Hello! My name is Diya Mitchell and I am a rising sophomore at the University of Michigan. To me, a community is a group of people living in a specific area that share similarities and differences, yet they live as one. They understand each other’s culture, they understand the land. Detroit is a community filled …
Hello! My name is Rose Reilly and I am a Junior studying Public Policy. This summer, I will be working for the City of Detroit’s Office of Civil Rights, Inclusion, and Opportunity (CRIO). I was drawn to doing this kind of community work because I know that I want to have a long-term career that …
Asalam alaikum everyone! My name is Buraq Oral. I am a Muslim from Canton Michigan and a second-generation Turk. Growing up, I had 5 older sisters each of them more chaotic than the other. Being surrounded by such a large family, I had always valued the chaos and comfort of having a tight-knit community …
Howdy y’all, I’m Keegan. I’m a first-gen college student from Grand Rapids. I’m studying sociology with a law, justice, and social change sub-major and minors in history and American culture. I’ve also enjoyed working with policy research groups like Poverty Solutions and CHEAR on research related to police reform, poverty, distanced learning, and racial equity. …
I would like to start off by saying that I’m a little overwhelmed right now. Not by my site – by this blog post. I kind of hate introducing myself, especially when I have to do it in writing. There’s so much more pressure to get it right, because you can always go back and …
Hi, my name is Jessica Trinh and I’m a rising Senior from Chicago. Community means to me a place where everyone belongs and has a purpose. I was interested in doing community work in Detroit because I wanted to see the similarities and differences of the issues in the communities compared to where I’m from. …
Hi!! I’m Jillian and I’m studying Community and Global Public Health at U-M! I’m excited to be part of the DCERP program and work in Detroit. The word community can mean many things, as it can refer to a place, group, or feeling. To me, community is best described as a feeling. It is a …
Hello hello! I’m Aminata Ndiaye, a rising sophomore in Environmental Engineering at UM. I seek to work in the intersections of climate, food, water, energy, and justice. A formal definition of community discusses people who have a specific characteristic in common. This definition removes a lot of the real meaning and strength of community. To …
Hey everyone! My name is Zainab, and I’m a rising junior planning on majoring in Political Science, possibly minoring in Law, Social Change, and Justice. I am currently working with the Community Development Advocates of Detroit(CDAD for short), primarily on the Right to Counsel Project. It’s nice to meet everyone! Community, to me, is a …
Hey everybody, my name is Olivia and I’m working at the MSU Extension Detriot Partnership for Food Learning, and Innovation(DPFLI). my goal is to become a doctor who is easily accessible to African-American women in underserved communities. So I was drawn to DCERP because I wanted to learn more about the Detroit Community. One skill …
