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Opinion | Lessons from 7 years on the streets

Bronwyn Jones Carver has been homeless since a landlord tried to raise her rent by nearly 100% in 2015. Since then, she's learned to adapt and reach for new heights. My name is Bronwyn Jones Carver. I have been homeless for seven years this June. At ...

22 Jun 2022 - Bronwyn Carver
Street papers coming to Bucharest, Romania, and Lowell, Mass.

The United States' newest street paper launched this month in Lowell, Mass., while another is getting off the ground across the globe, in Romania's capital. The Lowell paper, The Catalyst, and the Bucharest paper are part of the International Ne ...

27 Feb 2016 - Street News Service
Art for All

Walls, lives and communities transformed as European painters think big to engage homeless artists (photos) Peter Claesson is beside himself. “You should have seen the faces of these men,” he says enthusiastically while talking over the phone about his e ...

20 Jul 2015 - Annette Woywode
Director's Desk: Street papers worldwide unite around common mission

Delegates from street papers around the world gathered in June for the INSP Global Street Paper Summit in Seattle Did you know that Street Roots is part of a growing global movement? The International Network of Street Papers (INSP), based in Scotland, su ...

3 Jul 2015 - Israel Bayer
Running for recovery

Neon colored sneakers and ponchos contrasted the backdrop of a gray sky. The sound of raindrops and rubber pounding the pavement synchronized to roaring rock and roll music. Twenty six miles. Five hours and 27 minutes. A familiar feeling of pride and succ ...

1 May 2015 - Jennifer Ortiz
Young street paper a safety net for Greeks

Shedia's editor Chris Alefantis on the current situation in Greece, Syriza's election victory, Shedia and its vendors Shedia, Greece’s first street paper was launched two years ago to support those most seriously affected by the country’s crippl ...

1 May 2015 - Bastian Pütter
War in Ukraine rages on, and the situation changes every day

Just 10 years ago, many Europeans would have had trouble finding Ukraine on a map. Now practically everyone knows where it is, but no one can predict the country’s future: How and when will the Russia-Ukraine conflict end? To clarify, this “conflict” refe ...

21 Apr 2015 - Andrey Kurkov
Cat craze! Internet cat videos spark festivals around the globe

Keyboard Cat, Grumpy Cat and their fellow felines have been sensations online. Now, festivals around the globe celebrate this new realm of art. YouTube’s 2014 list of most-watched clips featured not one single cat video — in fact, it was topped by a dog d ...

14 Mar 2015 - Vicky Carroll
Ozzy Osborne: A letter to my younger self

Ozzy Osborne — the infamous lead singer of heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath — penned a letter to his younger self as part of a series for Street Roots sister paper, the Big Issue UK. He shares it with readers, as told to Jane Graham. I was a rebellious ...

4 Jan 2015 - Jane Graham
Report on violence against the homeless draws star power before Congress

Oscar award-winner Susan Sarandon may be most famous for her roles in “Thelma & Louise,” “Dead Man Walking,” and, of course, the cult-classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” However, her work and commitment extend far beyond her achievements on the silve ...

11 Aug 2014 - Rachel Cain