The Detroit Declaration

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CEOs for Cities Urban Leaders Summit 2010 - Detroit Provocation: Voices from a New Generation of Innovators and the Detroit Declaration Panelists: Austin Black II, City Living Detroit Sean Mann, Let’s Save Michigan Claire Nelson, Bureau of Urban Living Sandra Yu, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice Moderator: Benjamin Kennedy, Kresge Foundation
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CEOs for Cities Urban Leaders Summit 2010 - Detroit

Provocation: Voices from a New Generation of Innovators and the Detroit Declaration

Panelists: Austin Black II, City Living Detroit Sean Mann, Let’s Save Michigan Claire Nelson, Bureau of Urban Living Sandra Yu, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice

Moderator: Benjamin Kennedy, Kresge Foundation  

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Ten Reasons We Wake Up Every Morning In Detroit

Prepared by Claire Nelson & Sean Mann / November 2010

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Local, Independent Businesses

•  Open City •  Invest Detroit •  TechTown

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Burton Theatre  

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West Willis

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Advocacy & Political Action

•  Detroit Declaration •  Let’s Save Michigan •  Detroit Works Project

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Launched online Jan 2010 12,600+ Fans

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Urban Agriculture & Local Food

•  Grown in Detroit •  Eastern Market •  Gourmet Underground •  Community Gardens

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Eastern Market  

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Gourmet Underground  

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Sustainable Adaptive Re-Use

•  Green Garage •  Green Alley •  Hanging Gardens Project •  Powerhouse Project

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Before

After

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Hanging Gardens Project  

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Powerhouse Project  

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New Neighborhood Traditions

•  Detroit City Futbol League •  Marche du Nain Rouge •  Canfield Street Market •  Detroit Party Marching Band

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Detroit City Futbol League  

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Detroit Party Marching Band  

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Bike Culture & New Greenways

•  Tour de Troit •  Critical Mass •  Dequindre Cut

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Tour de Troit  

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Dequindre Cut  

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Regional Transit

(Not yet, but hopefully someday. SOON would be nice. Please & thank you!)

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Public Art Projects & Collectives  

•  Detroit Lives! •  Detroit Soup •  Heidelberg Project •  Hygienic Dress League •  Juxtapoz •  Imagination Station

•  The Lot

•  Loveland •  Popps Packing •  Powerhouse Project •  Public Art Workz •  Public Pool •  Street Culture Mash •  Yes Farm

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Hygienic Dress League  

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Powerhouse Project  

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Public Art Workz  

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Public Pool  

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The Lot, North Corktown  

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Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit  

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City Kids & Families

(Not every young family is high-tailing it to the suburbs.)

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Good Media: Changing the Narrative

•  NYTimes et al •  Detroit Lives! •  Lemonade Detroit •  Grown in Detroit

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2010 Headlines:

“In Detroit, Entrepreneurs See Opportunity in Hard Times”

“Shrinking Detroit Back to Greatness”

“Detroit Goes From Gloom to Economic Bright Spot”

“Wringing Art Out of Rubble”

“Detroit’s Midtown Thrives As It Builds On The Past”

“Growing Together”

“Detroit’s Renewal, Slow-Cooked”

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Communities Taking Ownership

•  Public Spaces •  Blight •  Redevelopment

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Clark Park Coalition, Southwest Detroit  

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Is that ten reasons? (I’m sure we can think of more.)

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