"to possess a vision is to profess it..." Dorothy Day

"to possess a vision is to profess it..." Dorothy Day

Assignment #1: Project Development: A Major Media Project

What is your vision statement for your major project?
 I believe that media-based organizing can help to ensure that the desperately needed changes in Detroit benefit existing Detroiters. I seek to design and implement an effective media plan that will engage and activate community members. In order for Detroit to move forward in a healthy, sustainable way restoration must occur - the stories of the past must integrate into the stories of the present and remedies must be incorporated to ensure that the mistakes of the past aren't repeated. Conversations around the idea of the "Commons" are an important piece of this vision.


What ideas do you have for your major project?

The present story of Detroit is about two things: land and people. The two are inextricably connected. However, people must come first. For my major media project I intend to tell stories of the people in my neighborhood and connect the stories to the land in my neighborhood: Corktown.

What are you planning to investigate and how does it support your vision of Detroit’s Future?

Investigate Defined:  
in·ves·ti·gate verb (used with object) 1.to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail. 2.to search out and examine the particulars of in an attempt to learn the facts about something hidden, unique, or complex, especially in an attempt to find a motive, cause, or culprit: 

I intend to systematically gather and record the stories of the people in my neighborhood in order to tell the stories about their home - the land.

What media skills do you need/want for to complete your major project?

I will need guidance about the best way to design and implement a media-based project that will allow for the gathering and dissemination of these important stories.