International Network of Street Papers

The International Network of Street Papers (INSP) is an organization of street papers that provide employment opportunities, community, and a voice to homeless and other economically vulnerable people. It spans 94 papers from 36 countries,[1] in total selling about 32 million copies each year. INSP was founded in July 1994 and the network was initially managed by The Big Issue. INSP's headquarters are in Glasgow, Scotland. The network organizes a yearly conference.[2][3][4][5] It also supports new street papers in the developing world and runs the Street News Service (SNS). In 2008 it began giving annual awards for top street newspaper journalism in several categories.[6][7] INSP cofounder Mel Young also organizes the annual Homeless World Cup.[8]

Contents

Member papers

As of 2009 the following street papers are members of INSP:[1]

Africa

  • Catapult - Lagos, Nigeria
  • Homeless Talk - Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Journal Clin d’œil - Bujumbura, Burundi
  • The Big Issue Ethiopia (currently not printing)
  • The Big Issue Kenya - Nairobi, Kenya
  • The Big Issue Malawi - Blantyre, Malawi
  • The Big Issue Namibia - Windhoek, Namibia (currently not printing)
  • The Big Issue South Africa - Cape Town, South Africa
  • The Big Issue Zambia - Lusaka, Zambia

Asia

  • The Big Issue Japan - Osaka, Japan
  • The Jeepney Magazine - Quezon City, Philippines
  • The Big Issue Korea - Seoul, Korea

Europe

  • 20er - Innsbruck, Austria
  • = Oslo - Oslo, Norway
  • Aluma - Malmö, Sweden
  • Apropos - Salzburg, Austria
  • Asphalt - Hannover, Germany
  • Augustin - Vienna, Austria
  • BISS - München, Germany
  • Cais - Lisbon, Portugal
  • Die Jerusalemmer - Neumunster, Germany
  • Die Stütze - Berlin, Germany
  • Die strasse - Schwerin , Germany (Associate Member)
  • Donaustrudl - Regensburg, Germany
  • Faktum - Göteborg, Sweden
  • Fedél Nélkül - Budapest, Hungary
  • Fiftyfifty - Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Flaszter - Budapest, Hungary
  • FREIeBÜRGER - Freiburg , Germany (Associate Member)
  • Gatemagasinet Klar - Kristiansand, Norway
  • Gazeta Uliczna - Poznan, Poland
  • Haags Straatnieuws - Den Haag, Netherlands
  • Hempels strassenmagazin - Kiel, Germany
  • Hinz & Kunzt - Hamburg, Germany
  • Hus Forbi - Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Ireland's Issues Magazine - Dublin, Ireland
  • Kralji Ulice - Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Kupfermuckn - Linz, Austria
  • Macadam - Lyon, France
  • Megafon - Bergen, Norway
  • Megaphon - Graz, Austria
  • Nota Bene - Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Novy Prostor - Prague, Czech Republic
  • Parkbank - Braunschweig, Germany (Associate Member)
  • Put Domoi - St Petersburg, Russian Federation
  • Situation Sthlm - Stockholm, Sweden (Associate Member)
  • Sorgenfri - Trondheim, Norway
  • Soziale Welt - Frankfurt, Germany
  • Straat Magazine - Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Straatnieuws - Utrecht, Netherlands
  • Strassenkreuzer - Nürnberg , Germany (Associate Member)
  • Surprise - Basel , Switzerland
  • Tagessatz - Göttingen, Germany
  • Terre Di Mezzo - Milano, Italy
  • The Big Issue - London, United Kingdom
  • The Big Issue Cymru - Cardiff, United Kingdom
  • The Big Issue in Scotland - Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • The Big Issue in The North - Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • The Way Home - Odessa, Ukraine
  • Trott-war - Stuttgart, Germany
  • Ulica(street paper) - Bitola, Macedonia
  • Vilni Visiti - Kiev, Ukraine
  • Virkileg - Tromsø, Norway
  • Z Magazine - Amsterdam, Netherlands

Latin America

  • Al Margen - Bariloche Rio Negro, Argentina
  • Boca de Rua - Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • La Callejera (formerly Factor S) - Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Hecho en Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • La Calle - Bogota, Colombia
  • La Luciernaga - Cordoba, Argentina
  • OCAS - São Paulo, Brazil

North America

  • Change of Heart - Lawrence, Kansas, United States
  • Community Connection - Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Denver Voice - Denver, Colorado, United States
  • Edmonton Street News - Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • Forgotten Voice - Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (Associate member)
  • Homeward Street Journal - Sacramento, California, United States
  • L'Itinéraire - Montréal, QC, Canada
  • Making Change - Venice, California, United States
  • Megaphone Magazine - Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Our Voice - Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • Real Change - Seattle, Washington, United States
  • Spare Change News - Cambridge, Massachusetts , United States
  • Street Pulse - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
  • Street Roots - Portland, Oregon, United States
  • Street Sense - Washington, DC, United States
  • Street Sheet - San Francisco, California, United States
  • Street Sheet (Canada) - Winnipeg, MB, Canada
  • Street Sights - Providence, Rhode Island, United States (Associate member)
  • Street Speech - Columbus, Ohio, United States
  • Street Zine - Dallas, Texas, United States
  • Streetvibes - Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
  • StreetWise - Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • The Contributor - Nashville, Tennessee, United States
  • Toronto Street News - Toronto Canada
  • Victoria Street Newz - Victoria, BC, Canada
  • Whats Up Magazine - St Louis, Missouri, United States

Oceania

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Our Street Papers". INSP. http://www.street-papers.org/our-street-papers/. Retrieved 2009-02-11. 
  2. ^ Sweetman, Caroline (1997). Gender and Poverty in the North (illustrated ed.). Oxfam. pp. 51. ISBN 0855983930. http://books.google.com/books?id=x88tJaaHIBgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22International+Network+of+Street+Papers%22#PPA51,M1. Retrieved 2009-02-11. 
  3. ^ Swithinbank, Tessa (2001). Coming Up from the Streets: The Story of The Big Issue. Earthscan. pp. 162. ISBN 1853835447. http://books.google.com/books?id=ha1dO1WD88AC&printsec=frontcover#PPA162,M1. Retrieved 2009-02-11. 
  4. ^ Environment and Urbanization - the Struggle for Shelter. International Institute for Environment and Development. 1997. ISBN 1843690888. http://books.google.com/books?id=cuC4AOq6DJIC. Retrieved 2009-02-11. 
  5. ^ Meiklem, Peter John (2008-06-15). "Beyond charity: street papers gather to chart the way forward". Sunday Herald. http://www.sundayherald.com/search/display.var.2342183.0.beyond_charity_street_papers_gather_to_chart_the_way_forward.php. Retrieved 2009-02-11.  Findarticles copy
  6. ^ Talvi, Silja J.A. (28 June 2008). "Reporting From The Ground Up: The power of street reporting". In These Times. http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3781/reporting_from_the_ground_up/. Retrieved 19 April 2009. 
  7. ^ Suri, Sanjay (27 June 2008). "Against Giant Odds, a Touch of Triumph". Inter Press Service. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42991. Retrieved 19 April 2009. 
  8. ^ Ferguson, Brian (2005-02-18). "Now football is coming homeless". The Scotsman. http://news.scotsman.com/homelessness/Now-football-is-coming-homeless.2604086.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-11. 

External links

Street newspapers by continent