One of the moments during the DCERP program was definitely while reading the “How to Kill a City” book. I didn’t expect there to be “advantages” to gentrification. Every time I thought about gentrification, I thought about negatives or people being separated from their communities for the sake of big business or “upgrading” a city. […]
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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
Coming into DCERP, I didn’t expect to get the opportunity to meet and relate to so many supportive people who have similar values as me. I appreciate how whenever a new topic of injustice is discussed in our breakout or learning groups we can all relate and have similar standpoints of the issue. It’s also
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The overall experience of our DCERP cohort meetings has stood out to me. I honestly didn’t know what to expect coming into this program, and the fact that it had to completely modify the format and go online only made the experience more mysterious from the outset. I’m grateful that we decided to stick it
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The DCERP experience that sticks out to me the most is when Dr. Custer talked with us about Trauma Informed Practice. I took a class about trauma informed practice and I’m working towards a mini certification for it through the school of ed. The class and certification is a collaboration between the school of ed,
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I’ve had a great time in DCERP so far both in and outside of my site placements. It’s hard to believe that our time together is almost over! There have been a number of great experiences at my site placements and at the weekly DCERP meetings, so it is kind of difficult to narrow it
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An experience in the DCERP program that stood out to me was when the person came to one of our Tuesday discussions and educated us on ACEs and trauma-informed care. That meeting really demonstrated the importance of having officials, law enforcement personnel, and educators becoming educated on trauma. The person also talked about intergenerational trauma
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On June 29, during a meeting with three site leaders, Ray, and the other DCERP fellows we discussed gentrification and its effect on of Detroit. The place I call home. It forced me to reflect on where I stand as a Detroiter and how I can be active in increasing opportunities and access to different
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While these were small moments in my overall DCERP experience, I really enjoyed seeing DCERP placement representatives in my virtual meetings through HOPE Village Revitalization (HVR)! One of HVR’s community initiatives is to provide sustainable, renewable energy and housing resources. Thus, I have been sitting in on a few meetings and webinars with EcoWorks and
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Dear fellows, First of all I can’t believe it’s week seven of this program. This summer really does seem to be flying by. When I think about my experience with this program outside of the Southwest Detroit Community Justice Center, I think about all of the incredible community organizers and leaders that we have had
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