SAM and the Cascade Land Conservancy present a panel discussion exploring the intersections of race, class and the environment. How does diversity shape a livable, urban environment? How do artists and environmentalists promote diversity and help to define what diversity means in Seattle?

Join choreographer and Artistic Director of Spectrum Dance Theater, Donald Byrd, who will moderate the discussion with panelists Dr. Sharon E. Sutton, FAIA, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design and Director of CEEDS (Center for Environment, Education, and Design Studies) at the University of Washington; Eddie Hill, Farms Program Manager at Seattle Tilth and former director of Creatives4Community; Julie Nelson, Director, Seattle Office for Civil Rights and Tracy Rector, Executive Director and Co-Founder Longhouse Media and Native Lens.

Free and open to the public.

 Registration required by March 1, 2011 if planning to attend.