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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 25/09/2026

Tickets are selling fast to our annual fundraiser on October 20th with @jenstden.bsky.social! Secure yours today ❤️‍🔥 tinyurl.com/yrxaa6vb

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 24/09/2026

This month’s calendar image captures Bernice and Elvis in a joyful moment of love and togetherness, photographed by Wendy Gaspard. Though Elvis has since passed away, his smile lives on in this beautiful image❤️ Special thanks to Central City Foundation for their support of our project.

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 22/09/2026

Join us October 20 at Heritage Hall for an evening celebrating community and journalism! Our keynote speaker, @thetyee.ca reporter @jenstden.bsky.social will speak on journalism and democracy. Plus: 🍽️ catered dinner • 🎟️ raffle • 🗣️ vendor celebrations • 🥂 drinks! www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...

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Megaphone's Annual Fundraiser: The Evening Edition

Megaphone’s Annual Fundraiser: The Evening Edition 🎟️ brings vendors, storytellers, supporters and community leaders together for a night of connection,…

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 22/09/2026

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Megaphone's Annual Fundraiser: The Evening Edition

Megaphone’s Annual Fundraiser: The Evening Edition 🎟️ brings vendors, storytellers, supporters and community leaders together for a night of connection,…

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 18/09/2026

Mark the Spark may have informally retired from vending with Megaphone, but he’s not quite ready to stop. Now living on the Island, Mark still makes the trip to Vancouver about once a month to sell Megaphone around Hastings & Nanaimo. If you see him, say hello! 👋

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 11/09/2026

THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF MEGAPHONE MAGAZINE IS ON THE STREET NOW 💥 Our cover story takes us to Senáḵw, the growing development by the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) reshaping Vancouver’s skyline. We look at architect Venelin Kokalov’s thoughtful design and the inspiration behind the towers.

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 21/08/2026

🎟️ Early bird tickets are ON SALE! Join us Oct. 20 at Heritage Hall for Megaphone’s annual fundraiser celebrating Journalism & Democracy 🎤 🕔 Doors 5 | Event 6 p.m. 📍 Heritage Hall, Vancouver MORE DETAILS ⬇️ www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...

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Megaphone's Annual Fundraiser: The Evening Edition

Megaphone’s Annual Fundraiser: The Evening Edition 🎟️ brings vendors, storytellers, supporters and community leaders together for a night of connection,…

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 12/08/2026

Have you read this one yet? 👀 “Being Queer in the Golden Years” explores aging, community, and the importance of support for 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors in B.C. Read it now. Read the story by @miss604.com today❤️‍🔥 @queeragingbc.bsky.social

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 12/08/2026

Curious about journalism, storytelling, and the ethics of reporting? Join Megaphone Editor Paula Carlson and The Shift peer newsroom for a conversation on human-centred journalism, community reporting, and the future of print media. Reserve your seat today! vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a67e...

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 12/08/2026

What does it mean to be human? Find the answers in Voices of the Street: How to Be Human, featuring writing, poetry and artwork from 31 community contributors. Every purchase supports Megaphone vendors and amplifies voices worth hearing. 💙

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 07/08/2026

THE AUGUST ISSUE OF MEGAPHONE MAGAZINE IS OUT NOW 💥 And it’s a pretty one! Artist and designer Won Kang preserves Vancouver’s memories through detailed sketches of historic buildings, storefronts and neighbourhood details. 🎨🌇 1/4

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Mike Klassen 麥嘉信 🇨🇦 @mikeklassen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Great to visit Eric, one of @megaphonemagazine.com’s dedicated vendors on Commercial Drive. Thank you to Eric and all Megaphone Magazine vendors for the work you do every day. Please stop, say hello, and support them when you have the chance.

Councillor Mike Klassen standing beside Megaphone Mag vendor Eric. He sells on Commercial Drive.

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 31/07/2026

Save the date! Join us for an inspiring evening celebrating community, storytelling, and the impact of Megaphone. Ticket and event details are coming soon. We can't wait to celebrate with you! ❤️

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 31/07/2026

You have until NOON TODAY to vote for your favourite Hope in Shadows images for our 2027 calendar 💫 💫💫 tinyurl.com/5ac2fn7z

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 29/07/2026

Peter Thompson’s Shadow Cast wins Best Artistic Photo, capturing his shadow at Stanley Park. Thank you to the BC Teachers’ Federation for supporting the Hope in Shadows project! 📸

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 28/07/2026

Vote for your favourite Hope in Shadows photos by July 31 and help choose the 2027 calendar! 📸 The theme this year is WORK — celebrating the many forms labour can take 🧑‍🎨 👷‍♀️🐕 tinyurl.com/6e8vu74z

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 27/07/2026

How can cities build stronger relationships with Indigenous communities? Megaphone reporter Nicolas Crier explores Vancouver's new Urban Indigenous Engagement Framework and what it could mean for reconciliation and representation. megaphonemagazine.com/2026/07/indi...

