EDITOR’S NOTE ELISABETH MONAGHAN MANAGING EDITOR IN SEPTEMBER, I attended the INSP Global Street Paper Summit in Milan, Italy. For nearly 30 years, INSP, which is short for International Network of Street Papers, has provided support for street papers, the vendors that distribute them, and the people who manage the vendor programs and editorial content. In addition to organizing a biennial summit, INSP also has a comprehensive website for its members, with a variety of tools for anyone working with the papers. For example, those involved with vendor relationships, fundraising, or administration, can find documented processes, and resources that other street papers have either helped create or successfully implemented. For the editorial side, INSP has a news service, where street papers share articles about their vendors or updates on important THIS MONTH’S 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. BRIAN AUGUSTINE has been a Denver VOICE vendor for12 years and is happy to have an opportunity to share his experiences in his “Back to the Streets” column for the VOICE. SEPTEMBER 2022: GROUP SHOT OF STREET PAPERS FROM AROUND AT INSP GLOBAL SUMMIT IN MILAN, ITALY. CREDIT: ANDREA CHERCHI, INSP stories affecting them. This helps papers like the VOICE stay current on what is happening within the INSP community. It also allows us to download content from our fellow papers, or upload articles that we previously published in ours. Connecting with our peers in real life, after more than two years of meeting via Zoom, was the elixir so many of us needed. It was inspiring to hear what other street papers and their vendors are doing to address the issue of homelessness. It was also a great reminder that none of us in the street paper movement is alone in our work, and the only way we’re going to find a solution is to continue to work together. ■ DENVERVOICE.ORG CE.ORG @deeOCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR John Golden MANAGING EDITOR Elisabeth Monaghan PROGRAM COORDINATOR Lara Keith GRAPHIC DESIGNER Hannah Bragg VOLUNTEER COPY EDITORS Aaron Sullivan Laura Wing ARTISTS/PHOTOGRAPHERS Giles Clasen 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 Albert Bland Giles Clasen Raelene Johnson Jerry Rosen BOARD OF DIRECTORS Nikki Lawson, President Chris Boulanger, Vice President Jeff Cuneo, Treasurer Zephyr Wilkins, Secretary Donovan Cordova Raelene Johnson Julia Watson Cabal Yarne 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 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. 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 October 2022 STAFF CONTRIBUTORS BOARD CONTACT US
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