New campaign will push EU policymakers to do more to put an end to homelessness Homelessness grabs a lot of headlines in Portland, but it’s without question a global issue. The United States homeless figure continues to hover at more than a half a million ...
5 May 2017 - Laura Kelly
Street Roots, Real Change join others to mentor young publications Street papers from the U.S., Serbia, Finland, Australia and the U.K. will come together in the next few weeks for International Network of Street Papers ’ new Intensive Learning Program, o ...
16 Mar 2017 - Laura Kelly
Two years ago, Raven Canon was newly homeless in Colorado Springs, a city on the eastern edge of the southern Rocky Mountains. She was sitting outside the city’s Penrose library, and she was hungry. “I’m female, so I was just trying to keep a low profile, ...
10 Feb 2017 - Laura Kelly
Dean Strang and Jerry Buting were the defense attorneys in the documentary series “Making a Murderer.” Now, they are promoting conversations worldwide about justice. In the O2 Academy, a 2,550-capacity venue in Glasgow, Scotland, that’s used to hosting th ...
16 Nov 2016 - Laura Kelly
Among the colorful markets, historic plazas and grand cathedrals of Mexico City, there are tens of thousands of homeless people living on the streets. Many live their whole lives without ever having a place to call their own. Some are the third generation ...
25 Jan 2015 - Laura Kelly
When the music industry finally gets its act together, finishes going through its painful digital rebirth and settles on a formula that works for the future, you can bet there’ll be a chapter in the text book on Amanda “Fucking” Palmer. The former Dresden ...
6 Dec 2014 - Laura Kelly