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We are replacing our usual calendar with virtual events and recommendations from StreetWise vendors, readers and staff to keep you entertained at home!

The SportsWise team discusses the Big Ten and March Madness.

How did nine teams out of the 14-member conference make it to the NCAA tournament, yet at the time of their discussion, only one team -- Michigan -- remained in the Sweet Sixteen?

StreetWise is part of a national and global network of street papers and magazines, all sold by people who are homeless or low-income as an alternative to panhandling. Street publications provide an important unified voice on issues important to people like our vendors, from inadequate housing to health care, racial justice and justice for immigrants and refugees. Staff from six publications across the U.S. talk about important national and local issues facing populations like that of our clients.

The Playground THIS PAGE: StreetWise Vendor Sylvia is one of thousands of vendors accross the U.S. (Amanda Jones photo).

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ARTS & (HOME) ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Since being stuck inside, which shows have you been watching? Which movies? Have you read any good books lately? Any new music releases have you dancing in your living room? StreetWise vendors, readers and staff are sharing what is occupying their attention during this unprecedented time.

To be featured in a future edition, send your recommendations of what to do at home and why you love them to Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org

Rare Film!

Chicago Filmmaker Collection Music Box Theatre’s virtual platform, Music Box Direct, launched the Chicago Filmmaker Collection showcasing homegrown talent in front of and behind the camera on March 26. The first five films in the series are “Dreaming Grand Avenue,” “Holy Trinity,” "Mercury in Retrograde,” “Rogers Park,” and “Signature Move.” As part of the Music Box Theatre's year-round mission to curate films and series worthy of a large and loyal audience, the programming team looks at hundreds of films that the theatrical space either can't find room for in the schedule or can't play theatrically for very long.

Music Box Theatre's mission also includes bringing attention to local filmmakers and productions. Find more about the films and how to stream them at musicboxdirect.com.

No subscription required. Viewers pay a fee to have access to the films for 48 hours.

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Renaissance Wares!

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“Lust, Love, and Loss in Renaissance Europe” Passion, violence, and virtue emerge in this exhibition as fundamental, intertwined elements in the artworks of Renaissance Europe. Organized by the Feitler Center for Academic Inquiry at the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art, "Lust, Love, and Loss in Renaissance Europe" features more than 40 paintings, prints, sculptures, and luxury wares. These artworks played an essential role in intimate, familial experiences, while also shaping and responding to massive intellectual, political and religious shifts throughout Europe between the 15th and 18th centuries. Together, the works illuminate the many ways that Renaissance objects lay at the heart of public rituals and individual relationships, offering insights into the social, sexual, cultural, and visual experiences of their audiences. The exhibition runs through June 13. Read more about the exhibition and required safety measures at smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/ and register for a visit at www.exploretock.com/smartmuseumofart

Serial Show!

'Miss Holmes' Audio Drama Lifeline Theatre continues its virtual season with a six-episode audio drama adaptation of ensemble member Christopher M. Walsh’s hit play, “Miss Holmes,” inspired by the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, directed by ensemble member Paul S. Holmquist. Miss Sherlock Holmes, possessor of one of the greatest deductive minds of her generation, finds herself regularly incarcerated for behaviors deemed abnormal in a “respectable” lady. Dr. Dorothy Watson struggles to make a difference at the only hospital in England that will hire female doctors. These unconventional women, trapped in an era that refuses to accept them, must forge a bond of trust and work together to uncover the secrets surrounding a corrupt police investigator whose wives have a habit of turning up dead. Join the original Lifeline cast in this thrilling murder mystery that re-introduces familiar characters from the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in an immersive audio experience. Episodes in the serial will be released weekly until the final one April 16, at which point all will be available for listening until April 30. Ticket holders will receive a password to a private webpage to access them. Suggested donation is $20 at http://www.lifelinetheatre.com

Film Fest Returns!

Chicago Latino Film Festival After date changes and going virtual, the Chicago Latino Film Festival is back for its 37th year!

