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Above: Street newspaper vendors from around I he globe. Below: Street Roots vendors.
on vendors worldwide
T h ro u g h o u t th e w e ek of F eb. 4, S tre e t R oots and s tr e e t n e w sp a p e rs a ro u n d th e globe
will b e p a rtic ip a tin g in an in te rn a tio n a l v e n d o r w eek. S tr e e t R oots is a p a rt of a la rg e r
global m o v e m e n t o f s tr e e t p a p e rs th a t e x is t th ro u g h o u t N o rth and S o u th A m erica, Asia,
E u ro p e an d A frica.
W hile e a c h s tr e e t p a p e rs is th e ir ow n o rganization, w e sh a re c o n te n t a n d b e s t p ra c tic e s
th ro u g h th e N o rth A m erican S tre e t N e w sp ap e r A ssociation an d th e In te rn a tio n a l N etw ork
o f S tr e e t P a p e rs. F o r m o re in fo rm atio n go to w w w .street-p ap ers.o rg .
S tr e e t R o o ts will b e p a rtc ip a tin g th ro u g h F acebook an d T w itter and th ro u g h th e new s
site . W e’re also asking re a d e rs to ta k e p a rt by p o stin g p h o to s and y o u r favorite
e x p e rie n c e s w ith v e n d o rs th ro u g h y o u r ow n social m edia.
Did you know?
• N u m b e r o f s tr e e t p a p e rs w orldw ide: 122
• N u m b e r o f c o u n trie s covered: 40
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Readers just like you...
• G lobal circu latio n p e r edition: 1.6 m illion
• G lobal re a d e rs h ip p e r edition: 6.3 m illion
• Global circulation p e r year: 27 m illion
The vendors you support...
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V endors on th e s tre e ts a t any o n e tim e: 14,000
N u m b e r of v en d o rs su p p o rte d p e r year: 2 8,000
Total a m o u n t e a rn e d by s tr e e t n e w sp a p e r p a p e r v e n d o rs each year: $26 m illion
A verage n u m b e r of fem ale v en d o rs: 23%