Das Megaphon (lit. 'The Megaphone')[1] is a street newspaper sold by homeless in Graz and other cities in Styria, Austria. It was started in October 1995 and is run by Catholic charity Caritas.[2] The paper is published monthly with a circulation of about 13,000 copies.[2] It is sold mostly by Nigerian and Liberian male refugees.[3][4] Megaphon was one of the street papers initiating the Homeless World Cup in 2001 and hosted the first cup in 2003.[1]
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| Type | Street newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 1995 |
| Language | German |
| Country | Austria |
| Website | megaphon.at |
In 2004, Megaphon sponsored a lecture series aimed at improving homeless people's access to education; the program paid for university professors to give lectures in homeless shelters, and arranged for homeless individuals to have access to local university facilities.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "World Cup blows whistle on problems of homeless". Daily Times. Reuters. 2 July 2003. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Megaphon- Straßenmagazin und soziale Initiative". caritas-steiermark.at (in German). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ Swithinbank, Tessa (2001). Coming Up from the Streets: The Story of The Big Issue. London: Earthscan. p. 160. ISBN 1-85383-544-7. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ Sweetman, Caroline, ed. (1997). Gender and Poverty in the North. Oxford: Oxfam. p. 49. ISBN 0-85598-393-0. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ Chapman, Clare (12 November 2004). "Homeless offered degree of respect". Times Higher Education. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
External links
edit- Official website (in German)