Brick by brick, project by project, Detroit is being quietly rejuvenated by a movement funded by strangers helping residents launch unique ideas to improve overlooked areas of the city.
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The Detroit News. In the past three-and-a-half years, 240 Kickstarter projects have been successfully funded in Detroit. Take a look at how the city is changing. (via kickstarter)
If this ends up resulting in real, lasting, positive growth for Detroit, I’ll be thrilled. And I love that people are taking control of their own destiny and using Kickstarter to make it happen.
As Dave Ramsey is fond of saying, “Don’t wait on a government program to fix your life.”
As Ghandi said, “Be the change you want to see.”
As Chewbacca said, “Raaaawwwwrrrrrw! Raar.”
(via emergentfutures)
