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Saturday, July 21
 

9:00am EDT

Board Meeting and Workshop
Board meeting and workshop, including governance development and parliamentary procedure training, new director orientation
Moderators
CB

Saturday July 21, 2018 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Richard A  Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48243 USA
  Workshop
 
Sunday, July 22
 

9:00am EDT

Social Innovation Solutions Jam: How to Rapidly Prototype Solutions to Community Problems
Fed up with just talking about solutions, but never taking action? This workshop will show you how how to use rapid prototyping techniques to create innovative teams anywhere that can solve any problem, dramatically mitigate risk, and rapidly prototype dozens of new ideas with very little time and budget.
Moderators
MW

Sunday July 22, 2018 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Richard B  Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48243 USA
  Workshop

9:00am EDT

Community Resilience – The principles and processes of fostering resilient communities.
The workshop is an interactive deliberation of the principles and practical issues involved in the development of community resilience. It will cover ways in which community members can foster resilience in communities and the factors that support and limit the development of resilience.
Moderators
JC

Speakers
LV
JG
SG
JW
JG
GG

Sunday July 22, 2018 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Brule A  Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48243 USA
  Workshop

1:00pm EDT

Creating a Collective Image for Community and Meaning Using the Visual Arts
Engage in hands-on creation of a collage of community development to be pieced together with those from 2015 for a 50th CDS Anniversary quilt. Explore how the process can be used with communities to foster cohesion and identity and to create “data” about the community. No artistic talent needed.
Moderators
MS

Speakers
CA
B
C
AH
UO

Sunday July 22, 2018 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Richard A  Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48243 USA
  Workshop

1:00pm EDT

On the Future of Community Development Education: An International Education Project
Community development educators will share their dreams and plan a common future to strengthen international collaboration about pedagogy, learning tools and how to exchange ideas, intellectual products, students and educators. The workshop is building on the development of the Global Community Development Exchange (GCDEX), the beta version of which was launched when at the 2016 CDS conference in Minneapolis St Paul. This workshop also builds on a 2017 community development summit in New Zealand. Participants will learn about the latest iteration of Indigenous Approaches and other resources to the GDEX and will be engaged in a structured discussion about global collaboration among colleges and universities. The workshop is also structured to produce a work plan for global collaboration.
Moderators
RH
PL

Sunday July 22, 2018 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Cadillac A  Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48243 USA
  Workshop

1:00pm EDT

Performing Our Future: Building Economy and Community with Cultural Assets
Every community has latent cultural assets. This interactive session, facilitated by the leaders of a new national initiative begun in the coalfields of east Kentucky, will explore how community leaders, scholars, and development professionals can collaborate through storytelling and organizing to turn those assets into new community wealth.
Moderators
SP

Speakers
BF
GJ
FH
AA

Sunday July 22, 2018 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Brule B  Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48243 USA
  Workshop
 
Monday, July 23
 

11:00am EDT

Automotive History and Future – tour of Henry Ford Museum
250 acres of innovation. 300 years of history. 26 million artifacts. Discover America — its culture, inventions, people and can-do spirit — and hundreds of hands-on ways to explore it, enjoy it and be inspired by it. Tour through the historic Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. Cost: Museum tickets: $39.50
Moderators
JF

Monday July 23, 2018 11:00am - 5:00pm EDT
TBA
  Workshop

11:00am EDT

Detroit 2027 A city of learning: How we plan to make it happen
All Detroit children deserve to receive a world-class education. A top priority must be to teach them to read so that they can then read to learn. Join the Skillman Foundation for a conversation and tour of Detroit’s Summer Fun Centers, a partnership between the City of Detroit Parks and Recreation Department and Detroit Public Schools Community District, where literacy, enrichment and free time together support development of the whole child.
Moderators
SF

