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The International Network of Street Papers

A global community fighting poverty & homelessness, empowering people to earn an income and have their story heard.

30/09/2026

Changing the Narrative participant Raven explains why deathcore is not as overlooked as an offshoot of metal music as some might believe: https://www.insp.ngo/articles/lived-experience/inside-deathcore

23/09/2026

On the afternoon of 14 August 2025, DC police walked the streets surrounding the White House looking for encampments. The week that followed—full of encampment clearings motivated by President Donald Trump’s hardline stance against visible homelessness—caused confusion and chaos among people experiencing homelessness in the District and changed the reality of living outside.

reports: https://www.insp.ngo/articles/news-story/inside-the-internal-turmoil-between-dc-agencies-and-the-white-house-to-clear-homeless

16/09/2026

To mark the opening of the 2026 International Network of Street Papers Summit at Civic House, Glasgow – a former printing press – poet and friend of INSP Brian Connolly penned an original poem, ‘Word on the Street’: https://www.insp.ngo/articles/street-paper-news/word-on-the-street

15/09/2026

To close the INSP Awards 2026 in Glasgow, poet Ambreen Bonnet penned an original poem, titled ‘One Voice, One Night’. Read it here: https://www.insp.ngo/articles/street-paper-news/one-voice-one-night

09/09/2026

On 3 September, at the close of this year’s INSP Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, delegates gathered in the theatre of the Social Hub hotel for the INSP Awards 2026.

The ceremony recognised street papers’ accomplishments across six categories: Best Article/Journalism, Best Cover, Best Campaign, Best Photo, Best Vendor Article or Contribution, and Best Vendor Support Project.

We are now thrilled to announce this year's shortlist and winners: https://www.insp.ngo/articles/street-paper-news/insp-awards-2026-shortlist-and-winners

02/09/2026

Cologne-based sociologists Nicole Bögelein and Gina Rosa Wollinger co-host the podcast True Criminology. The title highlights what makes their approach distinctive: they share insights from the field of criminology, the study of crime. They spoke to DRAUSSENSEITER about crime in Germany, perceived and actual safety, and their new book: https://www.insp.ngo/articles/opinion/true-criminology-whose-sense-of-safety-are-we-actually-talking-about

28/08/2026

No arrests, warnings, or barring notices have been issued to people experiencing homelessness since DC’s Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Library began its 90-day pilot programme to enforce regulations preventing people from sleeping outside the building on 6 July. Street Sense Media reports: https://www.insp.ngo/articles/lived-experience/three-weeks-in-no-one-has-been-arrested-under-mlk-library-sleeping-ban

20/08/2026

Content about helping people experiencing poverty and homelessness is trending on social media. But is that a good thing? Iso Numero reports: https://www.insp.ngo/articles/lived-experience/the-kindness-influencers

12/08/2026

Perhaps the most powerful thing we can do in divided times is not speak more persuasively, but listen with more cultural intelligence, argues Lucy Butters: https://www.insp.ngo/articles/opinion/listening-with-cultural-intelligence-the-power-skill-we-need-in-divided-times

06/08/2026

Street Sense Media vendor and artist Erica Downing reflects on this year’s National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference, held in Washington DC, US: https://www.insp.ngo/articles/lived-experience/beyond-the-sidewalk-the-reality-of-the-underworld-of-us-homelessness

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