a> are working on pilot
projects to provide vendors with card readers, so that customers can pay with
debit or credit cards. </div>
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In addition, some papers, including Situation Sthlm and Norway’s
=Norge, use payments through text messages. </div>
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“Many of INSP's 114 street papers, in 35 countries, are
facing issues based on the continuing march of our cashless society,” said INSP
chief executive Maree Aldam. </div>
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“Innovative solutions such as Real Change’s app show how
dynamic street paper organisations can continue to provide employment to some
of the most vulnerable people in society, despite the new challenges they face.”</div>
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INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-18151837889204289552015-03-20T15:23:00.001+00:002015-03-20T15:23:43.136+00:00Our vendors: Mr Oh "Killer Smile" - The Big Issue KoreaIn less than five years, <a href="http://bigissuekr.tistory.com/">The Big Issue Korea</a> has not only
built a solid readership. It has changed the lives of its vendors across South
Korea – a nation that has rapidly become an economic powerhouse, yet remains
beset by homelessness and unemployment.<br />
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Mr Oh – also known as ‘Killer Smile’ – is one of the many
vendors in Seoul, the country's capital, who has benefitted from this support.
He became homeless after his family business failed, stripping him of his
income.</div>
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"One day I was wandering around the street trying to
get a meal. There’s a place that provides food and someone was there giving out
leaflets about The Big Issue and how it can help get you back on track. This
really interested me, so I called the office."</div>
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Mr Oh has now been selling the magazine at his pitch at Exit
8 of Seoul’s Express Bus Terminal for four years. "On average I sell 30,
starting around 5pm when people finish work," he says. "Some people
already know about The Big Issue and buy it frequently. They ask how selling is
going, and sometimes also offer me a snack – when that happens it’s really
nice."</div>
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As well as earning a steady income, the street paper has
helped him find a home. In South Korea, vendors who sell The Big Issue
for more than six months and save more than SKW1.5 million [$1580] can apply
for rental support via a government-sponsored program. </div>
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Thanks to this scheme, Mr Oh is now able to rent an
apartment in the western part of Seoul. He says that having stable shelter has changed his life.
"I have my own things in my house, can buy things I need and when I go to
sleep I can think about the future. In the past I didn’t, because I had no
hope. It has made a big difference."</div>
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Selling a street paper also reconnected Mr Oh with his
family: "I live alone, but had a chance to be on TV because of The Big
Issue, and my brothers noticed me and found me. I had become disconnected from
my family for a long time. I met my brothers and my mother – it was fantastic."<br />
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<i>This is a summary of a vendor profile by Patrick Witton, <a href="http://www.thebigissue.org.au/" target="_blank">The Big Issue Australia</a>'s Contributing Editor. He travelled to South Korea with the Walkley Foundation Australia-Korea Journalism Exchange, with support from Australia-Korea Foundation and Korea Press Foundation. </i><br />
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<i>The full article has been made available to other street papers in our network via the INSP News Service <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2015/march/feed-466/vendor-spotlight-mr-oh-%28the-big-issue-korea,-seoul%29.aspx">here</a>. Original interview t</i><i>ranslated by Claire Kang.</i>INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-35669857992121241712015-03-13T15:14:00.002+00:002015-03-13T17:04:05.700+00:0010 reasons not to miss #INSP2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Last week, INSP's <a href="https://twitter.com/Zoe_Greenfield">Zoe Greenfield</a> was in Seattle preparing for <b>INSPired Together: Global Street Paper Summit 2015</b>. She told us why street paper staff would be mad to miss it...</i><br />
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<b>1. It’s INSP’s first US event</b><br />
It’ll be fantastic to have street papers from all over the world (familiar faces, and new ones too!) representing our truly global network. We already know we’ll have delegates from at least 20 different countries.<br />
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<b>2. Global perspective, local context</b><br />
As an international network we’re facing some common challenges, especially those resulting from the economic downturn which hit those already on the margins hardest. But it’s also important to understand the different socio-economic, political and cultural contexts in which we are working. <br />
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We’re in the fortunate position to be able to draw on each other’s expertise and learn about those more local challenges too. In the words of Real Change’s Tim Harris: <br />
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<i>“Our diversity is our strength, and that what we have in common trumps our differences… we are all in this together, learning from each other, healing a broken world, one vendor and one newspaper at a time.”</i><br />
