Global Detroit Blog
Read below for updates to Global Detroit and immigrant news affecting Metro-Detroit.
August 9, 2019A Message from Our Executive Director
The tragedies last weekend in El Paso and Dayton go beyond simply our debates about immigration or politics. They are so horrific that they beg us to question who we are as a people and our own humanity. As an organization devoted to building inclusive [...]
May 21, 2019Communicating and Building Trust Through Art
Over several weeks last fall, more than 30 women and girls gathered around red onion skins, dried eucalyptus leaves and buckets of indigo dye to create beautifully printed silk scarves and vibrant blue canvas tote bags. The collective art project, called Common Bond, was hosted in [...]
May 17, 2019Help Us Build Detroit’s Inclusive Future.
Rezaul Karim came to America to create a better life for his family–twice. Although he worked as a bank officer in Bangladesh, he knew there were more opportunities for his four young daughters in the U.S. So he moved his family to New York and [...]
April 30, 2019Be A part of Detroit’s Inclusive Future!
When Mayra Torres received a letter from her new landlord, it was her first notice that her house had been sold. Worried, she reached out to Raquel Garcia. As Global Detroit’s director of housing and special projects, Raquel serves as an invaluable resource to her [...]
January 22, 2019Immigrant Inclusion Can Transform Detroit’s Housing and Community Development Industry
Last month, Global Detroit released another insightful piece of original research highlighting the benefits of building a more inclusive region. From 2017-2018, Global Detroit staff surveyed the housing demands and perspectives of 200 Detroit residents, including immigrant and non-immigrant families. The Immigrant Housing in Detroit [...]
January 14, 2019Happy New Year! A look back at 2018 Milestones
By Alistair Kiyingi As immigration gridlocks our national government, Global Detroit is looking forward to 2019 with new energy, vision, and commitment around its work making our region an economically vibrant leader in integrating our immigrant potential in an economy that works for everyone. Part [...]
December 7, 2018Draft Comments to “Public Charge”
The national advocacy coalition against the expansion of public charge, Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) has made submitting comments easy. Individuals, organizations, and businesses are able to submit their comments through the comment form at https://protectingimmigrantfamilies.org/#take-action. PIF has pre-populated its online form with a sample comment for you. Comments [...]
December 7, 2018Public Charge Proposal Threatens Rust Belt Economies
Only days remain before public comments are due on the proposed federal rule change to public charge and last week, Global Detroit helped lead a twitter town hall meeting to highlight the potentially devastating economic impacts of the proposal. On October 10, the Department of [...]
November 19, 2018Building an Inclusive Region
Global Detroit is building an inclusive economy in Metro Detroit that welcomes the contributions of immigrants in ways that revitalize neighborhoods, create jobs, and raise incomes for all of us. We are an innovator and expert in connecting international talent with regional businesses’ unmet talent [...]
November 12, 2018Detroit Hosts Welcoming Economies Global Network City-to-City Visit: Showcases Its Leadership in Building an Inclusive Economy and City
Visitors from peer immigrant economic development and immigrant inclusion initiatives in Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Buffalo, South Bend, and New Zealand, came to Detroit on October 25-26 to study Detroit as a model for early progress in building a welcoming and inclusive city and regional [...]
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Global Detroit is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that revitalizes Michigan’s economy by pursuing strategies that strengthen Detroit’s connections to the world to make the region more attractive and welcoming to immigrants, internationals, and foreign trade and investment as a means to produce jobs and regional economic growth.