Pump up the Volume – Megaphone Art Auction & Launch Party

Launch Party admission by donation $5-$20
Auction preview exhibition: April 2-4, 12-6pm.

The Street Corner newspaper will relaunch as Megaphone on April 4. The relaunch party at Gallery Gachet will feature art from Downtown Eastside artists, as well as past and present Street Corner contributors, including award-winning artists Elaine Briere, Lung Liu and Hanna Bowman. The event will be held as a silent auction with half the proceeds going to Megaphone and the other half to the artist. The fundraiser will have music, food and drinks and give people a chance to meet the paper’s vendors and staff.

Vancouver’s street paper is turning up the volume in the battle against homelessness with a new name, reinvigorated design and a party to show off its new look. As of next issue, the Street Corner will be called Megaphone. The first issue of Megaphone will hit the streets on Friday, April 4th and will be available to purchase from one of 10 vendors across the city. An art auction will be held the same night at Gallery Gachet to celebrate the relaunch and act as a fundraiser for the paper.

Editor Sean Condon says Megaphone will give homeless and low-income people an employment opportunity and an outlet. “Sold on the street by homeless and low-income vendors, Megaphone will cover a broad range of issues. ?We want Megaphone to get people from different communities talking to each other,” says Condon.  Megaphone’s mandate is to provide a low-threshold employment opportunity to low-income people while building grassroots support for ending homelessness and poverty.