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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.

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Street Spirit is based in Berkeley, CA and run by Alastair Boone, Bradley Penner, and Kevin Sample. We are fiscally sponsored by Independent Arts & Media, a 501(c)(3) organization.

Albany Bulb Documentaries

April 3, 2025
Arts and Culture
Three films exploring life on the landfill

Know Your Rights Mini-Zine

March 8, 2025
News
A DIY mini-zine for our unhoused neighbors in Berkeley and Oakland

Celebrating 30 years of Street Spirit

March 4, 2025
News
Introducing the Street Spirit digital archive.

Like a ray of light: Street Spirit’s progress in 2024

December 3, 2024
News
For us, Street Spirit feels like a ray of light, which has only gotten brighter as the world around us has darkened.

What’s on the ballot this year? A quick and dirty voter guide

October 7, 2024
Features   News
This voter guide focuses on items that would impact housing, homelessness, the justice system, and public space.

10 ways to support Street Spirit this holiday season

December 5, 2022
Features
Hint: one way is to buy our new merch!

STREET SPIRIT EVENTS CALENDAR: AUGUST

August 2, 2022
Arts and Culture   Community Events
Resources and community events for the month of August

Street Spirit events calendar: July

July 7, 2022
Arts and Culture   Community Events   Features
Resources and community events for the month of July

Street Spirit events calendar: April

April 1, 2022
Community Events   Features
Resources and community events for the month of April

Maps

March 1, 2022
Arts and Culture   Features
A series of maps that use different mediums to capture the sense of both space and place at Ashby/Shellmound.

Street Spirit events calendar: March 2022

March 1, 2022
Arts and Culture   Community Events
This is our events calendar for the month of March

We are launching an events calendar!

February 11, 2022
Arts and Culture   Features   News
Submit your community events for publication in Street Spirit

Emergency winter shelter and warming resources

January 10, 2022
Features   News
Winter warming and shelter resources: a table by Alameda County Healthcare for the Homeless.

Letters to the editor

January 10, 2022
Arts and Culture   Features   Letters   News   Opinion
We're going to start running letters to the editor. Write to us!

How to respond to an opioid overdose

October 5, 2021
Features
How to respond to an opioid overdose  Adapted by Street Spirit, based on a training guide by the Harm Reduction

Our June cover

June 1, 2021
News
Dave Loewenstein The cover of our June issue is a poster design by Dave Loewenstein, which originally appeared in our

Help us build the Street Spirit archive!

June 1, 2021
Features
Do you have any old copies of Street Spirit that you’ve been holding onto?

Tips for wheatpasting

March 3, 2021
Features
Tips for how to make and utilize wheatpaste.

Songs to stop evictions

March 3, 2021
Features
Street Spirit shares these songs to help us protect our neighbors (and ourselves) from eviction—now on the rise during the coronavirus pandemic.

Inside this issue: art and artists

March 3, 2021
Features
Get to know the artists represented in this issue and the inspiration for their designs.

How to support unsheltered people in the winter months

December 2, 2020
Features   YSA youth contributions
Living outside is never easy, but the rain and cold create additional burdens for unhoused people. The following is a list of items to keep on hand to help meet the immediate needs of unsheltered people during the winter months.

How to vote without an address

October 1, 2020
Features   News
This guide will walk you through the process of registering to vote without an address, how to vote in person, how to vote by mail without an address, how to vote early, and other relevant questions.

Street Spirit’s guide for getting Unemployment Insurance

July 1, 2020
Features
This guide will walk you through the process of applying for pandemic unemployment insurance for people who are self-employed. It also contains useful resources for obtaining the documents you need to apply.

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