About New Detroit:
New Detroit is a coalition of leaders from civil rights &
advocacy organizations, human services, health & community
organizations, business, labor, foundations, education, media, and the
clergy. It is a private, non-profit, tax-exempt organization.
New Detroit was formed in response to civil unrest in 1967 that
uncovered a host of entrenched social and community ills. At the
request of then Michigan Governor George Romney and Detroit Mayor
Jerome Cavanagh, business executive Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. convened a
unique coalition—the nation's first—to identify and address these
problems in a bold and comprehensive way.
Since then, New Detroit, Inc. has been a unique and valuable arena
where leaders of Detroit's business, civic, grassroots, and religious
communities have come together to plan cooperative strategies and to
demonstrate their commitment to the city and its environs. The
coalition has worked to impact the actions of individuals and
institutions by serving in a number of roles; advocate, catalyst,
convener, facilitator, liaison and resource.
New Detroit has served as a catalyst for change, influencing the
actions of individuals and institutions. Through advocacy and
leadership by example, New Detroit has demonstrated new ways for
solving specific community problems, as well as provided resources to
community-based groups.
New Detroit-The Coalition
http://newdetroit.obscorp.com/obsportal/
This site is a stumble upon from the article that I posted yesterday. I don't like the Kilpatrick administration or the way the city is being run as a whole, but this viewpoint of Detroit is more than obscene.
http://www.detroitiscrap.com/
Also, can you imagine a statement like this coming from a site like this?:
"While you browse the blog...check out some music that makes you feel
proud to be White! Some of the songs may not be in English but that's
okay because we embrace diversity here at DiC."
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RadioWhite
Proof that ignorance prints in black and white...
Like many of you, I've often wondered what it would be like to live in a Detroit that wasn't falling apart at the seams...
For as long as I can remeber this large "place" in Michigan has always had many many troubles. From racial divides to bad politics-this city has been beaten down to the ground and needs a hand up.
Does anyone have a clue as to how to rebuild a city from the ground up? Or, for that matter, where to start reconstructing her without starting World War III (even though it looks like it already took place on city grounds)?
I'm just curious as to what people envision Detroit becoming. All responses welcome.
