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In today’s newsletter: The risks immigrants face from “notario fraud,” a big win for juvenile justice reform and housing issues get the attention of HUD. Plus, find fun things to do this weekend in Get Busy. outliermedia.org/newsletter/do-…

Tonight's Detroit Board of Police Commissioners meeting will be live-reported over on Bluesky. Follow along at 6:30 p.m., and see you there! ⤵️ bsky.app/profile/collee…

State of the world got you down? Think it’s time to get more involved in your community or a cause? We the People MI’s Kamau Jawara lends us some tips. Time for a little Activism 101: outliermedia.org/activism-101-g…

I talked to Outlier Media is on Bluesky about the distinction between organizing & activism, ways to safely consider a political home, and simple concepts from my FREE zine series I’m releasing all year. outliermedia.org/activism-101-g…

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Every few days, Cunningham sends me photos of folks he’s helping with crowdfunded bus tickets and hand warmers. Here’s some people touched by his transit advocacy.

City Bureau interviewed more than 20 recently arrived migrants living in city-run shelters who have faced struggles as they sought out legal pathways to work in Chicago. Here are three of their stories. citybureau.org/newswire/2024/…

Our story last week on the gift cards, plus a new retention initiative: chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/0…

Public comment just began

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Conversely, police should not be yelling or cursing at you. That's a demeanor violation, and you can absolutely file a complaint. outliermedia.org/file-detroit-p… bridgedetroit.com/detroit-police… michiganpublic.org/public-safety/…

I'm not even bout to wait to drop these flyers cuz I'm excited! You know I love orientation, and it's only 4x a year! This is such a great time to rock with Detroit Documenters! Find out why at our community of practice on the 30th. Get trained to take paid assignments on Feb. 6. 💛

DPSCD'S public comment policy has been criticized as restrictive. The board was considering removing virtual public comment, but Chrystal Wilson, assistant superintendent of communications, told us they are not moving forward with those changes ⬇️ outliermedia.org/newsletter/coy…

With the anticipated dangerously cold weather coming next week, with some days reaching negative temperatures, Neighborhood Grocery LLC 🏬 will be extending the hours of our warming center. From Tuesday to Saturday, we will now close the warming center at 7 PM, instead of our usual 5 PM

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