This summer, I get to work with Nortown CDC’s Executive Director, Pat Bosch. Pat has been involved in community organizing for over 40 years and continues to be a strong advocate for the Northeast Detroit Community. She first became involved with nonprofit/social justice work around 1975-1980, when she became a chairman on the social justice […]
Week 5: Get to know Nortown CDC’s Executive Director! Read More »
This week, I wanted to share a little bit about the project I’ve been working on, which was an article for the Great Lakes Now website about citizen/community science. I had to research the topic, conduct interviews, and figure out the ideas related to citizen science that I wanted to cover. I don’t have any
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Throughout these past five weeks, and the one meeting we had before the program began, I can honestly say that I have a strong bond with my site mentor. LaNeice Jones, CEO of the Southwest Detroit Community Justice Center is a graduate of the University of Michigan, and is so incredibly kindhearted. She has her
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Last week, as I was browsing for movies to watch, I came across the title “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.” It sounded familiar to me, and then I remembered that Moskowitz actually interviewed and followed the director/producer and the main actor in the chapters on San Francisco. The movie was amazing, and I
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This week at LGBT Detroit has been super hectic. My primary supervisor has been busy for most of this week so I’ve been left to my own devices. Last week, I was put in charge of volunteer coordinating for our Hotter Than July Testing Zones, which means my inbox has been flooded by dozens of
Week 5: It’s getting kind of crazy out here. Read More »
After 5 weeks of working with CDAD (the Communtiy Development Advocates of Detroit) I’m really starting to feel just how important the work is that CDAD does, and how pivotal their work is for the city of Detroit. Detroiters need people who will vouch for them, and politicians aren’t always the answer. Community organizations, block
Week 5: Free-styling my Experience so Far. Read More »
The definition of culture is very expansive and when looking at the prompt I realized that I don’t often reflect on cultures other than my own or how culture permeates many environments like a workplace for example. I’m interested in exploring different cultures and not from an intrusive perspective, but from a place of respect
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In all honesty, I had a pretty rough start with my organization over these first few weeks. There wasn’t much communication between my mentor and I, and there also was not very much work for Ray and I to do. At the beginning of last week, though, we both got work plans for the months
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I would describe Nortown CDC’s workplace culture as mission-driven, collaborative and incredibly welcoming. Over the past few weeks, I have been able to meet many community leaders and volunteers over zoom. Even in a virtual environment, I can always see everyone’s willingness to work together to carry out the organization’s mission. I’ve also noticed how
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DCERP has been such a great experience so far! Learning about everyone’s internships and their experiences is great. Another great thing is connecting with the community group on anti-racism. Anti-racism has always been a topic that was never really touched upon back in my hometown and I was never really educated much about it. Talking
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