Our Artist in Residence, saylem m. celeste, has been working on a very special project titled, "Handle With Care." This event series is the fruit of a long year of research through saylem's artist residency at the Detroit Justice Center and the pilot project of the resulting Transformative Justice/Black Feminist group, Midnight Care Collective.

Handle With Care is a three-part experimental series of community activations centered around the intuitive resilience of Detroiters and the role communal care plays in our collective resistance. Through the lenses of Abolition, Transformative Justice, and Community Care, the series provides an accessible platform for participants to delve into fundamental human needs that shape our survival and the collective practices we hold to persist in our freedom struggles.

This conversation features the voices of leaders from Michigan Liberation, American Friends Service Committee, and Detroit Justice Center working to reimagine public safety through an abolitionist and community-informed lens.

“Working Together to Fight Fascism”
We’re so excited to have Nancy A. Parker speak at our Annual Meeting. Get ready to be energized! Not only do we need strategy and solidarity to survive and defeat the growing fascist state, we need hope, information, and inspiration. Nancy offers all of these with wisdom, passion, and dedication to the people.

We’re celebrating our 5th Anniversary on August 24th from 6-9pm at The Eastern in Eastern Market! Join us as we honor the achievements we've made together over the last 5 years. This special evening will be filled with good food, dancing, a silent auction and a special installation by Saylem Celeste, DJC's 2023 Artist in Residence.

On Thursday, August 31st, the Stop Shot Spotter Coalition will be holding an open meeting for community members to gather for a conversation about the use of facial recognition technology, Project Green Light, gunshot detection technology, and the expansion of police surveillance in Detroit. The wrongful arrest of Porcha Woodruff is a clear example of the dangers police surveillance poses to Black Detroiters and why we must stop investing in these harmful and ineffective technologies.

Please join us for MI Learning Community: Building Connections to Transform Public Safety and Prevent Incarceration; a first-of-its-kind statewide learning community to help end mass incarceration in Michigan! First session is September 27th 2023 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm on Zoom Engage with other practitioners and organizations across Michigan who are leading efforts to re-envision Public […]

Join us for an exciting event where we explore the concept of a community land trust and its importance in our community. Discover how community land trusts protect affordable housing, preserve natural areas, urban gardens and historic sites. Learn about the benefits of community land trusts for both individuals and the environment.

About this event Prison industrial complex (PIC) abolitionists have always understood the work to dismantle the PIC to be connected to global movements against war, militarism, and colonialism. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen mass mobilization in solidarity with the Palestinian people as they face one of the deadliest assaults by the Israeli military […]

About this event This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Northern Negro Grassroots Leadership Conference, held at the Historic King Solomon Baptist Church in Detroit. James and Grace Lee Boggs were among the main organizers of the gathering with Milton Henry. At the closing rally on November 10, 1963, Malcolm X delivered a powerful […]

You are joining a first-of-its-kind statewide learning community to help end mass incarceration in Michigan. This community is thoughtfully designed for advocates and practitioners actively engaged in efforts related to community violence intervention, police accountability/ ending police harm, restorative justice, alternative emergency response, re-entry, and other innovative approaches to enhance public safety and prevent incarceration in Michigan.

Join us for an exciting event where we explore the concept of a community land trust and its importance in our community. Discover how community land trusts protect affordable housing, preserve natural areas, urban gardens and historic sites. Learn about the benefits of community land trusts for both individuals and the environment.

Are you concerned about affordable housing in Detroit?

Join us for a panel discussion on the state of affordable housing in Detroit! Hear from community advocates and be a part of the conversation!