Erik Proulx is bullish on Detroit. His mission is ours. Promote the stories of the change agents in Detroit. It’s because of the shared mission that we are very excited to share this short video. Erik was part of a group of bloggers hosted by GM to speak with Mark Reuss about GM’s passionate role in hope for Detroit and GM showed his film at the end of the media portion of the event.

An old adage says, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” Erik Proulx is a filmmaker who has lived that adage, Now he’s turning his filmmaker’s eye on Detroit and telling the story of the city’s comeback. He also has learned of General Motors’ involvement in helping with the revitalization of the city. —GM Blogs

Interested in learning more about the film? Check out the Lemonade Detroit project page.

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Hantz Farms

by Jamie on January 30, 2012

Hantz Farms, the biggest proposed urban farm ever, is setting out to reinvigorate Detroit’s blight filled neighborhoods and stimulate its economy. Supported by Hantz Group, this farm is what Detroit’s dwindling population so desperately needs.

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Reimagining Our Cities

January 3, 2012

Detroit based One of Us Films is producing a documentary film that will turn the lens on the possibilities of urban cities around the world. Using the thesis laid out in Detroit Free Press writer John Gallagher’s Reimagining Detroit, the documentary will look to Detroit’s future, and, by extension, to the future of cities everywhere. [...]

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Street Democracy

January 2, 2012

This post was a long time in the making. I first heard about Street Democracy earlier this year, and immediately reached out to founder Jayesh Patel. It was very difficult to sync our schedules. Most of the year went by in fact, but we didn’t give up and finally did manage to sync up. The [...]

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Lemonade Detroit

December 30, 2011

SYNOPSIS “Lemonade: Detroit” is a film about the disarming resilience of a city that can no longer rely on a single industry for its livelihood, and the entrepreneurial strengths of those who are reinventing themselves and their communities. Instead of sensationalizing blight, “Lemonade, Detroit” will sensationalize hope, told through the intensely personal stories of those [...]

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I am Detroit

November 2, 2011

‘I am Detroit’ is a campaign by Challenge Detroit to keep and attract young professionals to Detroit. Learn more about them here. Check out this video of movers and shakers in Detroit. Better yet? Join them!! I AM DETROIT from MotionEcho Media on Vimeo. This project was assembled with the thoughts of 16 different young [...]

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