Parker Village April

SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVE

TEAM ALEX & D2N SOULARDARITY ANNUAL MEETING

We’re gearing up for our #WeekendMarket, opening our farm operation to the public, and renovating. It’s been a busy couple of months!! Fun times coming! #STAYSAFEHIGHLANDPARK #HP4LIFE #HIGHLANDPARKSTRONGJuan Shannon

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Stop by our #community locations in Highland Park to pick up #parkervillagenews Lanette’s Shrimp House 13548 Woodward Avenue.

Crescent Beauty 14000 Woodward Avenue Cakes and Shakes 13806 Woodward Avenue, Highland Park Tire 13145 Woodward Avenue Oak Street Health 14507 Woodward Avenue Red Hots 12 Victor St. If you’re a Highland Park or Boston-Edison district business and would like to host physical copies of Parker Village News, reach out to us at ParkervillageHP@gmail.com, Put newsletter in the subject bar.

Parker Village Launches Small Business Initiative Parker Village officially announces our small business initiative. The program will provide an outlet for small businesses to have a source or an additional source to selling their products online via Parker Village’s online store. Various items will also be featured physically in the upcoming Parker Village Garden Cafe when it opens.

These featured items will be rotated monthly. The initiative targets Veterans, People of Color, Women and Highland Parker Owned products. Look for our revamped website soon at www.Parkervillagehp.com.

If you or someone you know fits into the 4 criteria ( woman, veteran, POC or Highland Parker) and you are interested in us supporting your business, reach out to us at ParkerVillageHP@gmail.com

TEAM ALEX & D2N WE’RE HIRING General Laborer​: Assist with ground maintenance, Farming, food deliveries and distribution of community newsletter.

• Part-time (12 hours per week to start) • $15.00 per hr.

• Must have Valid Driver’s License • Must be able to pass background check Chef/General Manager​: Prepare a variety of grilled foods and vegan dishes based on healthy living principles.

Plan and price menu items, order supplies and maintain records and accounts. Supervise food preparation staff.

• Part-time • Salary negotiable • Must have transportation • Must have a valid driver’s license Sales:​ • This is a commission based position to start.

Looking for a few good people to expand our monthly community newsletter.

Intern Editor: Interested in a student journalist or freelancer to work for extra credit by writing and editing on all things editorial, working on content-type expansions and any duties assigned by the Editor for our community newsletter.

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Submit resumes to: Monica Wilcox/Operations Manager MWilcox.

MTC@gmail.com Cheryl Sanford or HP Michigan Works 144 Manchester, HP. (313)826-0299

Parker Village had the great pleasure of hosting an extra volunteer day in April, organized by Team Alex, Karen & Scott Lewis, and Richard Keiden of D2n. A heartfelt Thank you goes out to all for helping to get Parker Village ready for our farming operations.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 26, 2021 Rodney Deas Paul Robeson Freedom School (347) 767-9932 RodneyDeas7@gmail.com

Avalon Village Unity Festival A Community-Led Movement To Create A Healthy, Safe, Sustainable Neighborhood theavalonvillage.org

Avalon Village, a community-led effort to create a healthy, safe, and sustainable neighborhood for Michigan’s Highland Park residents and Hip-Hop Pioneer Radio Rahim of Brooklyn, New York have teamed up to present a ‘Unity Festival’ Benefit Concert featuring local jazz talent and platinum recording artist, ‘DJ Grand Master D’ from Whodini starting at 4pm on May 30,2021.

Proceeds from the event to be held at ‘Jakobi Ra Park’ located at 24 Avalon Street in Highland Park will be used to continue the work of its Founder Mama Shu, to raise funds for lighting, security cameras, fencing and staff, and to launch in memory of her son Chinyelu that she recently loss to senseless gun violence; ‘Invincible Gardens’.

Avalon Village, born following the death of her 2-year-old son, Jakobi RA who was killed by a hit and run driver in 2007, has been the dream of Mama Shu who since losing Jakobi devoted her life to turning a city block of abandoned homes into a clean, safe, and beautiful healing space for the entire community.

Donors and Supporters since her journey began have included tv talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, and people from over 140 countries around the world. Together we have helped Mama Shu turn blight into beauty and her grief into a safe haven of joy for many. Now as she mourns yet another unbearable loss, Mama Shu needs our love and support and your help to continue the work of building the village.

Join us on May 30th or ‘be a part of the change we need to see in the world’ by sending your online donations to theavalonvillage.org

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Resilience Kit

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GET READY STAY READY HP COVID-19, economic disruptions, and utility outages have caused serious issues for HP households. HPC3 has partnered with Conscious Communities Cooperative to provide household resilience kits for Highland Parkers and emergency preparedness education. The kits will include shelf-stable food and a wide range of tools and resources you might need in an emergency. Use the link below to sign up and indicate your needs!

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JOIN THE SOULARDARITY RSVP at soulardarity.com/events ANNUAL JOIN at soulardarity.com/member MEETING!

https://www.soulardarity.com/q2_2021_membership_meeting_20210501

HP UTILITY JUSTICE FUND

SOLAR AND INSULATION FOR

WARM, SAFE HOMES

Soulardarity is offering one-time utility assistance of up to $400/household to support Highland Parkers impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis.

Programs from DTE and the State of MI have proven to be underfunded and inadequate. This fund is designed to help people sustain while we keep fighting for affordable, community-owned clean energy.

Apply at: tinyurl.com/HPC3assist Or call/text 313.349.1063

www.soulardarity.com With high bills, drafty homes, and power that goes out with every storm, Highland Parkers are looking for alternatives.

Soulardarity is planning a solar bulk purchase and home repair + weatherization for Highland Park homes.

CALL OR TEXT 313.349.1063 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR VISIT US AT WWW.SOULARDARITY.COM

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Much love, Soulardarity Staff & Board Questions? Please feel free to reach out to Jackson Koeppel, Executive Director (director@soulardarity.com) or Shimekia Nichols, Deputy Director (communications@soulardarity.com) *IF YOU ARE IN A RISK CATEGORY, PLEASE KEEP YOUR OWN SAFETY IN MIND IF OFFERING HELP*

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