From April 8-18, over 80 films will be available for streaming safe in your home. Visit https://chicagolatinofilmfestival.org/ to purchase tickets and view a limited selection of drive-in events. Some films will also be available for streaming in various states throughout the Midwest like Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, though some are exclusive to Illinois, so double check before having a virtual watch party.

Beyond the Stage!

Introduction to Understanding the Musical Canon and its Implications The Music Institute of Chicago’s new livestreamed free lecture series, "Beyond the Stage: Musicians on Music," offers insights and perspectives on a range of musical topics spanning classical, jazz, and popular music. Award-winning pianist and Music Institute faculty Daniel Baer talks about the influence of Europe’s political, social, and economic philosophies on the development and codification of the modern canon. Baer covers composers omitted from the canon and discusses ways in which musicians and institutions challenge the canon’s immutability. The April 15 event at 7 p.m. is free, but registration is required at www.musicinst.org/upcoming-performances-classesworkshops-and-special-events.

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A Night of Illustrations Join Chicago Semester as it brings to life the many stories of the program’s alumni, sites, supervisors and campus partners with “A Night of Illustrations.” This year's annual Awards Celebration will be a free, virtual broadcast featuring the impact of the program not just in Chicago, but across the many communities that students and alumni call home. W herever you tune in from, you will have opportunities to participate in the event’s silent auction, raffle and more! And watch the website for more details about a special celebrity guest appearance! Hint, hint: this playwright-turned-radio-program-host has appeared as a contestant on the game show “Jeopardy!” and voiced a character in the 2015 Disney Pixar film "Inside Out." April 16, 7 p.m. Register at chicagosemester.org/webinars/a-night-of-illustrations/. .

Healthcare Heroes Opera!

On Call: COVID-19 Working In Concert premieres the world’s first full-length virtual opera, “On Call: COVID-19,” streaming on April 17 at 7 p.m. and 18 at 2:30 p.m. “On Call” is drawn from 200 articles about global healthcare workers facing the COVID-19 pandemic and provided a meaningful project for opera singers who have been hard-pressed to find work during the pandemic. The opera’s three scenes look in on a series of “Zoom” calls by six characters: medics from Chicago, Seoul, Rio de Janeiro, Lombardy, New York City, and a Syrian refugee camp near Beirut as they each struggle with the pandemic unfolding in their unique geographical location. During these calls, they provide a lifeline to each other, and ultimately discover kindness and compassion can be as powerful as a tool as a vaccine and a ventilator. Each cast member has chosen their own character’s name to honor either a healthcare worker or someone who has died from COVID. Tickets are $20 for individuals or $30 for a household and can be purchased at www.WorkingInConcert.org/CovidOpera.

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Vendors Russ Adams, John Hagan and Donald Morris chat about the world of sports with Executive Assistant Patrick Edwards.

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Russ: Hey there, everybody.

Welcome to this week’s edition of SportsWise! Gentleman, we got a good one. It may hurt to discuss, but it must be done. So, what was the deal with the Big Ten? This year’s Madness, Big Ten nowhere near represented as all had expected.

Donald: Nine teams in the tournament…

Patrick: Out of only 14 teams in the conference.

John: That many make it out of one conference—with that percentage—should mean something. It should mean they’ve been tried and tested, and have come through the fire elevated and ready.

Donald: You would think so, right?

John: I would.

Russ: So, at the time of this printing, only one Big Ten team remained: Michigan.

Patrick: Wow…only one Big Ten team in the Sweet Sixteen.

Russ: So, fellas, what’s the deal? What’s going on with the Big Ten as it relates to men’s basketball and March Madness 2021?

Donald: Helluva question, Russ. Well, this year could, easily, be considered one of the worst in tournament history for the Big Ten. The first weekend, the confer-

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ence finished 7-8 overall. In the second round alone—six games—they were 1-5.

Russ: And, so, #1-seeded Michigan was the only team the Big Ten had to represent the conference in the Sweet Sixteen.

Patrick: So, what was or is the problem, y’all?

John: The obvious answer is that the entire conference was overrated. I mean, in one conference, to have two #1 seeds (Illinois and Michigan) and two #2 seeds (Ohio State and Iowa) in an NCAA tournament is absolute madness, but to have had three of these top seeds go out so quickly was beyond madness.

