"New Year, New City!" - Cityscape's Christmas party/annual meeting
When: Tue Dec 30 9pm – Wed Dec 31 4am 2008 1230T210000/20081231T040000
Where: 1253 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI, 48226
Created ByCityscapeDescriptionCityscape
Detroit cordially invites you to our annual event, featuring a downtown walking tour, presentations from some of Detroit's biggest private and non-profit developers, and after-glow party.
This year's theme is "New Year, New City." Come find out what's planned for our great city in 2009 and beyond!
The evening is full of fun-filled Detroit events:
DOWNTOWN TOUR
- 4:00 pm - 6:00pm : Meet at the Inside Detroit Welcome Center (1253 Woodward inside Merchants Row)
-The tour will feature some of Downtown Detroit's favorite landmarks and its exciting new developments. The tour will include an interior tour of the new Book Cadillac Hotel, the historic Guardian Building, one of Detroit's authentic loft developments - The Lofts at Merchant's Row, AND MORE... The guided walking tour will last an hour and a half.
NEW YEAR, NEW CITY - DEVELOPER PRESENTATIONS
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm : Inside Detroit Welcome Center (1253 Woodward inside Merchants Row)
- The theme of our annual meeting this year is "New Year, New City" and will feature presentations from the movers and shakers of Detroit's private and non-profit development community. Find out what will be happening in Detroit straight from the sources themselves.
PRE-NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY/NETWORKING MIXER
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm : Vicentes Cuban Cuisine (1250 Liberty Street, Downtown Detroit)
- We will then cross the street to Vicentes Cuban Cuisine. Whether you want to check out one of the hottest nightspots in town, network with like-minded professionals, or just simply have some fun... this will be the best Pre-New Year's Eve party of the year. Featuring live DJ and authentic Cuban cuisine.
Cost:
$15 for non-cityscape members
$10 for cityscape members
(Includes Tour, Meeting and Mixer)
RSVP AT
HTTP://CITYSCAPEDETROIT.EVENTBRITE.COM WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
(Someone sent this to me in an e-mail and I thought I'd pass it along--looks like a very cool event.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4 
Sometimes, a hug is all what we need.
Free hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, A man whos
sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their
lives.
In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal.
As this symbol of human hope spread accross the city, police and
officials ordered the Free Hugs campaign BANNED. What we then witness
is the true spirit of humanity come together in what can only be
described as awe inspiring.
In the Spirit of the free hugs
campaign, PASS THIS TO A FRIEND and HUG A STRANGER! After all, If you
can reach just one person How it all started:
I'd
been living in London when my world turned upside down and I'd had to
come home. By the time my plane landed back in Sydney, all I had left
was a carry on bag full of clothes and a world of troubles. No one to
welcome me back, no place to call home. I was a tourist in my hometown.
Standing there in the arrivals terminal, watching other passengers
meeting their waiting friends and family, with open arms and smiling
faces, hugging and laughing together, I wanted someone out there to be
waiting for me. To be happy to see me. To smile at me. To hug me.
So I got some cardboard and a mar
ker and made a sign. I found the
busiest pedestrian intersection in the city and held that sign aloft,
with the words "Free Hugs" on both sides.
And for 15
minutes, people just stared right through me. The first person who
stopped, tapped me on the shoulder and told me how her dog had just
died that morning. How that morning had been the one year anniversary
of her only daughter dying in a car accident. How what she needed now,
when she felt most alone in the world, was a hug. I got down on one
knee, we put our arms around each other and when we parted, she was
smiling.
Everyone has problems and for sure mine
haven't compared. But to see someone who was once frowning, smile even
for a moment, is worth it every time.
Why Did it get banned?
Public liability fear and red tape. But its all okay now! Make sure tocheck your local laws before embarking on your Hugathon!
http://www.freehugscampaign.org/
The Basic Essentials of Life:
1. Air
2. Food
3. Water
4. Shelter
5. Clothing
6. HUGS
What Is Hugging?
Hugging is natural, organic, naturally sweet, free of pesticides and
preservatives. Hugging contains no artificial ingredients. It's
100% wholesome. No calories, no caffeine, no nicotine.
