July 2016

There have been many experiences and great conversations about race and much more that have stood out to me during this program. But a lot of those have been written about already, so I’m going to talk about an experience I had at work that for unclear reasons I’ve been thinking about too much. During our […]

The experience that has stuck out the most to me while I’ve been in Detroit this summer has definitely been the ability to have frank and honest discussions surrounding our feelings on race, gender, and the things we observe every day. The first such talk I had while in this program was a couple weeks

An experience I have been fortunate enough to have multiple times throughout my time here in Detroit is driving along Woodward all the way from downtown to Royal Oak. Woodward is such a historical street, one of the first major roads and highways in Michigan. Woodward is one of Detroit’s defining characteristics, it divides the

Overall, I have had an incredibly positive experience during the DCBRP seminars and group meetings. While every discussion that we have had during our weekly gatherings have usually focused on one particular issue (food justice, water justice, environmental justice, racial equity etc.) it seems that all of these issues are are entangled with one another,

  “Whereas the violence of the oppressors prevents the oppressed from being fully human, the response of the latter to this violence is grounded in the desire to pursue the right to be human.” – Paulo Freire   “Those who authentically commit themselves to the people must re-examine themselves constantly.” – Paulo Freire As I

I am so glad the health fair is finally over and it was a success! We were able to bring several new vendors to the Friends of Parkside and people seemed to really enjoy them. Some of my favorite vendors which were able to come were the Smile Programs Mobile Dentist and Lions Foundation Vision

About three weeks into the program, I took a trip to Atlanta for the weekend. Unfortunately, my departing flight was delayed for an hour and a half. As I was sitting in the McNamara terminal, a tall, middle aged man took a seat across from me. We engaged in small talk for a few moments. In

Hi all, After 7 weeks on the job in the city, I thought I would have experienced most of everything. And I have experienced A LOT. And I’ve learned more through this job than any other job I’ve had. Chicken and waffles at Kuzzo’s, long bike rides on the slow roll, a smoothie in Hamtramck,

Most of the time I’m in Midtown because my placement is there as well, so on evenings and weekends I’m excited to get out into other parts of Detroit and be a part of the wonderful culture of Detroit. Through Fresh Corner I’ve been to community centers around the city proper, and via bike I’ve

Coming into this program I really wanted to be intentional about getting out and meeting new people. I think there is a lot to learn from being surrounded by a diverse group of new people and I really wanted to make it a point to take advantage of that this summer. I know during the