detroitsynergy

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detroitsynergy
creating a vibrant urban life
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syn.er.gy (n.) the working together of two or
more things to produce an effect greater than the
sum of their individual effects
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• mission
• To generate positive perceptions about Detroit
• by bringing together a diverse community and
• building upon the citys strengths and resources
• to realize a vibrant urban life.

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• vision
• To be the vehicle for people to develop
• and realize their ideas for a thriving, vibrant
  Detroit.

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• impact
• We will breakdown negative perceptions
• of the city by exposing all the great things
• Detroit has to offer.

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• impact
• We will mobilize people to be active
• in their city by participating in community
• activities and patronizing local
• businesses and institutions.

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• impact
• We will encourage people to live, work play
• in the city by showcasing social, cultural,
• residential, and commercial opportunities.

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• impact
• We will be the voice of a greater vision of
• urban life and an advocate for urban living.

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• impact
• We will break down racial barriers by fostering
• cross-cultural understanding relationships.

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• impact
• We will hold city government
• accountable for providing services
• to attract retain residents.

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• year 1 2002

• inspiration from Metropolis St. Louis
• conversation among Detroiters
• incorporation as a 501(c)3

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• year 2 2003

• 25 projects to promote Detroit
• 100 volunteers from metro-Detroit
• 1,000 subscribers to our newslist

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• year 3 2004

• more members
• more partners
• more possibilities for Detroit!

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• process

• idea generation
• team formation
• presentation
• implementation
• evaluation

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You drive
Well give you the keys, a map, and some fuel to
get you going!
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• steering team

• membership
• marketing
• finance
• fundraising
• partnerships

• discovery
• dialogue
• development

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• projects

• discovery
• dialogue
• development

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• discovery
• projects to showcase Detroit places
• and experiences, familiar and new

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• development

projects to enhance Detroits physical, social,
and commercial environment
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• dialogue
• projects to foster the exchange of ideas

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• dialogue

Discourse Detroit A series of public forums to
consider regional issues 05.03 Debating DARTA
Does Detroit Need Mass Transit? 01.04 Superbowl
XL Building or Unbuilding Downtown?
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• dialogue

Coffee Talks A monthly forum for intellectual
discussion in the city 06.03 Rise of the
Creative Class 07.03 DMC in Crisis 08.03 New
Urban Development 09.03 What happened to foot
traffic in the Motor City? 10.03 Charter
Schools 01.04 The New Urban Agenda 02.04 Superbo
wl XL Building or Unbuilding Detroit?
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• discovery

Arts in the City A showcase of emerging Detroit
art performance 04.03 The Detroit Club
Art Exhibition Auction Spoken word Live
Music Video Dance
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• discovery

Third Thursdays A monthly happy hour for
conversation community service 05.03 Jackets
for Jobs 06.03 Rock the Vote 07.03 Corktown
Press 08.03 Childrens Home of
Detroit 10.03 Families and Schools
Together 11.03 Department of Health Human
Services 12.03 Focus HOPE
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• discovery

Pub Crawls Walking tours through historic city
neighborhoods 10.02 Downtown
Detroit 04.03 Midtown Detroit 10.03 Corktown
Detroit
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• development

Pedestrian Connection An event to foster
pedestrian activity in the city 09.03 The
Cass Corridor Gallery Crawl Coffee
Talk Street art performance
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• development

Project CLEAN Impromptu clean-ups of
neighborhoods parks 03.03 Woodbridge
Shovel 04.03 Neighborhood Clean-Up 05.03 Belle
Isle H.U.G. 08.03 Paint the Town
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and more projects in the pipeline!
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Whats your idea for Detroit?
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Join us to make it happen!
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get involved!
2nd Thursday Meetings 3rd Thursday Happy
Hours www.detroitsynergy.org
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special thanks to our partners
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Dakota Inn Rathskeller Dell Pryor
Galleries Detroit Artists Market Detroit Athletic
Company Detroit Beer Co. Detroit Club Detroit
Contemporary Detroit Film Theatre Detroit
Filmmakers Coalition Detroit Public
Schools Detroit Public Television Detroit
Regional Chamber Detroit Superbowl XL Host
Committee Detroit Yacht Club The Detroiter Dykema
Gossett Elaine L. Jacob Gallery Elwood Bar
Grill Eph McNally's Families and Schools
Together FanClub Arts Foundation FLAK Flood's Flyi
ng Dutchman Fourmidable Group Friends of Belle
Isle Friends of the Book-Cadillac G.R. N'Namdi
Gallery Goodnite Gracie's Hilberry
Theatre Historic Century Gem Theatres Honest?Joh
n's Hubbell Group
1515 Broadway 546 Bar Grille Access Agave Alvin'
s Avalon Breads Baker's Keyboard Lounge Bat
Lounge Beaubien Street Saloon Blimpie Bookie's Bro
nx Bar Brown Bean Coffee Shop Café de Troit Cass
Avenue Development Corp. Cass Café Centre
Street Charles M. Wright Museum Children's Home
of Detroit City of Detroit City Knits Cityscape
Detroit Comet Bar Corktown Community District
Council Corktown Press C-Pop Gallery Create
Detroit Cyprus Taverna
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Office of the Governor Old Shillelagh Panacea Par
abox Café Paris Café Picasso Coffee
Shop Preservation Wayne Pure Detroit Rae
Group Ramada Hotel Renaissance Investment
Co. Revolution Books Riverplace Lofts Rock the
Vote Shelley's Tavern Source Booksellers Spiral
Collective Stoney Creek Brewery Studio Equis
LLC SwitchPlay TV Third Street Saloon Traffic Jam
Snug Transportation Riders United Twingo's Union
Street Saloon Unitarian Universalist
Church University Cultural Center Assoc. Utrecht
Art Supply Wayne State University Wayne State
University Press The Well The Works
Idle Kids Books Records Inland Press
InsideOut International Institute Islamic
Center of Detroit Jackets for Jobs Jacoby's
Jambolayah Joe Dumars Fieldhouse Lager House
LoftWerks Macomb Community College Made in
Detroit Majestic Theatre Center Mario's
Market-n-the-Arc Marwil Books Merrill Lynch
Metro Times Metropolis St. Louis Metropolitan
Affairs Coalition Michigan Opera Theatre
Michigan Young Democrats Midtown Alliance
Midtown Development Corporation Motor City
Brewery NCCJ Nemo's New Center Council
New Detroit Niki's Pizzeria