StreetWise

StreetWise

"StreetWise" is a newspaper sold by people without homes or those at-risk for homelessness in Chicago. The cost of the paper is one dollar. Topics covered in the paper vary depending on what is happening in Chicago at the time.

StreetWise contains art, poetry, and articles by vendors; as well as stories of local and national interest, particularly progressive issues.

History

The paper was started in 1992 and about 200 vendors sell approximately 20,000 papers weekly. The vendors buy the paper for 35 cents each and keep the profit.cite web |url=http://www.chicagomediawatch.org/01_3_altmedia.shtml |author=Lydersen, Kari |accessdate=2008-04-01 |publisher=Chicago Media Watch |title=A Guide to Alternative Media in Chicago]

Similar projects

* "The Big Issue": England (three separate regional editions), Scotland, Wales; plus separate editions in Australia, Namibia and South Africa
* "Macadam journal", Paris, France
* "Oslo", Oslo, Norway
* "Periódico Diagonal", Buenos Aires, Argentina
* "Revista La Luciérnaga", Córdoba, Argentina
* "Spare Change News", Cambridge, MA, USA
* "Street Roots", Portland, OR, USA

References

External links

* [http://www.streetwise.org streetwise.org]
* [http://www.laraza.com/news.php?nid=28301]


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