I see that I was optimistic as to my own growth, development, and contribution as of week one. In week nine—that went by so quickly!—I see that my judgement was largely right on. This was truly an enriching experience, despite the limitations imposed by a global pandemic. I came to better grasp how prevalent incarceration …
Though it’s not perfectly fresh in my mind, my reading of How to Kill a City challenged, changed, and strengthened my understanding of gentrification. I appreciated the author’s detailed explanation of the “steps” of the gentrification process—this was something new to me, especially to understand that it normally begins in an innocuous way with the …
To be real for a moment, the experiences that we would’ve had beyond our site and in our interactions with the cohort, the city, and the community of Detroit have been substantially limited by the circumstances surrounding COVID-19. But that’s not to say that these experiences outside of my placement are gone. I’ve still been …
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to talk with a friend of my supervisor who experienced incarceration. She thought that it would be good for me to interact with community members—something that has been limited in this COVID-afflicted world—to better understanding the population that 3D serves. It proved to be a helpful and provocative …
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Title: Questions raised over Detroit’s ability to hold landlords accountable for properties left blightedURL: www.wxyz.com/news/local-news/investigations/detroits-decision-to-drop-speculator-suit-raises-questions When I searched for “Detroit news” in Google, it was serendipitous to see this article just published today come up as one of the top results, not because the content is particularly encouraging, but because it’s on gentrification, speculation, and …
I think my placement is unique in the fact that it isn’t really a workplace—or at least hasn’t been in a more traditional sense until now. That’s because 3D is passion project of its founder and my supervisor Tiffany. There are no paid employees, so there’s no office space. This very well may soon change …
Detroit is BIG—that’s what I learned. I suppose this is obvious, but the scale became far more concrete to me when I viewed it on a scale that’s easier to comprehend.This week I compiled a list of all of the public and charter schools in Detroit. There were 178. I can’t speak for anyone else, …
Hello again.Week one—and by now, most of week two—is under my belt. This summer I’m working with Developing Despite Distance, or as they like to call it, 3D. 3D is a nonprofit still in its early stages that supports young Detroit men who have an incarcerated parent. We host letter writing workshops to facilitate communication …
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Blaine, Though your early expectations of what you would experience in DCERP—farming and life in Detroit—have been dashed by a virus, I hope you’ve positively impacted the development of 3D and have gained a deeper understanding of the city of Detroit, the injustices within the justice system, the hardships faced by kids with incarcerated parents, …