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 24/07/2026

✨ New in the July issue: the sixth edition of our Voices of the Street zine. Filled with original writing, artwork and reflections, this limited-edition zine insert showcases the creativity and insight of local writers and artists ❤️

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 14/07/2026

Go behind the scenes with Megaphone’s The Shift Peer Newsroom 🎥 Journalism rooted in lived experience. Reporting grounded in community context. Storytelling that's trauma-informed. This is human-centred, solutions-based journalism built from the inside out. youtu.be/szcdLl3F6Uo?...

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 08/07/2026

We’re so close! 🏁 Thanks to Yvonne, Peter and David’s 5K fundraiser, we’re only $2,000 from our goal. Every donation supports our vendors and storytellers. Give before July 12! tinyurl.com/yc4j7vcj

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 05/07/2026

FREECOUVER is also featured in this month’s @megaphonemagazine.com where I chat with my co-author @johnleewriter.bsky.social about the book and we highlight some free events around Vancouver this summer. Find a vendor: megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/

Two screenshots of a magazine. On the left: the cover featuring the title and text - MEGAPHONE $5 In Conversation with Larry Campbell - and a photo of a man in a hat standing outside in front of a wall with an Indigenous mural.
On the right is a page inside with the title “YES! THERE IS FUN THAT'S FREE IN VANCOUVER
A new book uncovers the cool places in and around the city that even seasoned trippers might have missed” and a photo of two smiling people, a man and woman, in front of a train engine. The text of the column has been blurred out because we want you to purchase the magazine of course

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 03/07/2026

The SIXTH + freshest edition of our monthly Voices of the Street 'zine can be found in the July issue of Megaphone! ✨

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 03/07/2026

THE JULY ISSUE OF MEGAPHONE MAGAZINE IS OUT NOW 💥 This issue of Megaphone features a cover story on former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell, who reflects on decades of work in the Downtown Eastside and what meaningful change could look like. megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 02/07/2026

THE TOP 30 HOPE IN SHADOWS IMAGES ARE HERE 💥 For 24 years, Megaphone vendors and storytellers have captured their communities through a single-use camera. This year’s theme, “Work,” celebrates labour in all its forms. Vote July 1–31! 📸 tinyurl.com/4fj3eu4c

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 24/06/2026

As Vancouver celebrates the 2026 FIFA World Cup, questions remain about who benefits and who bears the cost. With hosting expenses nearing $700 million, our latest story explores the promises, tradeoffs and perspectives shaping the tournament. megaphonemagazine.com/2026/06/fifa... ⚽️❤️‍🔥

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Megaphone - FIFA – the beautiful bloated game?

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 18/06/2026

4 Megaphone vendors are taking on the 5K at the Beneva Vancouver Half Marathon! Peter, Nick, David and Yvonne are fundraising to support Megaphone's vendor program, peer-led journalism and creative opportunities for community members. raceroster.com/events/2026/...

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Donate to help Megaphone raise money for 2026 Beneva Vancouver Half Marathon’s fundraising campaign, on June 28, 2026

The team, Megaphone, is raising money for a great cause by participating in 2026 Beneva Vancouver Half Marathon on June 28, 2026. They need your help to reach their team goal. Every donation gets them...

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 05/06/2026

This month’s cover story dives into the debate surrounding the soccer tournament’s billion-dollar price tag, weighing promises of packed stadiums, economic benefits against concerns about who will ultimately bear the cost.

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 13/05/2026

Our Voices of the Street launch event is TOMORROW, May 14th at 6:30! Join us at 149 West Hastings (SFU) for an evening of live readings + community ❤️‍🔥 tinyurl.com/ywb33uhf

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 10/04/2026

Step into a night of storytelling at the Voices of the Street launch 📖✨ May 14, 6:30–8:00 PM at 149 W Hastings. ‘How to Be Human’ explores life’s complexities through community-focused writing and art. Early bird available until April 21st! ✨📣 www.eventbrite.ca/e/voices-of-...

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 24/04/2026

Megaphone’s peer newsroom examines renewed calls for foot patrol policing in Vancouver’s DTES, exploring what it could mean for safety, trust and support in a complex community. Reported by Richard Young. - tinyurl.com/5n7yayns

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 08/04/2026

This month’s @megaphonemagazine.com is available now on the streets of Vancouver. In my column I spotlight MakerLabs 🎨 Their members art show is coming up on Saturday. RSVP for free: www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-make-st... And find a vendor to get your Megaphone: megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/

A hand next to a building with a mural on the right and sidewalk on the left holding up a magazine with a photo of a person on the cover who is sitting on a bed next to a packed suitcase and backpack. Text:

MEGAPHONE APRIL 2026 $5
COULD YOUR LIFE FIT AN A SUITCASE?
A powerful photography exhibit prompts the question: What would you pack if you thought you might not be coming back?

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 02/04/2026

APRIL ISSUE OUT NOW! Our cover features a powerful self-portrait by Kayla Isomura from The Suitcase Project, now on view at the Museum of Vancouver. The travelling exhibit explores the lasting impacts of the internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II—tracing memory and displacement.

