AVALON VILLAGE – From Blight to Beauty
A project in Detroit, MI by Shu000days
:
00hours
:
00minutes
Funding Successful
$243,691
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 23 @ 06:30 -0400 GMT
100%
of goal
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
Now you can share!
Help your backers reach your daily goals and help others see how you're doing. It's easy, with Kicktraq Mini.Here are a few quick snippits of code you can use to embed your personalized widget on your website, in your blog, and even on your favorite forum.
HTML for websites & blogs
Copy HTMLBBCode for forums
Copy BBCodeReddit code for... well, Reddit
Copy Reddit CodeSpecial Note: Kickstarter recently disabled remote embedding for images on project pages, so embedding code doesn't work on project pages (yet) - just everywhere else.
You can read more about it here.
Latest News
We did it! 
June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Villagers, We just crossed the goal line, and our project will be funded! We’re excited beyond words right now here at the village, but we just wanted to let you know we made it together. There’s still a few hours left in the campaign, so if... (Read More)
It All Comes Down to This.
June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Villagers, Today is the final day of our campaign. Think of it as a football game. Our team is just inside the 20-yard line with one down to go. There’s no field goals, just epic final second touchdowns. You’ve carried us across the field... (Read More)
LIVE from the Village
June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Villagers, You are cordially invited to take a tour of Avalon Village with Mama Shu on FBLive, the free video streaming app on Facebook! Get an inside look at the story behind the village, view the construction site, and ask questions in the... (Read More)
We're going to rock the Internet this Tuesday!
June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Villagers and supporters everywhere, This Tuesday, we are going to rock the Internet to tell the world about Avalon Village. Over the last three weeks, tens of thousands of people have gotten a glimpse of the magic and promise of Avalon – and... (Read More)
Yes. SHU. Can.
June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Click to share this image on Facebook! Detroit is rallying behind Shu. Today, the popular local news blog Daily Detroit had this to say about her: She believes the responsibility of our communities rests with each of us. The determination in her... (Read More)
The Best Kind of Revolution
June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Alex and Shu Villagers, Every now and then, two people meet who are just destined to collaborate. That's what happened with Shu and Alex Ebert, the Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and frontman of the popular indie-folk group Edward Sharpe... (Read More)
An Anthem for the Village
June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Villagers and supporters worldwide, We are excited to announce today the launch of AVALON, a hip-hop anthem for the village! Created by our own internationally-acclaimed hometown artist Supa Emcee, we're releasing this new original track to you, our... (Read More)
The COUNTDOWN Begins…
June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Villagers, Can you believe how far we've come? Less than three weeks ago, we began a campaign to do something unbelievable in Detroit: build a sustainable eco-village in the heart of one of the most blighted and abandoned neighborhoods in the... (Read More)
The Goddess Marketplace
June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Women are the economic backbone of my community. Think about it: we don’t just keep up the house and take care of the children. We get jobs – or we make them ourselves – in this tough urban economy. Sometimes it feels like an impossible task,... (Read More)
It Takes a Village to Raise a Chin
June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
My son Chin is 19 years old. His full name Chinyelu means ‘Invincible Warrior’ in the African Swahili language. Like most 19 year-olds, he really believes it too! Nine years ago he was walking across a street near my home with his younger... (Read More)
Lighting Up Our Lives
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Villagers, last week we had a special visitor at the village: Charlie Leduff from Fox 2 Detroit came out and spent hours with our crew on Avalon Street. We had a blast, and everyone opened up about our shared vision and why we're building this... (Read More)
Shu and Alex, LIVE from SoHo!
June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Villagers, Holy moly, we've come a long way from Avalon Street. This morning, Mama Shu and our buddy Alex Ebert (aka Edward Sharpe) are in the headquarters of NowThis News in Soho, Manhattan talking LIVE about the village and more! TUNE IN here... (Read More)
The Story of My House
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
My house on Avalon Street is where I create magic and serve the people. You might not even notice it, but it sits just a few steps off of Woodward Avenue – the first paved roadway in the world. This year marks the 100th anniversary of that... (Read More)
Getting. It. Done.
June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Shu is a 'get it done' kind of woman. She surrounds herself with people that spread her positive love around the community. When Detroit shut off the water to its poorest residents, Shu volunteered with the Detroit Water Brigade to deliver... (Read More)
The Village, On Tour!
June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Villagers, We're excited to announce that two of our creators are taking the story of Avalon Village on the road to New York City and Los Angeles! We want to share what we're doing and also bring together others who share our vision of... (Read More)
$50,000. 291 donors. 1 week.
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Holy moly! Can you believe it? In just one week, we've raised over $50,000 from 291 donors to build the village. You can imagine the look on the faces of the builders here when I told them that. They're already hard at work prepping for the work your... (Read More)
A word from Mama Shu
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
This campaign is about so much more than raising money. This is about raising our spirits and uplifting the hopes of all our neighbors. Here in Highland Park, we might not have everything that more affluent neighborhoods have, but we still have many... (Read More)
How we eat at Avalon Village
May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Villagers, We are so wowed by the support you've shown us today, Internet. Back here in the village, we've already started laying the groundwork for the renovations your donations will enable. We're putting Detroiters to work gutting the abandoned... (Read More)
If you have additional news that doesn't appear here, shoot us a link!