Raising awareness and helping the homeless connect and succeed
Voices of the Street is turning 7! Join us May 16th for a night of storytelling and readings from Megaphone’s 7th annual literary edition, Voices of the Street. This event sells out every year. Be sure to get your tickets…
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Canada’s LGBT zeal results in females being evicted from women’s shelter in British Columbia. Several times in the past, Megaphone Magazine, which is supposed to be a magazine advocating for the homeless, used the front page of their “magazine” to…
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For those who might not be aware of Megaphone Magazine it is a “street newspaper” that is sold by “street people“. You will see frequently homeless people selling it for a suggested donation of at least 2 dollars. The homeless…
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On April 7 2015 we say goodbye to longtime Megaphone vendor Danny Maloney, who passed away last month. Watch Video here https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153129137686648
“If people were told regularly that they have skills and could have work and do the work properly, there would be more people off the street.” “I came down to Vancouver in 2003. I’ve been here for quite a while,…
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The kids are out of school for only two more weeks, but for parents, the summers can feel long—especially if they’re going it alone. In the new issue of Megaphone out today, learn how a single father is leading the charge…
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Sites, Rites & Gratitude New issue of Megaphone on the streets today Vancouver’s Chinatown is changing as new residents and businesses put down stakes. In the latest issue of Megaphone out today we look at the artistic community’s efforts to retain the culture that built Chinatown….
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Radical Art New issue of Megaphone on the streets today Spring turns one’s eye to the beauty around us. And what better way to celebrate the season than to purchase the new issue of Megaphone out on the streets today from a vendor. In this…
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Nourishing Minds New issue of Megaphone on the streets today Spring often turns our minds to fresh food and the new issue of Megaphone out on the streets today showcases some chewy food reporting from the next level of Megaphone’s Community Journalism project. FIND…
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Megaphone’s literary issue launches on Wednesday, April 30th I’d love to invite you to the launch of Megaphone’s annual literary issue, Voices of the Street, this Wednesday, April 30th at Cafe Deux Soliels. The night features readings by some of the writers who are published in this…
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