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Couldn’t have put it better myself!<br />
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<b>3. Seattle streets</b><br />
A recent <a href="http://www.homelessinfo.org/what_we_do/one_night_count/2015_results.php">one night count</a> found almost 4,000 people without shelter in King County. Homelessness is very visible in Seattle. Life is tough here; there is no safety net. Even as someone who has travelled widely and worked with lots of homeless organisations, I have so many questions about homelessness in Seattle. <br />
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It’s a city with issues but it’s also a city that is responding to the challenge. In June, we’ll learn about homelessness in the city and about the response. You’ll have the option to visit innovative social projects like <a href="http://www.urbanreststop.org/">Urban Rest Stop</a>, <a href="http://desc.org/1811.html">1811 Eastlake</a>, and one of Seattle’s self-managed tent encampments. We’ll also enjoy dinner at a social enterprise restaurant <a href="http://www.farestart.org/">Farestart</a> which offers training and employment opportunities to homeless and unemployed people (not to mention delicious food and great service). <br />
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<b>4. And of course, our very own Real Change</b><br />
It’s well known and very well respected in Seattle. Many people I met credit Real Change with bringing about a city-wide shift in attitudes towards homelessness. Go RC!<br />
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I received a very warm welcome from staff, volunteers and vendors (you’re awesome) to the Real Change office in the Pioneer Square district. You’ll have the chance to visit when Real Change host an open house (Tuesday 23 June). <br />
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<b>5. People are talking</b><br />
From local radio to conversations on the bus, people in Seattle are talking about homelessness and social justice issues. <br />
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Read articles and listen to KUOW podcasts as part of the recent <a href="http://kuow.org/topic/seattles-homeless-no-end-sight">‘Seattle homelessness’</a> series. <br />
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Overheard on the 13 bus heading downtown <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Seattle?src=hash">#Seattle</a>: "As a society we have been brainwashed to believe money has more value than human life".<br />
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<b>6. There’s already a buzz</b><br />
And (the abbreviated version) sounds something like this: <br />
Person hearing about the Global Street Paper Summit: “I love Real Change. Do you work for Real Change?”<br />
Me: “No, I’m visiting Real Change. I work for INSP.”<br />
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Person: “Wait, so Real Change isn’t the only one?”<br />
Me: “No, there are 114 street papers in 35 countries and they’re coming to Seattle in June.”<br />
Person: “Wow. That’s awesome!”<br />
Me (in my head): “Damn right, it’s awesome!”<br />
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And here’s our street: (Global Street Paper) Summit Avenue.<br />
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<b>7. Make your own</b><br />
A bit like a pizza, INSP will provide the base and you can load up on your favourite toppings. Basically, there’ll be some INSPirational keynote sessions and you get to decide which breakout sessions you want to attend. Never fear, the old favourites including Innovation Exchange will be back. We listened to your feedback so there’ll be more sessions on fundraising, marketing and social media too.<br />
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<b>8. Celebrate in style</b><br />
The INSP Awards are back! Get your glad rags (or traditional dress of your home country) on and shimmy on down to the ballroom to celebrate the journalism and social impact of our incredible network. <br />
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<b>9. Good to great</b><br />
We already know our work has an impact (see point no. 8) but it’s useful to stop and ask ‘how can we take this to the next level?’ <a href="http://altruistpartners.com/">Altruist Partners</a> will help us to think about what might be holding us back and how we can become more enterprising to scale up and maximise our impact. <br />
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<b>10. Rock’n’roll</b><br />
Just when you thought it wasn’t possible for INSP to get any cooler, we decide to end the Summit on a high with a benefit gig at Seattle’s famous <a href="http://www.thecrocodile.com/">Crocodile Club</a>. Between you and me, I’m sure we won’t wait until Friday to explore the local nightlife...<br />
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<b>Can’t wait to see you in Seattle! </b><br />
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<br />INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-77834790331891456122015-03-11T11:30:00.000+00:002015-04-17T10:15:06.386+01:00American students provide homeless women with free pads and tamponsFor women, menstruation is a natural and regular part of life. But for those experiencing homelessness, finding a pad or tampon can be harder than finding a meal or a new pair of socks.<br />
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Rayna Blackburn, who has been homeless on and off for the past several years, tells Portland street paper Street Roots how she would fashion her own pads when she couldn't afford them or find any at local shelters.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Periods can be a nightmare for homeless women. <span class="credit"> REUTERS/Andy Clark</span></td></tr>