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 27/03/2026

🚨Provincial adviser Larry Campbell says people in the DTES are becoming younger and sicker. With his contract ending March 31, the province’s adviser says he’ll likely ask for more time, pointing to the growing complexity of the crisis. tinyurl.com/2u5b332t

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Megaphone - People now younger and sicker on the Downtown Eastside: Provincial adviser

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 27/03/2026

March’s Hope in Shadows winner, Fun in the Sun by longtime contributor and vendor Peter Thompson, captures his granddaughter playing among buttercups at Terra Nova Park. Thank you to the Hospital Employees’ Union for supporting this project and the community behind it. ❤️🌼

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 25/03/2026

“No street soccer services are currently available in Vancouver. Street soccer has been proven to benefit at-risk communities around the world. There is even a Homeless World Cup Foundation… By shutting down the VSSL, Vancouver Parks has caused harm and suffering.”

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International Network of Street Papers @theinsp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

L’Itinéraire vendor Lynn Champagne and @megaphonemagazine.com vendor David Deocera met via video call to discuss their backgrounds, sales techniques and shared desire to one day join the workforce: www.insp.ngo/articles/ven...

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 24/03/2026

As Vancouver prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Vancouver Street Soccer League has been forced off the field due to park restrictions, leaving players without a vital community space that’s supported people facing homelessness + addiction since 2008. megaphonemagazine.com/2026/03/stre...

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Megaphone - Street soccer sidelined as FIFA fever set to hit

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 20/03/2026

We're throwing it back to our April cover story! Our April cover story highlights beloved Downtown Eastside matriarch Grace Chen and the strength and determination that have carried Save On Meats and The Ovaltine Cafe through both personal and professional challenges. 1/2 ✏️

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 20/03/2026

The 2nd edition of our NEW monthly Voices of the Street 'zine is out now! Featuring original artwork and writing submitted by vendors or DTES community members who stop by our office at 312 Main Street. ✏️🌲

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Paula Carlson 🇨🇦 @thepaulacarlson.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

The March @megaphonemagazine.com has hit the streets! 💥 Peer journalist Nicolas Crier shares what it's like living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, PLUS #DTES decampment report, #MMIWG photos + whatever happened to the Vancouver Street Soccer League? ⚽🤔 ➡️ megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/ 🙏

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 26/02/2026

We have Hope in Shadows calendars available! Want to share it with your team? You can bulk order copies through our website—perfect for offices, colleagues and client gifts. Credit a vendor with your purchase and they will receive the profit from each sale! megaphonemagazine.com/online-store/

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West Coast Environmental Law @wcelaw.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Over the past 15 years, as public spending in protected parks increased by roughly 50%, corresponding tax revenues, GDP & labour income grew between 51–250%. Yet the new federal budget included no new nature conservation funding. Conservation needs to be treated as a core pillar of economic policy.

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Can nature benefit Canada's economy? New report says parks contribute billions in taxes, wages | CBC News

The new look at Canada’s conservation economy comes amid federal cuts to departments like Environment, Climate Change and Nature and the Parks Canada agency, while other important conservation program...

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 06/02/2026

It's the first Friday of the month and that means a new Megaphone Magazine hits the streets of #Vancouver. This is the third time I have had a cover story featuring Indigenous women 🤍 @megaphonemagazine.com Story: All My Relations Basketball Find a vendor: megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/

A collage of two photos: On the left is the cover of Megaphone Magazine which has $5 in the top right corner. A woman wearing a "All My Relations" t-shirt is showing a tattoo on her forearm. The overlaid text on the cover says: "Strong Women Rising / All My Relations basketball promotes a vibrant, healthy lifestyle while celebrating its players' rich Indigenous identities"
The photo on the right is of women playing basketball in a gym below some of the column text from the magazine,

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 06/02/2026

Happy Megaphone magazine release day! This month's cover story highlights basketball player Tina Gulbrandsen in her second season with All My Relations basketball, a community of 30–40 Indigenous women aged 17 to 40 from First Nations backgrounds who champion sport, healthy living, and giving back.

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 22/01/2026

A little peek behind the curtain of our peer newsroom, The Shift! Made up of 14 journalists from the Downtown Eastside, our monthly meetings are a space to pitch stories, share feedback, and support one another.

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 18/01/2026

“These peer reporters bring a distinctive perspective to the table: by living and working in the DTES, and actively producing a monthly magazine at Megaphone, they are both reporters and the reported on.“ @megaphonemagazine.com

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 14/01/2026

✍🏽 Shift Happens is our new ethics guide for journalists covering the Downtown Eastside. Built by The Shift peer newsroom, this living document brings together lived experience, journalism training + 18 months of workshops to reshape how stories about marginalized communities are told. 1/2

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Megaphone Magazine @megaphonemagazine.com · 08/01/2026

We’re hiring! Megaphone is looking for a contract Layout & Graphic Designer to design our monthly print magazine. ⏳ 15–20 hrs/month | 💵 $30/hr | 📍 Mostly remote Apply by sending your resume, cover letter and samples to editor@megaphonemagazine.com megaphonemagazine.com/about/our-te...

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