׉?ׁB!בCטVVu׉׉ 7cassandra://XF6Umc__Y6-quG5Gj3jwi3lVBBshi80pQxF4Z4degvMŰ`׉ 7cassandra://cIxy4YFl4HT1ApIZ7tG0seTqo3avLbOhlzBuoX67iXgh`U׉ 7cassandra://rp5XIFXY9wIaf3sxvmkQ2cS5EXind_GUus6vV_8JOfw&`̶׉ 7cassandra://9Wyp4OAXA3GAGKdWqQ2gztD9M86RJOU8okL77Hg9KsU "͠^1X2f ׈E^1X2f׉EBack in Print! TOLEDO STREETS NEW SP APER Issue 99 $1 One Dollar suggested donation. Your donation directly benefi ts the vendor. Please only buy from badged vendors. "Hope for Toledo" Composite photo illustration by Ed Conn Black lives matter: Protest movement against racism, Long Journey Back to Me, Part 3 Danica continues to oppression and police brutality sweeps across America Tony Ingles, INSP Executive Director, showcases photos from protests around the U.S. Page 9 explore self-worth and self-love as two different but important things in life we “think” we have control over and fi gured out the older we get. Page 6 INSPIRING HOPE • FOSTERING COMMUNITY • CULTIVATING CHANGE Toledo Streets is a member of the International Network of Street Newspapers ׉ 7cassandra://rp5XIFXY9wIaf3sxvmkQ2cS5EXind_GUus6vV_8JOfw&`̶^1X2f^1X2f בCטVu׉׉ 7cassandra://Gq87QQrCQ9CaCcLa6ykTm9zIIUvwLg98fvyGos26G4g:L`׉ 7cassandra://VNN1NLcSZyehIs5SSTpC5zaWqHsc57himQLZ4xvxWrkf`U׉ 7cassandra://oRTONCaGm-o8VYfqyrEFWY-uno2fHkX3uSJ_fA7pv9E$`̶׉ 7cassandra://4A1pjnn7onEocSjsPUUwRqRkP7xa2bA0qa0NjeJ0xHI RZ͠^1Y2f טVVu׉׉ 7cassandra://MeCz6TcWNsjkE8eInpqK2AgS6KtIvwML5Y06Lxe6PQI\`׉ 7cassandra://PXc3kL-SaWKPP0DWfNJaY9kCj1W9Jgno0thNVO6EKbIq`U׉ 7cassandra://Ke_tSiig-RXPxCZcSPcuRqnUE3_e7x0_wVLEQ54hTKY#`̶׉ 7cassandra://kuPwUHvpKPX2NHd-9QGDDz4rDJYwYCuYSVcLAZf6IxQZ͠^1Y2f ׉EPTOLEDO STREETS NEW SP APER About the cover: "Hope for Toledo" is a composite photo illustration by Ed Conn. Doves represent peace coming out of Toledo after the protests. Butterfl ies represent transformation from our collective hope for a better Toledo. 3 4 4 Black Lives Matter p9 photo credit: Susan Fried, Real Change Seattle "You should Support TSN because they really care and help us out. They make me feel so loved..." The Buck Starts Here with Peezie p3 10 8 TSN Has Always Managed p 11 14 Page 2 12 Puzzle Page 4th of July theme 6 5 Finding Hope through Common Grounds Working at TSN continues to show me the power behind one on one interactions, when two people sit down and genuinely try to get to know one another. Better Living Through Harm Reduction Few readers of this article will be strangers to the opioid crisis. Man Behind the CurtainEd Conn I am a strong believer that behind anything successful, whether it be a person, organization, or product, there is ateam of people who made it that way. Message from Mayor Kapszukiewicz I want to thank the Ohio Mayors Alliance and the other big city mayors in the state for working together to bring changes regarding racial bias, and ways to improve community-police relations. The Long Journey Back to Me, Part 3 Danica continues to explore selfworth and self-love as two different but important things in life we “think” we have control over and fi gured out the older we get. Toledo Streets Asks Local Orgs about COVIOD-19 Q&A with Food for Thought, St. Paul's Community Center, Jupmode, and YWCA. Coronavirus, Epidemics, and Books I’m writing this in March, when the COVID-19 epidemic is only just beginning to seriously spread in the United States. Vendor of the Month: Kurtris Parish There are some laughs that are so goofy you can’t help but laugh along. Kurtis Parish has one of those laughs ׉ 7cassandra://oRTONCaGm-o8VYfqyrEFWY-uno2fHkX3uSJ_fA7pv9E$`̶^1X2f׉EFinding Hope through Common Grounds By Claire McKenna, Vendor Manager With everything going on in the world today between a worldwide pandemic and rising tension surrounding race, it feels easy to just want to shy away. At least it does for me. Sometimes it feels like the problems we are facing are just too big and impossible to actually solve. In these moments, I can feel myself losing hope. But then I return to the one place that has taught me more about hope than anywhere else in the world, Toledo Streets Newspaper. Working at TSN continues to show me the power behind one on one interactions, when two people sit down and genuinely try to get to know one another. Often I and the vendor who sits across from me appear to share very few characteristics. We may vary in age, gender, race and/or socioeconomic status. But there is beauty when those things are brought together. We don’t place any of these facts about ourselves to the side because they are part of our experience. They have shaped the way that we have interacted with the world and the way the world has interacted with us. What does occur is challenging assumptions and fi nding common ground. No matter who you are or how much work you have done, all of us hold assumptions that are often unconscious. They manifest as tiny actions, which are often microaggressions. It is locking your car doors in a certain neighborhood, closing the elevator door quickly, or assuming guilt simply based on appearance. Generalizations and assumptions are a part of human nature. From a psychological aspect, our brains group things together in order to make better sense of them. It is the natural inclination to group people together that I believe we all have a responsibility to challenge within ourselves. In those split second decisions we make to lock the door or assume guilt it is our duty to ask ourselves the hard questions and determine what caused those actions. Because it would be naïve to think that we can generalize people and that it does not affect our behaviors. It does. Sometimes overtly and sometimes covertly, but they cause damage just the same. But I am not asking you to feel guilty about these behaviors; I am asking you to recognize them and work to make a change. I believe that the best and easiest way to make this change is by embracing the power that human to human interaction can have in both lives. I encourage you to sit down (6 feet apart, of course) with someone who it may seem like you have nothing in common with and engage in a conversation. I would be willing to bet that if you truly allow yourself to be present and vulnerable in those moments that you will fi nd we all have much more in common than we think. As I have written before and will write again, it is easy to want to make distinctions between ourselves and other people, especially when they are experiencing something diffi cult. We cope by telling ourselves that we are too different than that person to experience whatever they are experiencing. But we simply are not. I urge you to take the time to do some self-refl ection, deconstruct the distinctions you have made, and have a conversation. If it is anything like the hundreds of conversations I have had while working at Toledo Streets Newspaper, then both of your lives will be changed for the better. I would love to hear your experiences with self-refl ection and conversation. Feel free to email us at toledostreets@gmail. com. The Buck Starts Here Toledo Streets and its vendors are a powerful, community driven solution to the problem of homelessness. Our vendors ear their way out of their indiviual situations through a collaboration of journalism, local bnusiness partners and their own hard work. Use these four steps to be a part of the solution. Meet Vendors Buy a Paper Get Informed Take Action • Vendors -- the people who sell the paper -- are at the core of Toledo Streets' mission. Each year more than 70 indiviuals work as vendors with Toledo Streets. At any given time, more than 25 vendors are at work, rain, snow, or heat of the sun. Vendors play an active role in the management of TS, meeting regularly to discuss issues of concern and even serving on our board. • With the money made selling the newspaper, vendors are able to secure bssic