When I began this program, I had a particular idea of the kind of work that I would do. It is interesting to see how that turned out to be similar in many ways, yet different in others, to the project I ended up completing. I am proud that my fellow intern, Naomi, and I …
This week, the other intern at my site and I have been working together to ensure that our meditation program proposal is ready for presentation to the Director of the Office of Civil Rights, Inclusion, and Opportunity. This process has been bittersweet: it feels so good to be close to the end of a project …
This week we had the pleasure of visiting Mexican Town with one of the learning groups. I was immediately struck by the way that it felt like you were being transported out of Detroit and into a small Mexican town when we entered the area. The buildings were vibrantly colored. The streets were paved in …
This week, my sight had its team-building outing. We took a day away from the office and spent it together in Riverside Park. During this day of yoga, meals, dance lessons, yard games, and conversation, I felt like I really got to know the people that I worked with! Being primarily virtual (going in only …
When looking at today’s blog option to write a freeform post, I thought that would be very fitting considering the freeform nature of a lot of my work this summer. I thought that working for the city government would be regimented and highly directed, but it has turned out to not be that way. I …
I have had the great fortune of working in a variety of work cultures, but this is my first time working in the city government. I originally thought that it would be similar to other public sector work that I have done, but I would say that the work culture is distinct here in the …
Working in city government and reflecting on the gentrification of Detroit, I was really struck by the way the book enumerated the many ways that private industry and individuals have had so much control over the way that the City of Detroit is run. I had been able to sense an almost imperceptible kind of …
I am interning for the City of Detroit’s Office of Civil Rights, Inclusion, and Opportunity. The Office does so many things, it is hard to list them all. Basically, they are a catch-all for all things DEI regarding city government. They provide language access services, handle complaints of discrimination throughout the city and within the …
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 …
