Street Sheet's 35th Anniversary Party & Fundraiser

Street Sheet's 35th Anniversary Party & Fundraiser

When: Wednesday December 11th

Doors open 6:00

Program Runs: 6:30 - 8:00pm

Suggested Donation: $35 for 35 years! This donation / Ticket will go towards our 35th Anniversary Street Sheet Fundraising Goal! We've been raising funds all year and this party will be your chance to contribute. Secure your ticket here on Eventbrite OR Pay at the door. We'll be selling tickets until we sell out. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Pay what you can!

Party Background Info:

Come celebrate 35 years of unhoused writers and poets taking control of their narratives in San Francisco. The year was 1989, and San Francisco was in a state similar to the one it is today. There was a president in office who refused to acknowledge the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and the economy wasn't looking too hot, leaving Downtown office towers empty. Who did the mainstream media decide to blame? Well, if you've been paying attention this year, you know the answer.

So a group of unhoused organizers, writers and poets decided it was time to take control of their narrative and the rest is history. Street Sheet is a San Francisco institution and is the Nation's longest continuously published street paper.

For 35 years, the Street Sheet team, comprised of unhoused San Franciscans, challenged constant misinformation about life on the street, rhetoric that still permeates mainstream and social media to this day. That's a huge feat considering the amount of money our little street paper is up against. That level of strength calls for a party!

Wednesday December 11th. Join us at ElRio for a night of honoring Street Sheet alumni and the face of Street Sheet, our veteran vendors who you've been buying copies for over three decades. Come through and secure yourself an exclusive Street Sheet 35th Anniversary tee, or grab a copy of Paul Boden's book, House Key's Not Handcuffs: Homeless Organizing, Art and Politics in San Francisco and Beyond. If you wanted a detailed account of Street Sheet's early days and what the movement looked like 35 years ago, this is the perfect resource. The book is comprised of essays and articles ranging from the early days to this decade.

We'll share stories, dance to some music that is guaranteed to slap, courtesy of DJ MaDRE, enjoy food and drinks, and offer opportunities to learn how you can organize with The Coalition on Homelessness and subscribe to Street Sheet! so you remain up to date with how your neighbors are fairing in 2024 San Francisco.

Host or Publisher HESPA Family sub committee and Coalition on Homelessness