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Interested in becoming a Member?? SDEV Memberships are now available online. Visit the SDEV Online Store to become a member today!

Want to make a Donation? Donations to SDEV can now be made online!!

Community Truck Survey:
Volunteer Training

JULY 29th, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Trinity St. Marks Church
9315 W. Fort St., Detroit MI 48209

Be a truck-watcher—Volunteer to observe trucks for at least 1 hour on residential streets! Come to our training to learn how to count trucks and sign up to volunteer.

WHY OBSERVE TRUCKS??
Residents of Southwest Detroit say diesel pollution and truck traffic are top concerns. Diesel emissions are harmful to our health. Collecting information can help to solve the problem

HOW WE CAN HELP:
With your help, we can identify streets that should be truck-free and advocate for better truck routes that have less of an impact on residential neighborhoods.

WANT TO KNOW MORE...?
Come to our truck survey training on July 29th!

Contact us to report a street of concern or to let us know that you'll be attending the training:
SDEVweb.info@gmail.com or (313) 842-1961

Download the flyer

Rouge Rescue Event a HUGE Success!!

06/07/2010

31 Volunteers came out last Saturday morning to help SDEV and FOTR (Friends of the rouge) clean up areas surrounding the Rouge River in Southwest Detroit.

Council Woman Brenda Jones even made an appearance and was very happy to see what SDEV, FOTR and our many volunteers had accomplished!

A big thanks to Brenda Jones, our Community Member Volunteers and our friends at Marathon and Marine Pollution Control!

To view more photos visit our facebook page

CBA & DRIC BILLS PASS IN THE HOUSE!

GREAT NEWS

To All Community Benefits Supporters--

Success! Today the Michigan House of Representatives passed a Bill that will require a Community Benefits Agreement if any new bridge will be built to Canada! Now on to the Senate. The CBA Bill (HB6128) was introduced by State Rep. Rashida Tlaib and was developed with input by the Community Benefits Coalition and Sugar Law Center. Legislation also passed allowing public-private partnerships for transportation projects (HB4961) like the Detroit River International Crossing. See Press Release below.

(To visit the Delray Community Benefits Coalition Website, visit http://delraycbc.org/)

A huge thank you to all who have traveled many days to Lansing to urge support for our community, Detroit, and Michigan!

PLEASE GIVE HUGE THANKS TO OUR DETROIT REPS WHO SUPPORTED US and stayed strong for Detroit

Rashida Tlaib !!! 517-373-0823

Coleman Young 877-YOUNG-04 517-373-1008

Gabe Leland 517-373-6990

Bert Johnson 888-DET-REP-5 517-373-0144

Bettie Scott 877-272-6885 517-373-1776

Shanelle Jackson 888-4-SHANELLE 571-373-1705

David Nathan 888-MY-REP-11 517-373-3815

SENATE NEXT: Look for the next message on calling Senators and going to Lansing in the coming days to urge their support and to stop delays on jobs and investments for Detroit.

Questions, contact: (313) 717-8223 or (734) 330-5851

Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: David Holtz

WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2010 313.300.4454

Citizens Urge Senate to Support New U.S.-Canada Bridge, Local Jobs

House praised for approving plan to build publicly owned crossing

LANSING, MI— A broad coalition of citizens and community leaders in Southwest Detroit today praised the House for approving a plan to build a new Detroit River International Crossing, or DRIC, that will create much-needed local Michigan jobs and bring new investments to southwest Detroit, Delray and surrounding communities.

The DRIC project is expected to create around 10,000 construction jobs, and many more additional ones through local investments and economic growth, as well as attract more than $1 billion in new investments to the community. The DRIC proposal now goes to the Senate for approval and citizens urged the Senate to follow the House in supporting it.

“Businesses, the community and working families across the board all agree: Building a second international bridge will create much needed Michigan jobs and provide a vital boost to our community that will benefit everyone, not just a few,” said Scott Brines, President of the Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition. “We applaud the Michigan House for listening to the people, not those with the money to buy votes. If it were not for the strong leadership of our state Rep. Rashida Tlaib we would not be where we are at today with this important victory. Now, the Senate must say ‘yes’ to the DRIC and ‘yes’ to Michigan jobs, and we urge them to seize this golden opportunity.”

