Hamtramck has it's own women's co-working space
Sisters create women's coworking space in Hamtramck
When the pandemic hit sisters Aliyah, Laila, and Taqwa Mahdi wanted an all-women’s space to work. When they didn’t find one, they decided to create one. They opened The Social Loft in April 2021 as a place for women to come together to work, network, and even relax.
Aliyah Mahdi says The Social Loft was created as an all-in-one place for women to gather.
Laila Mahdi says many small business owners needed a quiet place to get their work done during the pandemic.
“That was difficult on a lot of people, a lot of mothers, wives, friends, whatever to be stuck in the house all the time, mentally, even so, we just really wanted to be able to create something during the pandemic where people felt like they had an outlet,” she says.
South Asian American Digital Archive hosts convening to celebrate history projects
The South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) is hosting a convening on October 8 in New York to bring three years of fellows together to share South Asian stories in America. The convening will gather fellows from three years of the archival creator fellowship program. Fellows recorded at least 10 oral histories each for the fellowship, in an effort to document South Asian history.
Nargis Rahman, publisher of the Saa Nastsa Newsletter was a 2020-2021 fellow who documented the stories of Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs from Metro Detroit who found ways to preserve culture and traditions. Check out her project here.
Southwest Detroit Restaurant Week returns after haitus
This week kicks off Southwest Detroit Restaurant Week, a 10-day celebration of Latin food from September 30-October 9.
During this time local restaurants will feature dishes that are not served throughout the year. The week-long event is to honor, celebrate and educate people about Latin food, and original co-founder Monica Echeverri Casarez, who passed away due to COVID-19. This event takes place during Hispanic Heritage Month. This year’s meals include some vegan, vegetarian and halal options at participating locations.