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There are many ways to get civically involved in your neighborhood. You can volunteer and help organize your community. You can help neighbors connect with transportation options. 

If you’re a high school student, you can make yourself heard. If you’re looking for a job, send that resume. And if you want to practice taking notes at a public meeting, join us for a workshop on covering your local government. 

Get involved, Detroit! 

Detroit Documenters workshop: Covering Your Local Government
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 5:30-7 p.m.
Online
Covering Your Local Government is an interactive follow-up to orientation. We’ll introduce you to local government in Detroit and how to monitor it for the public good. You’ll learn the basics of notetaking and how to navigate various agency websites. We strongly recommend this training as public meetings are our most common assignment offering. Register here. 

Documenters Office Hour
Thursdays, 2-3 p.m.
Online
Documenters! Ask questions, get feedback on your assignments, or learn a new skill. Join us online every Thursday at 2 p.m. 

Listen to The Metro on WDET
Fridays, 11 a.m. to noon
On the radio at 101.9 FM or wherever you stream audio
The Metro broadcasts unique Detroit stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Tune in weekly for a segment where Documenters share the most interesting underreported news from that week’s public meetings. 

Organizer Bootcamp
Friday, Aug. 9 at 6 p.m. and all day Saturday, Aug. 10
Live6 Alliance Neighborhood HomeBase, 7426 W. McNichols Road, Detroit
Soulardarity, Climate Justice Alliance and Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network are teaming up to bring you tools, information and resources to become an organizer! What’s an organizer? Someone who causes change for the good in their home, network, community or in the world! Everyone has the power to be an organizer. Grab a friend and sign up today! 

Eastside Community Network Transportation Fair
Thursday, Aug. 22, 5:30-7 p.m.
Stoudamire Wellness Hub, 4401 Conner St., Detroit
Eastside Community Network’s annual Transportation Fair connects residents with alternative transportation options. There will be demonstrations and test rides for electric vehicles, e-scooters and e-bikes. Register now. 

Chalkbeat’s Student Voices Fellowship
Applications due Aug. 30 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time
Calling high school juniors and seniors! This school year, Chalkbeat is running its teen essay-writing program in Detroit for the first time. The paid fellowship allows teens to write about their lives and schools. Fellows will receive a $1,000 stipend. Apply now. 

Data Driven Detroit is hiring an Office Manager-Bookkeeper
This primarily remote position is full-time, salaried, includes benefits and features a flexible 32-hour work week. Salary range is $52,000-$62,000 per year. Apply now! 

Outlier Media survey on managing expenses in Detroit
What’s the real cost of living in the city? And how are you making it work? Take our survey. 

Planet Detroit/Outlier Media survey on urban farming and personal health
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Get Involved: Workshops, trainings and more civic engagement opportunities in Detroit

