Pages
- Case Studies
- Contact
- Data & Taxes
- Department Highlights
- Departments & Oversight
- Downloads
- Elections & Voting
- Foundational Laws
- Group Activities
- History Of The Citizen Manual
- Home
- Informed Action
- Resources
- Sitemap
- The Citizen Manual
- What Is The Citizen Manual?
Posts by category
- Category: Case Studies
- Category: Department Highlights
- Category: Departments & Oversight
- Category: Foundational Laws
- Category: Group Activities
- Category: Informed Action
- Category: Other Resources
Modules
- How does local government in Detroit serve us?
- How can we influence the city of Detroit to best serve our neighborhoods?
- What is the history of civic engagement in Detroit?
Lessons
- Accountability
- Collecting & Spending Money
- State & Federal Government
- Responsibilites
- Changing Local Policies
- Building Support
- Government Plus...
- Staying Informed
- Envisioning Community
- Detroit's Civic Engagement Today
- Youth Leadership
- Leadership in Detroit
- The Labor & Civil Rights Movements in Detroit
- History of Civic Engagement in Detroit
Reflections
- Run For Office
- Who Are Your People?
- Business In Your Neighborhood
- Robert's Rules of Order
- Evaluate Your Neighborhood
- Citizenship & Elections
- City Spending
- Schedule
- Draw A Map Of Your Neighborhood
- Why Is Voting Important?
- Design A Protest Sign
- Detroit Stories
- Beyond The Speech
- Influence of the past on the present
Activities
- Coalition Building Activity
- Police Board Game
- Sign A Petition!
- A Block Club Makes a Difference Combating Blight
- Research & Identify Key Decision-Makers
- Grosse Pointe’s Plan to Store Garbage Trucks in Detroit
- Detroit Policy Conference Research
- Facilitated Discussion
- The Detroit Land Bank
- Map Your Streets
- Research Race!
- The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- Take your district managers on a tour of your neighborhood!
- Priority Dot Board Exercise
- Youth Murders in Detroit
- Join the Documenters!
- 5 P’s of Political Speech
- The Detroit Incinerator
- Open Checkbook
- City Budget Exercise
- City Bankruptcy
- Find Your Representatives
- Levels of Government
- Store Liquor Licenses
- Download the Improve Detroit App
- Devil's Night
- Register To Vote
- Categorize the Engagement
- Community Patrol Helps Create a State Law
- Join A Community Group
- Give One, Get One
- The Northern High School Walkout
- Four Corners Debate
- Detroit City Council by District
- Scavenger Hunt
- Image Analysis
- UAW and NAACP in the 1940’s
- Interview & Essay
- Article Analysis
- Battling Hunger in Detroit
- Primary Source Analysis
Resources
- Data Collection
- Property Taxes
- The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- Millages
- The Law Department
- The Department of Neighborhoods (DON)
- Elected Officials
- Boards, Authorities, and Commissions
- City Departments
- Emergency Management
- Uniform Budgeting and Accounting
- Dillon's Rule & Home Rule
- Detroit City Charter
- Department of Public Works (DPW)
- Department of Water, Sewerage, and Drainage (DWSD)
- Media Services Department
- Department Of Elections
- Office of the CFO (OFCFO)
- Housing and Revitalization Department (HRD)
- Detroit Police Department (DPD)
- Department of Civil Rights & Human Rights Commission
- Youth Services Department
- Parks and Rec Department
- Human Resources Department
- Health Department