needs, independence amd dignity, and work toward obataining housing. Vendors buy papers for quarter and sell them for a $1, keeping all income and tips for each sale. Toledo Streets tries to tie its editorial to three basic principals: • Inspiring Hope, Fostering Community, and Cultivating Change. We are a member of INSP, our global organization of street papers around the world which provides us with content relevent to social justice, homelessness, and street community around the world. • Donate to the organization and give vendors experiencing homelessness and poverty a hand up. It supports not only the paper but also issues throughout NW Ohio. • Volunteer your time and expertise and help the organization grow. • Share Toledo Streets with your network, and tell people about the organization. Page 3 ׉ 7cassandra://Ke_tSiig-RXPxCZcSPcuRqnUE3_e7x0_wVLEQ54hTKY#`̶^1X2f^1X2f בCטVu׉׉ 7cassandra://pM7ckRt3Vw2t_eZROxQ9WuFwpTcynsMDiQWL9Uv5cfw`׉ 7cassandra://_OItxJL3_Vc3TTYmZVTuwtv-2VPrV08WVB9EefIdYAQn`U׉ 7cassandra://wCxhbXydLxQh9LlyVzTa7yDGPy1EQuJ7gPO6oy-P1VQ#G`̶׉ 7cassandra://8oHO0n6Np5Q-_Nw3TnugN3-me9L2Sukyvi0b85c60mc0͠^1Y2fטVVu׉׉ 7cassandra://lpgNxmYWbWT8cKvffopEoK4uKVArpIhWSGRBKNzSF2Q`׉ 7cassandra://iEysNvNiJ7AVYZ_Z1ki_6uydMN6xyaVRh4BArsMy68Qp`U׉ 7cassandra://RQf_5_rz6VUuXbfCMWQ3ipn64J1xaD6tlYRTo2PHg0U o`̶׉ 7cassandra://rExE2AhFN2BiERgtrPv6uDkAaLxdD7LwsLKDnXSztuQ TZ͠^1Y2fנ^1Y2f 9ׁH http://ConnectingKidsToMeals.orgׁ ׁ Ј׉Evided. Narcan is also available, with training on how to administer it as well. Sterile water, cotton-pellets, metal cookers and tourniquets are also on hand. Last, and certainly not least, is the availability of fentanyl test strips. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times stronger than heroin, has been a common ingredient in heroin for many years. However, it is now being cut into almost all illicit drugs. Cocaine, crack, and methamphetamine are just a few of the drugs that are being discovered to be laced with this deadly drug. The test strips allow people to test their drugs prior to using for its presence. If you think any of these free and anonymous services could benefi t your life, please do not hesitate to visit any of the NOSS locations. Bettering Lives Through Harm Reduction By Tim Short – Community Contributor Few readers of this article will be strangers to the opioid crisis. Its effects have been felt across Northwest Ohio and throughout the country. While many treatment options exist for those that are ready to take that giant leap, few are available for those that remain active users. This is the void that Northwest Ohio Syringe Services, or NOSS, aims to fi ll. With the goals of helping to prevent the spread of HIV and Hepatitis-C, as well as preventing overdose deaths, NOSS fi rst opened with 2 locations in August of 2017. On Tuesdays, they are available downtown at the church by St. Paul’s Community Center. On Thursdays, they are at Talbot Center on the east side. Both locations run from 1:00 until 3:45 in the afternoon. A third NOSS location opened its doors recently as well, at the First Unitarian Church on Glendale Ave. in south Toledo. This location provides services from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. NOSS is a completely free and anonymous needle exchange program. No identifi cation or personal information is needed to receive services. While bringing in and safely disposing of used needles is greatly encouraged, it is not mandatory in order to receive supplies. Visitors to any of the three exchange locations will be greeted by the same 2 people. Courtney Stewart, a licensed social worker, and Cathy Nearhood, a nurse. No appointment is necessary at any of the 3 NOSS locations. Firsttime visitors will meet with Courtney and undergo a brief assessment and screening process, typically 20 minutes in length, in order to help ensure their needs are met. They will be provided Page 4 with a personalized NOSS identifi cation card that protects them from legal consequences within 1,000 feet of any of the exchange sites on exchange days. Cathy is available at any time to provide rapid HIV and Hepatitis-C testing, with results of the tests coming in 20 minutes or less. These services are provided at no cost as well. Return visitors to NOSS can expect to receive services and be on their way in 5 minutes or less. In addition to 3 different sizes of needles, NOSS offers a variety of other helpful and harm-reducing supplies. Pipe covers are available to those that smoke drugs. Safer-sex supplies, such as male and female condoms, as well as lubricant, are proMan Behind the Curtain-Ed Conn I am a strong believer that behind anything successful, whether it be a person, organization, or product, there is a team of people who made it that way. At this point, if you are a frequent reader, you are probably familiar with my name. But there is one “man behind the curtain” who rarely receives recognition. His name is Ed Conn, he is Toledo Streets Newspaper’s Art Director. Although this is his title, he is much more than our art director. He is a staunch believer in people and goes above and beyond at every opportunity to care for people. Ed is a creative genius who turns our ideas into a beautiful vision and puts it down on paper. While Toledo Streets Newspaper goes worlds above selling papers, we are a newspaper. And to put it simply: we would not be without Ed. He especially stepped up during the last few months while we navigated operating a nonprofi t during a pandemic. Not only did he offer to work with us pro-bono, but he came up with and executed two new ideas. The fi rst was an online digital publication that has been discussed on and off for years. But Ed made it a reality. He also created our vendor virtual map, which allows people to fi nd and donate to their regular vendor without even having to leave their house. There is no way we will ever be able to thank Ed for his compassion, commitment, creativity, and amazing work, but we thought a shout out was a good start. He never ceases to amaze us and continues to fi nd creative ways to show up for people. Thank you for being a badass believer in people and continuing to inspire our vendors, Arika and me to be the best humans we can be. Claire McKenna Ed Conn, Toledo Streets Art Director ׉ 7cassandra://wCxhbXydLxQh9LlyVzTa7yDGPy1EQuJ7gPO6oy-P1VQ#G`̶^1X2f׉E 9expanding use of body cameras, improving oversight, increasing accountability, improving training and recruitment, and rethinking public safety more broadly. We need to learn from each other at a time like this. We are also listening to the community and making sure you have a voice. As I said Wednesday: individual cities have unique challenges that we must address, but we need support to be successful, and that is exactly what this Police Reform Support Network is intended to do. Message from Mayor Kapszukiewicz I want to thank the Ohio Mayors Alliance and the other big city mayors in the state for working together to bring changes regarding racial bias, and ways to improve community-police relations. I joined four other mayors in Jume to announce the effort. The police reform policies will start by focusing on limits on use of force, This is not an easy endeavor, and we have much work to do, but I am asking for your help and your input. I was pleased to join Mercy Health-Toledo and NAI Harmon Group for the offi cial announcement of a new residential and commercial mixed-use development, adjacent to Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center. This is a great development for the heart of our community and I could not be more proud of the partners that made this happen to create jobs and housing. The fi ve-acre site will have retail stores and about 80 units that will house Mercy resident doctors. Importantly, this Connecting Kids