Das Megaphon

For the sound amplification device, see megaphone. For other uses, see megaphone (disambiguation).

Das Megaphon ("The Megaphone"[1]) is a street newspaper sold by homeless in Graz and other cities in Styria, Austria. It was started in October 1995 and is run by Catholic charity Caritas.[2] The paper is published monthly with a circulation of about 13,000 copies.[2] It is sold mostly by Nigerian and Liberian male refugees.[3][4] Megaphon was one the street papers initiating the Homeless World Cup in 2001 and hosted the first cup in 2003.[1]

In 2004, Megaphon sponsored a lecture series aimed at improving homeless people's access to education; the program paid for university professors to give lectures in homeless shelters, and arranged for homeless individuals to have access to local university facilities.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "World Cup blows whistle on problems of homeless". Daily Times (Pakistan) / Reuters. 2003-07-02. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_2-7-2003_pg2_23. Retrieved 2009-03-20. 
  2. ^ a b "Magazin" (in German). Megaphon website. http://www.megaphon.at/de/strassenmagazin/idee/. Retrieved 2009-03-20.  Alternate link.
  3. ^ Swithinbank, Tessa (2001). Coming Up from the Streets: The Story of The Big Issue. Earthscan. pp. 160. ISBN 1853835447. http://books.google.com/books?id=ha1dO1WD88AC&pg=PA160. Retrieved 2009-03-20. 
  4. ^ Sweetman, Caroline (1997). Gender and Poverty in the North (illustrated ed.). Oxfam. pp. 49. ISBN 0855983930. http://books.google.com/books?id=x88tJaaHIBgC&pg=PA49. Retrieved 2009-03-20. 
  5. ^ Chapman, Clare (12 November 2004). "Homeless offered degree of respect". Times Higher Education. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=192372&sectioncode=26. Retrieved 20 March 2009. 

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Street newspapers by continent