Homeless Grapevine ( Rus. Homeless Vineyard ) is a street newspaper sold by homeless people in Cleveland , Ohio , USA . It is published by the Ohio Northeast Coalition for the Homeless ( Eng. Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless ) (NEOCH). Homeless people buy newspapers at 25 cents per copy and sell them for $ 1. The newspaper is trying to be a voice for the homeless and the content contained in it is entirely devoted to the problems of the homeless, many of the articles are written by the homeless themselves [1] . The edition has 16 pages. In 2004, the circulation was 5,000 copies and sold 15-20 sellers [2] .
| Homeless grapevine | |
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| Type of | street newspaper |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Termination of publications | 2009 |
| Tongue | English |
| Volume | 16 pp. |
| Price | $ 1.00 |
| Main office |  Cleveland , Ohio , United States |
Content
History
Homeless Grapevine appeared in 1991 thanks to a student at Kent State University Fred Meier. The layout was originally copied and sold for 25 cents. In 1993, the newspaper moved to NEOCH, which published the first issue of a new edition in spring 1993 [2] [3] .
Special issue No. 65 (a), released in May-June 2004, was entirely dedicated to Daniel Thompson , a poet and homeless supporter who often published his works in Homeless Grapevine [4] .
In 2009, NEOCH decides to discontinue Homeless Grapevine. Instead, in 2010, the organization began to issue a new street newspaper - Street Chronicle [4] .
Legality
In the mid-1990s, city authorities demanded newspaper sellers to acquire a peddler 'license , worth $ 50. After one of the homeless managed to buy a license, the American Civil Liberties Union condemned the actions of the authorities, calling it a violation of the First Amendment to the US Constitution , which, among other things, establishes that the US Congress will not infringe on press freedom. After this, the charges with Homeless Grapevine were dropped. The lawsuit was also filed by homeless sellers and the Nation of Islam , which also sold its The Final Call newspaper in public places. The district court accepted the lawsuit, but the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit canceled it, taking the side of the city authorities [2] [5] [6] .
Notes
- ↑ The Homeless Grapevine (English) . NEOCH. Archived October 18, 2007.
- ↑ 1 2 3 David Levinson. Encyclopedia of Homelessness . - Sage Publications, 2004. - T. 1. - 886 p. - p. 538-539. - ISBN 0-7619-2751-4 .
- ↑ Jean Taddie. The Grapevine Empowers Cleveland's Homeless (English) . Homeless Grapevine (NEOCH). Archived February 22, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Street Newspaper Archive (English) (inaccessible link) . NEOCH. The appeal date is May 31, 2015. Archived April 19, 2015.
- ↑ Rick Herz, Tamar Hagler. Homeless People's Laws, Litigation and Alternatives in 49 United States Cities . - DIANE Publishing, 1994. - p. 77. - 136 p. - ISBN 0-7881-1549-9 .
- ↑ Kelly Cunningham. Out of Sight - Out of Mind? . - DIANE Publishing, 1999. - p. 79. - 90 p. - ISBN 0-7881-8276-5 .