Donald: It’s absolute insanity is what it was. I mean, we all know that every game is about matchups, right? Then, being one-and-out, the combination of these two things opens it up for something like this to happen. Take each individual from Illinois and,

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odds are—but definitely not guaranteed—they are on another level than some of these mid-majors’ players. But, as we all know, a cohesive team is always stronger than an individual…or a team full of individuals.

Patrick: Good point. That makes it interesting to see some of the teams that our Big Ten teams lost to: #15-seeded Oral Roberts over #2-seeded Ohio State, #13-seeded North Texas over 4th-seeded Purdue. Now, 10th-seeded Rutgers fell to a second-seeded Houston, so not an upset, but they did blow a 9-point lead late.

Russ: You know what else could be a part of this? The Big Ten seems to be committed to bringing in local talent, which isn’t a horrible thing, considering the talent is still pretty high.

Patrick: I get that. Sometimes, even when we do get a bluechip talent, they become “lo-

cal” if that makes any sense.

John: It could, simply, be a case of luck, right? I mean, even back in the day when the Michigan State teams and the random Big Ten team made those tourney runs, they— the teams and players—felt slightly less-than compared to the other top teams out there.

Donald: Yeah, it could be that…or, like I mentioned earlier, simply a matchup thing. Objective: Be ahead at the end of 40 minutes.

Patrick: Agreed. And let me add that when we’re only watching the Big Ten play, they’re beating up one another, looking like superstars; however, once matched up with the top players from the other teams or, even, a very team-strong unit, stuff changed a bit.

Russ: Overrated...but we’ll be back!

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In the face of a global pandemic, a growing climate and eviction crisis and mass homelessness, street papers in more than 100 cities around the world (28 in the U.S.) continue to come together and respond with both poise and purpose. It hasn’t been easy.

For people living and working on the front lines of homelessness and poverty, COVID-19 has only compounded the gross inequities that already existed on the streets every day. It's crisis born of systemic racism, the lack of access to adequate healthcare, livingwage jobs and housing for millions of individuals and families living on a fixed income, or no income at all.

The staggering loss of life and people’s livelihood is very real.

The collective stories of street papers are many. They include stories of triumph and struggle, endurance and loss, hope and defeat. They are the story of a street paper in Washington D.C. working to become a weekly publication, while a scrappy publication from Toledo supports vendors on the streets. It's an editor in Oakland refusing to quit and running a monthly street paper mostly by herself — helping support the livelihood of dozens of vendors. It's a small street paper in Denver maintaining normal office hours in a parking lot for months on end amidst COVID outbreaks to support vendors. It’s the story of a group of people coming together to launch a street paper in West Virginia during a global pandemic. It’s StreetWise in Chicago providing 12,000 disposable masks, 1,000 bottles of hand sanitizer, $100,000 in direct cash support and an opportunity for temporary reemployment doing census outreach to homeless people last year.

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During the past year street papers have come together to develop emergency safety plans and measures for organizations to remain operational during the pandemic. We developed campaigns to support Israel Bayer, Director vendors to have a basic income and worked to distribute PPE to street papers around the country.

Street papers continue to work hard to deliver important news and resources in their respective communities — highlighting the work of housing, environmental, criminal, immigrant and racial justice movements both locally and around the world.

From highlighting the homeless and housing crisis in America to the Black Lives Matter and larger racial justice movement to sharing the stories of immigrants and refugees — street papers believe in the idea of bringing people together to work toward making the world we live in a better place.

All of this continues to be done while working to try to provide vendors with access to the vaccine, maintaining a regular publication schedule and keeping the doors open during a global pandemic. It’s more than amazing. None of this could be possible without readers like you.

At the end of the day, street papers are only as powerful as the people that support them. We can’t thank you enough for your continued support of both StreetWise and the larger street paper movement. We are stronger together. Thank you!

Israel Bayer is the director of the International Network of Street Papers North America, a regional bureau representing street papers in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

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StreetWise CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Suzanne Hanney, Editor-In-Chief

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What is the biggest national issue from a street paper perspective?

