Raising Voices to Silence the Violence
This One Detroit report came out of a community meeting in partnership with the Community Development Advocates of Detroit (CDAD) held in Islandview where several residents discussed gun violence. While the national conversation is often focused on kids being afraid of their safety at school, a lot of the Islandview kids are worried about getting to and from school. The annual Silence the Violence March Against Gun Violence is one way of trying to engage the community in this conversation.
Watch on Detroit PBS ↗
The Environmental Impact of Ford's New Plans in Detroit's Corktown
So, how will Corktown's development affect the Great Lakes? The idyllic answer is it won't. If Ford continues to follow through on its promise for crafting Corktown sustainably, then the Great Lakes will be left to their own devices.
As Ford CEO Jim Hackett remarked during the event, "I know Bill [Ford's] grandchildren, great-grandchildren… will be as proud as I am of what generations of Ford employees did as they took us somewhere bold and new."
One can only hope that Hackett's statement proves itself true for the sake of the waters that surround Detroit and travel through the Great Lakes.
Read Article on Great Lakes Now ↗
Summer Discovery Cruise: Inspiring the Next Stewards of the Great Lakes
DPTV's Great Lakes Bureau went on a Summer Discovery Cruise on Lake Erie. It's an educational cruise sponsored by Michigan Sea Grant, MSU Extension and Huron-Clinton Metropark that takes place on both Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair that includes hands-on learning about organisms above and below the waters of the Great Lakes. Turns out getting lessons while you are out on a boat isn't so nerdy after all.