Today's episode features some incredible poets reading their pieces aloud. To read these poems and many others, check out our full 2023 poetry edition of the Street Sheet, available at streetsheet.org Featured Poets: Virginia Barrett Dee Allen Johanna Elattar Detroit Richards Aaone Enosa Revolt Martine Khumalo Lisa Willis Submit Your Writing! Stree…

On September 27th, the ACLU, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights, and the Coalition on Homelessness—the organization that creates this podcast—filed a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco. They, and the seven homeless plaintiffs they represent, allege that the constant "sweeps" of homeless encampments carried out by numerous city agencies are …

This podcast is created by the same people who bring you the Street Sheet, San Francisco’s street newspaper. This year's April Fools Day issue hits the streets of San Francisco full of comics that were compiled and submitted by A.B.O. Comix, a collective of creators and activists who work to amplify the voices of LGBTQ prisoners through art. On tod…

Today's episode features some incredible poets reading their pieces aloud. To read these poems and many others, check out our full poetry edition of the Street Sheet, available at streetsheet.org Featured Poets: Kevin Madrigal Galindo Detroit Richards Jonah Raskin Judy Joy Jones Johanna Elattar Revolt Right Now Virginia Barrett Submit Your Writing!…

The overdose crisis claimed the lives of 700 San Franciscans in 2020—twice the number of COVID-19 deaths during the same period. Poverty, criminalization, and the demonization of people who use drugs has put our community members in greater danger, and the stigma surrounding drug use has stalled meaningful efforts to create services and implement p…

At the height of the Delta variant spike, the City of San Francisco announced plans to close down the Shelter in Place Hotels that had kept about 2,000 people safe and off the streets over the course of the past year. We spoke with Lina Khoeur, a fourth year medical student at UCSF, and with Naomi Shoenfeld, a medical anthropologist and nurse pract…

This episode features an interview with Paul Boden of Western Regional Advocacy Project, a local organization coordinating a regional response to the criminalization of homeless people. We talk about Business Improvement Districts, the shadowy private entities that are turning neighborhoods across the country into outdoor malls - and determining wh…

This episode features an interview with Celestina Pearl, the Outreach director at St. James Infirmary. She spoke with Street Speak about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sex workers in San Francisco, the history of SESTA/FOSTA, the connections between homelessness and sex work, and the incredible mutual aid work that is sustaining sex workers…

This episode is a pre-recorded panel hosted by the Housing Justice Workgroup of the Coalition on Homelessness, San Francisco exploring the panelists own experiences with racism and homelessness. The speakers draw connections between racism, structural causes of homelessness such as neoliberalism and the defunding of housing investments for poor com…

This episode dives into the reality of life inside San Francisco's Shelter in Place (SIP) Hotel program. There are 2,400 formerly unhoused people currently staying in SIP hotel rooms in San Francisco, and while the City has committed to housing most of them, the details of where and how that will happen are unclear. We'll hear first from Mary Crisi…

Episode 4 - Why Do You Need Housing? September 22, 2020 HOUSING IN THE TIME OF COVID-19, AND WHY IT MATTERS A panel discussion hosted by House the Bay with unhoused San Franciscans speaking about the urgent need for housing. This conversation happened August 13th and the full video can be viewed on House the Bay's Facebook or Instagram. PANELISTS: …

Episode 3: What Are Shelters Like in the Time of COVID-19? August 13, 2020 In this episode we speak with Meghan "Roadkill" Johnson and Ben Baczkowski, both Shelter Client Advocates who work at the Eviction Defense Collaborative to protect the rights of people living in San Francisco's shelter system. They offer a brief history and overview of the p…

Episode 2: What is an Encampment Sweep? Feb 14, 2020 What happens when enough 311 complaints come in and the city decides to clear out a community of people? What happens to their belongings? And importantly, with over a thousand people on the shelter waitlist, where are people supposed to go? Today we answer the question, what is an encampment swe…

Episode 1: What is Street Sheet? Dec 09, 2019 We start off with the headlines impacting homeless people, from Trump's atrocious new pick for the federal Interagency Council on Homelessness to the "Love Our City Eco-Blitz" announced by Mayor Breed's office, to the impending eviction of mentally ill people living at VanNess Manor. Then listen to a co…

"Communication builds relationships, and relationship bring clients". During today's interview Kymone Hind's shared this and so much more. As the brains behind the business "Ideas to Life" Kymone helps people with great ideas make their dreams come true. He's helped dozens of would be entrepreneurs build their businesses from the ground up and toda…

Communications Coach and Podcaster Amber Wright joins the E.A.S.Y. Street Speaker's Podcast to share some of the ways in which she helps others create opportunities by improving the quality of their communication. For more information about Amber visit her website at www.talktoamber.com Join the facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/easyinsider Vi…

Coaches are everywhere! The question is, "Do I really need one?" The answers are right here on E.A.S.Y. Street. Coaching is highly recommended for public speakers and other professionals, but there are some who still are not convinced. This episode dives into the reasons why a coach may or may NOT be the right move for you. Join the insider group: …

What do you do when there's an problem robbing you of your confidence as a speaker? You visit a mechanic, of course! Jason Hall visits E.A.S.Y. Street to tell us exactly who he is, what a "speaker's mechanic" does, and how he can help you. Join us on facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/easyinsiderVisit www.gamalalexander.com for more about GamalEma…

Sometimes life gets so complicated! You communication, however, shouldn't be. This episode focuses on some of the benefits of simplicity when it comes to speaking... and life. Join the facebook group www.facebook.com/easyinsider Visit Gamal's website www.gamalalexander.com

What does it take to achieve success as a public speaker (or in any venture for that matter)? This episode describes the mindset necessary to succeed. Let's take a look at "The Speaker's Spirit".

Welcome to the E.A.S.Y. Street Speaker's Podcast. This is the podcast where we share tips and insights on how you can effectively, authentically share your story. Here's a bit about us...

Why should anybody listen to you anyway? Most people have a tendency to minimize themselves and their contributions, but there's absolutely no need to "play small". In this episode we discuss why you have every right to be confident. After all, the world is waiting to hear what you have to say!

Are you afraid to speak up because you might mess up? Don't be! In this episode we discuss the liberating power available to every speaker once her or she embraces "The Magic of Messing Up".

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