Monday July 23, 2018 11:00am - 5:00pm EDT
TBA
  Workshop

11:00am EDT

Detroit Black History Tour
Get an inside look at the rich history of the African American community in Detroit. Visit early Detroit sites – The Underground Railroad, Back Bottom, Paradise Valley, Black Business Empire in Detroit and the homesite of the first Black teacher in Detroit, and the birthplace of the Black community!
Cost: $30 for lunch, guide, and program, Limit 50
Moderators
BS

Monday July 23, 2018 11:00am - 5:00pm EDT
TBA
  Workshop

11:00am EDT

Music and Manufacturing
Detroit has long been the soul of music for decades. This workshop will be journey through the musical history of Detroit, including the Motown Museum and to the headquarters of the organizers of the annual Electronic Music Festival. See how music has been a key ingredient to fortifying the sense of community in Detroit. Take a look at how Detroit is leading the way in American manufacturing again through cottage and specialty manufacturing, leveraging the existing physical and human assets to forge a path into the 21st century. This workshop will feature tours and discussions with the pioneers of Detroit’s new manufacturing Third Man Pressing (record manufacturing) and more to see how Detroit is taking steps into the future, building off the base they have.
Moderators
RS

Monday July 23, 2018 11:00am - 5:00pm EDT
TBA
  Workshop

11:00am EDT

Where Detroit Happens – Block by Block Tour
Join us as we visit Detroit's neighborhood based Community Development organizations across the city to see community development up-close and personal. Observe the variety of community development work, such as: urban farming, youth services, education, workforce enterprise, immigrant services, housing, commercial development, economic development, foreclosure prevention, food access, safety and neighborhood organizing.
Moderators
AG

Monday July 23, 2018 11:00am - 5:00pm EDT
TBA
  Workshop

11:30am EDT

Community in Boxing Tour
Please note - we will meet in the Motor Lobby at 11:30, so there is time to change to workout clothes or grab them.

Strap on your boxing gloves and come for a workout and a lesson in the power of comradery and spirit that the boxing gym offers. This tour includes a visit to the Downtown Boxing Gym and their Youth Program that has engaged young people, setting them on a path of educational and career success. Participants will hear about the beginning of the program from Founder and CEO Khali Sweeney and get an opportunity to workout and experience gym life first hand. Cost: $25, includes donation to gym
Moderators
CB

Monday July 23, 2018 11:30am - 4:00pm EDT
TBA
  Workshop

2:30pm EDT

Dequindre Cut Bike Tour
This tour showcases Detroit’s most unique attractions, including the Dequindre Cut and the Detroit RiverWalk. Participants will tour the city to see attractions, neighborhoods, murals, and new developments by bike, enabling them to really take it all in. This tour leaves later in the afternoon and can be combined with the Eastern Market Tour, Cost - $35 includes bike and equipment, Limit 15
Moderators
JB

Monday July 23, 2018 2:30pm - Monday July 23, 2108 5:00pm EST
TBA
  Workshop
 
Wednesday, July 25
 

8:15am EDT

CDS Bylaws Workshop
Connect to discuss and review CDS bylaws update
Moderators
GG

Wednesday July 25, 2018 8:15am - 9:45am EDT
Davinci  Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48243 USA
  Workshop

10:00am EDT

CDS at 50
Working session to hear from members on areas of desired improvement, change, and expansion of CDS services and activities
Moderators
CB

Wednesday July 25, 2018 10:00am - 11:30pm EDT
Brule A  Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48243 USA
  Workshop
 
Monday, July 23
 

11:00am EST

Eastern Market Tour
has become the most happening place in the US for high end cuisine, in part because of the farm to table movement and the expansion of urban farming in the city. This workshop will take a look at the genesis of urban farming in the city and how that connection with chefs and restaurants has led to a vibrant dining scene. This tour returns earlier enough to combine with the Dequindre Cut Bike Tour, Cost - $20 includes special lunch at the market, Limit 30
Moderators
JB

Monday July 23, 2108 11:00am - 1:30pm EST
TBA
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