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NASNA Announces Judges for 2010 Awards

May 21, 2010

At this summer’s NASNA conference, NASNA will recognize the outstanding work of street papers across North America. This year we received 61 submissions in 6 categories. Below are biographies for our 9 judges. Awards will be announced July 31 at an event at the Experimental Station in Chicago. Thank you to our awards sponsor this [...]

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Nashville’s homeless struggle to find dry land

May 5, 2010

The Contributor, Nashville’s street newspaper is scrambling to help vendors and people on the streets secure safe refuge from this week’s flooding. Over the past three days— flooding from the Cumberland River has taken over most of downtown Nashville. “Most of the shelters are safe,” says Tasha French, the Executive Director from The Contributor. “At [...]

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Glasgow Lord Provost brings together high profile guests for charity function

May 4, 2010

Press release from International Network of Street Papers: For immediate Release: Tuesday 4th May 2010 **NASNA is a regional partner of the INSP and works to provide training and support to street papers in North America. Glasgow’s Lord Provost Bob Winter is to host a civic reception tomorrow evening for Glasgow-based charity the International Network [...]

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Ordinances that criminalize food sharing

April 13, 2010

Dear Homeless Advocate As our country continues to suffer the effects of the economic downturn, many cities lack adequate shelter or food to meet the needs of the growing number of individuals and families who are homeless. Unfortunately, the increase in homelessness has coincided with a disturbing national trend to criminalize homelessness through measures ranging [...]

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Former Board Member Remembered For His Contributions to Street Newspaper Movement

April 8, 2010

The Rick Scott we knew at Street Feat by Juan Carlos Canales-Leyton, Managing Editor Rick Scott was a NASNA board member from 2003-2005. The first time I ever heard speak of Rick was through our own Judy Deal, who one day called me to introduce this acquaintance who was visiting her at the time. She [...]

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Meet Joe from Street Newz in Victoria, BC

March 9, 2010

Vendor Profile – Street Newz (In 2009 Street Newz Vendor Joe Motuz wrote this article, which was published at www.street-papers.org, and reprinted in the Victoria Street Newz as well as Chicago’s StreetWise (June 3-9) – a NASNA member. Subsequently, a StreetWise reader visiting Victoria found Joe and gave him a copy of the article, and [...]

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8 minutes with a British street paper

March 5, 2010

A business solution to a social problem By Margo Pierce Homeless and “vulnerably housed” individuals in the United Kingdom (UK) stand on the corners of “public highways” (sidewalks) to sell street papers just like in the United States. Swap “sofa surfing” for “couch surfing,” “night shelter” for “homeless shelter” and “misusing substances” for “substance abuse” [...]

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Street paper vendors share their stories

March 2, 2010

Watch videos of street paper vendors and newspapers around North America.

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Street paper vendor: I am not who you think I am

March 2, 2010

George Mayes is a street newspaper vendor in Portland, Oregon and has been able to access housing through the sales of the newspaper. (Photos by Ken Hawkins.)

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