To Meals Continues To Feed Kids This Summer Connecting Kids to Meals has been feeding hungry, at-risk kids for more than 17 years. Some of the trusted partners where meals are served include schools, libraries, churches, community centers, parks, and other locations where children gather. Last year, about 540,000 nutritious meals were provided to kids during out-of-school time. To learn more, visit ConnectingKidsToMeals.org. development will complement the Cherry Street Corridor and the hospital. Finally, and perhaps most importantlyI hope everyone had a memorable Juneteenth. This year’s Juneteenth came at an incredibly signifi cant moment in American history. Following the tragic killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many other Black Americans, the United States has witnessed one of the largest social justice movements since the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. We are proud to support and recognize Juneteenth and its historical signifi cance as relates to our community. Police Reforms Announced Toledo Police will no longer use military-style camoufl age; the police internal affairs division will be moved out of the Safety Building into One Government Center, Suite 1900, on Aug. 3; and the investigation into potential actions by police offi cers will be completed by the end of July, Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz announced today. Mayor Kapszukiewicz also announced that nearly three hours of police audio from May 30 would be released today. The audio encompasses the time period from approximately 11 a.m. until midnight. The system does not record “dead air,” meaning it does not record when no one is speaking. Page 5 ׉ 7cassandra://RQf_5_rz6VUuXbfCMWQ3ipn64J1xaD6tlYRTo2PHg0U o`̶^1X2f^1X2f בCטVu׉׉ 7cassandra://edRgD5xndmact6RKzmW0Maa-1BZSSYBV3HVt-tcL9OE `׉ 7cassandra://gMozuAzP-DsVT6DvRS7KW6E9c6Nyb7TUFRcNku2h-fsN`U׉ 7cassandra://bf7JkjyiBVxMTp0E4l-m5VKXnzYX4WIY8Sy-dxv5a28`̶׉ 7cassandra://iQUD-fVXXxLpAUqWqsrTK4VOrVCwP77ziUNyEPMszAk!2͠^1Y2fטVVu׉׉ 7cassandra://039lUoihvkpXCTXFtMi8XjxEPDjmw0FceZEhUPg-k5oOp`׉ 7cassandra://kA6UQPwIsoXQ2VB2nqSQUYZE9d90z8tjmPyy8G0_vYQ́M`U׉ 7cassandra://6mlzV0y0oDIbSql89qHIMjlf1kzBCMgGrZQCYmVNb5A!0`̶׉ 7cassandra://5AIRejPw2ZlWV0-2v7OLRysMW6VZO8IBmqF3JcR7EQ8͠^1Y2f׉E+As I continue on my third part of my article and bring it to a close, I find it difficult for me to relive the memories that are only in my mind now. It is never easy to go back in time and put my past down on paper. But in order to really start to ”move on” it is what I have to do. I also want to clarify there are some things I will not be adding because some events are too intense to relive. Finding me again is what writing my story is all about. Even Page 6 though I may never find closure, I am hoping to have a better understanding of who I once was and who I am today. That is all I care about. I had a lot of people along my journey with Cleve that gave me input regardless if I wanted it or not. I know they only had my best interest at heart but I did not take their advice nor did I want to see outside “the box”. My whole life I have been putting myself aside for other people, never seeing I was sinking into a greater depression…sad but true. I gave Cleve all the time in the world but he just did not get it when I said his time was up with me and I was taking my life back. So without further delay let me bring my readers back to this article of my reality. You have to understand one thing about me, I keep an open mind and try to be optimistic, however, when Cleve`s cousin showed up it was anything but a nice time. After a twenty minute altercation, Cleve forced me into his cousin`s vehicle with a few “pit stops”while Cleve got high in the front seat as we went for a ride which seemed to never end. Why didn’t I try to take off during “pit stops”? The answer is simple: I valued my life. Cleve was not a very nice guy when he was high. He only saw what he wanted to see and had a one track mind. He was very heartless, I say for a lack of better words. We finally arrived at a hotel that ׉ 7cassandra://bf7JkjyiBVxMTp0E4l-m5VKXnzYX4WIY8Sy-dxv5a28`̶^1X2f׉Ewas scary and lonely. The man I was so in love with was demanding and so mean to me. All I remember is crying and questioning “Why was this happening?” and as the night went on the uglier he got. A couple times I tried to go outside just to get some air and cry but no sooner Cleve was dragging me by my hair and forcing me back into the hotel room. Eventually he fell asleep and I laid there mad and hurt. Everytime I would get to the door to take off, he would hear the locks and wake back up and we would be fighting all over again. The morning came too fast and along came his cousin, which I quickly started to despise. We got into his vehicle and went straight to his cousins’ girlfriend’s home. Once there, Cleve and his cousin left. I did not see them for the next couple days. Cleve’s cousin’s girl was given instructions not to let me leave and left her a pistol. At times I would go outside to smoke and contemplate how to take off all while keeping in mind I was in the middle of nowhere or bear country, as I called it with real mountain lions, bears, and a long way to walk. Being on foot I had no fighting chance. All I could imagine was him finding me and throwing me over a bridge or forcing me to go back to where I came from. When I saw Cleve again, I begged him to take me with him but he refused. He left again, went to go get high I imagine, and did everything that came with being high including having multiple sexual partners that were also addicts. And this is the way of life I came to learn from him and his addict behaviors. He never seemed to understand the hurt and pain he scarred my heart with, yet I stayed with him in hopes he would change. But this time was different. I just wanted as far away from him as possible. The memories and unanswered questions haven’t gotten any easier to this day. Even now, to talk or write about this feels like ripping a bandage off a wound trying to heal. The man I once loved dearly I now just wanted away from. A few days had gone by and seeing him got less and less. One evening, his cousin’s girlfriend had a friend stop by for some simple chit chat. The girlfriend left the room and I took the chance to reach out to her friend and explain my situation. I remember begging with tears in my eyes to help me get out of there. She just stared at me and patiently waited for the girlfriend to come back in the room and asked her what exactly was going on with me. I was shocked that the girlfriend told the truth. Her friend agreed to come back the next morning before an appointment she had and insisted for me to be ready then. The question remained, “What if Cleve was to show up”? She said she would help me anyways. To my amazement she never asked where I was trying to go, just agreed to get me out of there. I remember that whole night I could not sleep. Just before the sunrise, Cleve came back to the spot. My heart sunk but still hoped that friend would still come. About an hour later, there was a knock on the door that was bittersweet to my ears. The girlfriend answered the door and it was the friend. I looked at Cleve and he looked asleep, so I quickly gathered my stuff and darted as fast as I could. As I tried to get into the vehicle, Cleve was fast behind me pulling on whatever he could get his hands people about what was going on before they gave me a number to call for help. About ten minutes later, a lady showed up and escorted me to a domestic violence place hidden in the mountains. The staff at the place talked to me and about twenty-four hours later they had a bus ticket paid for to send me back home to Mansfield, Ohio. After a few days I got a call from Cleve pouring out his