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"I took a towel and cut it in pieces and used a plastic bag to wrap them with… I would wash one, let it dry while I was using another so I could rotate." <br />
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When turning to shelters for help, Rayna adds that she has sometimes been offered nothing but a paper towel. "I've seen [other women] take tampons and rinse them out and reuse them," she says. "It's not OK."<br />
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Unsanitary products, a lack of clean spaces to change a tampon or pad, or using the same product for too long can all lead to serious and sometimes fatal bacterial infections, such as toxic shock syndrome.<br />
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Some shelters and aid agencies keep small supplies of pads and tampons on hand, but even then, they are available only to those who ask.<br />
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"These are really natural needs but the idea that these topics are private doesn't only exist in the society but also within individuals," says Nadya Okamoto.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L to R: Giselle Cohen, Vincent Forand and Nadya Okamoto. </td></tr>
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The 15-year-old is one of eight high school students from Portland, Oregon, who founded <i>Camions of Care</i>, a non-profit that provides free feminine hygiene products to women living on the streets.<br />
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Since December 2014, it has delivered more than 350 care packages across Portland, which contain enough pads, tampons and fresh wipes to last a woman six days, the average length of a period.<br />
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The project aims to empower women and destroy the view of pads and tampons as mere "comfort items".<br />
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Camion's co-founder Giselle Cohen adds that, "if you don't have the supplies to handle your own body, you can't advocate for yourself in the same way. You can't be looking for a job during that time. So that's four to six days a month where you have to basically be secluded."<br />
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Public support for the project, which now works with 50 volunteers, continues to grow. Street Roots is among many organizations now partnering with Camions of Care to distribute the packages<br />
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As of January 2015, Camions of Care expanded their service to homeless women in Salt Lake City, Utah through a partnership with <span id="yui_3_17_2_1_1425399077182_586">Legacy Initiative. You can read more about their work <a href="http://www.camionsofcare.org/">here</a>. </span> <br />
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<i>This is a summary of an article by Ann-Derrick Gaillot
originally published by <a href="http://streetroots.org/">Street Roots</a>. It has been made available to other INSP members via the INSP News Service <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2015/march/feed-466/american-students-provide-homeless-with-free-tampons-and-pads.aspx">here.</a> (Photo of Camion's founders by Reuben Schafir).</i>INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-59126562029999975402015-03-02T15:02:00.000+00:002015-03-02T15:02:27.855+00:00Our vendors: Henrieese Roberts - Street Sense, Maryland, USA<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Henrieese Roberts sells American street paper <b>Street Sense</b> on the streets of
Annapolis, Maryland. She is also a fierce advocate of HIV/AIDS awareness and
policy reform.<br />
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Motivated by close personal experiences with friends and family, she began
working to raise awareness about public health, sexuality and HIV/AIDS issues
nearly 30 years ago.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Street Sense vendor/writer Henrieese Roberts.</td></tr>
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"We fear the disease instead of learning how to circumvent it, and be
loving to people that do have it," says Henrieese.
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She also writes regularly for Street Sense about these topics, hoping to
break down stereotypes and promote understanding of the illness rather than
fear. <br />
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Having watched HIV/AIDS change the lives of people - damaging their health
and presenting challenges in terms of personal privacy, employment and housing
- Henrieese is acutely aware that the disease can be crippling for those
already living in poverty.<br />
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"There are many people that can't afford their medications and are on
waiting lists to be treated. There are also a lot of unnecessary deaths,"
she says.<br />
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In 1992, Henrieese herself was diagnosed with histoplasmosis, an infectious
disease that has rendered her visually impaired. But she remains optimistic and
continues to persevere with her filmmaking and photography career.<br />
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"I am going to actualize because I am willing to work hard," she says. <br />
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Through her work she hopes people become more sexually conscious, avoid
spreading the disease and reduce the stigma associated with the infection.<br />
