Detroit Community Podcast Lab Listening Party

777 Woodward Avenue,Detroit MI 48226

25 April, 2022

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The Detroit Community Podcast Lab Listening Party! Hear eight of Detroit’s newest storytellers capture the untold stories from the city. WDET, Central Michigan University, and Futuro Media invite you to the Detroit Community Podcast Lab Listening Party! Come join us to hear eight of Detroit’s newest storytellers. The event will be on Monday, April 25th, 2022 at 6:30pm at the Central Michigan University’s Detroit Office, 777 Woodward Ave., Suite 160, Detroit, MI. RSVP by Wednesday, 4/20. For the past four months, Nezaa Bandele, Bryce Detroit, Saundra Little, Arlyssa Heard, Eladio Niño, Catalina Rios, David Rudolph, and Reda Taleb have immersed themselves in the Detroit Community Podcast Lab to learn how to tell their stories through podcasting. Come hear their stories and how they put it all together. The Futuro Media Community Podcast Lab trains emerging journalists to capture, produce and broadcast the untold stories of the BIPOC community. The Podcast Lab’s experienced professionals train community storytellers, who do not have access to hands-on training, the techniques to take ideas and passions and turn them into concise and compelling stories. Futuro’s Community Podcast Lab stands apart from other incubators in the depth of tutorials, information and skills acquired, duration of the course, and the engagement of dedicated personnel and community organizations. Featuring the Detroit Community Lab Participants Nezaa Bandele is a poet, artist, and community chef, working to build a healthier Detroit through her cooking. Born in Jamaica, moved to Canada, and now living in Detroit, Momma Nezaa fuses different cultures and is excited to share her work and thoughts about food justice, health, and wellness through her podcast. Bryce Detroit is a performing artist, community organizer, and record producer. His Entertainment Justice work focuses on racial, economic, social, and environmental justice. Bryce is looking to the Podcast Lab as a new vehicle to broadcast his ideas to his audiences. Arlyssa Heard is an education justice organizer at 482 Forward. She can’t wait to get behind the microphone at the Podcast Lab as an opportunity to work with students and parents to build a new vehicle to broadcast creative, engaging and impactful stories and voices for change. Saundra Little is an architect at Quinn Evans. Her work focuses on the revitalization of the urban buildings and public spaces to renew and lift up vulnerable communities. Her podcast will focus on the role and design that Black women architects play in the revitalization of American cities. Eladio Niño is a Youth Specialist at the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation in Southwest Detroit. He works with returning citizens, drawing from his 17 years as an incarcerated person. He looks forward to creating podcasts about real stories from his community. Catalina Rios is a poet, author, and organizer who works for We the People Michigan. She looks forward to developing podcasts to highlight the work of artists who are uplifting their community through their creativity. David Rudolph lives on the West Side of Detroit and has been in the public relations business for 27 years. He’s excited to dive into the Podcast Lab to speak for himself (not others) about the homeless recovery and mental health issues that many Black men in Detroit face. Reda Taleb is a decarceration and healing justice advocate. She was born to Lebanese Muslim parents and focuses her work on Muslim women impacted by incarceration. Her podcasts will work to combat Islamophobia. We hope you can join us! Appetizers and drinks provided. ***Futuro Media recognizes that COVID-19 continues to pose a threat to the public. Our goal is to create a space where all attendees, including seniors, the immunocompromised, and/or individuals with disabilities, feel safe and respected. Therefore, regardless of vaccination status, all attendees will be requested to wear a mask. Thank you in advance for your support and for adhering to our protocols. Disclaimer: By attending, you acknowledge to voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 or any other illness and release Futuro Media from any and all liability for any injury or illness that may arise from or be in any way related to this event. This event is subject to all local and state public health rules and guidelines.