EDITOR’S NOTE IN LATE SEPTEMBER I read a tweet reminding folks it was only three months until Christmas. I like the winter holiday season, but I’ve never been a fan when those countdowns start any sooner than mid-November. After the ELISABETH MONAGHAN MANAGING EDITOR emotional windburn these past two years have inflicted, however, I was relieved to be reminded that 2021 was coming to a close. And now that we have said goodbye to 2021, many of us are working diligently to honor our New Year’s resolutions. Instead of including an Ask a Vendor question this month about the changes VOICE vendors planned to make for 2022, we went with our vendor Raelene Johnson’s suggestion to have them share their wishes for 2022. We’ve asked vendors about their resolutions more than once in the past, so I appreciate that Johnson wanted to change it up. I prefer the idea of wishes for a new year versus resolutions. It seems to me that a wish may morph from something simple, like good health, to something significant, like the eradication of COVID-19. A resolution seems much more rigid because it requires focus and dedication, and if going to fulfill it, I need to be committed to it and must take action to make it happen — otherwise, it’s meaningless. I do have a resolution, as well as a wish, for 2022. I resolve to be more hopeful and to make more of an effort to see the best in humanity. I can get there if I make an effort to be kinder, more patient, and demonstrate more empathy. I also have a wish, which is that all of us would show more January CONTRIBUTORS GILES CLASEN is a freelance photographer who regularly contributes his work to the VOICE for editorial projects, fundraisers, and events. He has also served on the VOICE’s Board of Directors. ROBERT DAVIS is an awardwinning freelance reporter for the Denver VOICE. His work has also appeared in Colorado Public Works Journal, Fansided, Colorado Journal, and Medium.com. CAT EVANS is a Colorado native born and raised in the Baker neighborhood of Denver. She is a musician, poet, photographer, cinematographer, and free thought enthusiast. She is focused on translatable activism through visuals and sound. DENVERVOICE.ORG CE.ORG @deeOCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jennifer Seybold MANAGING EDITOR Elisabeth Monaghan PROGRAM COORDINATOR Anthony Cornejo GRAPHIC DESIGNER Hannah Bragg VOLUNTEER COPY EDITORS Ashton Brown Haven Enterman Kersten Jaeger Kate Marshall Aaron Sullivan Laura Wing ARTISTS/PHOTOGRAPHERS Giles Clasen Cat Evans Sarah Ford Gigi Galen WHAT WE DO The Denver VOICE empowers homeless, impoverished, and transient individuals by creating job opportunities through our vendor program. We give our vendors a job and help them tell their stories; this creates a space for them to be part of a community again. Vendors purchase copies of the VOICE for 50 cents each at our distribution center. This money pays for a portion of our production costs. Vendors can buy as many papers as they want; they then sell those papers to the public for a suggested $2 donation. The difference in cost ($1.50) is theirs to keep. WHO WE ARE The Denver VOICE is a nonprofit that publishes a monthly street newspaper. Our vendors are men and women in the Denver metro area experiencing homelessness and poverty. Since 2007, we have put more than 4,600 vendors to work. Our mission is to facilitate a dialogue addressing the roots of homelessness by telling stories of people whose lives are impacted by poverty and homelessness and to offer economic, educational, and empowerment opportunities for the impoverished community. We are an award-winning publication, a member of the International Network of Street Papers and the Colorado Press Association, and we abide by the Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics. WRITERS Lando Allen Brian Augustine Osha Bear V. beRt Cat Evans Raelene Johnson Jerry Rosen Larmarques Smith BOARD OF DIRECTORS Nikki Lawson, President Michelle Stapleton, Vice President Jeff Cuneo, Treasurer Zephyr Wilkins, Secretary Chris Boulanger Donovan Cordova Raelene Johnson Julia Watson Cabal Yarne compassion, patience, and love for one another. Surely, that’s not too lofty. Whether you have made resolutions, wishes for the New Year, or chose not to do either, here’s to 2022 and the promise this new year holds. ■ With the money they make selling the VOICE, vendors are able to pay for their basic needs. Our program provides vendors with an immediate income and a support group of dedicated staff members and volunteers. Vendors are independent contractors who receive no base pay. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT editor@denvervoice.org VENDOR PROGRAM program@denvervoice.org • (720) 320-2155 ADVERTISING ads@denvervoice.org MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 1931, Denver CO 80201 VENDOR OFFICE 989 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204 OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Orientation is held every day we are open, but prospective vendors must arrive by 10:00 a.m. 2 DENVER VOICE January 2022 STAFF CONTRIBUTORS BOARD CONTACT US
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