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In 2015, after a long career providing copy, illustration and graphic design for the workers’ movement, John Dickson found himself with surplus skills that needed a home. The Westsider Newspaper was a perfect fit.
‘Here was the very voice that most communities lack. People talking from the street up, not the boardroom down. Authentic voices in a forum where all are welcome to speak. These are my people.’
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