heart with emotions and, feeling like he was sincere, I was willing to forgive him. He explained that he had numerous sucide attempts, though he wasn’t one to talk about it. He even walked into a random gas station, took a container of bleach off the shelf and consumed sixteen ounces, which landed him on life support for four days. He didn’t have any lasting effects from the bleach, which shocked me. After some time and constant conversations, he made his way back to Ohio and I agreed to meet him. I was always feeling like “change” was going to come. I lived for the magic to happen but, as always, every time with him was tempoOne connected to his body and he lost his balance. I slammed the door, locked it and screamed “LETS GO! on to grab me out but I kicked hard a few times. One connected to his body and he lost his balance. I slammed the door, locked it and screamed “LETS GO!” For the first time in a long time I felt freedom. No conversation was had for a few minutes while I gained my composure. Then she asked where I wanted to go. after her appointment. As she made the hour trip back to Asheville, NC. I informed her about a shelter that had the rest of my clothes. I still wasn’t sure how much time was on my side, knowing at any time Cleve’s cousin could show up and take Cleve wherever he wanted to go. I knew he would head to Asheville, because he knew I was on my way to at least get my clothes. Long story short, the appointment ended and I made it safely to where my clothes were located. Once I got there I alerted some rary. He would succumb to his demons of addiction and on the back burner I went. The real question was, “When was I going to be tired of being sick and tired?” as I felt I was carrying his burdens. I personally tried EVERYTHING I could to help him and in the process I was losing my sanity. I tried to separate from him for good, filing a protection order, found a guy and even got married but that was short lived because of personal issues. I went back to Cleve so many times, giving him chance after chance but nothing ever changed, not even going to jail over and over, nor being on his medications. After Cleve continuously broke the protection order and repeatedly went back and forth to jail, I guess he realized I was finally serious about leaving him. [I came to this conclusion] because while he was in jail for what seemed like the millionth time, he wrote death threat letters and was quite explicit on what he would do to me if I really walked out his life. I took these letters seriously and filed charges which became three felonies. Upon his release from jail, he was indicted on the felony charges and remained in jail on a one million dollar bond. Even though Cleve was given direct orders to have no communication with me, he continued to call and write letters expressing his undying love for me. He always knew how to pull at my heartstrings but after all I went through with him this was beyond sick, and from a sick individual. After months of court proceedings and him dragging out the cases as long as he could, he was finally sentenced to twenty-eight months in prison. For me, I know one day he will return back to society and he will try to pick up where he left off with me or I might have to reap what I sowed with him but it’s all in God’s hands. I’m sure that with as many times as he’s been in and out of prison, he knows how to work the system to get good days from programs and such, but until then I can at least live my life the best I can. Domestic Violence Resources in Lucas County Area Domestic Violence Programs 24-Hour Crisis Response - 419-245-3324 Children’s Advocacy Center/Children Who Witness Violence Project - 419-292-2927 Domestic Violence Resource Center - 419-213-2700 Family & Child Abuse Prevention Center - 419-244-3053 Lucas County Children Services - 419-213-3200 Lucas County Victim-Witness Assistance - 419-213-4591 Unison Health - 419-241-4673 United Way - 211 YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter - 888-341-7386 Support Groups Unison Health - 419-241-4673 YWCA - 419-241-3235 Shelters Call 9-1-1 for housing information. Beach House Family Shelter - 419241-9277 Cocoon (Bowling Green - 1-419-352-1545 Family House - 419-242-5505 La Posada - 419-244-5931 Safety Net (teens 12-17) - 419-206-0926 Sparrow’s Nest - 419-321-1835 Toledo Rescue Mission - 419-242-6642 YWCA Women’s Shelter - 419-241-7386 Page 7 ׉ 7cassandra://6mlzV0y0oDIbSql89qHIMjlf1kzBCMgGrZQCYmVNb5A!0`̶^1X2f^1X2f בCטVu׉׉ 7cassandra://Tq57-8HRi62knTFgZ94FCGT2J2lC0UeIDJmTKVYG5N81`׉ 7cassandra://FA411OZAQz6e0LO1W3yFmzrzm-yiboKQ2671EykC0Fsi`U׉ 7cassandra://20kvcS2Q8t_JO8X0rBfClvLO1O-Njk3Xt_K2drgZ3V8!,`̶׉ 7cassandra://5WItozg4bkY8Tfo_HvOq13JWvGF5q-6oN3Ji-dmxjfI͠^1Y2fטVVu׉׉ 7cassandra://0Rv5A1onIFkNF6zLNrgsRZjZ2rrOCFg-BchP_yfntP8+W`׉ 7cassandra://wmPwvbclP9w3xD5SIt6HivHk9ldMIb9-w2gxE4qOkGgw`U׉ 7cassandra://XhoPVHWYIb2Ji_WAb1hT0Cgk5C7R1MbK6-s1-ix0yuI&`̶׉ 7cassandra://tMpKvC3ijgpPi_H8nefd1OcpVISIBGdrM-TLWhtniMw ͠^1Y2fנ^1Z2f_K9ׁHhttp://St.Paׁ ׁ Јנ^1Z2f ?9ׁHhttp://INSP.ngׁ ׁ Јנ^1Z2f 8!D9ׁHhttp://insp.ngׁ ׁ Ј׉E!kept our mission alive • Our donors and supporters came through for us (thank you all) • The support of our funders • Our front line staff exhibited commitment to the homeless and heroism during diffi cult times • Share a moment of hope or a moment that surprised you in good way. • The moment that surprised us most and gave us a moment of hope was the way the team at SPCC came together to make sure the clients working with SPCC were safe. Toledo Streets Asks Local Organizations About COVID-19 Anything else you want the public to know? St Paul’s Community Center has been providing services for 40 years and will continue to do so. • message out and how we can continue to raise money for our programs that • are so very vital during this time. 2. What has been your greatest challenge? • I feel our greatest challenge is making sure everyone who needs food has • access to it. There are so many individuals and families who have never • sought out a food pantry before so they don’t really know where to start and • they are incredibly nervous. The challenge for us is making sure we are • positioning ourselves to be visible and accessible to anyone in need while still • keeping those we serve and our staff and volunteers safe. We are right out • there every day making sure people have enough to eat. 3. What has been your greatest success? • I think so far our greatest success has been implementing delivery service • during this pandemic in between running our Saturday morning lunch • distribution and nine monthly mobile food pantry sites. We’ve worked side by • side with different organizations to help deliver emergency food boxes to low • income senior citizens and families. The fact that we can continue to feed • more people is a great feeling. 