We initiated the Detroit City of Hope Campaign in 2007 when we commemorated the 40th anniversary of MLK's speech: Break the Silence and the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Detroit Rebellion. Our goal is to create and support the emerging network of Activists, Artist, Architects, Community Gardeners, Poets, Environmentalists, Entrepreneurs, Block Clubs, and all those seeking and creating solutions to the ills that have kept our communities in cycles of broken down everything!



TRANSFORMING GRIEF INTO HOPE!

Calendar of Events


Wednesday, November 19th

Hello! I'm writing to see if you'd be interested in joining the Detroit Evolution Lab, Bioneers and Eastern Market at our monthly Detroit Abides nights. You could have a table with any information you'd like to share. Our next movie night is going to be Wednesday, November 19th. (Detroit Abides takes place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.) You can read more about it here:
http://www.detroitevolution.com/detroitabides.html
Our attendance varies - we've had as many as 175 people in the summer and last month we had around 50 or so. If you have any questions, feel free to email or give me a call at 734-717-9183. I look forward to hearing from you when you have a moment. :) Take good care, Lisa

Blogs

Boggs Center (Unending Conversations of Hope) - BLOG
Ron Scott Blog


INVITATION TO ENDORSE


Endorsers: These groups have identified themselves as organizations/individuals that share
the vision and values of Detroit City of Hope and/or the Transforming Grief into Hope event.


Network of Hope
U.S.A
CITIES OF HOPE
DETROIT SUMMER
MATRIX THEATRE
MOSAIC YOUTH THEATRE OF DETROIT
BOGGS CENTER
PIONEERS FOR PEACE /

CRANBROOK PEACE FOUNDATION
DETROIT AGRICULTURE NETWORK
WORD & WORLD
HEIDELBURG
MICHIGAN CITIZEN
MICHIGAN COALITION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
The SHRINE of THE BLACK MADONNA
DETROIT BIONEERS
PAX CHRISTI MICHIGAN
CO-LAB CREATIVE
SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES
ST PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - DETROIT
Dads From Day One
Words of Peace Michigan
Huntington Woods Peace, Citizenship & Education Project
KABAZ CULTURAL CENTER
ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE
LATINOS UNIDOS
CENTRO OBRERO - LATINO WORKER'S CENTER
THE CATHERINE FERGUSON ACADEMY
DOC ARMSTRONG - REDEMPTION MILE
FRIEND OF DETROIT AND TRI-COUNTY
BUKU PRODUCTINS THEATER COMPANY
AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH & FAMILY SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS FOR WORLD PEACE
The LAMP PROJECT


Email: Detroit-City-of-Hope



DCOH
Planning Meet notes


America
Love it
Enough
Change it!

DCOH - Circle of Hope - All Nurturing Paths Welcome!



DETROIT SUMMER


Detroit Summer is a multi-racial, inter-generational collective in Detroit, working to transform ourselves and our communities by confronting the problems we face with creativity and critical thinking. We currently organize youth-led media arts projects and community-wide potlucks, speak-outs and parties.
Marygrove College
Marygrove College supports ALL these values and work. Recently we have moved in the direction of Urban Leadership as a working vision at Marygrove. Part of this mission involves partnering with the community on priority issues such as safety, youth, capacity building and so on. We have an urban garden on campus. Moreover, our Master's in Social Justice program incorporates a praticum and project that specifically embraces "Another Detriot is possible."

ADD YOUR ORGANIZATION HERE!

Email: Detroit-City-of-Hope

Avalon International Breads

ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE
June 22-24

"Breaking Silence, Building Movements" AMC 2007 Vision Statement. It's getting louder and louder out there. Though much of humanity is still silenced, more people than ever are speaking out. For eight years, the Allied Media Conference has contributed to that by providing hands-on trainings, accessible discussions, and a supportive community.
Read the AMC vision statement.


MOSAIC YOUTH THEATRE OF DETROIT


Welcome Welcome to Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, an internationally acclaimed, award winning professional performing arts training program which achieves youth development through the arts. Our celebrated national model of youth development, made possible through the generous support of many corporations, foundations and individuals, emphasizes excellence on stage and in life.


The LAMP Project


Join Detroit Summer’s Live Media Arts Project (LAMP) for weekly artist community workshops. LAMP is a production of youth artists and adult artist mentors who have decided to respond to the crisis in education, particularly around the issue of drop-outs, emphasizing the critical voices of youth. Whereas mainstream dialogue on this issue reduces youth to mere statistics and puts forward a band-aid or reactionary solutions to the crisis, the goal of this project is to center the concerns and creativity of young people in the debate over the current crisis in education.