by Lynelle Herndon and Noah Kincade, Outlier Media
August 6, 2024

<h1>Get Involved: Workshops, trainings and more civic engagement opportunities in Detroit</h1> <p class="byline">by Lynelle Herndon and Noah Kincade, Outlier Media <br />August 6, 2024</p> <p>There are many ways to get civically involved in your neighborhood. You can volunteer and <a href="https://soulardarity.org/event/bootcamp/">help organize your community</a>. You can help neighbors <a href="https://www.ecn-detroit.org/calendar/ecntransportationfair2024">connect with transportation options</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>If you’re a high school student, you can <a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/08/02/student-voices-fellowship-apply-here-for-chalkbeat-2024-2025-teen-program/">make yourself heard</a>. If you’re looking for a job, <a href="https://datadrivendetroit.org/blog/2024/07/23/apply-now-office-manager-bookkeeper-data-driven-detroit/">send that resume</a>. And if you want to practice taking notes at a public meeting, join us for a workshop on <a href="https://detroit.documenters.org/workshops/covering-your-local-government-1141/">covering your local government</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Get involved, Detroit!&nbsp;</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p><a href="https://detroit.documenters.org/workshops/covering-your-local-government-1141/"><strong>Detroit Documenters workshop: Covering Your Local Government</strong><br /></a><strong>Wednesday, Aug. 7, 5:30-7 p.m.</strong><br /><strong>Online</strong><br />Covering Your Local Government is an interactive follow-up to orientation. We’ll introduce you to local government in Detroit and how to monitor it for the public good. You’ll learn the basics of notetaking and how to navigate various agency websites. We strongly recommend this training as public meetings are our most common assignment offering. <a href="https://detroit.documenters.org/workshops/covering-your-local-government-1141/">Register here</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89027219971?pwd=qFVIK30QVejgRzK6FCtViMkCq-xQz6.1"><strong>Documenters Office Hour</strong></a><br /><strong>Thursdays, 2-3 p.m.</strong><br /><strong>Online</strong><br />Documenters! Ask questions, get feedback on your assignments, or learn a new skill. <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89027219971?pwd=qFVIK30QVejgRzK6FCtViMkCq-xQz6.1">Join us online</a> every Thursday at 2 p.m.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://wdet.org/shows/the-metro/"><strong>Listen to The Metro on WDET</strong></a><br /><strong>Fridays, 11 a.m. to noon</strong><br /><strong>On the radio at 101.9 FM or wherever you stream audio</strong><br />The Metro broadcasts unique Detroit stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Tune in weekly for a segment where Documenters share the most interesting underreported news from that week’s public meetings.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://soulardarity.org/event/bootcamp/"><strong>Organizer Bootcamp</strong></a><br /><strong>Friday, Aug. 9 at 6 p.m. and all day Saturday, Aug. 10</strong><br /><strong>Live6 Alliance Neighborhood HomeBase, 7426 W. McNichols Road, Detroit</strong><br />Soulardarity, Climate Justice Alliance and Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network are teaming up to bring you tools, information and resources to become an organizer! What’s an organizer? Someone who causes change for the good in their home, network, community or in the world! Everyone has the power to be an organizer. Grab a friend and <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIo_xZHvmJZAlKGNmahTGbjF6fM_T4Sg8gMwDgvC31-niIYw/viewform">sign up today</a>!&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.ecn-detroit.org/calendar/ecntransportationfair2024"><strong>Eastside Community Network Transportation Fair</strong></a><br /><strong>Thursday, Aug. 22, 5:30-7 p.m.</strong><br /><strong>Stoudamire Wellness Hub, 4401 Conner St., Detroit</strong><br />Eastside Community Network’s annual Transportation Fair connects residents with alternative transportation options. There will be demonstrations and test rides for electric vehicles, e-scooters and e-bikes. <a href="https://www.ecn-detroit.org/calendar/ecntransportationfair2024">Register now</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/08/02/student-voices-fellowship-apply-here-for-chalkbeat-2024-2025-teen-program/"><strong>Chalkbeat’s Student Voices Fellowship</strong></a> <strong><br /></strong><strong>Applications due Aug. 30 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time</strong><br />Calling high school juniors and seniors! This school year, Chalkbeat is running its teen essay-writing program in Detroit for the first time. The paid fellowship allows teens to write about their lives and schools. Fellows will receive a $1,000 stipend. <a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/08/02/student-voices-fellowship-apply-here-for-chalkbeat-2024-2025-teen-program/">Apply now</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://datadrivendetroit.org/blog/2024/07/23/apply-now-office-manager-bookkeeper-data-driven-detroit/"><strong>Data Driven Detroit is hiring an Office Manager-Bookkeeper</strong><br /></a>This primarily remote position is full-time, salaried, includes benefits and features a flexible 32-hour work week. Salary range is $52,000-$62,000 per year. <a href="https://datadrivendetroit.org/blog/2024/07/23/apply-now-office-manager-bookkeeper-data-driven-detroit/">Apply now</a>!&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://outliermedia.org/affording-detroit-real-cost-of-living-callout/"><strong>Outlier Media survey on managing expenses in Detroit</strong><br /></a>What’s the real cost of living in the city? 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