THE LOVE BUILDING

A home for social justice & creative community

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An architectural rendering of the LOVE Building, featuring a colorful elevator tower.

The LOVE Building is located at 4731 Grand River in the Core City neighborhood of Detroit. It is the home of Allied Media Projects, the Detroit Justice Center, Detroit Disability Power, the Detroit Community Technology Project, Detroit Narrative Agency, and Paradise Natural Foods.

Dessa Cosma rolls along with other rally-goers during the 2020 November Election. A sign attached to the back of her wheelchair reads “Count Every Vote” and (upside down) “Every Vote Counts”. Photo by Steve Neavling/Detroit Metro Times (2020).
"A Digital Steward outside a home installation preparing a cable with various colored wires sticking out." Photo by Eric Howard
Credit: Russell Stewart/ Description: A group of people listen to instructions for a project where they will shred their criminal records and make new paper from the pulp. This is from an event hosted at Talking Dolls Studios with our partners at the
Three generations of poets at the AMC2022 during the Closing Ceremony.
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Our mission

Amplify social justice organizing, nurture creativity, and provide  a community space that is inspiring, accessible, and responsive  

While the individual missions of the LOVE Building tenants vary, we share a vision of cultivating liberation, justice, and joy for all Detroiters.

The LOVE Building Logo can be interpreted as a vessel, portal, or spaceship. It is a place where one is held as they are transported and transformed.
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Fragrance-free Policy

Please help us maintain a space that is as scent-free as possible for members of our community who become sick when exposed to chemical fragrances.  If you are coming to work at the LOVE Building or to attend an event, please avoid using shampoo, cologne, detergent, fabric softener, etc. that is scented. Read more from Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha about why going scent-free is an act of love for disabled communities.

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The LOVE Building Logo can be interpreted as a vessel, portal, or spaceship. It is a place where one is held as they are transported and transformed.