An experience in the DCERP program that stood out to me was when the person came to one of our Tuesday discussions and educated us on ACEs and trauma-informed care. That meeting really demonstrated the importance of having officials, law enforcement personnel, and educators becoming educated on trauma. The person also talked about intergenerational trauma […]
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On June 29, during a meeting with three site leaders, Ray, and the other DCERP fellows we discussed gentrification and its effect on of Detroit. The place I call home. It forced me to reflect on where I stand as a Detroiter and how I can be active in increasing opportunities and access to different
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While these were small moments in my overall DCERP experience, I really enjoyed seeing DCERP placement representatives in my virtual meetings through HOPE Village Revitalization (HVR)! One of HVR’s community initiatives is to provide sustainable, renewable energy and housing resources. Thus, I have been sitting in on a few meetings and webinars with EcoWorks and
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Dear fellows, First of all I can’t believe it’s week seven of this program. This summer really does seem to be flying by. When I think about my experience with this program outside of the Southwest Detroit Community Justice Center, I think about all of the incredible community organizers and leaders that we have had
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I’m really enjoying where my placement at Authority Health is going. I’m currently researching emergency food efforts of multiple organizations such as the Detroit Food Policy Council, the Food Bank Council of Michigan, and the Henry Ford Health System. I’m also interviewing past Schweitzer Fellows on the sustainability of their humanitarian/public health projects. And there
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Week Seven Blog – Discuss an experience in the DCERP program that has stood out to you thatdidn’t occur at your placement. Last week, when I logged onto our bi-weekly DCERP meetings, I realized that nobody had their camera turned on. I’m not sure if I was missing something, or people were just tired after
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An experience that has stood out to me from this summer that did not occur at my placement has been the various speakers that we have had in our Tuesday DCERP meetings. Beyond the work at our sites, it is difficult to even have other experiences in the DCERP program other than our weekly meetings
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I don’t know if this precisely counts, but this week I went to the Motown Museum for the first time ever which is kind of shocking considering I’ve lived in Detroit almost my entire life. My mom would always tell me about different historical events whenever we were driving past basically everywhere in the city
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This week, my site hosted a virtual town hall meeting in order to give district residents a chance to meet their candidates for office. This was my first real community interaction with anyone outside my site. My job was to help set up the meeting: I walked my boss through the Zoom interface and helped
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Hello everyone! One of the experiences that stood out to me during DCERP was getting to know Detroit through the book, How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood. I think being able to step out of my comfort zone and look away from my preconceived notions about the city
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