This has been a really hectic week, but really fulfilling. I went back to Ann Arbor and almost missed my bus to come back 🙂 Anyway I found a really cool hat at Eastern Market during the Juneteenth Festival, and for the first time learned about its history in depth. I also went a little […]
It was so interesting to read up on the ways that Detroit has become the city that it is today. I have heard some things about the transformation and about the corruption going on but to read it in more detail was really informative. I feel like I have a better understanding of the problematic
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I feel so grateful that my site coordinator had me set up introduction interviews with every member of the team individually during the first week. Getting to hear about the journeys the women I work with have taken to get to this point in their lives was helpful for me, both in a professional sense
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While working with Chandler Park, I have learned a variety of things about Detroit. We had a Sounds of Music event where I got to learn about some of the history of Detroit’s music. I have learned the prominence of nonprofits and how they operate within communities. I have learned a lot about different kinds
One thing that jumped out to me while I was reading How to Kill a City is how involved I am in the gentrification of Detroit. Despite growing up just 30 minutes from the city, I realized while reading the book that, for the most part, I’ve only visited the wealthier 7.2-mile area that the
Hi everyone, my name is Om and I’m working with the City of Detroit’s Department of Civil Rights, Inclusion, and Opportunity. I’m from Troy, MI which is about half an hour outside of Detroit. While I’ve visited the city plenty of times, I feel like I have a superficial understanding of it, and I hope
Happy Sunday! (My bad for being a bit behind lol.) My community placement is with Detroit Public School Community District’s [DPSCD] Talent Pipelines and Professional Growth. This is a team within the Human Resources department focused on growing the teacher talent within DPSCD, by both attracting new teachers and developing current teachers in the field.
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Reporting back for Week 2, starting with a little run-down! First, for my community placement, I’ve been assigned to work with Friends of Parkside, a non-profit organization located on Detroit’s east side. Since 1991, Friends of Parkside’s mission is to serve the needs of the residents of the Village of Parkside. From food drives and
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This summer I am working with Downtown Detroit Partnership, the non-profit responsible for many of the parks of downtown Detroit including Campus Martius, Cadillac Park, Beacon Park, and others. DDP is also responsible for the Business Improvement Zone, a partnership with local businesses to make downtown a great place to live, work, and visit. Their
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After this week, I can truly say that my community placement is a great fit for me. As I mentioned last week, I am partnered with Hope Village Revitalization, a community development organization working to improve health and quality of life in Detroit’s Hope Village while prioritizing sustainability and equity. My research project consists of
