FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 17, 2015

MEDIA CONTACT
Anita Gallagher, Office of the Mayor, anita.gallagher@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-5166

Mayor Marilyn Strickland to Lead Discussion on Race and Immigration at Tacoma Summit

Tacoma, Wash. – In partnership with Life Center, Mayor Marilyn Strickland will lead a discussion on race and immigration at the Tacoma Summit on Feb. 23, 2015, at 7 p.m. The event, taking place at Life Center (1717 S. Union Ave), will stream live on the Life Center website.

Strickland will facilitate a dialogue between representatives from various ethnic and community groups in Tacoma during this 60-minute live, candid conversation about race issues in Tacoma. Along with other guests, Strickland will discuss and answer questions regarding the advantages and challenges presented by Tacoma’s diversity. 
 
"Our country is becoming more diverse, because our city is becoming more diverse, because our families are becoming more diverse. It's a pleasure to live in an area where the Mayor wants to bring families together, in order to change a city, so that we could lead a country,” said Dean Curry, lead pastor at Life Center.
 
“I’d like to thank Dean Curry and the Life Center community for their willingness to host this very important conversation. We have the opportunity to be leaders by discussing immigration and race relations in a respectful and productive way,” said Strickland.