Nearly all member cities are in Europe, but the US has begun to follow suit, with programs in Las Vegas, Ithaca, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. Laura Kraftowitz is the co-founder of City of Asylum/Detroit. In the following interview, she shares insight into the experiences of establishing this kind of program here in our city...

A conversation with Laura Kraftowitz, Founding Executive Director of City of Asylum/Detroit

June 15, 2026

We just celebrated Earth Day, and we’ve been observing environmentalists and sustainability efforts throughout Detroit. In celebration, Theresa Landrum, Ricky Blanding, and Ian Solomon shared with us their ongoing contributions to the city’s eco movements with US in mind...

Saybin Samone Roberson and Catie Goins

April 28, 2026

Isabelle Weiss is the founder and director of the I.M. Weiss Gallery, a Detroit-based exhibition space dedicated to representing artists whose work stands at the forefront of contemporary craft and design. Her education in the History of Art and Linguistics from the University of Michigan paired with an appraisal accreditation from International Society of Appraisers has equipped her as a crucial figure within Detroit’s creative community. This weekend she will be debuting her newest project, Art in Action...

An interview with Isabelle Weiss

March 4, 2026

Created after the March for Our Lives Protest in 2018, Detroit Area Youth Uniting Michigan (DAYUM) empowers young people to take control of social change by training them in political activism and leadership...

Leslie Cieplechowicz

June 26, 2025

Alvarez is the Communications Director of the Detroit Disability Power (DDP) whose mission is to build the political power of the disability community and end disparities in employment, education, healthcare, housing, and transportation...

Leslie Cieplechowicz

February 27, 2025

“We work to nourish, protect, connect, and cultivate the ecosystem of media for liberation of specific groups,” says Toni Moceri, the Executive Director of Allied Media Projects. AMP strives to “make the radical practical by providing highly specialized and politically competent administrative and project support to cutting edge Queer, Trans and BIPOC media makers who are working towards liberation”...

Leslie Cieplechowicz

January 27, 2025