Events and Projects

Many new sustainable transportation sites added in this editions. January 15th, 2006 Launched the online Detroit Green Map Version 1.1

Our first edition with many sites including green building related sites December 20th, 2004 Launched the online Detroit Green Map Version 1.0

November 20th, 2004 Outside IN: Green Building Landscapes

Successful event held at Marygrove College. March 27th, 2004 Green Building For Urban Living

Deanne Bednar [and others] presented the years accomplishments by sharing the power point presentation and having a discussion. December 6, 2003 Media Presentation to Adamah Network

Twelve artists, designers, architects or organizations have come together to share visions of a sustainable relationship with the environment. The large, canvas Detroit Green Map was again displayed on the floor along with examples of Green Maps from all over the world. Gallery visitors were invited to nominate sites directly onto the map. November 7 - December 11, 2003 Exhibition: Thinking Green, Visualizing Sustainable Living. The Gallery at Marygrove College Department of Art.

Facilitated by Vibeke Schroder and assisted by Nicole Stephan, this workshop took place in collaboration with the Franklin Wright Settlement, a community center on the East Side of Detroit. The youth participants first brainstormed around the concepts of green and mapping. Keeping the concepts in mind, the youth then explored and photographed the surrounding area and made note of important sites. The youth then created a large Green Map collage using drawing, photographs and Green Map icons. To cap the end of the project, participants applied their new passion and planted trees and shrubs at the community center. Multiple color copies of the map were created for the center, and the project will be featured in the upcoming Franklin Wright Settlement newsletter. October 21, 28, 30, 2003 Community Green Map Workshop #2

The Detroit Green Map team presented to the conference along with the Traverse Bay Bioregional Green Map. The power-point presentation, prepared by Vibeke Schroder, included a summary and photos of the years work, along with example Green Map sites in Detroit. A Green Map start-up kit was prepared by Nick Kothari that encouraged conference attendees to start their own map projects. This will be soon used by the international Green Map system. October 20, 2003 Great Lakes Bioneers Conference.

The Upside Down Culture Collective hosted a Community Harvest Celebration at the Cass Co-op garden (a local health food store). The interactive canvas map was again laid out, enticing participants to nominate sites directly on the map. September 6, 2003 Community Harvest Celebration

Vibeke Schroder interviews Cecilie Hagested in Copenhagen, the project manager for the Copenhagen EcoMap. Several EcoMap sites were also visited and documented. September 5, 2003 Copenhagen Green Map Assessment

The participants of the workshop were diverse youth volunteers (from Detroit as well as the suburbs), working together on a housing remodel that will become a emergency shelter and a green building. The workshop, facilitated by Greg Vendena and assisted by Vibeke Schroder, began by discussing the concept of green and by exploring vacant lots around the area. The youth then divided in teams and explored sections of the neighborhood, creating draft maps. The teams then compiled the results on one large map of the neighborhood. Detroit Summer is interested in supporting additional youth Green Maps. July 14, 15, 2003 Community Green Map Workshop #1

The EARTH WALK, organized by Dante Espinoza, was a 7 mile walk across vacant spaces that were revealed to be beautiful green spaces full of landmark-sized trees, herbal medicine, and wildlife. The walk included several locations that could become greenmap sites and ended at the Detroit ECO-FAIR. At the ECO-Fair, Greenmappers Nick Kothari and Chris Pomodoro unveiled a huge interactive canvas map of Detroit, inviting fair attendants to nominate potential sites right on the map! This same map has made its way to several events. The EARTH WALK was the first fundraiser and event for the Detroit Green Map. June 7, 2003 Earth Walk Detroit / Eco-Fair

A wall-sized map and site nomination forms were installed at the Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership, host organization for the Adamah Network. The maps presence allows for the numerous environmental and social justice individuals and groups that use the Boggs center to directly nominate sites in Detroit. February, 2003 Boggs Center Nomination map

In addition to the Detroit-based community maps, metro area students at Upland Hills School and Amerris School have also created maps. Other Youth Green Maps

A Green Map Development Team meets regularly. Wendy Brower, Founder and Director of the Green Map System in New York City, has met with our Team several times in Detroit. Nick Kothari has also visited Wendy at her New York GMS office. The Traverse Bay Bioregional Green Map: co-presented at the Great Lakes Bioneers Conference, and continue to communicate and collaborate. The doors remain open with Detroit Summer organization and the Franklin Wright Settlement community center. Meetings and Affiliations

- Detroit Green Map flier, by Nick Kothari - Earth Walk and Eco-Fair fliers and posters, by Greg Vendena - PowerPoint Slide show, by Vibeke Schroder - Startup Kit, by Nick Kothari - Interactive Floor Map, by Nick Kothari and Christian Pomodoro - Detroit Green Map interactive wall map - A display collection of a numerous printed Green Maps from around the world. Informational Media and Displays

- Grant from the State of Michigan. This $6000 grant supports the creation of the Green Building Component of the On-lin Detroit Area Green Map, two mini conferences to bring together stakeholders, experts and organizations involved in local Green Building, and media publicity of the final on-line product. - Donations from the Detroit Green Walk - In-Kind Donations from the Green Map Development team: Development of above media presentations, handouts and displays. - Application for Grants: list grants we have applied for. Grants and Funding