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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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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.

Josh: Sailor, diver, ‘decent human being’

By Martha Cast on April 1, 2022
Features   First-person   Street Spirits
Josh, who is 47, maintains simple, attainable goals: to be happy, and to be a decent human being.

The lingering feeling of homelessness

By Andy Pope on April 1, 2022
Features   First-person   Homeless No More   Opinion
Even after moving inside, one may never stop "feeling" homeless—as if they might be "found out" for their past at any moment.

Prison currency: noodles, fish, stamps

By Brian Hindson on February 11, 2022
Features   First-person
In prison, many things are used as currency. Cost is dependent on an object’s value.

Poverty and hardship are obstacles to health and happiness

By Jack Bragen on February 11, 2022
First-person   Opinion
Living in poverty leads to bad health and premature aging, Bragen writes.

My teacher lives on a bench

By Janny Castillo on 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"

Lockdown food: eating the same bag meal day after day

By Brian Hindson on January 7, 2022
Features   First-person   Opinion
Prison lockdowns have been a common response to the coronavirus pandemic. With incarcerated people locked in their cells for days on end, writer and illustrator Brian Hindson talks about the food that is served during lockdowns.

Remembering street musician Anthony Bledsoe

By Ace Backwords on January 7, 2022
First-person   News   Opinion
Bledsoe, a talented street musician who was well known amongst the 1990s Telegraph Ave street scene, died in 2021.

Why I don’t go home for the holidays

By Tiara Swearington on December 9, 2021
First-person   Opinion
Reflections on the holiday season by an unhoused writer whose family lives close by

Staying warm and dry 101

By Ace Backwords on December 9, 2021
First-person   Opinion
Some things to keep in mind about how to stay warm and dry during the winter months.

Emerging from psychosis is like a revelation

By Jack Bragen on November 8, 2021
First-person   Opinion
Jack Bragen writes about the experience of emerging from a period of psychosis, using his own experience as a guide.

Staying dry during the first rains of the season

By Ace Backwords on November 8, 2021
First-person   Opinion
Ace Backwords reflects on the struggle of trying to stay dry in the rain while sleeping outside.
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