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Collage course
Looking back at the homelessness article and BBC footage of treatment of rough sleepers [Issue 1608, 25-31 March], it seems to me that if any person, rough sleeper or not, were to behave in this way to the police they would be arrested and most likely end up in the (in)justice system awaiting an unfair trial.
I often do collage from found pictures/words in magazines and do simple and sometimes complex pictures. Reading this and thinking about the disparity of the share of the world’s resources I thought I would do a simple collage with this page to process these thoughts and pass it along to you.
Having MS-related pain issues I find art/collage helps me to be in the moment and take my mind away from what my body is physically feeling. Best thing is it is practically free as I always have old magazines lying around and an active imagination; you can even pick up old magazines cheap in the charity shops. So, even if I’m feeling too low to leave the house, my mind is free to travel.
Also, big hello to my lovely Big Issue seller, Serena, who sells outside my local Sainsburys in Lampeter. No matter what the weather in this rainy corner of Wales, she has a welcoming smile for everyone.
Andi
A vendor’s kindness
I started buying The Big Issue from one of your vendors, Simon, last June and have been stopping for a chat every week since. Simon’s kindness to every person that walks by stopped me in a moment in life when I felt awful. I always say you need to find a moment of brightness in life. And for me, one day in June when I was at the lowest point I’ve ever been, there was Simon saying, “Would anyone like a Big Issue, cash or card?”
Now it’s become a weekly pleasure to stop, have a chat, and buy a copy. I wish him nothing but happiness in his life and hope he knows how much of an impact his positive attitude has on people.
Thank you to all at Big Issue.
Leanne, Norwich
Get gone, Sunak
If Sunak loves the worst of US politics so much [What we can learn from how US has criminalised rough sleepers – and how Sunak may follow suit, on bigissue.com]: gerrymandering, vote rigging, no NHS, rampant capitalism at the expense of the majority, unworkable border controls, criminalising homelessness (which his own policies have cau
