While the 112 publications differ in several ways, they share a common mission Newspapers and magazines with models similar to Street Roots’ are providing income opportunities to vulnerable citizens in cities around the globe. Some papers, such as Big Is ...
23 Jun 2016 - Emily Green
COMMENTARY | Colleen Sinsky is helping rescue refugees on the island of Lesvos I was driving my small rental car, full of fellow volunteers and supplies, during a beach patrol shift when we got the call about a nearby boat in trouble. The engine of the sm ...
10 Dec 2015 - Colleen Sinsky
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
Greece’s economy is still in shambles as the country faces record unemployment amidst austerity cuts. But in Athens, one street paper is serving as a life raft of employment for more than 140 men and women, some who have been unemployed for four years or ...
27 Aug 2013 - Cole Merkel