Brooks J. Young, Executive Director of Touching Heart will join Break The Cycle, Inc and Big Sis & Company as a guest panelist for the Hearts Beat…Love Doesn’t Youth Summit. . The summit will be moderated by writer & educator, Nina Brewton. D.R.E.A.M. Life has invited over 100 youth to attend the event at the University of District Columbia on Monday, October 3rd.

The Reading and Rhythm on the Riverfront (R3) program is designed to promote literacy throughout Southeastern Michigan, as well as to draw children and their families to the beautiful and re-energized Detroit Riverfront. Program highlights include a healthy treat for the children, a reading session with a local celebrity reader, ride on the Cullen Family Carousel, free books from the Detroit Public Library’s Library on Wheels, arts & crafts, and much more! We would love to schedule a date/time for the children from The Skillman Foundation to join us for this exciting program.

Transportation will be provided.

See flyer: R3 Basic Information Flyer

For more information, please contact:
Bianca Williams
Programs & Community Outreach Coordinator
Detroit RiverFront Conservancy l 600 Renaissance Center, Suite 1720 l Detroit, MI 48243-1802
P 313.566.8234 l F 313.567.3457 l E bianca.williams@detroitriverfront.org

Asian American Journalists Association will host a Media Access Workshop on Friday, August 12, 2011.

DEADLINE TO RSVP IS FRIDAY, JULY 22

PRESENTERS: ALICIA STEWART, MANAGING EDITOR, CNN; WALTER MIDDLEBROOK, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR, THE DETROIT NEWS; LUIS CLEMENT, SENIOR EDITOR FOR DIVERSITY, NPR; NIRAJ WARIKOO, RELIGION REPORTER, THE DETROIT FREE PRESS; ORALANDAR BRAND-WILLIAMS, RELIGION REPORTER, THE DETROIT NEWS; TERESA MASK, EDITOR, PATCH.COM TOM HUANG, SUNDAY & ENTERPRISE EDITOR, DALLAS MORNING NEWS

AAJA will present a session for local community organizations to learn how to pitch their stories to the media and how to get their news covered. Meet with local and national journalists in print, broadcast and online media. How do these reporters, editors and producers choose stories to cover? What’s a pitch, and what should go into one? How do you pitch a local story to national media? How can you help journalists gain access to and understand diverse communities? Learn from these journalists and hear first-hand how they make their news decisions. The workshop will include a one-hour panel discussion involving several journalists from Detroit and across the country. The session will wrap up with a final Q&A.

Register: http://mediaaccess11.eventbrite.com/