Annual Campaign

While many street papers campaign at a local level, INSP provides a unique forum for collective action among its global membership. In 2010, INSP members agreed on an initial campaign  plan of launching a publicity campaign on each International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17th). The campaigns aim to raise awareness of the work of street papers around the world in fighting poverty; promote the street paper movement; increase street paper sales; and improve street papers' profiles and visibility locally.

2011 - 'Vote for Dignity'

Launched on 17th October, INSP's 2011 annual campaign is currently running in street papers around the world.

The campaign aims to educate people about the size and impact of the street press movement (6 million readers) and highlight street press journalism as quality and independent. It also aims to change public perceptions of street press vendors and increase street press sales. Read press release.

Street papers are running the press release with their own version of the campaign poster on the right (a pro bono design by award-winning design and communications agency 999).

2010 - 'The future is in your hands'

INSP's 2010 annual campaign aimed to raise awareness of the amazing work of street papers around the world. INSP members united to tell their readers about the street paper movement.

Street papers ran the poster campaign (a pro bono design by Vickers Creative), accompanied by a feature announcing the news that 200,000 people had been helped out of homelessness by street papers. Read press release.

The campaign was published by nearly 70 street papers around the world, reaching a worldwide readershp of over 3 million people.