When thinking about Detroit, I think many people pick out the city’s weaknesses. I admit, I’ve definitely done it too. In the few weeks I’ve been working in DCERP, however, I’ve learned that there is actually so much good radiating within the city. There are so many different nonprofits and other organizations with the goal […]
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Hey y’all, It’s crazy to have been learning about a complete new city outside of my hometown since it’s so much more different than where I’m from. It’s kind of weird to think that Detroit is split up into parts if that makes any sense. For example, there’s the 7.2, where most of the richer
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Something that stood out to me in How to Kill a City is that it’s essentially manslaughter, in a few cases. Moskowitz spoke briefly about how Europeans from the queer community tend to flee their residing cities for a place that’s more likely accepting of things considered taboo, moderately safe to inhabit, and not very
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Before I read How to Kill a City, I did know what to expect. I figured that it would be about gentrification. Although, I did not know the detail it would go into or how the author would break down the concept. Something that stood out to me was when the author said during the
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Hi all, I have found that How to Kill a City has really transformed my understanding of the processes of gentrification and all of the little things that happen ‘behind the scenes’ before a city is able to be gentrified. The blame often gets placed on the new people that are moving into the cities,
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In all honesty, I have not finished reading the section pertaining to Detroit. However what I have read has been insightful. I have heard about gentrification and the ways in which it impacts local residents with rising rents that displace them. However, I never heard from the perspective of developers which was interesting. I would
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For me, one of the most powerful points in How to Kill a City, by Peter Moskowitz, was about the 7.2. I had never heard about it prior to reading this book, but the idea that of the 142 square miles in Detroit, only 7.2 square miles is “thriving” is infuriating. As I’ve come to
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I will be spending the duration of my time as a DCERP fellow working with Dream of Detroit. This organization aims to empower its local neighborhood by rehabilitating houses, hosting training sessions for entrepreneurs, organizing community events, and more. One of the ways that Dream of Detroit uplifts its community is through the creation of
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Working for LGBT Detroit has allowed me to learn more about the queer community in Detroit. I’m a Detroit native so being from the city is why I wanted to participate in DCERP. I wanted to give back to the community that raised me. But I had no idea that there was a large, vibrant
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