Project P.E.A.C.E (Partnering for Equity

and Community Engagement)

City of Tacoma:

City Manager’s Office, Tacoma Police Department and Office of Equity and Human Rights

Property Crimes Task Force – Meeting #2

November 18, 2015

Catalysts

1. National Events: Baltimore & Ferguson

2. Urged by Local Leaders and Pastors

3. Mayor, City Manager and Police Chief made

commitment to address any community

distrust, anger and grief…

– Planning Committee formed and

consultants hired

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Design

Deep listening exercise

Group Ground Rules

Understanding Institutional & Structural

Racism

Smaller Group Dialogue and Sharing of

Experiences About Police Interactions

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Long-term Goals A foundation of trust allows law enforcement to

form close relationships with all facets of the

community that reduces crime, disproportionality in

the criminal justice system and an “us versus them”

attitude.

Members of the community including law

enforcement are active allies in the effort to

enhance the safety and wellbeing of

neighborhoods.

Law enforcement are seen as members of the

community who help further community safety.

Law enforcement reflects the community it serves.

Law enforcement morale is high and relationships

with the communities they serve are positive.

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Community

Conversation

Host Target Population Total Number of Attendees (including volunteers)

Leadership Forum

8/21

Project PEACE Planning

Committee

Mixed and

Intergenerational

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#1- Peace Lutheran

Church 9/3

Brendan Nelsen Mixed 131

#2 - Asia Pacific

Cultural Center 9/14

Lua Pritchard and Korean

Women’s Assoc.

Asian Communities 165

#3 – Lincoln High

School

10/5

Latino Community (Liesl

Santkuyl & Sarah Irish) &

Nathan Bowling (2016

Washington Teacher of the

Year)

Latino Community and

young adults

156

#4 – UPS 10/21 Black Collective, Tacoma

Urban League, NAACP,

Ministerial Alliance & The

Race & Pedagogy Initiative

African American

Community

217

# 5 – Norpoint 10/29 Luis Cooper (Port of Tacoma) Middle and Upper Income

Whites

46

Culminating Event

2/08/16

TPD and OEHR All Projected 400-500

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What we are learning…

People of Color have very different

experiences than the majority of White

residents.

Most Project PEACE participants believe

these conversations will improve

relationships between Police and

Residents.

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Next Steps….

Survey data and ethnography notes are

being synthesized

TPD will utilize data to inform their

Strategic Plan

This is just the beginning…

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Staff Contact

LaMont Green MSW, LSWAIC

Office of Equity & Human Rights

LaMont.Green@CityofTacoma.org

253.591.5048

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