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Air Quality Awareness Week 2024 May 6-10

Published on April 23, 2024

Air Quality Awareness Week

Schedule of Events

May 2nd: Clear the Air Press Conference

Help us launch Clear the Air, a new coalition fighting for the right to breathe clean air.

  • Thursday, May 2nd at 10 a.m.
  • 4401 Conner St. Detroit MI 48215

May 6th: Cumulative Impact Tour*

*For media and elected officials only

  • Monday, May 6th; 9 a.m. Breakfast & Presentation, 10 a.m. Bus Tour of Southwest Detroit

May 7th: Pollution Has No Boundaries: Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Register for the event here: https://ecocenter.salsalabs.org/PollutionhasNoBoundariesFilmScreeningPanelregistration 

  • Tuesday, May 7th 1–3 p.m.
  • Kemeny Recreation Center, 2260 S. Fort St. Detroit, MI 48217

May 7th: Green Door Initiative Air Quality Workshop

Register for the event here: https://ecocenter.salsalabs.org/greendoorinitiativeairqualityworkshop

  • Tuesday, May 7th: 5:30–7 p.m.
  • St Suzanne Cody Rouge Community Resource Center, 19321 W. Chicago Detroit MI 48228

May 8th: Unbreathable: The Fight for Healthy Air Film Screening

  • Wednesday, May 8th: 5:30 p.m. (also available online)
  • Eastside Community Network, 4401 Conner St, Detroit, MI 48215
  • In person registration: bit.ly/ECAC-Meeting
  • Virtual registration: bit.ly/ECAC-Zoom 

May 9th: Tree Planting at The Greening of Detroit

  • Thursday, May 9th: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • 13000 W McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48235

May 10th: DIY Air Filter Workshop

Concerned about air quality in your home? Worried about wildfire smoke this summer? Come learn how to make your own air purifier (cleaner) with a box fan.

Register for the event here: https://forms.gle/ncrLsTpBQPJSq5d27

  • Friday, May 10th, 9–11 a.m.
  • Detroit Hispanic Development Corp (DHDC), 1211 Trumbull St. Detroit 48216

May 11th: Tree Planting at The Greening of Detroit

  • Saturday, May 11th, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • 13000 W McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48235

May 18th: Sidewalk Detroit Art Installation Reveal 

Celebrate the installation opening of “New Forest, Ancient Thrones” by Sidewalk Detroit’s artist-in-residence Jordan Weber. Register for the event HERE.

  • Saturday, May 18th, 2–5 p.m.
  • Canfield Consortium Art Park in East Canfield Village, 4405 Lemay St., Detroit