Celebrating #VendorWeek

Photos by Dave Hamilton

The International Network of Street Papers (INSP)’s #VendorWeek is an annual celebration of the 9,000+ vendors around the world selling street papers at any one time. Each one of these men and women – in 35 countries – is using their local street paper as a way to work themselves out of poverty.

During the first week of February (February 3-9), our events, activities and social media pay tribute to their hard work, and challenge perceptions of poverty and homelessness. February is often the coldest time of year, and celebrating #VendorWeek during this time illustrates the hard work and dedication it takes to sell street papers.

Street papers around the world celebrate in many different ways. At StreetWise, we spent #VendorWeek treating vendors to Academy Award-nominated films. As a special treat on Thursday, February 6, we celebrated with a cake to show StreetWise vendors how inspiring they are!

A suprise pink box is delivered

Vendor Lady David adds some flare to our photos