One aspect of culture that I’ve enjoyed exploring, especially here in Detroit, is food. It seems to be an arena where the value of diversity shines and becomes physically real. While restaurants only represent a small part of local cuisine, you can learn a lot about a space from the restaurants that populate it and …
This week I’ve had the chance to give several tours to groups that have come to visit the DPFLI. It was really nice to see so many people interested in urban culture and excited to learn more about urban agriculture. One group of teens had so many questions and it was really nice to see …
Pretty much all of my time this week was spent focusing on engaging local businesses with our organization. The previous week, I had done a lot of business survey work – looking at land parcel data, old tax documents, and business entity search engines. The goal was to figure out what businesses existed in the …
Communities come in all shapes and forms. My site works in a predominantly Hispanic community called Southwest Detroit. Right next to this area is Dearborn, a city outside of Detroit that is predominately Muslim. I find it interesting how organizations doing outreach to residents handle these types of communities that speak multiple languages. One way …
On the way home from work today, Maya and I were talking about how something feels like it shifted this week for the better. For me, this is the first week when I’ve felt solidly in control of all the moving pieces in my work. I have been feeling overwhelmed at times because my organization …
Hi everyone! I want to talk about my nonprofit because just this Sunday we had one of our biggest events at Chandler Park. It was stressful planning and we all worked together as a team to pull it all off. I am so happy with the outcome and how it all came together. Everything went …
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 …
Hey Internet! My name is Ashley Trent, but people usually call me Ash and that’s how I like it. I am a student at Henry Ford College and this Fall I will start my third year. My major is Graphic Design, and although I already have my own freelance graphic design business, I wanted to …
The Dream Storytelling Project has given me insight into the various forms of research. I used to always think of research as the type of thing that was conducted by scientists wearing lab coats and safety goggles. Being part of this project has taught me how to conduct oral history interviews. Notably, the Dream Storytelling …
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