An Intergenerational Vision for Beloved Community

"It's the education that goes with wanting to be safe. And if you talk to young people, they get it. They understand the police don't make us safe. The cameras don't make us safe. We make us safe." Myrtle Thompson Curtis, Feedom Freedom Growers --- Myrtle Thompson Curtis is the founder of Feedom Freedom Growers. She is a mother, grandmother, visionary organizer and thinker on the east side of Detroit. Myrtle is a life-long Detroiter , urban farmer and member of the James and Grace Lee Boggs Center. Curtis Renee is an aspiring healer and chef, a reiki practitioner, and a lifelong Nonviolence (positive peace) activist from Detroit, Michigan. Curtis' Social Justice passions encompass Black liberation, Black & Palestinian solidarity, feminism, and queer activism.   Mama Myrtle and Curtis join Freedom Dreams to describe their vision for safety and beloved community in Detroit and why programs like Project Greenlight and ShotSpotter are not part of that vision. Curtis was featured in season 1 of Freedom Dreams in the episode, How Can We Heal and Reimagine Safe Communities?--- Each day at the Detroit Justice Center our team fights to reunite families, lift barriers to employment and housing, and strengthen communities by supporting small businesses and land trusts. We’re building a more equitable and just Detroit, and we need your help. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To support our work click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freedom Dreams Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freedom Dreams IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freedom Dreams Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Detroit Justice Center⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Detroit Justice Center IG⁠