Marin City residents, youth, seniors, small business owners, and faith leaders will gather with Marin County officials for a public dialogue Thursday aimed at considering the community’s future.
Marin City was established during World War II as a shipyard community, attracting Black and African American workers from the South seeking better-paying jobs and an escape from southern segregation as a part of the Great Migration. The city has the largest population of Black residents in the county due to historic discriminatory policies including housing zoning, redlining and systemic disinvestment.
The event, titled Forever Marin City Futures Forum, will include interactive sessions on lived experiences, research presentations, and collaborative brainstorming to recommend improvements in equity, infrastructure and opportunity.
Marin County officials including Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters, her legislative aide Doreen Gounard, and County Executive Derek Johnson will attend the event.
The nonprofit environmental advocacy group Marin City Climate Resilience will host the event, which will take place from 2:30-5:30 p.m. at Cornerstone Community Church at 626 Drake Ave.
“We’re proud to support this community-led initiative to help shape real, lasting change. Solutions must be long-term, driven by data, and designed with the community — not for it,” Johnson said in a press release.