4. Share a moment of hope or a moQuestions for Local Organizations St.Paul’s Community Responses What has been the biggest change that occurred in response to COVID-19? Re-thinking safety: • Census and maximum capacity • Implementation of safe distance • Implementation of new cleaning protocols and sanitizing • Implementation of universal precautions when non staff or residents come in • Temporary putting hold on certain programs: volunteer program, AA and NA meeting What has been your greatest challenge? • Navigating through new, constantly changing government Page 8 guidelines • Addressing staff and residents’ fears • Managing risk of exposure • Minimizing interruption to service delivery • Inability to link clients to services and resources because they are closed • Rethinking new ways for service delivery • Hiring new staff to implement the new guidelines • Meeting grants requirements in the new reality What has been your greatest success? • We pulled through: we were able to comply with regulations in the new reality • We kept our shelter open – we FOOD FOR THOUGHT 1. What has been the biggest change that occurred in response to COVID-19? • COVID-19 has forced me to change the way I fundraise for Food for Thought. • Coffee meetings and company presentations have been replaced with email • introductions and Zoom meetings. Fundraising events that were already • scheduled and in the planning stages have had to be put on hold, rethought, • or even completely canceled. It’s been a very uncertain time with regards to • fi nances. • Other than being at a community site during one of the 9 mobile food • pantries we host, we have changed to a ‘work from home’ model (as have • most businesses right now). That has defi nitely been a big change as we’re • used to bouncing ideas off each other with regards to how we get our ment that surprised you in good way. • It’s been amazing to see the generosity of our community come out in full • force during this uncertain time. Although I’m not really surprised given that • Toledo and its surrounding suburbs are full of generous, caring people. It’s • given me hope knowing that even though so many people are scared or sad • or lonely, they are still taking the time to help someone else in need by • donating food or by volunteering. It’s incredibly heartwarming. It defi nitely • provides hope that we’ll come out of this stronger and more connected. 5. Anything else you want the public to know? • Food for Thought was built on the premise of serving anyone who needed • food with dignity and respect by meeting and bringing food to people where • they live and building real relationships with the people we serve. The • friendships we’ve developed over ׉ 7cassandra://20kvcS2Q8t_JO8X0rBfClvLO1O-Njk3Xt_K2drgZ3V8!,`̶^1X2f׉Ethe years while serving those in need is • what keeps us going. By providing consistency and putting our heart into the • work we do, we can continue to create a community where the hunger for • food, respect, and belonging is met for everyone. JUPMODE COMMUNITY RESPONSE What has been the biggest change that occurred in response to COVID-19? • Our custom decoration business (screen printing, embroidery, promotional products), nearly disappeared in a matter of days. This portion of our business is historically about 80% of our revenue. It was a huge change for us and forced us to find new sources of business. What has been your greatest challenge? • Empathizing with my employees when they were faced with being laid off, working from home in a stressful situation, or dealing with health and safety concerns. What has been your greatest success? • Our greatest success has been our Here for Good campaign. We helped sell shirts for local organizations on our website for $20. $10 from each sale went directly to that organization. It helped a lot of local people and businesses generate some income when their doors were closed or otherwise couldn’t work. The program ran for two months and over 13,000 shirts were sold. Share a moment of hope or a moment that surprised you in good way. • The eagerness of my employees to get back to work. We have already rehired 90% of our full time Continued to page 13 Black lives matter: Protest movement against racism, oppression and police brutality sweeps across America Since the death of George Floyd, a young black man killed by a white police officer as his colleagues stood idly by, protests have sprung up across the US and other parts of the world calling for an end to systemic racial injustices and police brutality. American street papers were present at many of those protests. Introduction by Tony Inglis Photos and captions by US street papers Since the death of George Floyd in Minnesota – a black man brutally murdered at the hands of a white police officer – protests and uprisings have swept across all 50 American states against endemic racism, oppression and the unchecked power and violence of the police. Most have been peaceful movements filled with anger and sadness; many have been met with the same police brutality they are marching against. Vigils held in memory of George Floyd have become remembrances and a rallying cry for all black and brown people – from Eric Garner, to Breonna Taylor, and countless others – whose lives have been snatched from them unprovoked by law enforcement and white supremacists. The protests have even spread throughout the world – people standing in solidarity against this injustice and inequality calling out “black lives matter”. Staff, freelancers and volunteers from US-based street papers were present at a number of protests across the country. Street papers stand with activists for the social change they seek: an end to oppression and deeprooted, systemic inequalities. That imbalance has been thrown into stark focus this year by the coronavirus pandemic, as people from minority communities have experienced disproportionate numbers of COVID-19 deaths. It has been highlighted by the slow rush to proper justice for young black men and women, like Ahmaud Arbery, shot to death by white men in broad daylight. The following are snapshots from protests in Washington DC, Portland, Oklahoma City, Nashville, Chicago and Seattle that took place since the death of George Floyd. For any queries contact news@ insp.ngo With thanks: Street Roots, Street Sense, Real Change, The Contributor, The Curbside Chronicle and StreetWise. Courtesy of INSP.ngo Photo credits from top left: Nathan Poppe, Curbside Chronicle; Mark White, The Contributor; Susan Fried, Real Change; Kathleen Hinkle, Streetwise, Chicago; Mark White Page 9 ׉ 7cassandra://XhoPVHWYIb2Ji_WAb1hT0Cgk5C7R1MbK6-s1-ix0yuI&`̶^1X2f^1X2f בCטVu׉׉ 7cassandra://1swiitlMwFKjUo92lYzFj7QcZ3JWVjRmRCYSg1H292Y`׉ 7cassandra://nxhu-mlAWeIuN-UZ4ZUfOykbMpvH76hZJv9vKKZ2HSsv-`U׉ 7cassandra://zXpmAObl_9iQtpiG2u568nsKlCDC13CCaVPcamPAzxU'`̶׉ 7cassandra://xmGwAaivSAvem94ofkXovD20AnpjMQW7NmgKmwDI9_Y͠^1Z2fטVVu׉׉ 7cassandra://u_ASH2cKUBjQIS1BY9RKRbXUl5q91jnujz9XYq4lkowF`׉ 7cassandra://c8wR2bU6oOb1-b5XsXCq5mzalYznjJHsKd81CFyCu6Une`U׉ 7cassandra://nTNB82C10fBzwY3J16RaSZhTOhAz4LyHPuiLmQukpoQy`̶׉ 7cassandra://L4f4-8sufGnsle21ASyrTRjP4BuYg9hVMuERxOhgUIUz͠^1Z2f נ^1Z2f# 89ׁHmailto:toledostreets@gmail.comׁ ׁ Ј׉E Semployees and hope to get back obvious – the victors are often Coronavirus, Epidemics, and Books by Franco Vitella I’m writing this in March, when the COVID-19 epidemic is only just beginning to seriously spread in the United States. By the time you read this, I hope that crisis is behind us, or at least on its way to being resolved. If so, these books I highlight in this article can serve as a method to reflect and consider what we learned: about ourselves, about disease, about our health. If we’re still in midst of the outbreak, I hope that you and yours are safe and healthy, and maybe these books can be a way to read, learn, and pass the time. Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World by Laura Spinney Most of us know about other recent pandemics – Ebola, SARS, H1N1 – but we have to go back a bit over 100 years to look at that last broad epidemic that impacted the United States. In Pale Rider, science journalist Laura Spinney documents the 1918 influenza pandemic that caused at least 50 million deaths worldwide. Wanderers by Chuck Wendig Wendig’s near-future speculative science fiction novel is eerily creepy for how close it mirrors what has happened with the COVID-19 epidemic. Beyond that, it’s an exciting page-turner filled with twists and surprises. Starting with a single infected person that causes a strange sleepwalking-like condition and then growing into a massive sleepwalking herd of people, Wanderers shows what happens when humanity is pushed to its breaking point, while still being filled with hope. