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Table of Contents
October 1, 1997, Vol. 4, No. 15
Headlines:
- Happy B-Day to Us
- The Best of Real Change
Table of Contents:
Vendor of the Month: Michelle Childress, Tacoma Real Change, Page 3
Mailbag, Page 3
- Janet Sutherland | Seattle
The Vision Continues: RC is Three Years Old and Growing Fast, Page 5
Strength in Unity: Street Newspaper Movement Must Not Be Its Own Enemy, Page 6, 7
The following is the text of Real Change Director Timothy Harris’ speech at the founding conference of the North American Street Newspaper Association, held in Seattle on Sept. 11-14, 1997
- Picture: Visions of the Streetpaper Movement Panel: Eric Cimon (Journal L’Itineraire, Montreal), Timothy Harris (Real Change), Indio (Street News, New York), Judd Lofchie (StreetWise, Chicago), Donald Whitehead (Street Vibes, Cincinnati), Linda Larson (Spare Change, Boston).
- Photo by J. Heath, Street Vibes
Advocacy: 5 Easy Steps to a Community Where Everyone Has a Place to Call Home by Nancy Amidei, Page 8, 9
- Join a Group
- Help Out
- Use your voice
- Use your vote
- Flex your economic muscles
Down to Skin: My Life as a Stripper and Why I got Out by Rainee Maurer, Vendor #1251, Page 10, 11
Hopping Freights: A Practical Guide for the Uncommon Adventurer by Sally Johnson, Page 12, 13
Opinion: Speaking to Stones and Other Serious Acts of Faith by Wes Browning, Page 14
New on the Net: Page 15, 17
- IM Documented: Immigrants Lose Food Stamps
- Where Have All the Welfare Recipients Gone?
- Labor Secretary Eyes Gap Between Rich, Poor
- White House Predicts $63B Surplus in 2002
Satire: We’re Outta Here! Seattle Homeless Flee to Pittsburg. An April Fool’s satire of 1996 by Dr. Wes Browning, Page 18
Under the Bridge: A True Story of Accidents and Apathy by David, Page 19, 20
Poetry, Pages 22 – 27
- My Room by Elizabeth Romero
- Hungry by Anitra Freeman
- Did You Hear That? by Catherine M. Condeff, from “Web of Dreams”
- He Stands With by Stan Burriss
- I Shall Die by Elizabeth Romero
- Another Greyhound Encounter by Marion Sue Fischer
- Untitled by Sally Johnson
- The History of Them All by Earle Thompson, 01:XI:95
- The Invisible Lines Are Drawn by Anitra Freeman
- Dragon Pending by Anitra Freeman
- Blue Willow by Elizabeth Romero
- Open Edge by Stan Burriss
- Noel House Women by Marion Sue Fischer
- Frame of Strength by Nancy Craig
- Forest Hotel, circa 1974 by Earle Thompson
- U.S.A. Usual State of Affairs by Leslie Carl High Rock
Three Years Old and Still Growing: A Heartfelt Thank You to All Our Friends, Page 28, 29
Calendar, Page 30, 31
Poem: People Took Drugs by John Rider