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. Violence is a symptom of a cultural virus....
Live Free Detroit Reflections Conversation With Alia Harvey-Quinn and Pastor Maurice Hartwick | Part 2 Two of Detroit’s grassroots leaders speak about the culture of violence in Detroit, issues of forced criminalization and structural violence. How do we...
Live Free Detroit Reflections Conversation With Alia Harvey-Quinn and Pastor Maurice Hartwick | Part 1 Two of Detroit’s grassroots leaders speak about the culture of violence in Detroit, their own evolution as activists and well-meaning programs that are still...
FORCE Detroit is thrilled to have a guest blog post from $500 Holla’ Winner Alondra Alvizo, co-founder of Vizo’s Voice. For a little backstory and to learn more about their valuable work, check out this blog post! Healing Communities — Art for...
For Immediate Release: October 27, 2018 Media Contact: Shannon Craig Straw, West End Strategy Team, 202-674-5921, scstraw@westendstrategy.com Faith Leaders: End the Dangerous Rhetoric and End Gun Violence WASHINGTON – Offering prayers for all impacted by this...
Please join Force Detroit on October 11th, 2018 for some good food, a candid, gritty conversation about the impact of violence on Detroiters and solutions. This event is free and open to the public but space is limited so please RSVP at...
SURVEY REPORT OUT * DINNER * DIALOGUE You’re Invited! Please join us for the first community report out of the Live Free Detroit Safety Survey. We have analyzed the collective voices of over 600 Detroiter’s around the impact of violence in the city, identified...
We caught up with our $500 holla winner found out a little more about her interests, goals and how a substitute teacher made a world of difference to this up and coming journalist. It just goes to show, your encouragement and participation in a young person’s...
Name of Organization: Force Detroit (a Project of the Faith in Action Network) Position: Community Engagement Coordinator Number of Hours per week: 15-19 (will grow into a FTE position) Expected Timeline for Hire: October 2018 Deadline for application:...
We Holla’ed and Y’all Holla’ed Back! As you may recall, in the latter part of 2017 Force Detroit held the $500 Holla’! It was an invitation to submit poetry, rap, songs or skits that best spoke to some of the issues that were plaguing Detroit...
