# Humanizing Homeless People Paintings These Murals by Depaul UK is a Show of Street Art Activism By Davina Sinnatamby | Published 2014-03-24 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/street-art-activism References: [creativereview](http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2014/march/street-artists-create-murals-for-charity-depaul-uk) & [publicis](http://publicis.co.uk/) Street artists teamed up with Depaul UK and [Publicis London](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cushelle) to create these homeless awareness murals in the name of [street art activism](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snowflake-exhibition). The pieces showcased the plight of people who have to live on the street. In its previous campaign, the charity Depaul UK sold cardboard boxes to help the homeless. These murals were created for free by artists Ben Slow, David Shillinglaw, [Best Ever](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/technology-gap), Josh Jeavons and Jim McElvaney. The murals can be found in East London, and each one tells a tragic tale of how each homeless person got into their bad situation. Each piece features a URL, streetstories.org.uk, which viewers can use to purchase signed limited edition prints of the murals. The profits will go to the charity. The pieces choose to focus on an individual story, which creates a face for the usually faceless homeless population in London. It’s heartening to see street art as activism. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.6/10 - Popularity: 75% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Activism](https://www.trendhunter.com/activism) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Street Art Activism:** Using street art to raise awareness and advocate for social issues like homelessness. - **Humanized Homeless Art:** Creating murals that depict homeless individuals and their stories to evoke empathy and understanding. - **Engaging Art for Social Good:** Leveraging art as a medium to engage the public and support charitable causes like aiding the homeless. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Nonprofit/charity:** Nonprofit organizations dedicated to addressing homelessness can leverage street art as a tool to increase awareness, engagement, and fundraising. - **Street Art:** Street artists can use their talent and creativity to address social issues and create meaningful artwork that elicits empathy and drives change. - **Printing/publishing:** Printing and publishing companies can collaborate with artists and charities to produce and sell limited edition prints to support charitable causes like helping the homeless. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pollution-Removing Murals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/this-campaign-sucks.md) - [Housing Crisis Presentation Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/real-life-roomsets.md) - [Domestic Awareness Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/this-is-not-a-home.md) - [Online Abuse-Condemning Murals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marcus-rashford-mural.md) - [Art-Promoting Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beige-billboards.md) - [Leftover Househouse Paint Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paint-drop.md) - [Homelessness Metaverse Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metaverse-campaign.md) - [Food-Inspired Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dish-pics.md) - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md)