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Governor’s committee on disability issues seeks volunteer members
If you are interested in disability justice and want to influence state decision makers, apply to become a volunteer member of the Washington State Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues &…
Celebrating Edmonds Pride at Civic Center Playfield
Edmonds hosted a Pride Celebration at Civic Center Playfield Saturday afternoon featuring music, storytelling, art in the park, information booths, food and retail. Remaining events for the city’s celebration of…
Reminder: Pride of Edmonds hosting annual potluck picnic June 1
Help kick off Pride Month in the City of Edmonds by attending the seventh annual Pride of Edmonds picnic from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at Hickman Park, 23700…
Edmonds Diversity Commission offering small grants
The City of Edmonds Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Commission has opened the application period for grant awards for the first half of 2024. The DEIA Commission’s small grants…
Latino Educational Training Institute celebrates its work and plans for bright future
Local leaders and community members gathered together during a Thursday breakfast fundraiser to support the Latino Educational Training Institute (LETI) in celebrating its work. The nonprofit organization offers over…
YWCA’s 14th annual Stand Against Racism in Everett April 25
The community is invited to the YWCA’s 14th Annual Stand Against Racism Thursday, April 25 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Snohomish County Courthouse Plaza, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett….
City of Edmonds sponsoring month of Pride events in June
To celebrate Pride Month in June, the City of Edmonds has scheduled a series of free events hosted in partnership with several local organizations including Pride of Edmonds, Under the…
Economic Alliance Snohomish County hosting community forum on DEI in Economic Development April 11
Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC), in collaboration with the City of Snohomish, Snohomish Chamber of Commerce and the Historic Downtown Snohomish Association, is hosting the IDEA Forum (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity,…
Edmonds Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Commission to meet April 3
The City of Edmonds Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Commission will meet from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 in the Brackett Room, 3rd floor of Edmonds City Hall, 121 5th…
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11th Annual North Puget Sound Conference on Race April 20 in Everett
The Communities of Color Coalition invites the community to attend the 11th annual North Puget Sound Conference on Race, scheduled for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at Everett Community…
TEDxEdmondsCollege seeks speakers on ‘Rethinking Resilience’
Edmonds College is seeking 12 speakers for its inaugural TEDxEdmondsCollege event on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at the Black Box Theatre. The event’s theme will be “Rethinking Resilience,” and it…
Asian Service Center celebrates a year of ‘quietly serving the underserved’
The Edmonds-based Asian Service Center (ASC) hosted a dinner at T&T Seafood Restaurant Thursday to celebrate the organization’s achievements and bring awareness of its work in Snohomish County. Elected officials,…
Land acknowledgement, inclusivity among topics as Snohomish tribal leader addresses diversity commission
Since time immemorial, the Snohomish and other Puget Salish People tell stories to their children about Basket Ogress to prevent them from wandering too far from home. She stands 11…
Pamela SeaMonster to speak at Nov. 1 Edmonds Diversity Commission meeting
The City of Edmonds Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Commission has invited a guest speaker to its Wednesday, Nov. 1 meeting to kick off Native American Heritage Month. Pamela SeaMonster,…
Edmonds Diversity Film Series returns for seventh season, with ‘Virgilio’ Oct. 21
The Edmonds Diversity Film Series begins its seventh season in October, with the first screening at noon Saturday, Oct. 21 in the Edmonds Theater, featuring Virgilio. Hosted by the Edmonds…
Celebración del mes de la herencia hispana, Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Oct. 7
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Lynnwood Library from 1-5 p.m. Oct. 7 with a resource fair, music, raffles, Aztec ceremony, kids’ activities, games, networking opportunities and free lunches to…
‘Not a commemoration but a continuation’: Speakers mark 60th anniversary of March on Washington
Speakers gathered on the steps of the Snohomish County Courthouse Saturday afternoon to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, stressing it was “Not a Commemoration but…
Deadline extended for small grants to promote diversity, equity and inclusion
The City of Edmonds Diversity Commission has extended the application period for its grant awards for the second half of 2023. The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Commission’s small…
Celebrating Pride in downtown Edmonds
A crowd gathered in the street outside the Edmonds Historical Museum Friday afternoon to celebrate Pride Month and show support for Edmonds’ LGBTQ community.. Pride flags were hung throughout downtown…
‘Pride Paint in the Park’ acknowledges queer community in Edmonds
A light brown rat scampers around a piece of paper that says “Pride In Edmonds” in block letters. Its paws, lightly stained with paint, pattered around the paper, leaving random…
Teachers of Color Foundation welcomes its latest graduates
The Edmonds School District’s Teachers of Color Foundation on Thursday welcomed four new graduates of its teacher certification program with a dinner and keynote speakers at Mountlake Terrace’s Lake Ballinger…
City of Edmonds hosting Pride Event June 30
The City of Edmonds is celebrating Pride Month Friday, June 30 with music, storytelling and an address by Mayor Mike Nelson on the steps of the Edmonds Historical Museum, 118…
Pride in Edmonds posters, stickers available
For the third year in a row, Edmonds’ Fortuna Law PLLC is proud to offer free “Pride in Edmonds” posters, stickers and bumper stickers so that the local business community…
Project Girl’s Olympia Edwards to host Juneteenth celebration June 19
“An effective way to inspire hope and courage in youth of color and the communities they live in is to remind them of the powerful legacy they have inherited and…