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Street Spirit is an independent newspaper in the East Bay dedicated to covering homelessness and poverty from the perspective of those most impacted. Est 1995. A publication of Youth Spirit Artworks.

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My teacher lives on a bench

January 10, 2022
Commentary   First-person   Opinion
"This beautiful elder is my teacher. In other parts of the world, she may be considered holy because of her ability to sit in the same place for so long"

Not True

January 13, 2021
Arts and Culture   Poetry
A poem by Janny Castillo

How to Save a Life

June 12, 2017
Opinion
On the street, I see someone who looks like my brother, dresses like him, moves like him. For a moment, I suspend the truth and say, “There’s my brother.” The moment passes too soon. But there are many who suffer still, and I try to treat them like brothers, for my brother.

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Street Spirit Newspaper
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