The American Dual Narrative Series: Blue vs Red Divide in Detroit

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The American Dual Narrative Series: Blue/Red Divide in Detroit
*Private Departures Only*

Explore Michigan’s largest and most populous city in dual narrative, with two guides – one conservative and one liberal, and unpack controversial issues on both sides of the aisle.

1,995 USD*

For available tour dates click below or download the itinerary:

This tour is by private departure only.  Gather a group of friends, family, or community.  Prices start at 2 or more travelers.  The itinerary, included and excluded sections below are for one sample program.  We can offer that exact program or customize anything you can dream of!

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*Prices are per person and based on double occupancy. Single room supplements are available

“MEJDI Exclusive” Socially Conscious Experiences:
Talk with a local black historian about the rise and decline of industry in Detroit, the city’s rise as the center of the Black Power movement in the 1960s, the concept of “White Flight,” and the race riots of 1967.
Learn about the Detroit Historical Society’s Detroit 67: Looking Back to Move Forward Project, an ongoing effort to engage the Detroit community in meaningful commemoration of the tumultuous summer of 1967.
Ride the QLine and People Mover and explore Detroit’s RiverWalk, the first phase of the Detroit waterfront transformation project, and discuss the clean-up and regeneration of the Detroit River and waterfront and the gentrification of waterfront neighborhoods.
Unpack controversy over green space revitalization and explore whether it helps promote equitable planning or hinders racial reconciliation.
Meet with a representative from the Secretary of State Office, and hear about recent voter initiatives for underserved communities in and around the city.
Spend the morning volunteering with an urban farming initiative that empowers urban communities through agriculture to promote education, sustainability, and community.
Visit the Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society and hear stories of Michigan veterans and see equipment, weapons, uniforms, and other artifacts that contributed to the defense of freedom.
Learn to safely and responsibly handle a firearm at a range and training center and discuss perspectives surrounding firearm education and safety, hunter’s safety, personal protection, and the controversial issue of gun violence in the U.S. today.
Meet with an organization that strives to provide equal education opportunities for families across Detroit.
Sit down with a director at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), one of the largest and most impressive art collections in the country.
SAMPLE TRIP INCLUDES
3 nights’ accommodation at the following hotels or similar (double occupancy): Hotel Indigo Detroit Downtown
1 conservative guide for 4 days
1 liberal guide for 4 days
Private coach transportation on days 1 & 3
Public transportation on days 2 & 4
Group arrival airport transfer
Meals listed in the itinerary: 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners
Entrances, sites, and honorariums for speakers
US-based customer service representatives
TRIP INCLUDES
3 nights’ accommodation at the following hotels or similar (double occupancy): Hotel Indigo Detroit Downtown
1 conservative guide for 4 days
1 liberal guide for 4 days
Private coach transportation on days 1 & 3
Public transportation on days 2 & 4
Group arrival airport transfer
Meals listed in the itinerary: 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners
Entrances, sites, and honorariums for speakers
US-based customer service representatives
Per Person

$1,995

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SAMPLE TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE
International Airfare
Travel Insurance-HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Arrival & departure airport transfers
Single Supplement
Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
Gratuities
Anything not explicitly mentioned in the included section

All the trips we take are educational and geared towards cultural immersion, and that’s true of MEJDI. But none are so first hand and intentionally personal as the MEJDI tour guides are.

You come away hopeful because the tour guides can have such different backgrounds and experiences and opinions and still respect each other, And, they introduce you to groups that are working to spread that throughout the world.

Kim

Happy Customer
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