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond Diamond breaks down any European superiority myths by demonstrating that the rise of Western dominance in the world was only due to luck and opportunity. While the guns and steel parts might be those with the weapons and industrialized infrastructure – he also focuses on the germs, and how disease brought on by Europeans killed off approximately 95% of indigenous populations. More than Medicine: The Broken Promise of American Health by Robert M. Kaplan Robert M. Kaplan is Director of Research at the Stanford School of Medicine Clinical Excellence Research Center and has previously served as Associate Director of the National Institute of Health. In More Than Medicine, he examines how American medicine is often the costliest in the world, but it doesn’t always yield results – Americans face shorter life expectancy and have a poorer quality of life than some other countries. Kaplan argues for changing how investments are made to focus less on medicine, and more on health. Page 10 ׉ 7cassandra://zXpmAObl_9iQtpiG2u568nsKlCDC13CCaVPcamPAzxU'`̶^1X2f׉EgToledo Streets Newspaper Has Always Managed By Arika Michaelis, Executive Director Toledo Streets has always managed. Through the years TSN has endured many hardships and survived. In all honesty, the organization has more than survived. On the other side of each hardship, Toledo Streets has come out stronger, fi ercer and more focused on our vision to inspire hope, foster community and cultivate change. The ability to react so creatively to an unprecedented circumstance, such as a pandemic, has been built into our very core. So when news of Coronavirus infi ltrating the United States broke and leaders began formulating plans to move forward, so did we. In mid March, we made the diffi cult decision to halt paper sales entirely, to protect our vendors and the public they sell to. We had no idea when we could reopen while projections from national and global organizations were regularly changing. Two days later, we launched a GoFundMe to match the sales our vendors logged in February in an effort to get some quick cash in their hands. The idea was to assist our vendors for a month or two until we could get a new, more sustainable plan in place. Thanks to The Greater Toledo Community Foundation and MANY other supporters, we exceeded our goal. Through April, we distributed those funds to our vendors, delivered groceries donated by Fellowship Matters, provided assistance in fi ling for the stimulus check and aided our community in any other way we were able. Looking forward, we brainstormed more ways to prompt digital support of our vendors. Ed Conn, TSN’s Art Director, championed two new initiatives to make that a possibility. We launched a virtual map that shows each vendor in their most regular selling spots with a message asking to exchange a donation for a digital publication. The digital publication was the second big project we presented. Digitizing our publications has been a topic of interest at TSN for a while and the pandemic gave us the time and resources to make it a reality. With support for our vendors underway, we continued to research grants and other funding for our organization. At this particular time, it felt almost disrespectful to ask for fi nancial support, as every business, organization and individual across the globe began to feel the economic impact of the virus. A Toledo favorite, Jupmode launched a campaign to support local businesses and organizations by selling pre-order shirts and giving half of the cost back to each of us, all we had to do was promote it. With the help of our board, we’ve maintained most of the funding from our regular supporters. As we learned more about how the virus spreads, local, state and national governments presented phasing plans for reopening businesses. That lit a fi re under myself and Claire, our Vendor Manager, to organize and contemplate our own reopening plan. We looked to other street papers across the nation and the globe. We adopted a plan from an Australian street paper, The Big Issue, to have vendors attend individual safety training in which we emphasised the importance of social distance selling and explained the requirement of wearing a mask while selling. We read The Denver Voice’s reopening plan and opted to sell our latest publication, which only sold for a week, buy one get one free. This is an effort to get vendors more funding in a shorter amount of time. We packed each vendor a bag to distribute at their safety training, which they could sell newspapers out of for contactless selling. The bags contained disposable masks, sanitizer, a bank to collect donations in to avoid hand-to-hand contact, ten free papers and their new safety badge. We have no idea what the future will hold for our country or our world. The virus is still actively circulating and vaccines are being tested. Our country reopening has prompted a peak in new cases nationally. But having managed through the fi rst round of the virus and the many other hardships TSN has faced in the past, I have no doubt we will prevail and continue to work tirelessly for our community. Our vendors remind us every day why we do this. And we hope that as we continue to stand by our vendors, you’ll continue to stand by us. If while reading this you are interested in supporting us, so we may continue to work towards our vision, there are many ways to do that. Every Thursday, vendors are provided lunches that are donated to us. We have ad space available, we offer community partnerships, we host a calendar fundraiser every year that promotes our vendor’s art. We also accept in kind donations and guest writers in our paper. If you’re interested in any of these options, please email us at toledostreets@gmail.com And to those that have supported us and our vendors through this chaos, THANK YOU! We could not do it without you. We feel eternally grateful that even during a global pandemic and much uncertainty, you thought of people in need. Page 11 ׉ 7cassandra://nTNB82C10fBzwY3J16RaSZhTOhAz4LyHPuiLmQukpoQy`̶^1X2f^1X2f בCטVu׉׉ 7cassandra://GnEfdUb7l7M8q6VjHuUeGGwAhgtIz-Fw8inA86hMLeo`׉ 7cassandra://2jcguW374bhCXuCzOBKxQkICIxDVIrgv3w-zICJiGxoe6`U׉ 7cassandra://FZSXCSM4Tmot91ZLvuvascTa-Yt7ddxBOncFAHqLjy0 ~`̶׉ 7cassandra://MRLPkQoiwEvdejlTjQJX5713pJgM3_EXpHMLD4jcqvM) ͠^1Z2f"טVVu׉׉ 7cassandra://bNSti2dRHnUQT1lJbyi3-DRdcUJMzgkjBo4jui2DUds`׉ 7cassandra://zqbp-f_XoixE9eFF3Qq5jEeNg5soyTYueS2_M-Ymk_Ubr`U׉ 7cassandra://ADk1vEQu9Fds1SjSai3f4BlYI7x6NiWD7Jd8vPSgAnE!`̶׉ 7cassandra://kRPcTg9dacxBocjK7MCMKaojEFwwzHWIvbA8jAlBHnw^8͠^1Z2f$נ^1Z2f&9ׁHmailto:arikamichaelis@gmail.comׁ ׁ Ј׉E *years being the target of bullying. He finally decided to stand up to his bully but met the consequences of being expelled from school. He was moved to an alternative high school and graduated from there. At the age of 16, Kurtis’s mother lost her battle with MS. After she passed, Kurtis moved in with his father. He recalls that he turned to drinking alcohol to try to cope with the death of his mother. He blamed himself and was overwhelmed with feelings of guilt. Due to a mental disability, Kurtis started receiving social security disability benefits when he turned 19 and was able to obtain his own apartment. But his newfound independence did not last long; he was evicted for not paying rent and became homeless for the first time. He explained that he was homeless for about a year the first time. Over the next few years, Kurtis went back and forth between being homeless, living with family, and living independently. He was drinking heavily and had still not begun to process losing his mother. This caused him to have brushes with the law, which made finding and maintaining housing even more difficult. However, two years ago Kurtis was