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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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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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Sylvia Sawislak

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Sylvia Sawislak is a freshman at UC Santa Cruz. She was previously the Youth Spirit Artworks Street Spirit leader.

Gentrification abroad: The destruction of a Roma village

June 1, 2019
Arts and Culture   Commentary   YSA youth contributions
As I walk through a Roma village in Istanbul, I see pink and yellow painted houses that are rusting, with open windows that have clothes hanging down the sides. There is trash everywhere I step. Ahead of me in the distance, I see tall buildings that are multicolored and modern. These are the apartment buildings that are replacing the Roma village. As Roma activist Sadi Cati shows me around, the Roma people living in the little houses look very unhappy while staring at me.

Poetry unites community in South Berkeley

February 1, 2019
Arts and Culture   Community Events
An art cart parked on Adeline Street was the first sign that there was an event happening on Saturday, January 26. That night, passersby would have noticed a crowd gathered inside of Youth Spirit Artworks’ Shanice Kiel Gallery. The crowded, well-lit room stood out against the dark streets surrounding it.

Marion Morris: Street Sheet vendor, role model

January 1, 2019
Features   Street Spirits
Marion Morris, also known as “Red,” sells Street Sheet in Downtown Berkeley, just outside the BART station. He wears bright

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Street Spirit Newspaper
1740 Alcatraz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703