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Detroit

In our new season of Building Local Power, The City Series, we take a tour of cities and towns across the U.S. and talk to guests who are working to make their communities more locally self-reliant. First up is Detroit.

4 Apr 2024

New Generational Wealth in Detroit

by Luke Gannon and Reggie Rucker | Date: 4 Apr 2024 | posted in: Building Local Power, Detroit | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

A grassroots group in Detroit reimagines democracy and economic empowerment. … Read More

Building Local Power, community wealth, Cooperatives, democracy, economic power, homepage feature, non-extractive capital
21 Mar 2024

It Takes an Avalon Village

by Luke Gannon and Reggie Rucker | Date: 21 Mar 2024 | posted in: Building Local Power, Detroit | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Avalon Village is a testament to the resilience of communities and the transformative power of collective action.… Read More

Building Local Power, community, community garden, community spaces, healing, homepage feature, local self-reliance
7 Mar 2024

Detroit Has No Time to Waste Food

by Luke Gannon and Reggie Rucker | Date: 7 Mar 2024 | posted in: Building Local Power, Composting, Detroit | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

A Detroit entrepreneur explains how her pilot projects are building community, local self-reliance, and resilience. … Read More

Building Local Power, community, community composting, compost, Detroit, Food Waste, homepage feature, sustainability
22 Feb 2024

Feeding Detroit

by Luke Gannon and Reggie Rucker | Date: 22 Feb 2024 | posted in: Building Local Power, Detroit | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Detroit People’s Food Cooperative represents a vital step towards fostering food sovereignty in a neighborhood historically affected by food apartheid. … Read More

Black businesses, community, cooperation, Detroit, food, food sovereignty, grocery stores, homepage feature, local self-reliance
8 Feb 2024

Writing Detroit’s Next Chapter

by Luke Gannon and Reggie Rucker | Date: 8 Feb 2024 | posted in: Building Local Power, Detroit | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

A Detroit-based bookseller shares the purpose behind her store and its profound impact on the community over the past three decades.… Read More

Bookstores, community, cooperation, Detroit, homepage feature, independent bookstores, local self-reliance, non-fiction
29 Jan 2024

The City Series

by Luke Gannon and Reggie Rucker | Date: 29 Jan 2024 | posted in: Building Local Power, Detroit | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In our new season of Building Local Power, The City Series, we take a tour of cities and towns across the U.S. and talk to guests who are working to make their communities more locally self-reliant.… Read More

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