The racial wealth gap is the biggest problem facing the United States from a street paper perspective. A typical Black family has net worth of $17,150, and a typical white family, $171,000 - nearly 10 times greater - according to the Brookings Institution. Latinos have typical net worth similar to Blacks.

A reflection of historic discrimination (from slavery to redlining), the wealth gap has been growing for the last 30 years. Inheritances are one reason.

Fewer Black families (8 percent) receive inheritances ($83,000 on average) than white families (26 percent/$236,000 average), according to McKinsey & Co. Lower net worth creates precariousness: up to 70 percent of middle-class Blacks can become lower-class (at greater risk for homelessness) as adults.

Simultaneously, more wealth raises prices and reinforces segregation: in housing, in education, in career opportunities.

Most of all, the gap creates a divided electorate, including some people with little empathy for hardship, which makes it difficult to create public policy to advance everyone’s needs.

What is the biggest local problem in Chicago?

Wealth inequality fuels Chicago’s worst problem, segregation, because higher income people can choose pricier neighborhoods with more access to resources. It’s a self-reinforcing cycle, according to the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), because segregation furthers income inequality.

Segregation’s negative outcomes for education, for example, mean that only 12 percent of Latinos over 25 have bachelor’s degrees, compared to 20 percent of African Americans and 44 percent of whites.

Segregation also plays into what David A. Ansell, M.D., called “the death gap”: inadequately funded hospitals and limited access to health care that leads to a life expectancy of 85 for a Loop or Hyde Park resident but only 72 for a North Lawndale and 69 for a Washington Park resident. During the pandemic, there were also greater numbers of cases and deaths in minority neighborhoods.

More than half Chicago’s homicides in 2016 occurred in 11 minority communities with the highest poverty. According to one study cited by MPC, increased deaths there created a ripple effect of 70 residents lost.

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The pandemic has exacerbated income inequality and housing instability. On a national and local level, without cancellation of rent and a massive increase in social housing, homelessness will increase dramatically once the eviction moratorium ends.

Real Change exists to provide opportunity and a voice to low-income and homeless people while taking action for economic, social and racial justice. Based in Seattle, WA, Real Change serves over 700 individuals struggling with poverty and homelessness through a low-barrier employment opportunity.

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What do you see as the biggest national issue affecting our client population?

There are so many overlapping unequal systems — jobs, health care, housing, education — that it’s hard to elevate any one thing above the others. But one that does not get enough attention is the underinvestment in prevention programs and the dearth of adequate emergency shelter and transitional housing. You can’t have one without the other: the best way to start reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness is to stop the inflow of newly homeless people and help stabilize people before they experience the trauma of homelessness. This includes increasing support for people when they exit other systems, like foster care, medical care such as a hospital, or prison.

At the same time, people who are already homeless and those who still manage to slip through the cracks need a safe and dignified place to collect themselves and move forward — and one that fits around people’s unique lives (such as keeping couples together, allowing pets, and flexible hours for keeping a bed when you are working). DC is one of only a handful of jurisdictions with a right to shelter in the U.S. Many places do not have enough available shelter beds for everyone experiencing homelessness, and some only have private shelters. Shelters are also often crowded, which creates space for violence and theft. And many do not focus on connecting residents to opportunities and assistance that will help them move beyond relying on the shelter.

According to the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2020 marked the first time since the agency began conducting annual counts of people experiencing homelessness that the number of unsheltered individuals (as opposed to members of a homeless family) was greater than the number who were sheltered.

What is the biggest issue facing your clients in Washington, D.C.?

Housing, housing, housing. While DC is in the process of overhauling its shelter system and has been investing more (albeit not nearly enough) in prevention programs, we have the same ultimate problem every other area does: not enough truly affordable housing. The federal government has disinvested funds from public housing for decades. There are not enough housing vouchers to meet everyone’s needs. A minimum wage worker must work 77 hours per week to afford a 1-bedroom apartment. Programs that are designed to provide “affordable” housing often do not target those who are most in need (who earn 30% or less of the area median income).

