Calls, calls, and more calls. Since we have our monthly membership meeting on Monday (which is our big monthly meeting) I have been making so many calls. This membership meeting is different than other ones. The weekend after the membership meeting is ROC-MI’s first job fair. In order to attend the job fair members must […]
Today we sat in on a public hearing about Petroleum Coke concerning Detroit Bulk Storage. For those of you who have not seen the video and article yet, some people captured on video a huge cloud of petcoke in the air when the epoxy sealant to “control” the dust was broken for shipping and it was
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Today I got to sit in on a meeting with the Manhattan Institute and George Kelling. Kelling is the author of the Broken Windows Theory. Yes, the man who wrote one of the most groundbreaking chapters in urban crime mitigation and could be named the academic father of community policing. Yeah, I got to sit four
I must say, I’m a bit jealous of everyone who feels right on track as far as their projects are going, and those of you who don’t feel overwhelmed at all. It must be nice, haha. While I’m not feeling so stressed out that I don’t think I’ll be able to complete what I need
Week 8!! I can’t believe there’s only two more weeks left in the program. I feel like leaving Detroit is going to be bittersweet because I’ve really enjoyed living in the city this summer but I’m excited to move back to Ann Arbor as well. I’ve never been a stranger to the Detroit but I’ve
So last Wednesday was a very exciting and surprising day. Our boss Rhonda decided to sign us up for a time to speak on a local online radio show called Kat’s Entertainment Radio. She informed us a few days before Wednesday that she would like us to speak on the radio show about who we
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So my mentor, Emile, sends me google alert news feed updates every once in a while that are pretty good food for thought. I use google Alerts and Legislative updates as well, but if you’re interested in being active in the participatory democracy we live under [which I’m going to lecture you right now that
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Wednesday marked 4 years since the minimum wage was last increased. The federal tipped minimum wage has been frozen at $2.13 per hour for 22 years (its $2.65 in Michigan). I-along with our Chef at Colors and one of our ROC members- went down to Russell Street Deli at Eastern Market to have a press
As the end draws near working for the Detroit Food Academy, I am shocked about how much I have done and learned. It saddens me knowing that I only have less than two more weeks until UROP ends. Week 8 was mostly focused on putting the final touches on my project and drawing conclusions. I
Tuesday I did my obervation at Victory Market on Warren, near Southfield freeway. While I was observing the customers, one customer was very ingteresting. When the male customer walked into the store, the female employee told me his background. The man’s name was Mike. He looked like he was in his 30s, maybe late 30s.
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