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International Network of Street Papers seeks participants to change the narrative on homelessness
Created: 12/03/2025
News/Events Category: Health and Social Care
Glasgow-based charity the International Network of Street Papers (INSP) is seeking participants for a new journalistic training programme aimed at redressing the narrative on homelessness and poverty.
89% of Scottish respondents to a recent Centre for Homelessness Impact and Ipsos poll said that they perceived homelessness to be a very or fairly serious problem.
Compounding this is how often people experiencing homelessness and poverty are talked about in public and in the media in unhelpful ways, with labels such as ‘scroungers’ and ‘lazy’, often leading to people misinterpreting what the real issues are.
As the Scottish charity representing all printed newspapers and magazines sold globally by people experiencing homelessness and poverty, including The Big Issue, INSP is uniquely placed to deliver this programme.
The Glasgow charity has managed to attract funds for the pilot phase of the project from five trusts and foundations: The Robertson Trust, Endrick Trust, People’s Postcode Trust, Albert Hunt Trust, and the National Lottery Awards for All. All have pledged their full support for the project, viewing it as an excellent way of achieving what its title implies.
Who can take part?
People with direct experience of homelessness and poverty in Scotland are now being invited to join a cohort of other learners over the course of two months. They will undertake journalism and storytelling workshops with professionals from the media industry, as well as other inspiring speakers and authors, many of whom have their own experiences to share.
Participants will be invited to write and tell their own stories – be it a personal story, a creative writing piece or a news article – and will be paid for any articles published.
INSP intends to distribute these articles through its own global newswire, the INSP News Service, which sends out news stories to all 92 street paper organisations globally.
INSP hopes that the project will be a game-changer, not just for the global street paper network, but also in terms of how the media and public talk about issues surrounding homelessness and poverty.
How to take part
Anyone with an interest in participating should e-mail Niamh Brook with 150 words as to why they want to take part at [email protected], or contact Mike Findlay-Agnew for a discussion about the project on [email protected].
INSP will hold short interviews with potential participants over March and April before starting the programme formally in mid-April this year.
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