Equity and Opportunity in Detroit, Past and Present

The Detroit Historical Society and the Detroit Equity Action Lab (DEAL) present a community conversation on economic equity, inclusion and opportunity in Detroit, featuring innovative approaches to addressing historical disparities, including the legacy of the 1967 uprising.

Free and open to the public! Located in the Detroit Historical Museum Auditorium.

Panelists for two discussions on historic and contemporary topics include:

Shane Bernardo – Detroit Asian Youth Project, Earthworks Urban Farm/Capuchin Soup Kitchen, People’s Platform, Uprooting Racism Planting Justice
Linda Campbell – Building Movement Detroit/People’s Platform
Martina Guzman – Journalist
Peter Hammer – Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, Wayne State University
Jamon Jordan – Black Scroll Network, Black Historic Sites Committee, President, Detroit Chapter of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Cecily McClellan – We the People of Detroit
Eliza Qualls Perez-Ollin – Detroit Equity Action Lab
Rudy Simons – Human rights activist

Viewing of and conversation about “An Opportunity for Inclusion and Economic Prosperity,” as presented earlier in the day at the Mackinac Policy Conference, to follow panel discussions 

Light Refreshments Provided, Complimentary Parking in Detroit Historical Museum Lot (space is limited).