Hi everyone! I can’t believe that there’s only a week left of DCERP! This past week has been my favorite so far. Just yesterday, I attended the ADA celebration in which I helped host a table with the Office of Disability Affairs. Although it was a bit windy, we managed to keep all of our […]
This week I decided to interview one of my roommates, Marie Taylor, a native Detroiter! What do you like to do for fun? I mostly like to play video games, read, draw, write, really anything that allows me to show some creativity. I haven’t had much time to do some of those things due to
Week 7: Interview with Marie! Read More »
Hi Everyone! For this week’s blog post, I decided to write about an article I read on Outlier Media titled: Two years after a major Detroit Public Library theft, no arrests have been made and $400K is still missing. The title is what caught my attention, all I could think of was “Who would want
Week Six Blog: Library Theft Read More »
Hi everyone, I can’t believe that we are already halfway done with our program! These past few weeks have been a range of emotions that have made my time here exciting. Looking back, during my first few weeks at work, it was a bit difficult navigating what to do and finding the courage to reach
Hey everyone! This week, I’ve been reading How to Kill a City by P.E. Moskowitz. If I’m being completely honest, I wasn’t sure if I would like reading the book but I ended up enjoying it and wanted to learn more. The book was quite informative on the systemic racism that’s caused by the gentrification
As the third week is coming to an end, I’m realizing that I do not know as much as I thought I did about Detroit. Despite living only 30 minutes away, I wasn’t aware of how big the community is, but through my DCERP fellows and community organization, I’ve been able to learn slightly more.
Hi everyone! It’s almost the end of week two of working at the City of Detroit’s Office of Disability Affairs (ODA). So far, it has been an open and welcoming experience that I’m excited to continue working in. The ODA’s mission is to create a city that is more accessible for persons with disabilities by
Hi everyone! My name is Emily Castaneda-Espinoza, I’m a rising junior majoring in Linguistics and minoring in Gender & Health. This summer, I will be working at the Office of Disability Affairs to make Detroit a more accessible community. Community, to me, is a collective of individuals who care and support one another despite coming
