Aluma (street paper)
Encyclopedia
Aluma is a street newspaper
sold by the homeless in Malmö
, Lund
and Helsingborg
, Sweden.
In 2006 it was awarded the grand prize of Publicistklubben (Swedish Publicists' Association
) together with its sister papers Situation Sthlm
and Faktum
.
Street newspaper
Street newspapers are newspapers or magazines sold by homeless or poor individuals and produced mainly to support these populations. Most such newspapers primarily provide coverage about homelessness and poverty-related issues, and seek to strengthen social networks within homeless communities...
sold by the homeless in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Lund
Lund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
and Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, Sweden.
In 2006 it was awarded the grand prize of Publicistklubben (Swedish Publicists' Association
Swedish Publicists' Association
The Swedish Publicists' Association is a Swedish organisation devoted to promoting freedom of the press and free speech in journalism....
) together with its sister papers Situation Sthlm
Situation Sthlm
Situation Sthlm is a street newspaper sold by homeless in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1995, and was Sweden's only street newspaper until Faktum and Aluma were founded early in the 21st century....
and Faktum
Faktum
Faktum is a street newspaper sold by homeless in Gothenburg , Sweden started in 2001. It will also be sold in Karlstad. In 2006 is was awarded the grand prize of the Swedish Publicists' Association together with sister papers Situation Sthlm and Aluma....
.