one of the vendors selling our street paper
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The street paper “strassen|feger”- “street sweeper” offers a forum for the most current and urgent social issues to
be published and discussed. It offers economic improvement for the vendors
and is at the same time a creative tool for salesmen, should they choose to
publish their own texts or articles.
A new copy of the paper appears every second week--in
total 26 editions per year--and a vendor will sell an average of 20 to 22,000 copies. The
editorial team meets weekly in a public editorial meeting, where content,
expectations and ideas are discussed. This guarantees constant up-to-date topics.
The organisation sells the paper to the vendors (for 0,4 € ), and then the vendors to the public (for 1,2 €). Current
sale locations are Bahnhof Zoo, Ostbahnhof and Treffpunkt Kaffee
Bankrott(2), located at Prenzlauer Allee 87.
The situation of the vendors varies widely. Some are without a house, some in financial difficulty, but in all cases the “strassen|feger” makes it
possible for these people to earn a bit of money to help improve the situation.
The purpose and aim of selling the paper is to make it
possible for the vendors to earn money. Selling “strassen|feger” is
an alternative to begging and makes it possible for poor and homeless people to
keep their dignity.
Apart from the general rules, the vendors are
free to decide much of their work for themselves. Each vendor decides where and when to work. The general rules of “strassen|feger”,
which each vendor must agree to, are that:
-The law against selling on public transport (underground and commuter trains) is to be observed
-It is not allowed to sell the paper under the influence of any drugs
-Disrupting passersby and colleagues is forbidden
-The use of force and/or threats automatically leads to exclusion
-The vendor is obligated to report himself to the social and labour office if the
allowed earnings are exceeded
Approximately 60 -
80 people sell the “strassen|feger” regularly in Berlin and Brandenburg. Typical sale locations
are shopping centres, supermarkets, in front of train stations, in public squares and
at public events.
We do not control the sales and can therefore not
guarantee a location where you can find the paper. If you are interested
in buying the “strassen|feger”, we kindly ask you to contact us.
Redaktion
strassen|feger
Prenzlauer
Allee 87
10405 Berlin
Tel: +49 (0)30 41 93 45 91
Fax: +49 (0)30 46 79 46 13
redaktion@strassenfeger-berlin.de
stefan, 06.04.2006
