2 GROUNDCOVER NEWS GROUNDCOVER in this ISSUE LAMA KARMA VISITS the DANCE for MOTHER EARTH POWWOW Markona Love, page 4 FIRST THINGS FIRST: WE NEED HOUSING Mike Jones, page 4 HOMELESSNESS = REBIRTH Mohammed Ahmed, page 5 GET to KNOW YPSILANTI DISTRICT LIBRARY page 5 WHY DTE FACES NO CONSEQUENCES for LENGTHY, WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES Susan Beckett, page 6 TRUTH or LIES: SERENIA the ARTIST Felicia Wilbert, page 8 A PLEA to the BIDEN ADMINISTRATION: STOP the WILLOW PROJECT Lila Harris, page 10 MAY 5, 2023 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 ISSUE CONTRIBUTORS Mohammed Ahmed Mia Barr Teresa Basham Susan Beckett Ree Drummond Cindy Gere Lila Harris Mike Jones Markona Love Felicia Wilbert Joe Woods PROOFREADERS Susan Beckett 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 Layla McMurturie Jesse Owen Anabel Sicko Melanie Wenzel 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 a.m. - 3 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
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