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HOMEBASE Open House
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On Friday, January 20, we opened our doors to the public for the grand opening of our Homebase office located at 2929 Russell Street in the Eastern Market. Many people came to celebrate the opening and the work of the project. If you missed this open house, don't worry, a gala is being planned in the near future! Stay tuned!
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Upcoming Ambassador Training Session
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There are two upcoming Ambassador training sessions. The first one is scheduled for Tuesday, January 31, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and the second Thursday, February 2, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The training will take place at our HOMEBASE office located at 2929 Russell Street, in the Eastern Market. The training sessions will help citizens gain familiarity and a comfort level in talking about and representing Detroit Works Project Long Term Planning to the community.
The training session will be interactive, fun, and informative. It will also feature an Ambassador toolkit, facilitator training session, role playing demonstrations, and active listening exercises to strengthen the tactics needed to inspire city stakeholders to get involved in helping shape Detroit's future. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming an Ambassador for Detroit Works Project Long Term Planning, please contact info@detroitlongterm.com.
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Roaming Table
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Since its first appearance at the Rosa Parks Transit Center, December 19th, the Roaming Table has visited two more locations. On Friday, January 6, the Table spent a few hours in the lobby of the Hannan House (4750 Woodward Ave), which is home to the Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation. This non-profit organization provides services and support to the local senior citizen community. Guy Williams of Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice and Shamyle Nesfield of Michigan Community Resources helped us reach out to the many visitors of the Hannan House.
On the following Saturday, January 14, the Table made its third appearance at the Northwest Activities Center (18100 Meyers Rd) during the Community Resource Forum VII, "No Family Left Behind". This event was a one-stop shop of 50 resources that focused on education, finance, health, housing, employment, law, public safety and senior services. Thank you to our wonderful Ambassasors Jeff Adams, Bomani Gray, China Johnson, Luther Keith and Maria Martin-Thomas for helping us! So far, the Roaming Table has been well-received by citizens and has continued to open doors for this project to take flight in the city. There are more appearances to come...let us know if you want the Table to visit your organization or accompany your next event. Watch the video of the Roaming Table at the Hannan House.
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Who is Detroit?
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In under four minutes you will be transfixed and inspired by the magnificent imagery in the iDetroit film. The video was created to show the finest asset Detroit has to offer...its people. We thank Elijah Lewis who produced the filmthat has received fabulous reviews throughout the city.
As a creator, producer and editor of film and music, Elijah Lewis is a pioneer of delivering interactive technologies. He uses innovative technologies to not only communicate but interact with his audience.
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Elijah Lewis, Founder DpInteractive LLC
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Since 1996, Lewis has provided award-winning productions and creative input to major music labels, corporations, non-profit organizations, television shows, and he has worked with some of the entertainment industry's most prestigious stars, in places such as Washington D.C., Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta and Toronto.
Elijah's success comes from a combination of a well planned digital design process and the innate ability to produce much of his work on impulse. This unique talent allows the creative process to take life, emerge, and often take on a breadth of its own, while the initial intended or scripted plan takes a back seat, resulting in a piece of work that catapults to a greater level of innovation.
The production of the iDetroit film, reflected many known and unknown aspects of the city. Every stage of the work perpetuated the next, and iDetroit illustrated the depiction of each individual "i" concept that Lewis and his team envisioned.
In casting this film, Lewis says "he embraced a diverse culture of Detroiters who live, work and support the city, which gave him the ability to capture the uniqueness of the community and the city's architectural richness through story. "The opportunity to produce this film was a gratifying experience for me and my team."
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Existing Meetings
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On Saturday, January 21st, the Roaming Table made its fourth Detroit appearance at the American Serbian Memorial Hall, at 19940 Van Dyke. Black Family Development, Inc. held it's monthly Community Block Club meeting which provides local updates and opportunities for sharing neighborhood information and networking. Dan Pitera briefly spoke about Detroit Works Long Term Planning and encouraged the 100+ member audience to fill out surveys and provide feedback. The event was a success thanks to Process Leaders James Ribbron and Sandra Turner-Handy who helped us get the word out. Civic Engagement team representatives present included Dan Pitera, Theresa Skora, Blake Hill and Sam Butler.
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Spotlight
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Since our December 4th soft launch, 8,111 community stakeholders have been reached through the civic engagement process.
Civic Engagement Team
Sam Butler
Planning & Technical Program Manager *MCR Kallene Clark Executive Assistant *DCDC Charles Cross Director of Integration DCDC Blake Hill Design Consultant/Historian DCDC Laura Howard Public Engagement / Ambassador Manager DCDC Priya Iyer Digital Engagement Specialist DCDC Mike Jacobs Technical Planning Translator DCDC Danielle Lewinski Dir. of Planning & Technical Programs MCR Elizabeth Luther Planning & Technical Program Manager MCR Heidi Mucherie Chief Executive Officer MCR Shamyle Nesfield Director of Education & Outreach MCR Ross Piper Co-Op/Intern DCDC Dan Pitera Executive Director DCDC Dalton Roberson Education & Outreach Program Manager MCR Theresa Skora Graphic Design Specialist DCDC Krista Wilson Project Manager DCDC *MCR - Michigan Community Resources *DCDC - Detroit Collaborative Design Center
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Upcoming Meetings
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The Commons: Why It Matters Friday, February 3, 9:30 a.m., an interactive workshop sponsored by the Building Movement Project will discuss viable strategies for the economy of Detroit, the role of the government and getting the public back into the public For more info contact lstewart22@aol.com Health Care Town Hall Monday, February 6 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with State Representative Maureen L. Stapleton Plymouth United Church of Christ 600 E. Warren Ave. Detroit, 48201. Detroit300 City-Wide Block Club Meeting Thursday, February 9, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Northwest Activities Center. Click here to register. 
Mayor's Advisory Task Force (MATF) Meeting Thursday, February 16 Civic Engagement Homebase 2929 Russell Street Detroit 48207 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Open to the public) LEAP Phase II Steering Committee Meeting Monday, February 20, 6 p.m., Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance 9200 Gratiot Avenue Detroit, MI 48213 Roaming Table Watch for the next Roaming Table in February 2012! Transportation Riders United DDOT Customer Comment meeting every third Thursday at 5 p.m., at DDOT HQ, 1301 East Warren. |
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