House Bill 4961, which creates the public-private partnership for DRIC, passed 56-51. House Bill 6128, which authorizes agreements to provide community benefits, was also approved, 55-51. The Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition was the leading champion of HB6128.

The DRIC project passed the House Transportation Committee in April, and won wide support from small businesses, the Detroit Regional Chamber, working families, opinion leaders and local columnists, the government of Canada and the State of Michigan. The only major opposition has come from the owner of the privately owned Ambassador Bridge, who is fighting to protect his personal profits at the expense of the local community and Michigan jobs.

“Michigan citizens urge the Senate to support the DRIC without delay because Michigan jobs can’t wait,” said Debra Williams, a Delray property owner and longtime resident of Detroit representing the Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition. “All sides agree: The DRIC is the only U.S.-Canada bridge project that will create 10,000 jobs and invest in the Detroit area. Labor, businesses, community and faith leaders, and local families are united in supporting the DRIC and we urge the Senate to approve it without delay.”

SDEV in the Neighborhood

On 04/20/2010, SDEV cleaned up a large pile of illegally dumped tires located on a berm of a vacant lot North of W. Vernor Hwy & South of Pitt Street.

SDEV WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DINNER!

Pictures are now available via Facebook

Help Southwest Detroit and SDEV in our Spring Cleaning Efforts, Sign-up for a Clean-up or Beautification Event listed below!

As spring rolls around SDEV and friends will be organizing a number of Clean-up and Beautification Events throughout the Southwest Detroit area.

For more information, click on an event below

Clark Park Recycling Day

05/22/2010

8:00am-12:00pm

Contact marina_swdev@flash.net to sign up

Rouge Rescue / Keep Detroit Beautiful

06/05/2010

9:00am-1:00pm

Lunch Provided

T-shirts for the first 20 Volunteers to register!!

Contact krista_swdev@flash.net to sign up

Neighborhood Parks Clean up Event

06/12/2010

9:00am-1:00pm

Contact kathy_swdev@flash.net to sign up

SDEV Tire Sweep

06/22/2010-06/24/2010

9:00am-3:00pm

Click here for more information

Contact marina_swdev@flash.net to volunteer

Don't Wait! Sign-up Today!!

Detroit GreenWorks Solutions is offering free Green Economy Job Training Programs!!

If you live in Southwest Detroit and are any of the following,

* Unemployed * High School Drop Out * Returning Citizen * Veteran * Low-Income*

you may qualify!!

To download a flyer with more information click here, for the application click here.

For more information visit www.detroitgreenworkssolutions.org

SDEV has free Air Quality and Lead Poisoning Prevention magnets avialable!!

The magnets are a product of the Community Action for Renewing Environment (CARE) Project which focuses on Air Quality and Lead Issues. For more information on this project, click here.

click on magnet to enlarge

**If you would like to obtain free educational magnets, contact Sarah Lang at Sarah_swdev@flash.net or call 313.842.1961**

Interested in Learning more about the CARE Collaborative?

Our Environment and Health in Southwest Detroit & South Dearborn, a CARE Collaborative publication, is now available online!!

Have random household materials like CD's and corks that you do not know what to do with? Own a buisness that goes through lots of sample books? Want to donate materials that may be useless to you to help children develop creative thought through arts and crafts? Check out Arts & Scraps a local non-profit that recycles 28 tons of material and serves 275,000 children annually.

Want to know how YOU can help SDEV? Click here for different ways to donate and for volunteer opportunities.

Welcome

About SDEV

Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV) is a 501(c)(3)organization that works with residents, community organizations,agencies, businesses and industry to improve environmental conditions in Southwest Detroit. SDEV accomplishes this through community organizing, advocacy, education, and redevelopment efforts with a focus on issues related to air quality, abandoned buildings, illegal dumping, transportation, recycling, and land use. SDEV is funded through memberships, individual and corporate donations, and grants. To find out more about SDEV click the About SDEV tab.