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⭐ Take your downward-facing dog to Yoga in the Parks this summer from June 1 to September 1 through the Detroit Parks Coalition.

⭐ NDN Collective‘s Community Action Grant Fund opened grants for Indigenous activists, communities, and Nations until October 31st or funds are expended. Applications due the first of each month.

⭐ The Michigan State Housing Development Authority to host free, fair housing trainings online with registration from May through August.

⭐ Explore the activities hosted by Ann Arbor’s Office for Sustainability for A2ZERO week from June 1 to 7 in celebration of climate action and community.

⭐ Celebrate Grace in Action’s new rain garden with a free native plant giveaway on June 5 from 6 to 7 p.m. at 1725 Lawndale Street.

⭐ Help beautify Clark Park on June 7 from 9 a.m. to noon with MiSide Community Impact Network and Motor City Grounds Crew.

⭐ Join a photoshoot for slow fashion lovers on June 7 at noon, location to be announced.

⭐ Participate in a focus group to inform regional climate action on June 11 at the City of Southfield Parks & Recreation from 5 to 7:30 p.m. RSVP to Renee V. Wallace, Renee@DoersEdge.com or 313-244-2404.

⭐ Learn how to sustainably manage garden pests on June 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. with Keep Growing Detroit at the Sylhet Farm.

⭐ Celebrate the energy-efficient practices of Detroit buildings at the Detroit Energy Challenge Awards Breakfast on June 12 from 8:30 to 11 a.m.

⭐ Join Michigan United for Juneteenth: Week of Resistance, a week-long series of events from June 13 to 21 for a summit, buycott, and cookout.

⭐ Bothered by dust in your community? Learn how to manage dust in an online webinar June 17 at 10 a.m. hosted by city and state environmental regulators.

⭐ Clear the Air will host a Cumulative Impacts Bus Tour on June 18 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. RSVP here by June 10. Space is limited to 50 participants.

⭐ The Eastside Community Network will host a mayoral debate on June 21 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Stoudamire Wellness Hub.

⭐ Essay’d seeks submissions for their inaugural Feature Writing Award: a $1500 stipend to support an article about Detroit’s art history or contemporary scene. Due by June 25.

⭐ Bring your work-in-progress to a crochet and knitting circle on June 28th from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

⭐ Communities looking to transform vacant land into greenspace can apply to the 2025 Michigan Urban Conservation and Community Grant Program, due by July 18.

⭐ Detroit’s mayoral candidates to talk all things parks and public spaces on July 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Palmer Park. Register here for the panel moderated by Bridge Detroit.

⭐ The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy wants your recommendations for the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park Interpretive Theme. Complete the survey here.

⭐Wayne County is looking for people diagnosed with asthma who may be interested in participating in their Air Quality Mobile Monitor Project.

⭐Join the Green Door Initiative’s Detroit Air Quality Advocacy Academy to gain knowledge on environmental justice, air pollution, and advocacy.

⭐ Get involved in the Detroit literary scene through Elijah Sparkman’s comprehensive events calendar.  

⭐ Explore cinema in Detroit with the Weekly Watchlist, a roundup of local screenings to your email.