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<i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">This is a summary of an article by <a href="http://streetsense.org/">Street Sense</a> reporter </span>Jazmine Steele that was published on INSP's News Service. Street paper editors can view, download and republish the <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2014/august/feed-440/vendor-spotlight-henrieese-roberts-%28street-sense%29.aspx" target="">full article here</a>.</i> <br />
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"Selling on the street was a bit embarrassing for me at
first, so I spoke to customers in a low voice. They didn't hear me, they didn't
even stop for a moment, so I realized I was going nowhere,” says Erdzan Sadik,
who sells <a href="http://licevlice.mk/index.php">Lice v lice</a> in Skopje, Macedonia.<br />
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FWFxu4dw0dI/VOydEMOOktI/AAAAAAAAKng/bEli3wwXNZI/s1600/photo%2Bby%2BTomislav%2BGeorgiev.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FWFxu4dw0dI/VOydEMOOktI/AAAAAAAAKng/bEli3wwXNZI/s1600/photo%2Bby%2BTomislav%2BGeorgiev.jpg" height="232" width="320" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pRCYvEySKgY/VOydElXds9I/AAAAAAAAKnk/G7Fk1uT2QRM/s1600/l_photo%2Bby%2BTomislav%2BGeorgiev.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pRCYvEySKgY/VOydElXds9I/AAAAAAAAKnk/G7Fk1uT2QRM/s1600/l_photo%2Bby%2BTomislav%2BGeorgiev.jpg" height="211" width="320" /></a>“Now I know that this is a good and decent job and I had to
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The 21-year-old now sells more copies of the magazine than
any other vendor. “The most important thing is to smile, look people in
the eye and show them the magazine cover," he says. "It's easier for me now, because I'm
not a rookie anymore. I speak to customers loudly and clearly,".</div>
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Erdzan shares his sales tips with his fellow vendors
and even encouraged his little brother Armando and his father to sell the
magazine too. "When they saw that I leave the house clean and that I
come back clean, that I am neither tired, nor upset, and I even had money left,
they wanted to do this job too," he says.</div>
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Training sessions offered by Lice v lice did more to
give Erdzan the skills for selling the magazine, they also encouraged him to
continue his education. He has now finished fifth grade in school. "I
know that I have to study and I can promise that I will do everything I can to
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<i>Photos by Tomislav Georgiev</i>.</div>
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<i>This is a summary of a vendor profile written Lice v lice's Maja Nedelkovska that was published on INSP's News Service. Street paper editors can view, download and republish the <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2013/february/feed-368/vendor-spotlight-erdzan-%28lice-v-lice,-macedonia%29.aspx">full article here</a>. </i></div>
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war rages between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukraine government in the east. Based
in Western Ukraine, Prosto Neba’s staff and vendors are far from the conflict but, as Maryana writes, “war...touches everybody here.”</i><br />
<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5PrELAB-8Gk/VOyVOa_WgoI/AAAAAAAAKnI/1NpoZbfs5n4/s1600/Prosto%2Bneba.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5PrELAB-8Gk/VOyVOa_WgoI/AAAAAAAAKnI/1NpoZbfs5n4/s1600/Prosto%2Bneba.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a>“In Ukraine, the homeless have never been a priority. From the 90s until
2006, our state simply ignored them. There was no legislation, no social
agencies to offer support and a prevailing, negative attitude inherited from
the Soviet era - if you have no job, it means that you don't want to work, so
you are not one of us.<br />
<br />
During this time, only a few NGOs operated in Ukraine. The situation started
to change after new legislation was introduced in 2006. At least one shelter
was opened in every major city, but still, there were always too many problems
to solve and a constant lack of finances.<br />
<br />
In Lviv, a major city in Western Ukraine, our street magazine <a href="http://emaus-oselya.org/eng/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prosto Neba</span></a> was founded in 2008 with
support from the NGO <a href="http://www.emmaus-international.org/en/who-are-we/emmaus-around-the-world/europe/ukraine/oselya.html">Emmaus - Oselya</a>. We have a community house where 25 homeless
people live and work together. We started a street paper to inform society
about the problem of homelessness and persuade people to change their negative
attitude towards homeless people. Our vendors have become our partners in
fighting this injustice and quickly became the voice of our organization.<br />
<br />
Today we have five vendors. They do not live in the community house but are involved
in different projects like food distribution and charity events. They also receive
different kinds of social services through our NGO.<br />
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One of our "oldest" vendors Volodymyr Hilenko has sold the magazine
for five years. He stays in the municipal night shelter and spends the day at
his pitch in the city’s main square. People know him by his yellow jacket and
constant good mood. For Volodymyr, it is extremely important to be on good
terms with his customers and he is very proud of new friends he's made while
selling Prosto Neba. He also acts as a guide for tourists, introducing them to
the sites and history of Lviv. Above all else, he is now the one that homeless
