2 GROUNDCOVER NEWS GROUNDCOVER from the DIRECTOR's DESK Friday, March 24, we invite writers (and future writers!) with lived experience to a workshop on building narrative power. The workshop will be led by journalist and poverty solutions advocate Lauren Slagter. "Op-ed" might techincally stand for LINDSAY CALKA Managing Director If you attended Street Wisdom, the Groundcover News open mic honoring Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, you already know our writers and vendors have a lot more to say than just what meets the page. Street Wisdom packed the house and had a lasting impact on many who attended. Ever since that Friday in November at Argus Farm Stop, we’ve been excited to secure another time to share space as a community. At the end of March, Groundcover News will be hosting a two-part event entitled “Hear Me Out.” "opposite the editoral page," but here at Groundcover we consider the "op-ed" simply a powerful tool for communicating informed opinion to large audiences. Together we will practice linking our own compelling stories and experiences to quantitative data and calls to action in order to inspire social change. Come with an idea, or a piece already written. Even the best writers need an editor! The day after that, Saturday, March 25, 6-8 p.m. at Argus Farm Stop (Liberty Cafe) we invite all community members to an open mic where workshop participants will speak out, reading the individual projects borne out of the workshop. Time permitting, we will open the floor to everyone to speak on their experiences with social injustices. Hear Me Out — you don’t want to miss this one! A GROUNDCOVER NEWS COMMUNITY OPEN MIC MARCH 25TH, 6-8PM ARGUS FARM STOP, LIBERTY CAFE Join the Groundcover News community for another open mic centering on community perspectives on social injustices! A WORKSHOP ON BUILDING NARRATIVE POWER MARCH 24TH, 2-4:30PM ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARY DOWNTOWN BRANCH - FREESPACE Join journalist Lauren Slager and Groundcover News for an op-ed writing workshop at the Ann Arbor District Library. Link lived experience with a call to action to inspire change in your community! Participants will be invited to speak at the following open mic and publish in Groundcover News. MARCH 10, 2023 HEAR ME OUT! CREATING OPPORTUNITY AND A VOICE FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE WHILE TAKING ACTION TO END HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY. Groundcover News, a 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in April 2010 as a means to empower lowincome persons to make the transitions from homeless to housed, and from jobless to employed. Vendors purchase each copy of our regular editions of Groundcover News at our office for 50 cents. This money goes towards production costs. Vendors work selling the paper on the street for $2, keeping all income and tips from each sale. Street papers like Groundcover News exist in cities all over the United States, as well as in more than 40 other countries, in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of homeless people and combat the increase in poverty. Our paper is a proud member of the International Network of Street Papers. STAFF Lindsay Calka — publisher Cynthia Price — editor Jim Clark — vendor manager ISSUE CONTRIBUTORS Angelina Akdis Elizabeth Bauman Susan Beckett Alexandra Granberg Ken Parks Samiha Rahman Denise Shearer Felicia Wilbert David Winey PROOFREADERS Susan Beckett Mia Barr GROUNDCOVER NEWS ADVERTISING RATES Size 1/8 1/6 1/4 1/2 full page Black/White $110.00 $145.00 $200.00 $375.00 $650.00 Color $150.00 $200.00 $265.00 $500.00 $900.00 Dimensions (W x H in inches) 5 X 3 or 2.5 X 6.5 5 X 4 5 X 6.25 5 X 13 or 10.25 X 6.5 10.25 X 13 Elliot Cubit Jesse Owen Anabel Sicko Sandy Smith Erin Trame VOLUNTEERS Jessi Averill Logan Brown Luiza Duarte Caetano Glenn Gates Alexandra Granberg Zachary Dortzbach Robert Klingler Grace Sielinski Mira Simonton-Chao Alex Tarbet Mary Wisgerhof Max Wisgerhof Claude VanValkenburg Navya Yagalla Emily Yao CONTACT US Story and photo submissions: submissions@groundcovernews.com Advertising and partnerships: contact@groundcovernews.com Office: 423 S. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor Mon-Sat, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Phone: 734-263-2098 @groundcover @groundcovernews DONATE, PITCH A STORY + LEARN MORE www.groundcovernews.org linktr.ee/groundcovernews PACKAGE PRICING Three Months/Six Issues: 15% off Six Months/Twelve Issues: 25% off Full Year/Twenty-four Issues: 35% off Only run for two weeks/one issue: 40% off Additional 20% discount for money saving coupons
3 Publizr Home