Business leaders to sell The Big Issue magazine

MORE than 60 senior business leaders and politicians will sell street magazine The Big Issue this week in a national campaign to shine a spotlight on homelessness and disadvantage.

Telstra CEO Andy Penn, PwC CEO Luke Sayers and Perpetual Managing Director and CEO Geoff Lloyd are among the high-profile cohort taking to the streets for half an hour to spruik the magazine from February 1-5.

ACTU President Ged Kearney and politicians including Premier of NSW Mike Baird, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Tanya Plibersek and Senator for the ACT Katy Gallagher are also taking part in the event.

The leaders will don The Big Issue’s trademark fluoro vest at various times and locations during the week.

The initiative is part of the fourth annual International Vendor Week (February 1-7, 2016), which raises awareness for the 11,000 people who sell street papers in 35 countries around the world.

For a list of guest sellers participating in International Vendor Week 2016, please visit http://www.thebigissue.org.au/news/2016/01/18/international-vendor-week/

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