people approach to ask for help and advice.<br />
<br />
But now we have a war in Ukraine. It's in another part of the country, but
it touches everybody here. Young men are mobilized to go and defend the
territory in Eastern Ukraine. During the
last few months we have regular planes that bring dead bodies home from there,
to be laid to rest at solemn funerals. If they come back alive, they are in the
hospital. The whole local community is trying to support them. All the events
in our city are charitable now - concerts, fashion shows, marathons, garage
sales etc. to collect money for the army or for the treatment of soldiers.<br />
<br />
Of course, in this situation we cannot try to put our homelessness issue somewhere
high on the priority list. Once again we have more important problems to solve
in our country. That would be the official answer on behalf of Ukraine, I
guess. The position of our street magazine remains the same - we keep doing our
work. Will it help our vendors to move on? I am not sure right now. At least it
helps them to survive and stay safe.”<br />
<br />
<i>A longer version of this article is available for street paper editors to download and republish from INSP's News Service <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2014/december/feed-455/to-be-homeless-in-a-country-while-war-rages.aspx">here</a>. </i>INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-27822888887574087552015-02-24T13:27:00.000+00:002015-02-26T10:22:26.690+00:00Mobile showers offer dignity to San Francisco’s homeless<a href="https://twitter.com/lauraloralove">By Laura Smith </a><br />
<br />
In San Francisco, a local non-profit is restoring dignity to hundreds of homeless people, one hot shower at a time.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rsmcWTgijqo/VOxu7-KoJGI/AAAAAAAAKl8/wn_4EKCpASA/s1600/INSP_Lava%2BMae%2B(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rsmcWTgijqo/VOxu7-KoJGI/AAAAAAAAKl8/wn_4EKCpASA/s1600/INSP_Lava%2BMae%2B(6).jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a>In a city where approximately 7000 people are homeless, there is just a handful of free washing facilities available to those living on the streets. <br />
<br />
Lava Mae aims to change that by converting decommissioned city buses into mobile shower units, complete with hot running water and free shower, toilet and changing facilities. <br />
<br />
The project piloted its first bus on the streets of San Francisco in June 2014. It was soon providing between 300 and 500 showers a week to homeless people across the city.<br />
<br />
Lava Mae's founder Doniece Sandoval said: "The first time people see the bus, they can't believe it
contains showers and toilets. Their reaction is the most rewarding part of the project.<br />
<br />
"It's
been humbling to have someone thank you profusely for something so
simple - something that the rest of us take for granted."<br />
<br />
Here's what service user Bobby had to say after his first time on board the Lava Mae bus.<br />
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Doniece originally raised $75,000 to fund the first Lava Mae bus through crowdfunding site Indiegogo.<br />
<br />
So far, the non-profit has sourced $110,000 through online
crowdfunding and received a $100,000 grant from Google as a part of
its Bay Area Impact Challenge program. This means they can now start work on creating a second unit.<br />
<br />
Doniece aims to eventually have a fleet of four bright blue
buses operating across San Francisco. "Once we have four buses on the
road, we can offer 50,000 showers per year," she says.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8iB4EXclBEM/VOx32IzWD1I/AAAAAAAAKmo/fqWUNyg-e7g/s1600/Lava%2BMae%2BCollage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8iB4EXclBEM/VOx32IzWD1I/AAAAAAAAKmo/fqWUNyg-e7g/s1600/Lava%2BMae%2BCollage.jpg" height="200" width="400" /></a>But Lava Mae isn't just about providing hot showers for the
homeless. It works on the idea that people experiencing
homelessness can't access jobs or housing, or maintain health and
well-being, if they can't get clean.<br />
<br />
With hygiene comes dignity, and
with dignity comes opportunity, says Doniece.<br />
<br />
"It's been incredibly rewarding to hear stories of
guests lining up job interviews, getting housing and generally
improving their lives by being able to get clean on a regular
basis.<br />
<br />
"It's really amazing what a shower can do and the
possibilities it can unlock."<br />
<br />
Lava Mae is also starting to offer support and
advice to hundreds of organisations that have already shown
interest in replicating the project in their own communities, from
cities in Santa Clara and Hawaii to Nigeria and South Korea.<br />
<br />
<b>For more information visit <a href="http://www.lavamae.org/">www.lavamae.org</a></b><br />
<a href="http://www.lavamae.org/"><br /></a>
<i>Photos courtesy of Lava Mae/Sole Moller</i>.<i> This is a summary of an article by Laura Smith for INSP's News Service. You can read the original version <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2015/february/feed-464/mobile-showers-offer-dignity-to-san-francisco%E2%80%99s-homeless.aspx">here</a>. Street paper editors can <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2015/february/feed-464/mobile-showers-offer-dignity-to-san-francisco%E2%80%99s-homeless.aspx">click here to view, download and republish the full article.</a> </i><br />
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As a "stereotypical big black guy" he was worried: "This is an upper-class environment. There's not that many black people around. I was afraid they were going to call the police on me."<br />
