June 2018

I can’t believe it’s already almost the end of week three – the days are starting to fly by! While at my placement – Friends of Parkside – I’ve been observing how close-knit the Parkside residents are with one another. Everyone seems to know everyone. This was extremely refreshing for me to see because I […]

This week I was lucky to have the opportunity to be a part of a historic moment in Detroit when my organization attended Ford’s announcement of their plans for Detroit Central Station. Detroit Central Station is located in Corktown, just to the north of Southwest Detroit where SDEV is housed. This is so important because

EcoWorks is a really engaging place with lots of friendly people. There’s a lot of diversity and a lot of cooperation. All of the groups in the building are very respectful of each other, while still being able to discuss differences and disparities. On a lighter note, here are some observations I’ve made in the

Hey Nina, Remember how excited you were last week when you when you turned in your blog on time? How you thought that was the start of something good in a sea of bad? Well, you are late this week, but at least this little something bad can be found in a sea of good.

This week was less structured than the last– I took the first few days of the week working from home to structure my research question surrounding the air impacts of environmental justice through air monitoring! I am interested in starting my first project, which would be a short (2-minute video) explaining the impact of energy

First week at Fresh Corner Cafe = check! So far, I have been enjoying my summer placement at Fresh Corner Cafe in Detroit. This organization is a social entrepreneurship committed to making sure their business is positively impacting the community. Through their Pop-Ups and Markets, they are able to sell produce and healthy meals to

I’m at the Osborn Neighborhood Alliance, a community-based organization in the Osborn neighborhood in NE Detroit. They are a small group of three full-time staffers, grown from two since their beginning in 2011. Mostly, now, they manage house renovation projects in the neighborhood, flipping vacant homes. They will sell the one they are working on

Focus: HOPE was established 1968 post Detroit Riots. It was founded by Father Cunningham and Eleanor who both had a vision for a more unified and equal Detroit. An organization created with a passion for civil and human rights by fighting racism, discrimination, and other inequalities that were and still are present. Although they have passed

Like that OutKast reference? I’m with Fresh Corner Café this summer. My supervisors are Noam Kimmelman and Valaurian Waller. If you didn’t already read this or hear me say this (which is probably unlikely at this point), Noam is a recipient of Forbes 2016 30 under 30 Award for Social Entrepreneurs, which is both profoundly

Well, it happened. I’m officially late posting a blog. We went to a Che Guevara event last night and I really loved it – so much so that I totally forgot about having to make this post. Oops! Anyway, time to get down to business. I am working with Detroit Food Academy this summer, and