Megaphone: Changing the Narrative — with Jessica Hannon and Peter Thompson

Below the Radar

SFU’s VOCE longtime partner, Megaphone Magazine, is featured in episode 8 of Below the Radar. Megaphone creates meaningful work for people experiencing poverty and homelessness. Each month they produce a magazine that looks at issues and events happening in our city with a local perspective. Along with the monthly magazine, the annual Hope in Shadows calendar is produced and sold by low-income and homeless vendors on the streets of Vancouver and Victoria to earn income and build community. This episode features Executive Director, Jessica Hannon, along with vendor, Peter Thompson in conversation with Jamie-Leigh Gonzales from SFU’s VOCE. Find out more about Megaphone at megaphonemagazine.com. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/8-jessica-hannon-peter-thompson.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/8-jessica-hannon-peter-thompson.html Bio: Megaphone changes the story on poverty by promoting social equity, amplifying marginalized voices, and creating meaningful work. They produce a high-quality monthly magazine and annual calendar that low-income vendors sell on the streets of Vancouver and Victoria to earn income and build community. Cite this episode: Chicago Style Gonzales, Jamie-Leigh. “Megaphone: changing the narrative — with Jessica Hannon & Peter Thompson” Below the Radar, SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, January 14, 2019. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/8-jessica-hannon-peter-thompson.html