This week we went into the Community and met a young lady named Ebony. She is in her Mid-twenties and a resident of River Rouge (one of the communities we work in). She is a friend of our boss Rhonda and is overall a great person. Ebony is currently at WCCCD taking classes and […]
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It is a little chaotic in the office today. My supervisor just got back from Mexico and is sick. On top of that we have a policy meeting tonight and ROC-MI’s restaurant (COLORS) has a large event so we didn’t know where everyone will fit! We ended up having the meeting in the tiny back
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I’m starting to feel quite comfortable at Nortown. Not only am I familiar with the office and our close partners now, I feel connected to some of the other people in umbrella non-proft orgs and people we don’t see as often but have had collaborations with. I finally have a clear understanding of everything that
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OK so I know Week 4 isn’t quite over with yet but it’s been a pretty cool week. The highlight (so far) is probably the fact that a car chase for the “Need for Speed” movie is being filmed right outside my office building. They cut off all street access around Campus Martius and had
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Because I have always lived in a bubble, first from the comforts of my home to the academic bubble of Ann Arbor, I have never experience the dangers of the world until I experience the possible dangers of living in a city like Detroit. On Monday, I was super excited to see the fireworks in
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From children to grandparents, concerned members of the Sierra Club Detroit and Windsor on Watch (WOW) joined forces to make some noise against tar sands, petcoke and dirty air on both sides of the Detroit River Tuesday, June 25. The rally’s purpose was to raise awareness about the growing petroleum coke piles. Petcoke piles are dubbed
I meant to post this last week but completely forgot! I’ve been enjoying the work I’m doing with FSEP a lot more lately, now that I’ve begun to interview the leaders of different organizations involved with the food system in Detroit. It’s really kind of amazing to see how many people are also dedicated to
The past week, as I said in my previous blog post, was busy! The week started off with an MMC executive committee meeting which was my very first official meeting. I got the honor of taking the minutes (which was difficult as I couldn’t remember everyone’s names) but it was a very productive meeting and
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After four long weeks of working with the Detroit Food Academy, I honestly feel as if I am apart of the organization’s family. After working with students I have gained a better appreciation for the hard dedicated work of teachers. I was in awe seeing the children look up to me asking me questions, as
This week I think was the first week that I really began to get into my work and also understand how much there is left to do. Before I was feeling absolutely unproductive because I couldn’t approach the material, and now I feel like though I am productive, I have so much left to do! Though
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