Hugging is nearly perfect. There are no removable parts, batteries
to wear
out, no periodic checkups. It consumes little energy, while yielding
a lot.
It's inflation-proof. It's nonfattening. There are no monthly
payments.
No insurance requirements.
It's theft-proof, nontaxable, nonpolluting,
and fully refundable. And it costs very little.
Hugging is healthy. It assists the body's immune system, it cures
depression,
it reduces stress, it induces sleep, it invigorates, it rejuvenates,
and it has no unpleasant side-effects.
Hugging is no less than a miracle drug.
Adults, Infants and Hugging
Adults love to hug babies and they do it as often as possible.
Adults
love to hug other adults, too, yet they seldom do. The reason for
this
is surprisingly simple ... adults are not afraid to initiate and
enjoy
hugging with infants because there's little chance of rejection.
What Sort of People Like Hugging?
Nice people. People who like to share things. People who make
themselves and the world they live in a little happier by hugging.
The Best People, Places, and Times to Hug?
Anyone. Any place. Any time.
The Value of Hugs
Hugs are free ... perhaps that's why so many take them for granted.
If hugs cost a lot of money, people would probably knock
themselves out to make enough to buy them.
Although hugs are free, they're worthless if they aren't used. An
unused hug is lost forever. On a planet that's starved for
affection,
can we really afford to lose a single hug?
Asking for Hugs
Scientific Research Has Shown the Following:
Every human being needs four hugs per day merely to survive.
Eight hugs per day to maintain oneself at a strong emotional level.
Twelve hugs per day to grow and become a better person.
For those who aren't always comfortable with the traditional hug,
you should at least try one of the other following forms of Hugs:
A kind word.
A touch.
A loving smile.
A "Thank you!"
A "Forgive me."
A "Can I help you?"
A "I'm Sorry."
And anything else you can do to make a person
feel good about him or herself.
About New Detroit:
New Detroit is a coalition of leaders from civil rights &
advocacy organizations, human services, health & community
organizations, business, labor, foundations, education, media, and the
clergy. It is a private, non-profit, tax-exempt organization.
New Detroit was formed in response to civil unrest in 1967 that
uncovered a host of entrenched social and community ills. At the
request of then Michigan Governor George Romney and Detroit Mayor
Jerome Cavanagh, business executive Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. convened a
unique coalition—the nation's first—to identify and address these
problems in a bold and comprehensive way.
Since then, New Detroit, Inc. has been a unique and valuable arena
where leaders of Detroit's business, civic, grassroots, and religious
communities have come together to plan cooperative strategies and to
demonstrate their commitment to the city and its environs. The
coalition has worked to impact the actions of individuals and
institutions by serving in a number of roles; advocate, catalyst,
convener, facilitator, liaison and resource.
New Detroit has served as a catalyst for change, influencing the
actions of individuals and institutions. Through advocacy and
leadership by example, New Detroit has demonstrated new ways for
solving specific community problems, as well as provided resources to
community-based groups.
New Detroit-The Coalition
http://newdetroit.obscorp.com/obsportal/
This site is a stumble upon from the article that I posted yesterday. I don't like the Kilpatrick administration or the way the city is being run as a whole, but this viewpoint of Detroit is more than obscene.
http://www.detroitiscrap.com/
Also, can you imagine a statement like this coming from a site like this?:
"While you browse the blog...check out some music that makes you feel
proud to be White! Some of the songs may not be in English but that's
okay because we embrace diversity here at DiC."
Brought to you by:
RadioWhite
Proof that ignorance prints in black and white...
Like many of you, I've often wondered what it would be like to live in a Detroit that wasn't falling apart at the seams...
For as long as I can remeber this large "place" in Michigan has always had many many troubles. From racial divides to bad politics-this city has been beaten down to the ground and needs a hand up.
Does anyone have a clue as to how to rebuild a city from the ground up? Or, for that matter, where to start reconstructing her without starting World War III (even though it looks like it already took place on city grounds)?
I'm just curious as to what people envision Detroit becoming. All responses welcome.
