Here are this week's events!
This Week
Thursday, May 19, 2005, 5pm -__: Summer in the City.Community Networking & Happy Hour Affair: Hunter House Patio. Harmonie Park. Downtown Detroit.
Network, meet and mingle. Bring your community group or meet representatives from other community groups around the city and metro-area. Make new friends.
And calling all summer interns working in Southeast Michigan :: This is your opportunity to become connected to the positive energy that is Detroit. Enjoy free appetizers & drink specials in beautiful Harmonie Park, compliments of Hunter House Plus, located inside of the Hilton Garden Inn in the heart of Harmonie Park.
This Detroit Synergy Signature Event is held in partnership with "The World is Coming Get in the Game."
Sunday, May 22, 2005, Registration at Noon, Walk at 1pm. National Conference for Community and Justice: Walk As One at Belle Isle Park, Detroit.
Thousands of people will gather together on Belle Isle Park to visibly demonstrate their commitment to diversity and building a more inclusive community by walking, running, biking, and skating along three miles of Belle Isle.
Join DETROIT SYNERGY/GET IN THE GAME walk team! make a point, make new friends, and make a difference. Enjoy Belle Isle, food, and music. Walk: http://tinyurl.com/46u7w (Click "Join Our Team")
Donate: http://tinyurl.com/4azjs
Questions: nccjwalk@detroitsynergy.org
No registration fee.
Funds from the Walk benefit NCCJ's (The National Conference for Community and Justice) signature young adult program, LINC-Leadership In the New Century. This program uses experiential and transformational learning for young people to create their own solutions to issues of diversity.
Two Weeks
Wednesday, May 25, 2005, 6pm: Achieving the "Tipping Point"* -- Community Brainstorm/Action Session: Northern Light Lounge 6600 Baltimore Ave, New Center, Detroit.
Detroit is on the verge. It's on the edge. The development, the community involvement, the flourishing arts scene, the new perception. The question remains: who is going to push Detroit over the edge, what is going to enable Detroit to reach the "tipping point; i.e. that point where all the positive energy in Detroit grows by exponential leaps and bounds? Join Detroit Synergy and The World is Coming Get in the Game for a discussion and brainstorm session about how Detroiters and residents of Southeast Michigan can enable Detroit to reach this critical juncture. Brainstorm a list of potential activities and initiatives that build upon positive experiences and perceptions. Create projects aimed towards highlighting all that is good in Detroit. Be the change that you want to see.
* The idea of the the "tipping point" is based on author Malcolm Gladwell's book: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Check your local library, bookstore or online book provider for more details.
TOMORROW: Shop Detroit Downtown!
