The City of Mountlake Terrace’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Commission is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. in Mountlake Terrace City Hall. The meeting can also be viewed remotely via Zoom. Among the items on the agenda: – Presentation on Racial Equity Tool for the Mountlake Terrace Comprehensive Plan –…
Diversity
Why Washington’s jury diversity problem starts outside the courthouse
Chief Justice Steven González put a renewed spotlight on Washington’s lack of jury diversity in a recent opinion for the state’s highest court. In a unanimous decision last week, the state Supreme Court ruled that a Black man, Paul Rivers, was not denied a right to a fair trial when he was sentenced to life…
Latino Educational Training Institute to host Latino Expo July 29
In collaboration with local businesses and nonprofit organizations, the Latino Educational Training Institute (LETI) will host a public celebration of Latino community and diversity from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Triton Field on the Edmonds College campus. Over 80 local businesses are collaborating to present the free event, which includes Latin food plus games…
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 Center. Ricardo Heredia-Romero, D’Mario Carter, Steven Nelson and Michelle Richardson have earned their teaching certification and will join 16 other teachers who have graduated from…
Very Asian Foundation donates books to Edmonds School District libraries
A recent mixer at Edmonds’ Fire and the Feast brought together local elected officials, principals, librarians, Foundation for Edmonds School District staff and members of the Very Asian Foundation to commemorate the foundation’s significant donation of Asian American books to local school libraries. Through their May Book Project, aimed at “building and maintaining robust Asian…
Police investigating after Mountlake Terrace family’s Pride month signs defaced
Between Sunday night and Monday evening, a Mountlake Terrace family’s fence and Pride month signs were vandalized with spray paint, resulting in a hate crime investigation by Mountlake Terrace police. Hannah Meier and their wife were caring for their sick 5-year-old son all day and didn’t know about the vandalized Pride banner and lawn sign…
Hazel Miller Foundation announces second round of 2023 grant awards
The Hazel Miller Foundation Board awarded more than $150,000 to a diverse range of organizations in May, including the Edmonds Food Bank, Clothes for Kids, Art for All and the Washington West Africa Center. The funds were intentionally distributed across the foundation’s core focus areas: education and youth; poverty alleviation and hunger; civil and community…
Asian Service Center celebrates with inaugural ceremony
More than 300 people gathered Saturday at the Edmonds Waterfront Center to celebrate the official launch of the Edmonds-based Asian Service Center (ASC). ASC’s vision and mission stress the importance of service to those in need: “We believe all members of our community have the potential to flourish and achieve success in the United States,…
With goal of serving Snohomish County, Asian Service Center sets kickoff event in Edmonds June 3
Moving to a new place is never easy, and it can be even more difficult for newly arrived immigrants. The Edmonds-based Asian Service Center (ASC) was started, in part, to help with this transition. The nonprofit (located at 22727 Hwy 99, Suite 201A) has been serving folks since the beginning of the year and on June…