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Winter 2018: From "Two Societies" to a New Society

Our theme for the semester - From "Two Societies to a New Society" - Revisiting the Kerner Report and People’s Movements for the Future of Detroit - explored competing ideas about "development" and visions for Detroit's future in the context of the 50th anniversary of the Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, commonly referred to as the Kerner Report, which was released in March 1968. Each week featured different Detroit-based speakers and guests who will explore the given topic and engage the students through a combination of formal remarks, presentations, and public discussion. 

Light dinner provided; free transportation from Ann Arbor to Detroit; public welcome and encouraged to attend. 

Free Parking in the WSU lot located just north of the Cass Corridor Commons (4605 Cass Ave.) 

Dates: Feb 6, 13, 20; March 6, 20, 27; April 3, 10
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Cass Corridor Commons, 4605 Cass Ave.
Sponsors: Semester in Detroit, Detroit Equity Action Lab/Damon Keith Center for Civil Rights

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* Riverwise Summer 17.pdf
Please read pages 8-10, titled "What Lies Beneath the QLine?"

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