🎉 Announcing New Special Guests! 🇹🇿
Join us for an evening with our global community as we celebrate Eva Unterman, Circle Cinema, and the work of Tulsa Global Alliance. We're thrilled to be joined by special guests, Mayor Monroe Nichols IV and delegates from our new Sister City, Mwanza, Tanzania! 🇺🇸🤝🇹🇿
If you are unable to attend, but wish to support our work or sponsor a student to attend, an option to simply donate is available via the "Buy Tickets" button. Thank you for supporting Global Vision 2025!
If you're interested in sponsoring Global Vision, please contact [email protected].
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👋 Welcome New Board Members
- Erran Persley, Chief Economic Development Director for the City of Tulsa. Erran will serve as TGA's new Mayor's Liaison.
- Tim Chambers, Vice President, Destination Strategy & Marketing, Tulsa Regional Tourism. Tim will serve as TGA's new Vice Chair of Marketing.
- Garrett Gibson, Rights Manager for Gilcrease Museum, Russia scholar, Jenks history teacher, and board member for the Tulsa Committee on Foreign Relations. Garrett will serve as TGA's new Chair for the Tulsa-Zelenograd Sister City Partnership.
☕️ Coffee with the Councilors 2025
TGA’s annual Coffee with the Councilors brought together city leaders, board members, and Sister City representatives to celebrate our city’s global connections. Over a spread of international dishes, attendees shared updates on cultural exchanges, global education, and the economic impact of Tulsa’s international relationships. From student exchanges to film screenings and new partnerships, this event showcased the power of global engagement in Tulsa.
☕️ Read More + Photo Gallery
🤝 Visiting Professionals:
Current Political, Social, and Economic Issues for Young European Leaders 🌍
TGA hosted 6 professionals through the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. This program aimed to connect Americans across the country with young European leaders - and introduce these European leaders to the innovative ways Americans are working to address political, economic, and social issues at the federal, state, and local levels.
Special thanks to Mayor Nichols and Councilor Bush for hosting our professionals.
🌍 Read More + Photo Gallery
🌸 Japanese Events Across Tulsa:
Win a Trip & Send Postcards to Utsunomiya! 🇯🇵
Alongside 3 of our community partners, TGA is supporting a Spring and Summer of Japanese-inspired events all across Tulsa!
- 🏯 Win a trip to our Japanese Sister City, Utsunomiya, and Tokyo! - Philbrook members who attend SAMURAI: Armor from the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller are eligible to win!
- 💌 Write Postcards to Utsunomiya Students at Gathering Place! - Take your friends and family to admire Oklahoma's largest collection of cherry blossom trees and write postcards to students in Utsunomiya from 3/15-3/23! If you'd like to volunteer, reply to this email for details!
- 🌷Visit Florigami in the Garden at Tulsa Botanic Garden! - Enjoy the Oklahoma debut of FLORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN, an exhibition of monumental sculptures inspired by the Japanese art of paper folding, origami!
🌸 Learn More!
🇺🇸🌐🇹🇿 New Tulsa-Mwanza Logo, Banner, and Signs
Have you seen the new logo for our Mwanza partnership? The logo incorporates the iconic Bismarck Rock, a popular landmark located on the shores of Lake Victoria, and a fishing boat to reference the city's history and industry. The purple color ties into the Mwanza flat-headed rock agama - the male lizards have brightly colored purple-to-red upper bodies.
🇹🇿 Learn More + Photo Gallery
🗣️ Attention Youth Citizen Diplomats
Deadline Extended to March 15th!
The Sister Cities International Youth Leadership Summit is back!
The 2025 Youth Leadership Summit is an immersive program for young leaders, ages 14-18, from across the globe. Designed to inspire the next generation of citizen diplomats, the Summit equips participants with essential leadership and professional development skills. Through interactive sessions and activities, students will address global challenges, fostering a commitment to peace, mutual respect, and cross-cultural cooperation.
Learn More + Sign Up!
🌐 Want to support our work and keep Tulsa a globally engaged City? 🤝
Your contributions further our mission and make our programming possible! Our new donor platform allows for one-time and recurring gifts via the following:
- Credit or Debit Card (Including Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Venmo)
- NEW! Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)
- U.S. Bank (ACH)
- Mail-in Check
Tulsa Global Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 73-1017401. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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