Mapping Your Local Environment

Detroit Documenters

An introductory workshop on using GIS to map environmental justice concerns

TechTown

Mapping Your Local Environment (MYLE) is an introductory workshop that addresses inequitable data representation by training participants in GIS to map local environmental justice concerns. Local journalists, accompanied by environmental justice organizers and other interested community members, will learn to identify and challenge biases by developing critical skills to find, analyze and present relevant local data, combining qualitative and quantitative insights to build powerful narratives. This workshop is presented by <a href="https://outliermedia.org/detroit-documenters/" title="https://outliermedia.org/detroit-documenters/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Detroit Documenters</a>, <a href="https://planetdetroit.org/" title="https://planetdetroit.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Planet Detroit</a>, and <a href="https://detroitdata.org/" title="https://detroitdata.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Detroit Data</a> in partnership with <a href="https://www.rootedfutureslab.io/" title="https://www.rootedfutureslab.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rooted Futures Lab</a> and Urban Data Response. Agenda:10-11 a.m. - Networking and Remarks11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. - Workshop (including a lunch break) Lunch and beverages will be provided. Please bring a laptop and charger. If you are unable to bring a device, let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you. Parking:Bike parking is available in the TechTown lobby. You can park your vehicle for free in the lot on the northeast corner of Cass Ave. and Amsterdam St., one block from TechTown. <a href="https://outliermedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TT-I2C_Guest_Parking-Transit_Map.pdf" title="https://outliermedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TT-I2C_Guest_Parking-Transit_Map.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">View the map</a>.We’ll be meeting in a conference room on the first floor. Someone will be just inside the lobby to greet you.Please arrive by 10:30 a.m. If you’re running late or have trouble finding us, text Noah at 415-336-8758.

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