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Charles PughColeman A. Young Municipal Center

2 Woodward Avenue Suite 1340T: (313) 224-4510 F: (313) 224-0230

E: councilpresidentpugh@detroitmi.govW:www.detroitmi.gov

City of Detroit

Step Up or Shut Up!Step Up or Shut Up!

Improve your neighborhood

Get invovled

Have an impact on your

community

Set Policy

Make Change

Be Heard

PUGH

YOU&

Decide to run

Be able to articulate why you want to

run and how to improve your

constituency

Beef up your community involvementresume by getting involved in your

neighborhood

Form a committee and platform

Raise money with a fundraising

committee

Know how many votes you need to

win

Get endorsed

Knock on doors

Determine how to address your LGBT

orientation during campaign

Find common ground and focus on

issues like safety, jobs, economy, etc.

For further information, check out:

How to Run for Office

http://www.publius.org

http://www.victoryfund.org

http://www.mi.gov/sos

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Attend a Citizens District Councilmeeting. To find the closest districtto your neighborhood, contact

313.224.6350

VOTE EVERY ELECTION !Get to know your public officials and what theirroles and responsibilities are.

Participate in public comment sections at formalCity Council and Committee Meetings.

ORGANIZE A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH !Get active in your block club or start a

neighborhood association.Join a Citizens Radio Patrol in your neighborhood

or start a new one contact Community AccessCenters at: 313.224.3450

HELP REDUCE CRIME!Illuminate your neighborhood turn on porch

lights.

Know your neighbors and

start a neighborhood watch.

Walk and drive around your

neighborhood weekly.

Report crimes anonymously

contact Crime Stoppers at:

1.800.SPEAK UP

(773.2587)

KEEP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN !Plan a neighborhood cleanup that coincides with

scheduled bulk trash days.

Partner with Motor City Blight Busters,313.255.4355

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

Detroit Food Policy Council

Homeless Task Force

Detroit Public Schools-Preservation Team

Environmental Justice Task Force

Public Arts Committee

Recreation (Centers)Task Force

Urban AgricultureGroup

Michigan Department ofTransportation

Keep Detroit Beautiful Task Force

How to find a rewarding board position

Choose social causes you are most passionateabout.Explore your passion for a particular cause.Ask yourself:

Is the work of the organizationinteresting to me?Could I imagine making the organization

one of my leading philanthropies, with thetime, energy, and other personal resourcesI am willing to devote to it?How willing would I be to introduce

others to the work of the organization?

Determine which opportunities are best byasking yourself:

Are my goals the same as those of thisorganization and its board?Can I contribute skills, experience, or

expertise that will increase the impact ofthe organization and help it advance itsmission?Am I required to give/raise money for

this board and can/will I do that?

If you think you can do a better job than thepeople who represent you, challenge yourself with

the responsibilities to handle local issues by joininga committee or running for office.

-Council President, Charles Pugh

Committees

you can join

to help out!

You can find a list of more boardsand commissions to join at:

www.detroitmi.gov

http://www.detroitmi.gov/http://www.detroitmi.gov/