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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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Staying warm and dry 101

By Ace Backwords on December 5, 2022
Features   First-person   Opinion
As the weather changes, some tips for staying warm and dry on the street.

Promises to protect incarcerated LGBTQ people go unfulfilled

By Gary K. Farlow on November 10, 2022
Features   First-person
Despite recent legislative wins, prison remains unsafe for LGBTQ+ people.

Societal shame degrades self-esteem; makes it hard to get off the street

By Andy Pope on November 10, 2022
Features   First-person   Homeless No More
Often, society’s expectations of unhoused people are degrading, and do nothing to help get people indoors.

The aspects of homelessness that followed me indoors

By Ari Wolf on October 6, 2022
First-person   Opinion
Even after moving off the street, some never fully leave homelessness behind—for better and for worse.

An open letter from the Wood Street community

By members of the Wood Street encampment community on September 6, 2022
Commentary   Features   First-person   Opinion
As the city, county, and state discuss the fate of Wood Street, residents provide solutions of their own.

Housing for all: despite settlement, the fight continues

By Anita de Asis Miralle aka Needa Bee on September 6, 2022
First-person   Opinion
Even though the city settled, we will continue fighting for the end of encampment evictions; housing for all.

The terror that comes with being poor, aging, disabled

By Jack Bragen on September 6, 2022
First-person   Opinion
Fear is a constant burden for people living in poverty, but it can also be a helpful guide.

Poor in public

By Martha Cast on August 2, 2022
Features   First-person   Opinion
In the introduction to her book, Poor in Public, Marta Cast explains her relationship to homelessness.

How I celebrate Pride in prison

By Lexie Handling on July 7, 2022
First-person   Opinion
Despite being incarcerated, people in prison find a way to build community and celebrate Pride.

Why would anyone want to live on the street?

By Timothy Busby on July 7, 2022
Features   First-person   Opinion
Accepting one’s homelessness can yield a kind of psychological peace, Busby writes.

The real-world impact of Trump’s crackdown on government benefits

By Jack Bragen on June 10, 2022
Features   First-person   Opinion
Bragen received an unprecedented amount of mail from Social Security starting in the year 2020, forcing him to engage in a rigorous process of proving his disabilities were legitimate. This was the result of a policy change by the Trump administration.

The power of one’s voice as a nonviolent form of self-defense

By Jack Bragen on May 4, 2022
First-person   Opinion
Your voice can be a useful tool of self-defense when a situation begins to escalate, Bragen writes.
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