Detroit Community Street Beat – Rising Up To Rape, Murder and Nazi Mayhem
By: Alia Harvey-Quinn, Director On Sunday, June 9th, Pastor Barry Randolph, minister at Church of the Messiah, gathered the congregation to dedicate their new employment training center. The center is being named for DaMarkkus Washington, an eighteen year old young...The Black Agenda Tour kicked off in Detroit!
The Black Agenda Conference is a multi-city event designed to gather communities together and learn of examples and strategies to: Build our communityBuy Back our BlocksEducate our ChildrenLeverage our Political Power &Shift the Black Narrative The conference will...
Who’s Who in the Green Light?
Looking at the local online Detroit News May 20, 2019, I came across this article: “Police say video shows 2 people of interest in fatal Detroit shooting” (there was no reporter noted.) In reading this article it says “One person of interest is wearing a...Why Does This Matter To You?
Why Does This Matter To You? Sooner or later we are all impacted and affected by the culture of violence that is thriving today. #LIVEFREE #LIVEFREEDETROIT #TwoDetroits You Can Stop...
You Can Stop This!
We Can Stop This! Do you want to work together to create healthy, safer communities for all? Call To Action! Do you want to work together to create healthy, safer communities for all? CALL TO ACTION! #LIVEFREE #LIVEFREEDETROIT #TwoDetroits #ForcedCriminalization...
Call To Action
Can we imagine a world where we invest in community rather than big business? We need programs, practices and policies that prevent violence before it occurs instead of spending valuable resources on symptoms of the problem....
LIVE FREE DETROIT REFLECTIONS CONVERSATION PART 4
Reflection Conversation with Force’s Director Alia Harvey-Quinn and Pastor Maurice Hardrick of the Live In Peace Movement. Part 4 in a 4 part conversation series. What are the gaps with ally organizing? It can’t be underestimated how much insight and drive...
LIVE FREE DETROIT REFLECTIONS CONVERSATION PART 3
Reflection Conversation with Force’s Director Alia Harvey-Quinn and Pastor Maurice Hardrick of the Live In Peace Movement | Part 3 Force Detroit surveyed 610 Detroiters about how they are experiencing violence. How does violence impact how you move about the...
Practical Tools for Community Wellness (Medicine and the Media – Part 1)
The trauma of being directly impacted and doing criminal justice reform, anti-violence and anti-criminalization work all day takes its toll physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Long term exposure to trauma affects our family, social life and poses major health challenges. By creating healing and supportive experiences and opportunities, we lead change that emphasizes our ability to heal ourselves, our teams, and our communities.