Street Sense Media has been operating in the nation’s capital since 2003. The award-winning newspaper is growing, doubling our output to publish weekly starting in April.

Since 2013, our vendors have produced multimedia content beyond the paper: documentary films, a podcast, original theater, and visual art exhibitions such as photography and illustration. We have also provided case management services since 2016 to connect vendors with benefits and other resources and opportunities.

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StreetSENSE WASHINGTON, D.C. Eric Falquero, Editorial Director

Denver voice DENVER, COLORADO Jennifer Seybold, Executive Director

What do you see as the biggest national issue affecting our client population?

Never has it been more evident than in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that employment is the key to creating and maintaining housing stability. Unemployment, and low-wage jobs burden millions of individuals and families across the United States.

With so many individuals stuck in low-wage positions and without proper support to grow their skills, the risk of homelessness continues to grow exponentially. Nationally, we need to look at solutions to increase opportunity to earn a wage that meets average median level expenses, and allow for quality housing and basic needs to be met.

Individuals experiencing homelessness also face greater challenges finding and maintaining employment. Systems need to do more to provide equal access to job training and placement, educational opportunities, and support for additional barriers to success including access to child care, systems to treat mental and physical health conditions and strategies to take on long standing negative impacts of racial and ethnic discrimination.

What is the biggest issue facing your clients in Denver?

Since the last recession in 2008, just 15 cities have generated 80% of the nation’s GDP growth and Denver is one of them.

Metro cities with skilled workers and high-income influx have higher rent prices, revitalization projects increase, and this results in rent prices that have risen above what income gains could reasonably justify.

An estimated 96,000 Denver residents spend more than the recommended affordability rate of 32%. And a staggering 25% are already spending more than 50% of their income on housing. In most neighborhoods, a minimum wage worker would have to work 80 hours a week to reasonably afford a 2 bedroom apartment, and those prices continue to rise, climbing 10% in 2019, while wages rose only about 0.5 percent.

Denver has only 23,348 income-restricted homes available and an ever-growing wage gap that continues to result in more individuals experiencing homelessness.

the Curbside Chronicle OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA Nathan Poppe, Editor

What do you see as the biggest national issue affecting our client population?

Nationally, the idea that people choose to be homeless is a detrimental problem. It’s never that simple, and it’s a dismissive, dangerous myth that’s persisted for far too long. It’s a bad line of thinking. The public should understand homelessness is complicated and it takes a community working together to make things better for its most vulnerable population. But it all comes down to housing, which is why we believe in the Housing First model in Oklahoma City. Housing First is exactly what it sounds like. It provides housing first, housing without preconditions, but it doesn’t stop there. Once housed, people are provided with case management and the support they need to address the issues that might’ve led to their homelessness. People show improvements in mental and physical health, reduced substance use, decreased emergency room visits, decreased involvement with law enforcement and improved quality of life when they have the safety and security of a home. Homelessness is the symptom of multiple social ills in our world, but housing is the effective treatment.

What is the biggest issue facing your clients in Oklahoma City?

Before the pandemic, Oklahoma City faced a shortfall of 4,500 affordable housing units. That problem persists and has only been exacerbated by the lingering pandemic. Our city needs more readily-available and truly-affordable housing options to house people. Minimum wage in Oklahoma City is $7.25 and has been stagnant since 2008. Income growth has not kept pace with rising rent costs, leading to an affordability crisis.

Simply put, people working full-time minimum wage and lowwage jobs aren't making enough to keep up with the cost of living. According to HUD, those who spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing are considered to be cost-burdened and at greater risk of homelessness. In OKC, a worker making minimum wage would have to spend 76 percent of their annual income on housing to afford the average cost of a two-bedroom apartment and 60 percent to afford the average cost of a one-bedroom apartment, according to Deborah Jenkins, executive director of the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency.

Curbside Chronicle is Oklahoma City’s street paper. For seven years, it has been amplifying the voices of the unhoused and providing meaningful employment to those transitioning out of homelessness. www.streetwise.org

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