April 2011
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The Detroit Opportunity Project: Detroit... →
Great words. Really looking forward to any parts of your thesis you may publish. Thinking about uploading sections from a few undergrad papers i wrote for an Independent Study course I took this Winter. Best of luck to you! detroitopportunityproject: I submitted my thesis yesterday: a whopping 125 pages. 41,337 words. Whoa: I never realized I would have so much to say about Alter Road. I...
Apr 29th
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Apr 23rd
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urbica: Detroit: City on the Move A promotional film made for the city of Detroit, MI in 1965, shortly before the 1967 riot and its economic decline.
Apr 22nd
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Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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DETROIT TUMBLR MEETUP IS NOW OFFICIAL:
handsupfordetroit: In the words of @thewaronindifference, “This here is now a thing.”  Click here to RSVP.
Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 9th
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The Normal.: Detroit Works Project - "POLICY... →
thenormal-detroit: First reports from team lead by Toni Griffin funded by the Kresge Foundation, which addresses Detroit as a shrinking city. “Policy Audits” available for view & download from Detroit Works Project website via scribd: link “Policy Audits reflect the observations and analysis of the…
Apr 8th
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Save Freedom House
After losing major grant, local do-gooders imperiled By Jack Lessenberry Published: April 6, 2011 I’ve often written about Freedom House, the nonprofit, nonpolitical place that exists to provide shelter for those victims of persecution seeking political asylum in the United States and Canada. There is nothing else quite like it. Over the years they’ve saved hundreds, maybe...
Apr 6th
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Apr 4th
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Help fund visionary thinker, activist and long time Detroiter, Grace Lee Boggs’ story titled American Revolutionary. Indiegogo…
Apr 2nd
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Apr 1st
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