The new issue of Megaphone features articles by the latest graduates from our Community Journalism 101 program, which we run in partnership with SFU Woodward's. Using their unique perspective as former and current residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, the writers tackle issues as diverse as food security, education, and the arts.

Also in this issue: a new book shows the recession may hurt the economy, but austerity kills; the City of Vancouver provides a sex worker support group with a grant of $400,000; Hope In Shadows launches its 11th annual photography contest; poetry and prose from our writing workshops; and much more!