This column shares the thoughts and opinions of the diverse group of people who make up the Denver VOICE vendor pool. Have a question forVOICE vendors? See below for information on how to submit it.
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According to Hunger Free Colorado, one out of eight Coloradans struggles with hunger. When you’re struggling to figure out where your next meal is coming from, nutrition can seem like a luxury. We asked a chef for help.
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The Hard Times Writing Workshop is a collaboration between Denver Public Library and Lighthouse Writers Workshop. The workshop is open to all members of the public—especially those experiencing homelessness. Each month, the Denver VOICE will publish a selection of the voices of Hard Times.
Read MoreHave you ever felt invisible? I bet you have. While waiting for the bus one day, a woman sat down next to me and we struck up a conversation. Somehow we started discussing the trials and tribulations of travel by bus and foot.
Read MoreTired tonight
Slept in the sun, gazing
Prepared for rhythmic phrasing
Position in musical literalism
Embracing my skin, living in the rhythm
Can’t see past my face
Pushing past into musical space
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Questions by Michael Burkley, VOICE vendor
Transcribed by Danielle Krolewicz
Photos by Giles Clasen
Two members of the Denver-based hip-hop group open up about their new album, the Black Lives Matter movement, homelessness, and water balloon fights.
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by Sarah Harvey
Marvin Gnad is the resident comedian at the Denver VOICE office; he’s also known by many of his regular customers as “the guy who tells jokes.” Marvin loves being the joke guy and making people smile.
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By Sarah Harvey
In February, I visited an exhibit on tattoos at Chicago’s Field Museum. Among the artifacts and media on display was a video of angry tattooed men in Thailand in what appeared to be a giant mosh pit. The video had no sound and no captions.
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This column shares the thoughts and opinions of the diverse group of people who make up the Denver VOICE vendor pool. Have a question forVOICE vendors? Help us continue the dialogue by submitting your questions to editor@denvervoice.org.
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By Danielle Krolewicz
On Wednesday, April 4, a jury of six found Terese Howard, Jerry Burton, and Randy Russell guilty of violating Denver’s unauthorized camping ordinance—more commonly known as the camping ban.
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The Hard Times Writing Workshop is a collaboration between Denver Public Library and Lighthouse Writers Workshop. The workshop is open to all members of the public—especially those experiencing homelessness. Each month, the Denver VOICE will publish a selection of the voices of Hard Times.
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By Justin Lee
The caterpillar thought,
"Gee my life really sucks.
I see so many pretty things
Whenever I look up.
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By Freddy Bosco
After the Palettes burrito,
the lady and myself trudged
through crowds and clouds
seeking light refracted nobly
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You probably have a pretty good idea of where to donate clothing and furniture—but what do you do with the rest of your junk? Denver is full of nonprofits upcycling everything from office supplies to old paint to karaoke machines. Use this guide to help you figure out how to give a new life to practically everything cluttering up your closets.
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Rising street paper star found dead on street
By Laura Kelly
Last month homeless activist Raven Canon was found dead in Colorado Springs. Despite experiencing homelessness, Canon had just launched a brand new street paper, The Springs Echo.
On March 4 at 9:30 a.m., a homeless woman was found unresponsive on the streets of Colorado Springs, wrapped against the 29 degree cold in a blanket. Raven Canon was at least the ninth person to die on the city’s streets this winter, activists say. She was also a rising star in her community, an effective community organizer and activist, and the editor-in-chief of the world’s newest street paper, The Springs Echo.
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By Evan Vann
The city of Grand Junction has organized a Traveler's Aid Fund to ease the city’s homelessness problem.
Officer David Keech of the GJPD Community Resource Unit said that the goal of the fund is to provide assistance to homeless individuals who find themselves stranded in the Grand Junction area. The fund helps an individual buy a bus ticket out of town to a destination where he or she can receive further help. The program received a $2,000 donation from the city as seed money, but is otherwise funded solely on donations from individuals and businesses in the community.
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The Hard Times Writing Workshop is a collaboration between Denver Public Library and Lighthouse Writers Workshop. The workshop is open to all members of the public—especially those experiencing homelessness. Each month, the Denver VOICE will publish a selection of the voices of Hard Times.
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By Sarah Harvey, Managing Editor
In your hands you are holding all the information you need to become a community superhero.
I don’t know a lot about superheroes, so to help prepare for this issue I consulted some experts: my niece and nephews, ages six, eight, and nine. I asked them about the qualities a person needed to have to be considered a superhero. The general consensus was that superheroes have exceptional abilities and powers, and/or they save people.
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Joshua Bieber
I go to an outreach at Dry Bones. The volunteers there provide food and bus passes for youth at risk, and also help me purchase my bus passes for half price. It is a great program.
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