able to make a change for the better. He started attending mental health appointments, staying on prescribed medications, and working to maintain his sobriety. This path is what led him to Toledo Streets Newspaper in the middle of 2019. Kurtis is now 2 years sober and a permanent vendor with TSN. Kurtis stated that Toledo Vendor of the Month: Kurtis Parish By Claire McKenna, Vendor Manager There are some laughs that are so goofy you can’t help but laugh along. Kurtis Parish has one of those laughs. Not only is his laugh contagious, but you would never suspect such a giggle from the 6’ 4’’ man whose voice echoes across the office. He is a fairly recent addition to the team, but we have watched Page 12 him grow and flourish in such a short time. Kurtis grew up in Holland, Ohio. He mostly lived with his mother and saw his father on the occasional weekend. However, Kurtis took on a lot of responsibility in his household at a young age; he was the main caretaker in his household. His mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 1998 when Kurtis was 7. Kurtis recalls that at the time the treatments for MS were few and far between and he felt like they simply prolonged her misery. Kurtis explained that in addition to managing life at home, he struggled in school. He spent many Streets Newspaper is his safe haven and support system. He joked that TSN has become like his sponsor because we help keep him accountable and support him when he is experiencing something difficult or unfamiliar. He also stated that it was Toledo Streets Newspaper that “gave me hope and encouraged me to keep trying to get housed”. And that is exactly what happened. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Kurtis finally found permanent, stable housing. Not only has he found a place, but he now has the support system and a plan to maintain his housing. I asked Kurtis if there was anything else he wanted the public to know. He said, “I want them to know that everyone has gone through something. There are really good homeless people who really just need one more shot. I am grateful for my people and my second chance”. Kurtis can be found selling downtown at the Common Pleas Court and the Walleye games. ׉ 7cassandra://FZSXCSM4Tmot91ZLvuvascTa-Yt7ddxBOncFAHqLjy0 ~`̶^1X2f׉EVContinued from page 9 Your ad in TSN will make a Questions for Local Organizations-YWCA What has been the biggest change that occurred in response to COVID-19? The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the YWCA to have empty rooms in our shelter for the fi rst time in 24 years. What has been your greatest challenge? We faced two major challenges at the YWCA. The fi rst was the fact that we had to move most of our programming online or offsite to comply with regulations and keep people safe. The second was communication with the public. We have very limited advertising dollars and were concerned that people did not know that we were still open and providing services. Both our rape and domestic violence crisis centers were staffed throughout. What has been your greatest success? Our greatest success was in being able to mobilize a plan to continue to serve people in the best way while this was occurring. The senior management and staff have been great throughout the whole process. We met to discuss a plan about two weeks before the stay at home order was put in place. Within 24 hours, our team was able to create a practical plan that allowed us to continue to serve people. Share a moment of hope or a moment that surprised you in good way. We quickly fi gured out that we can fulfi ll our mission without being in the building and that our building doesn’t defi ne our values. Our mission and values are bigger than any one place. The YWCA will remain because we are able to complete our mission under all types of circumstances. difference for many. Contact Arika Michaelis at: arikamichaelis@gmail.com Page 13 ׉ 7cassandra://ADk1vEQu9Fds1SjSai3f4BlYI7x6NiWD7Jd8vPSgAnE!`̶^1X2f^1X2f בCטVu׉׉ 7cassandra://iHEv7xR7q0NkTG4oOtkZMp87RsfMQcm9-isJWorm0-A`׉ 7cassandra://XPNIbvxBh1NVtkF3GX5kp0348Lk1Hhtj3WkdRMUxIcMz`U׉ 7cassandra://fa1CfrUdOItbzDZzeNljT62CULeQaxE96Y3GuziBzg8'`̶׉ 7cassandra://anQySNkIN9riEz8GBRFJ6TMh9AXT6jbd73VrdNroz5E1j ͠^1Z2f'טVVu׉׉ 7cassandra://_87WvBIdWeavMXmSnaxD2EssxYDsZXf5urGQ4G2bt1ss`׉ 7cassandra://yD83buoKbWBFvCT0z3Lcv-r2Az5nHwe3z7IKGLgC0wga`U׉ 7cassandra://abi3tIaXqQUcg7d3JEffOBYfoAlxFE0b90gJzyL8zFM`̶׉ 7cassandra://k3ga-JqSF4wDCPAR-UswR079TS4NufIbPc1gpnm3t5E) ͠^1[2f(נ^1[2f,V9ׁHhttp://INSP.ngׁ ׁ Ј׉EPuzzlePage THEME: THE 4TH OF JULY ACROSS 1. Begone! 5. Blue 8. Instinctive motive 12. Barbershop supply 13. Cover with asphalt 14. Twist and distort 15. Dismounted 16. Tiny particle 17. Like smell of burning rubber 18. *King of Great Britain when America won independence 20. Same as pleaded 21. "Well-____ machine" 22. *Abigail Adams ____ Smith 23. *Preferred cooking device on the 4th 25. They play dead 29. Tiller's tiller 30. Santa's reindeer 33. Dwarf buffalo 34. Smart ones? 36. "____ the hills and far away" 37. Penicillin holder, e.g. 38. Part of both levorotary and levorotatory 39. *Like 4th of July 41. Choler 42. Egg dishes 44. Actress Close 46. *Jefferson was three and Washington was ___ 47. Medal of Honor word 49. Castle material 51. *Roman Candles and Fountains, e.g. 55. Manuscript sheet 56. Dirty money 57. Dire fate 58. Type of wrench 59. Charitable contribution 60. Genesis twin 61. Dad's lads 62. General Services Administration 63. Job for a body shop DOWN 1. Without a date 2. *American Revolutionary War spy, Nathan 3. Miscellany 4. Type of local tax 5. French composer of "GymnopÈdies" fame 6. Steer clear 7. Prefix for half 8. *U. S. personfied 9. Steak choice 10. Power system 11. Former times 13. Saffron-flavored rice dish 14. Stares 19. Decorates with gold leaf 22. Negative conjunction 23. Jewish folklore creature 24. "Superman" star 25. Machu Picchu country 26. Remove from Pinterest board 27. Grieve 28. *Many retailers hold one for the 4th of July 29. Sign of a saint 31. *____ of Liberty 32. Rooster's girlfriend 35. *13 of these at the start 37. Give a green light 39. *What contestants did at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 40. Ends of shoe laces 43. "____ ____ a high note" 45. What river did to bank 47. Viola da Gamba, pl. 48. Wafting pleasantness 49. Aria, e.g. 50. Comrade in arms 51. *It should never touch ground 52. Official flower of the Kentucky Derby 53. Riddle without solution 54. Obscenity 55. Like The Beatles 4th of July Page 14 Solutions Solutions ׉ 7cassandra://fa1CfrUdOItbzDZzeNljT62CULeQaxE96Y3GuziBzg8'`̶^1X2f׉E(TOLEDO STREETS NEW SP APER Mail: 913 Madison Street Toledo, OHIO 43604 TOLEDO STREETS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CORP. Board of Directors – 2020 Chair Lauren M. Webber Vice-Chair Tom Kroma Treasurer Lauren M. Webber Secretary Kristy Lee Czyzewski Ken Leslie Michelle Issacs Abby Sullivan Shannon Nowak Shawn Clark Amy Saylor a new job, because he lost his old job because of presiding judge, Leonie Mengel, as he summed up the case after the two-day trial. Michael P. has said that he wants to fi nd attack. “I was drunk,” he admitted in the courtroom. “Otherwise I wouldn’t have done such a stupid thing.” P. seemed depressed as he described in court how he felt that his life had been slipping through his fi ngers. He has suffered for many years from a rare nerve disease: problems with walking and balance are consequences of the disease and sometimes he is unable to leave the house despite using medication. The fact that he could only calm his nerves with alcohol was confi rmed by an expert. Did the combination of alcohol and pills make him aggressive? This possibility cannot be excluded, according to the expert. However, “how [the attack] actually happened remains