MATRIX THEATRE

Matrix Theatre Company creates everything from scratch, from the puppets you see, to over 70 original plays. We are one source of the creation of arts, and transformation of people and communities through the arts. If you'd like to join us on our journey, please send us an email! We'd love to have you.


AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH & FAMILY SERVICES

FED UP WITH VIOLENCE

"PRESENTS" - 2ND ANNUAL FED UP WITH VIOLENCE "Stand for Unity
MAY 12, 2007 - MARCH ( 11AM - -12:30 )
For More Information CONTACT: BabyGee Joshua (313) 304-9336

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CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PAUL

JAMES & GRACE LEE BOGGS CENTER
TO NURTURE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

Unending Conversations of Hope - BLOG

Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership - For nearly forty years, the Boggs' home at 3061 Field St. has been a community center and think-tank drawing together individuals and organizations from diverse backgrounds. People from around the world have come to create and discuss visions and strategies relating to local community struggles, workers' movements, and global campaigns for social justice


International Educators for World Peace

The Shrine of the Black Madonna

During the Civil Rights decade—the 1960s—Reverend Cleage became increasingly Afro-centric in his thought. He changed his name to Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman and then developed an Afro centric version of Christianity, so he renamed his church, The Shrine of the Black Madonna. He contended that Christ and many of his disciples were African in origin and suggested that Europeans had captured and twisted Christianity to assist in their enslaving Africans. He argued strongly for African American control of their own fate.

University of Detroit Mercy

DETROIT ASIAN YOUTH PROJECT

Through the Detroit Asian Youth Project, Hmong American and other Asian American youth in Detroit develop leadership skills and awareness of their identity, community, and social justice issues. DAY Project has had two successful summer intensive programs as well as a weekly mentoring program focused on preparing for college. The youth often collaborate with Detroit Summer on community projects.


Buku Productions Theater Company

PIONEERS FOR PEACE

The mission of the program is three-fold: 1) To increase awareness about the impact of violence and educate the public on ways to reduce the incidents among at-risk youth, 2) To discuss with youth means for conflict resolution and the importance of making wise decisions, and 3) To increase the awareness about the abilities of persons with disabilities.

Friends of Detroit and Tri-County

DETROIT BIONEERS

Our Mission Founded in 1990, Bioneers is a nonprofit organization that promotes practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring the Earth and communities. "It's All Alive, It's All Intelligent, It's All Connected." Bioneers offers pragmatic solutions that honor the living web of the natural world as the most fertile source of inspiration and models. It's all alive.

Pax Christi Michigan

works to bring about peace locally, nationally, and globally through prayer, study, and action. We are rooted in spirituality, dedicated to studying issues of justice from the vantage point of all those involved, and espouse working for peace with justice through nonviolent conflict resolution.

"Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people" - MLK Jr

Co-Lab Creative

Based in Detroit, Co-Lab Creative is an interdisciplinary group formed to initiate creative, educational projects that address social inequity and ecological distress. Our projects emphasize community involvement and involve Detroit youth at a variety of ages. Current projects include schoolyard gardening and grassroots product design. The goal is to create beautiful, well-crafted, quality designs and places that express respect for humanity and the natural environment. link to co-lab creative: http://www.geocities.com/colabcreative/



33 E. Adams · Detroit · Michigan · 48226 · (313) 963·7575

Mission: Swords Into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery promotes and inspires justice and peace through the visual and performing arts by: Serving as a forum for artists to present works which comment on social conditions... Project of Central United Methodist Church.

CRANBROOK PEACE FOUNDATION

The philosophy of the Cranbrook Peace Foundation is rooted in the concept that conflict is natural. Conflict can provide an important opportunity for change and a violent response is neither inevitable nor necessarily productive. Conversly, we also believe that peace is a mainstream desire. A peace activist protesting a war and a soccer mom involved in the PTA can both play a role in promoting a peaceful coexistance. Typically, peace organizations react to conflict as it occurs, and often attention is directed toward the confrontation rather than to the root causes of such conflict.

