{"id":18215,"date":"2023-06-22T03:04:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/dcerp\/?p=18215"},"modified":"2023-06-22T03:05:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:05:28","slug":"week-3-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/dcerp\/2023\/06\/22\/week-3-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From working with my community organization to talking with other DCERP fellows about their projects, I feel like I’ve learned (and am still learning) so much about Detroit, its rich history, its vibrant communities, and the countless organizations working within the city. As someone who is not from Michigan, I’ve already begun realizing how skewed the portrayal of Detroit is (or often seems to be) in the prominent sections of media and from how other people, who are not from Detroit, often only focus on the negative aspects when discussing this city. From Jillian’s guest lecture on Tuesday, I thought the asset-focused approach to engaging with communities was something that was very insightful and important. It’s often easy to slip into focusing on “problems” and trying to “solve” those problems, but working with<\/em> the community and thinking about the positive<\/em> assets to draw upon when approaching any community-centered work is key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though my work right now mostly is in the initial stages of mapping out the locations where the farmstead sites would be located, I’ve had the chance to meet members of the community through the weekly Friday farmer markets in front of my site. Getting to speak with them or simply just listen to everyone catch up with each other is always a fun experience (in terms of just getting to meet new people!). As my project progresses, I’ll also be directly interacting with people from other nonprofits and organizations, along with speaking with a large number of neighborhood residents, so I’m very excited about those latter stages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel like while I have a stronger grasp of the issues I’m working towards alleviating in my project in Brightmoor, I’ve increasingly realized how valuable, and wonderful, it is to learn from other community members. And, through these conversations, take the next step and be willing to adapt personal goals and research based on those experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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