unclear,” said the his sentence, mainly as a result of his behaviour after the attack. While it is true that he ran away on the night of the attack, shortly afterwards he apologised to the victim in person on several occasions. And, although the victim told him that he didn’t need to go to the police, P. did so a little while later. “I wanted to take responsibility for what I did,” he said in court. Sven, his victim, did not appear in court, but later said in a conversation with Hinz&Kunzt that, “if he hadn’t contacted the police then they never would have found him, so he has my respect for that.” Michael P. only vaguely remembers the The 27-year-old got off so lightly, in terms of Seifert, the coroner, in the court proceedings that were held nearly seven months after the attack. Sven, a homeless man, had to be taken by ambulance for treatment in hospital. The sentence for the attacker was rather mild: he was sentenced to one year and three months in custody for causing grievous bodily harm and given a further two years on probation. This was just what the prosecution asked for. After he completes his sentence, Michael P. will be a free man. “He was incredibly lucky,” said Dragane he could sleep deeply. It was 6.20pm when a dark fi gure suddenly appeared in front of him at the Ohlsdorf station in Hamburg, where he had settled down to sleep. Then things kicked off. “I was only just able to prop myself up,” the 45-year-old remembers. Then came the pain as a 12-centimetrelong cut was slashed across Sven’s throat. It could have been fatal. Vendor Representative Marthia Russell Julie M. McKinnon Ken Leslie Chris Csonka Deb Morris Zobaida Falah • Kristy Lee Czyzewski• • Treasurer Lauren M. Webber Secretary • Vice-Chair Tom Kroma For Sven, the attack came out of nowhere. In the evening, he had some drinks so that By Benjamin Laufer and Jonas Füllner Ohlsdorf station in Hamburg when he was slashed across the neck in an unprovoked attack that could have cost him his life. His life-threatening injuries were infl icted on him by a 27-year-old, who admitted that he was drunk at the time of the attack and who later handed himself into police after running away from the scene of the crime. Hinz&Kunzt learns more about the attack and its repercussions. Translated from German by Hazel Alton Courtesy of Hinz&Kunzt / INSP.ngo • • • • Bryce Roberts Chair respect the space of other vendors, particularly the space of vendors who have been at a spot longer, and will position myself at least two blocks away from a working vendor unless otherwise approved; 45-year-old Sven was sleeping outside • “I get scared by every little noise”: The aftermath of a violent attack • Board of Directors – 2018 Mail: 913 Madison Street Toledo, OHIO 43604 CONTINUED FROM P 3TOLEDO STREETS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CORP. OUR GLOBAL INSP COMMUNITYOur Global INSP Community Page 19 understand I am not a legal employee of Toledo Streets but a contracted worker responsible for my own well-being and income; • not buy/sell Toledo Streets under the infl uence of drugs or alcohol; agree to sell no additional goods or products when selling the paper; his illness. “I want to get my life back on track,” he said, after four months in custody. Sven’s life has been unsettled since the attack last winter. “Sleeping has changed,” he explains, “I get scared by every little noise.” Sven would most like to have his own apartment, or at least a room of his own. When you have your own place, he says, “you can sleep properly again.” agree to treat others- customers, staff and other vendors - respectfully, and I will not “hard sell”, threaten or pressure customers; only purchase the paper from Toledo Streets staff or volunteers and will not sell papers to other vendors; agree not to ask for more than a dollar or solicit donations for Toledo Streets by any other means; All vendors must agree to the following code of conduct to: The following list is our Vendor Code of Conduct, which every vendor reads through and signs before receiving a badge and papers. We request that if you discover a vendor violating any tenets of the Code, please contact us and provide as many details as possible. Our paper and our vendors should positively impact the city. While Toledo Streets is a non-profi t program, and its vendors are independent contractors, we still have expectations of how vendors should conduct themselves while selling and representing the paper. Vendor Code of Conduct understand Toledo Streets strives to be a paper that covers homelessness and poverty issues while providing a source of income for the unhoused and underprivileged. I will try to help in this effort and spread the word. understand my badge is the property of Toledo Streets and will not deface it. I will present my badge when purchasing the papers and display my badge when selling papers. I realize badges cost $1 to replace when lost or damaged; always have in my possession the following when selling Toledo Streets: my Toledo Streets badge, a Toledo Streets sign, a vendor’s license waiver from the mayor, and Toledo Streets papers; agree to only use professional signs provided by Toledo Streets; Our Staff EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Arika Michaelis VENDOR MANAGER Claire McKenna ART DIRECTOR Ed Conn INTERN John Brindley, II Toledo Streets is a monthly publication called a street paper. We are part of a worldwide movemment of street papers that seeks to provide simple economic opportunities to homeless individuals and those experiencing poverty. Our vendors purchase each paper for $.25 and ask for a dollar donation. In exchange for their time and effort in selling the paper, they keep the difference. They are asking for a hand up, not a hand out. By purchasing the paper, you have helped someone struggling to make it. Not just in terms of money, but also in dignity of doing something for themselves. We thank you. FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER Crystal Jankowski Our Staff EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR John Keegan WRITING TEAM LEADER Jonie McIntire ART DIRECTOR Ed Conn Toledo Streets seeks to empower individuals struggling with extreme poverty to participate on a new level in the community through self-employment, job training, and contributorship. Our Mission Toledo Streets is a registered nonprofi t corporation in Ohio. While your gifts to the vendors, who are independent contractors, are not taxed deductible, any donations you make directly to our organization are deductible. These monies go to supporting programming, which includes job training and skills development. Our vendors purchase each paper for $.25 and ask for a dollar donation. In exchange for their time and effort in selling the paper, they keep the difference. They are asking for a hand up, not a hand out. By purchasing the paper, you have helped someone struggling to make it. Not just in terms of money, but also in dignity of doing something for themselves. We thank you. Toledo Streets is a monthly publication called a street paper. We are part of a worldwide movemment of street papers that seeks to provide simple economic opportunities to homeless individuals and those experiencing poverty. Toledo Streets is a registered nonprofi t corporation in Ohio. While your gifts to the vendors, who are independent contractors, are not taxed deductible, any donations you make directly to our organization are deductible. These monies go to supporting programming, which includes job training and skills development. Our Mission Toledo Streets seeks to empower individuals struggling with extreme poverty to participate on a new level in the community through self-employment, job training, and contributorship. 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