http://iamyoungdetroit.com Publication Celebrating Detroit's Young Visionaries, Innovators, Community Leaders, Philanthropists, and Young Professionals making their mark on the City of Detroit. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:15:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/08/youthlink/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/08/youthlink/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:45:32 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=1780 Mayor Dave Bing, The man with thousands of developers, politicians and community activists pulling his coat sat down with more than 20 Detroit teenagers for two hours and simply listened.]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/08/youthlink/feed/ 0 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/06/transformative2weeks/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/06/transformative2weeks/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:57:40 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=1518 Detroit will be a hotbed of technology, culture, music, art, and social justice as three pioneering gatherings: Allied Media Conference, Hip Hop Congress, and US Social Forum take place over the next few weeks.]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/06/transformative2weeks/feed/ 0 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/05/youthhealth/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/05/youthhealth/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 20:57:17 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=1266 Become a Youth Health Ambassador for the Youth Building Healthy Communities campaign and you will gain valuable leadership and community organizing skills to fight health disparities and push for social change.]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/05/youthhealth/feed/ 2 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/05/a-brighter-future-starts-here/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/05/a-brighter-future-starts-here/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 15:26:18 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=1244 Our goal here at IAYD has always been to highlight young Detroiters and the issues they care about. In our few months of existence we've had the opportunity to meet several young people who spearhead initiatives that are taking tremendous leaps towards making Detroit a better place for our youth.]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/05/a-brighter-future-starts-here/feed/ 1 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/04/brandonjessup/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/04/brandonjessup/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:50:49 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=1148 "I was raised here in Detroit, so Detroit is my home. I think the stronger Detroit is politically and the more active and engaged Detroit residents are in local and state politics can help our state and city emerge from this economic downtown".]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/04/brandonjessup/feed/ 1 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/04/obama4imu/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/04/obama4imu/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:01:56 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=1130 President Obama will deliver the University of Michigan spring commencement address on May 1st. While that is certainly newsworthy, a lot of the buzz surrounding the president’s visit is due to a new campaign, called Obama4IMU. ]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/04/obama4imu/feed/ 0 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/03/detroitday/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/03/detroitday/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:49:03 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=633 If you haven't heard today, 3/13 has been unofficially declared Detroit Day! You don't have to let today's dreary weather keep you from celebrating. Here's (Three)13 ways that you can show some Motor City Love today without even leaving the comforts of your couch...]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/03/detroitday/feed/ 1 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/02/featured-profile-%c2%bb-lauren-henrikson-23-founder-of-detroits-free-store/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/02/featured-profile-%c2%bb-lauren-henrikson-23-founder-of-detroits-free-store/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:54:38 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=466 "In 2005, as a part of my second semester work in Wayne State University's Honor's Program, I developed The Free Store, a place where those in need could obtain clothing, food, and other necessities at no cost. Since our beginnings in the Cass Corridor, the event has moved around Detroit and has run on a weekly and monthly basis in donated spaces within Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck, and currently, Romulus, Michigan".]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/02/featured-profile-%c2%bb-lauren-henrikson-23-founder-of-detroits-free-store/feed/ 2 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/02/events-%c2%bb-model-d-speaker-series-this-is-young-detroit/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/02/events-%c2%bb-model-d-speaker-series-this-is-young-detroit/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:58:24 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=457 We told you this was a movement! Model D's February Speaker Event is called This is Young Detroit and asks "Are we making Detroit a place where young and talented people want to be?"]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/02/events-%c2%bb-model-d-speaker-series-this-is-young-detroit/feed/ 1 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/02/something-viral-%c2%bb-america-2050s-journey-to-detroit/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/02/something-viral-%c2%bb-america-2050s-journey-to-detroit/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:26:04 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=433 "Sometime in the not too distant future, John wakes up in suburban Chicago on a Saturday morning and heads to a White Sox game...in Detroit. Join him on a 300 mile journey to Detroit's Comerica Park as he experiences the transportation options of the future: a neighborhood electric car share program, smart phone ticketing, high-speed rail, and connecting light rail."]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/02/something-viral-%c2%bb-america-2050s-journey-to-detroit/feed/ 0 http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/01/detroit-declaration/ http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/01/detroit-declaration/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:00:32 +0000 admin http://iamyoungdetroit.com/?p=340 The interwebs have been buzzing with a new political blog campaign called Detroit Declaration. The blog features media and documents urging locals to sign the petition that will " work towards what Detroit can become tomorrow".]]> http://iamyoungdetroit.com/index.php/2010/01/detroit-declaration/feed/ 1