Circo Volador, a renowned arts and cultural centre, is one of Mexico City’s most iconic spaces for underground culture. Now, its Art Gallery is home to a very special photography exhibition: The Other Side of the Pitch. @mivaledor.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

With 80 percent rental apartments and heavy subsidies for low-income earners, the Vienna Model has for decades been the model for housing policy. Since 2010, it has been strengthened with a national Housing First programme. But homelessness is rising. Faktum reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

The climate crisis is a social crisis. Globally, the impact hits people living in poverty much harder and further exacerbates social inequality. bodo reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

Social networks are full of videos of people experiencing homelessness, addiction and poverty – often without the consent of those affected. It is difficult to take action against it. @hinzundkunzt.de reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

A cross-section of MPs gathered at Portcullis House at Westminster on Wednesday 24 June, when INSP hosted a special parliamentary drop-in session to gather support for independent journalism as part of the charity’s mission of tackling homelessness and poverty: www.insp.ngo/articles/ins...

In conversation with representatives from the Mexican street paper @mivaledor.bsky.social and the Colombian Revista La Calle, it becomes clear that while locations and circumstances may vary, many of their aims are similar: www.insp.ngo/articles/str...

"When Slanj launched the Homeless Tartan in 2019, it began with a simple idea rooted in a growing crisis. Now, our new International Homeless Tartan is supporting the International Network of Street Papers," writes Calum Grant: www.insp.ngo/articles/str...

The International Network of Street Papers is set to host a special parliamentary drop-in reception for UK MPs on Wednesday 24 June: www.insp.ngo/articles/str...

The International Network of Street Papers seeks sponsors and partners for 2026’s Global Street Paper Summit: www.insp.ngo/articles/str...

In the sobering, Oscar-winning short documentary All the Empty Rooms, US photographer Lou Bopp welcomes us into four bedrooms. But the inhabitants are nowhere to be seen – and the reason why is heartbreaking. The Big Issue Australia reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...

Two years ago, Metro Nashville’s Office of Homeless Services promised Carrie and her partner Greg housing. What came instead of stable housing were evictions, lost documents and a return to the woods. The Contributor reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

Washington DC knows him as “The Cowboy Poet”. Street paper @streetsensedc.bsky.social knows him as Frederic John. He shines in new documentary Billy Luck: www.insp.ngo/articles/ven...

Homelessness and poverty are not individual problems, but complex social phenomena caused by a multitude of economic, institutional, and social factors. @liceulice.bsky.social have produced new guidelines to improve reporting on these issues: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

Young people are living on the streets in Switzerland. A new study aims to shed light on their exact numbers, the reasons for their homelessness and possible preventive measures. Surprise reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

Faktum vendor Uffe was evicted from the home where he has lived for almost 15 years. Faktum followed him from clearing out his flat to sleepless nights in storerooms and temporary accommodation in Gothenburg: www.insp.ngo/articles/ven...

Denver's Harm Reduction Action Center (HRAC) provides clean syringes, naloxone, fentanyl test strips, safer use supplies, and a range of support services to people who use drugs - all without judgement. @denvervoice.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

“If you look at the way the media reports on homelessness, it’s always with the same stigmatising images of a guy sitting with a cup begging,” says James Stampfer, a participant in our Changing the Narrative Journalism Training Academy. Here’s how we can change that: www.insp.ngo/articles/str...

When Slanj launched the Homeless Tartan in 2019, it began with a simple idea rooted in a growing crisis. Now, their new International Homeless Tartan will support the International Network of Street Papers: www.insp.ngo/articles/str...

Finland used to be one of the leading countries in Europe for managing homelessness. But last year, homelessness rose for the second year in a row. Paula Saikkonen of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare tells @isonumero.bsky.social where solutions might lie: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...

L’Itinéraire vendor Lynn Champagne and @megaphonemagazine.com vendor David Deocera met via video call to discuss their backgrounds, sales techniques and shared desire to one day join the workforce: www.insp.ngo/articles/ven...

“Safety”, “order”, “cleanliness”. Dortmund’s mayor, Alexander Kalouti, won his election campaign on law-and-order issues and has focused on combating visible poverty in the city centre to raise his profile since the beginning of his term. Local street paper bodo reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...

Nikola Repec has been selling @liceulice.bsky.social magazine in the centre of Belgrade for years. At first glance, Nikola’s everyday life seems simple, but behind it is persistence and the desire to make the most of every moment: www.insp.ngo/articles/ven...

After years in the homelessness services system, a DC resident was just a few weeks away from having permanent housing through his newly received housing voucher. Then came the federal takeover of DC. @streetsensedc.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...

Chair of INSP North America, Will Connelly, gives his analysis of the main discussion points of the Knight Media Forum in Miami: www.insp.ngo/articles/str...

The International Network of Street Papers (INSP) has launched a new report showing the impact of its journalism training academy, aimed at providing skills training to people directly experiencing homelessness and poverty: www.insp.ngo/articles/ins...

Misconceptions aren’t a rare occurrence for those at risk of homelessness. In 2023, YouGov found that 32% of people think that ‘most homeless people have themselves to blame’. Organisations such as @bigissuenorth.bsky.social and INSP are fighting back: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

Join us from 6pm on Thursday 17 February at The Social Hub, Glasgow for the launch of a new report that celebrates the impact of our Changing the Narrative Journalism Training Academy: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/insp-chang...

INSP Changing the Narrative Report Launch

Join the International Network of Street Papers (INSP) to celebrate the impact of the Changing the Narrative Journalism Academy

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Holly Norris, 73, has lived unsheltered for more than a decade. Her story cuts through one of the most common myths about homelessness: that people living on the streets choose to be there. @denvervoice.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

On 17 February at 6pm at Glasgow's Social Hub, we will be launching a new report on the impact of our Changing the Narrative Journalism Training Academy, which worked with people with experience of homelessness and poverty. Join us: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...

INSP to launch new report looking at impact of journalism training academy

INSP will launch a new report at a special event in Glasgow on 17 February 2026. The report explores the impact of the Changing the Narrative Journalism Training Academy, which was launched by the cha...

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The press has dubbed the residential complex at Groner Landstraße 9, 9a and 9b in Göttingen the “worst apartment building” in Germany. But people still live there, without heating, including vendors of Asphalt magazine: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...