DOC ARMSTRONG - REDEMPTION MILE

DETROIT AGRICULTURE NETWORK

DETROIT AGRICULTURE NETWORK Community and backyard gardens play an important role in the City of Detroit. They provide thousands of pounds of fresh, nutritious produce for Detroit families and they improve communities by connecting neighbors, providing an alternative to trash strewn vacant lots, improving property values and reducing crime. In an effort to maximize these benefits, the Detroit Agriculture Network, Earthworks Garden/Capuchin Soup Kitchen, The Greening of Detroit and Michigan State University have teamed up to help provide access to resources and educational opportunities for community, school and family gardeners.

WORD & WORLD

Word and World is intended to provide radical education and training for Christian disciples committed to the work of social transformation. Building capacity for movements of faith-based witness and work in service, solidarity, justice, peace and social change including individuals, communities and organizations, is Word and World's specific purpose.

St Peter's Episcopal Church - Detroit

Bill Wylie-Kellermann Pastor, St. Peter's Episcopal Church

HEIDELBURG

Using art to provoke thought, promote discussion, inspire action and heal communities, the Heidelberg Project began as an outdoor art environment in the heart of Detroit, but it has grown into much more. Today the project is recognized around the world as a demonstration of the power of creativity to transform all those whose lives it touches. The Heidelberg Project offers a forum for ideas, a seed of hope, and a bright vision for the future.

CATHERINE FERGUSION ACADEMY

The Catherine Ferguson Academy is a Detroit public high school for pregnant teens and teenage mothers. Paul Weertz, the agriscience teacher at the academy, has developed a small farming program at the school, complete with chickens, bees, rabbits, goats,a cow and a barn constructed by the students. This innovative program has helped foster important life skills for young parents and enhanced an sense of connectedness and purpose among students.

Centro Obrero - Latino Worker's Center

MICHIGAN CITIZEN

America's Most Progressive Community Newspaper.

The Michigan Citizen has been published every Sunday on a weekly basis since November of 1978. It was founded by Charles D. Kelly and is currently published by his daughter, Catherine Kelly. The Michigan Citizen targets the state's African American and progressive minded community. From block club presidents to mayors, school board trustees to state legislators, activists and self-help advocates, The Michigan Citizen reaches those shaping the future of our communities.

Latinos Unidos

Invites everyone: To continue the struggle for Dignity of Work and for the Dignity of Immigrants in our Country, Latinos Unidos is planning a demonstration/gathering in Clark Park at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, May 1. This is a May Day rally to reclaim International Workers Day.

MICHIGAN COALITION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Mission Statement: We stand in active opposition to forces that suppress human dignity, freedom and justice. From a position of solidarity with those who suffer oppression and injustice locally and globally, MCHR will promote awareness and commitment to human rights through education, community organization, and action

KABAZ CULTURAL CENTER

Using "Cultural Awareness" as its foundation, Kabaz teaches a number of programs

Huntington Woods Peace, Citizenship & Education Project

We are residents of Huntington Woods, Michigan -- joined by friends and activisits in neighboring communities -- who are deeply troubled by our country's current foreign policy. This reckless pursuit of war and aggression does not make us feel safer in our homes. In fact, it increases the threat of terrorism for all of us, and risks the lives of our young soldiers for ill-considered reasons.

Words of Peace Michigan

Words of Peace Michigan is a non-profit group of volunteers who promote education on the topic of personal peace and fulfillment. Our activities and events feature the message of Prem Rawat, known widely as Maharaji.

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Dads From Day One


About The Program: Dads from Day One (DFD1) is a program for fathers and their newborn child(ren). DFD1 partners with the community in Wayne County to help dads become involved with their child(ren) at birth. A strong bond between dad and his child will support the healthy growth and development of that child. As a father, it will be the most important relationship of your life. Call 313-629-3234 to make a difference in your child’s life.

Allies for Change


Allies for Change provides anti-oppression education, training, and resources for individuals and organizations committed to social change. Believing that justice work is deeply spiritual work, our programs invite participants to sharpen their tools for structural change while enlarging their capacities for compassion, hope, and joy

POWER OF IDEAS

17 Principles of Environmental Justice


Delegates to the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit held on October 24-27, 1991, in Washington DC, drafted and adopted 17 principles of Environmental Justice. Since then, The Principles have served as a defining document for the growing grassroots movement for environmental justice.

Time Banks

Weave Community One Hour at a Time For every hour you spend doing something for someone in your community, you earn one Time Dollar. Then you have a Time Dollar to spend on having someone do something for you. It's that simple. Yet it also has profound effects. Time Banks change neighborhoods and whole communities. Time Banking is a social change movement in 22 countries and six continents.


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