This is a straight shooting article. Yes, we Detroiters are sick of the "dying Detroit" headlines, but they aren't necessarily untrue. And, yes, urban gardens are nice to look at, but will they really save Detroit? This piece asks some good questions, raises some good points, and, like most of us, doesn't have the answers.
Excerpt from the
Guardian:
What Detroiters do not need is yet another story about how their city
is dying – or even another story declaring there may be hope after all.
What they need is what every community needs: resources, support and
the space to work through their problems in their own way. They need you
to spread the word about the Detroit-based Allied Media Conference and the United
States Social Forum. They need you to understand that what is wrong
with Detroit is an indicator of industrialisation and capitalism, not a
"liberal government" or gangs.
But more than anything
else, Detroiters need and deserve a new type of headline.
Read the entire article here.
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