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Join Model D and CitizenDetroit for a solutions-based listening session on civic engagement in 2020

In this solutions-based listening session, we'll learn about how several Metro Detroit organizations are working on solutions for improving access to democracy by encouraging and facilitating civic participation in underserved communities.

Residential street in Jefferson Chalmers
Text us your stories of life in Jefferson Chalmers

If you're a resident of Jefferson Chalmers, we're looking for your stories of life in the neighborhood. 

Shamayim "Mama Shu" Harris, founder of Avalon Village
Mapping neighborhood innovation in Detroit

As part of our effort to profile neighborhood innovators, we created a map of where these people do the majority of their work to show how amazing individuals can be found in every corner of the city.

Join us Nov. 13 for our final Equitable Development panel, “Understanding Gentrification in Detroit”

Stephen Henderson, host of WDET's Detroit Today, will speak with panelists about gentrification and affordable housing at the final panel event as part of our Equitable Development series.

Join us on Oct. 9 for “Getting a Piece of the Pie: Community Land Trusts and Community Control”

As part of our ongoing Equitable Development series, we'll be co-hosting a panel on how methods for community control -- like land trusts and cooperatives -- can bring greater prosperity to Detroiters. This event is free and open to the public.

Join us on Sept. 11 for “Real jobs in today’s Detroit,” our next Equitable Development panel event

As part of our ongoing Equitable Development series, we'll be discussing how development can produce lasting, well-paying jobs for Detroiters. The event is free and open to the public.

Join us for “Developer Margins,” the first event in our Equitable Development Speaker Series

As part of Model D's Equitable Development Speaker Series, we'll be co-hosting four speaker events. The first on August 14 is on developer margins. 

Michigan authors you should be reading this summer

Looking for some great summer reading? We've got you covered with books by these Michigan authors. 

Cornetta Lane speaks at an event at Submerge Records in the North End
Join us for an On the Ground North End finale celebration: New Year, New Ventures

To conclude four-month series in the neighborhood, we're hosting a conversation at the Jam Handy with residents presenting community ventures and projects.

Soulardarity founder Jackson Koeppel
What we’re looking forward to in 2018

At Model D, we have a diverse group of contributors with different backgrounds, interests, and ways of engaging with the city. Here's what excites us most about Detroit in the coming year.

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