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While he now has many regular customers, Robert says that "a lot of them don't understand. If I had an opportunity like what they have, I wouldn't even be selling the paper." <br />
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For the past nine years, Robert has been on and off the streets, starting in Las Vegas, where he grew up. His mother is dead and his dad, a Vietnam veteran, is serving time in prison. He moved to Seattle five years ago but had a hard time finding a decent job. <br />
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"A lot of jobs are just modern-day slavery," he said. "You got people working two or three jobs, making eight, nine dollars. You can't survive off that." <br />
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But he adds that being homeless "makes you count your blessings for the little things, just to wash, wash your teeth, take a shower. When you're homeless, these things are all taken away from you." <br />
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Sometimes, when he doesn't see a customer for a while, Robert worries that they stopped buying from him because he's too outspoken or even because he doesn't look down-and-out enough. <br />
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"Sometimes I've got to be quiet, because I'm a very real person, and a lot of people don't like to hear real things." <br />
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Either way, he thinks people would be missing the point.<br />
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"The underlying point is to help somebody that's less fortunate. You don't go to church to hear the preacher. You go to church to hear the Word. Just buy the paper." <br />
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<i>This is a summary of an article by <a href="http://www.realchangenews.org/">Real Change</a> reporter Mike Wold that was published on INSP's News Service. Street paper editors can view, download and republish the <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2014/january/feed-410/vendor-spotlight--robert-smith.aspx">full article here</a>. </i>INSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708540773834102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177567224157524348.post-61751426989838843122015-02-19T11:21:00.001+00:002015-02-19T11:21:56.275+00:00German artist inspired by homeless for controversial collectionWhile the latest designer fashion clobber or edgy new art installations filling up catwalks and galleries might give nods to modern culture, they probably won't have a particularly huge impact on society in general.<br />
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But with his latest collection, German artist Winfried Baumann aims to make a bold statement about homelessness by blending art, architecture, fashion design and social activism.<br />
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His 'Dumpster Diver' suits (pictured right) are part of his <a href="http://www.instant-housing.de/">Urban Nomads</a> project. "It's all in light of the fact that the urban nomad, the hunter-gatherer, is back on the city streets," he says. <br />
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"Over the last 10 or 12 years, nomadism experienced a renaissance. So the purpose of my work became not only the "classic" homeless person who's been thrown off course in life, but also seasonal workers, students and "work nomads" who can be constantly moving around with no more than a laptop and a small travel bag. This also means a loss of social structure."<br />
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Baumann's collection includes a range of "Instant Housing" models (pictured right) that see wheelie bins and large suitcases transform into mobile shelters. The Nuremberg-based artist has also worked with German street paper Strassenkreuzer to design mobile trolleys for vendors to store copies of the magazine. <br />
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While his work has received some criticism, Baumann says the response from homeless people has generally been positive. "The question comes up time and time again as to whether we're creating art at the expense of the homeless - but always from people unaffected by homelessness," he says.<br />
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"I've never experienced this reaction from homeless people. They definitely understand the hidden humour in the work."<br />
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Bauman's work certainly promotes debate.While his designs are a far cry from practical solutions to homelessness (similar to the '<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2923727/Bed-night-without-coffin-fortune-Six-foot-box-appears-city-centre-free-place-sleep-complete-solar-panel-power-radio-light-phone.html">coffin slumber box</a>' for the homeless that recently appeared in Belfast city centre as a 'social experiment'), they do draw attention to the fact that finding permanent and lasting solutions to homelessness is a global need that is always in vogue. <br />
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<i>This blog is based on article by Florian Blumer from Swiss street paper <a href="http://www.strassenmagazin.ch/">Surprise </a>originally published on INSP's News Service. The original article is also available for street paper editors to download and republish in <a href="http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2015/february/feed-463/german-artist-designs-for-homeless-and-urban-nomads.aspx">English </a>and <a href="http://de.streetnewsservice.org/nachrichten/2015/january/feed-461/urbane-nomaden.aspx">German</a>. </i><br />
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