Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Navigating first-time homelessness
Used by Hollywood actresses or European nobility, Sissy is shorthand for Elizabeth. But, in this story, the protagonist does not trade in glitz, glamor and aristocratic privilege. Sissy spoke in hushed tones, like a mother trying to avoid waking her sleeping kids. Except that her children are not with her. She said they are living…
Opinion
Kaia Sand | Shine a spotlight on street papers
Street Roots is not alone. We are one of 92 street papers, with constellations that are particularly dense in Europe. Germany alone has 18 papers. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This column represents her views.”Spotlight on Street Papers” features newspapers from around the International Network of Street Papers. Street papers share…
Culture
Land Back Festival celebrates culture, art with a message
The Land Back Festival, previously known as Paseo, returned to the South Park Blocks at Shemanski Park Sept. 1 to celebrate Indigenous pride. Free live music and dance, poetry, interactive workshops, Indigenous art and more greeted attendees and onlookers. Equal parts celebratory and educational, the event welcomed attendees to listen to elders’ stories, enjoy traditional…
News
Land Back Festival celebrates culture, art with a message
The Land Back Festival, previously known as Paseo, returned to the South Park Blocks at Shemanski Park Sept. 1 to celebrate Indigenous pride. Free live music and dance, poetry, interactive workshops, Indigenous art and more greeted attendees and onlookers. Equal parts celebratory and educational, the event welcomed attendees to listen to elders’ stories, enjoy traditional…
