DETROIT – Monday, Mayor-Elect Mary Sheffield continues to build the most open, people-powered transition in Detroit’s history by bringing Detroiters together at the Marygrove Conservancy for an in-person community engagement event focused on shaping the city’s future. The “Organizing to Rise Higher” event is engaging Detroiters through a hands-on working session designed to uplift community voices and ensure residents play an active role in informing the administration’s early priorities.
The event provides residents with an opportunity to learn more about the Mayor-elect’s priorities and share their ideas and visions for Detroit’s future. Feedback from the event will shape the Transition Action Plan and the administration’s 100-day agenda. “This transition is about listening, learning and building together,” said Mayor-Elect Mary Sheffield. “Detroiters deserve to see their own priorities reflected in their government and today’s conversation again showed how powerful our community is when we come together.” This event brought Detroiters together to:
● Hear directly from the Mayor-Elect as she prepares to take office
● Share their ideas, concerns, and hopes for Detroit’s future.
● Participate in a collaborative session to help shape the Administration’s 100-Day Action Plan
● Add their voice to key policy priorities emerging from Detroit residents across all seven Council districts Mayor-Elect Sheffield is committed to building an administration shaped with Detroiters — not for them.
These perspectives will help define early policy actions and ensure our collective momentum continues through inauguration and beyond. Beginning in early 2026, Rise Higher Detroit will also launch a citywide community survey and a series of larger community engagement events to reach thousands of Detroiters across the city.
In the meantime, residents who were not able to attend the “Organizing to Rise Higher” event can share their ideas virtually by visiting the “Your Voice, Your Ideas” page on the Rise Higher Detroit website. Detroiters interested in learning about open positions can do so by visiting “Job Opportunities.
