Welcome to the City of Edmonds Diversity Commission whose  purpose is to promote an environment that accepts, celebrates, and appreciates diversity within the community.   The nine-member volunteer advisory Commission is intended to:

• serve as a resource for City government and the community by providing   information, education, and communication that facilitates a better understanding and celebrates our differences; 
• provide recommendations to the Mayor and City Council that would identify opportunities to address diversity issues, promote diversity programs, and/or provide guidance to create a more accessible, safe, welcoming and inclusive government and community; and
• assist the City of Edmonds in supporting and challenging all areas of government and the community to eliminate and prevent all forms of discrimination.

 Commissioners are appointed for three-year terms.
  

Commission Offers Small Grants: Community projects that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion sought for funding. Click here for media release. Click here for application. 

Upcoming Events in the Greater Edmonds area

 Ubuntu a multi-cultural arts expose sponsored by the NAACP of Snohomish County. This event will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Wilcox Park, 5215 196th St SW, Lynnwood. For more information please e-mail: president@naacp-sno-org