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Mt. Hood CC
Celebrates
DiversityWeek
Mt. Hood Com m unity C ol­
lege is celebrating its diverse
student population with a week
o f food, dancing, speakers
m o v ie s a n d m ore on th e
Gresham cam pus.
“The pursuit of diversity is
intensely important, especially
in an institution of higher learn­
ing said MHCC President John
J. “Ski” Sygielski. “In today’s
global econom y, an ed u ca­
tional experience that fails to
expose
s tu d e n ts
to
m ulticultural perspectives and
interactions in diverse com ­
m unities is inadequate and un­
acceptable.”
O ther highlights include a
town hall m eeting about stu­
dent diversity. Also on T hurs­
day, the college will celebrate
Cinco de M ayo, often referred
to in the U.S. as Hispanic H eri­
tage Day, with a taco feed and
mariachi music.
Keeping Faith on Civil, Labor Rights
President Obama met Friday at
the White House with eight partici­
pants in the 1968 Memphis sanita­
tion strike, an iconic campaign in
civil rights and labor rights history,
when public workers banded to­
gether for dignity, respect and a
better life.
Forty-three years ago. Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. and leaders of the
civil rights movement joined these
men on the picket line, recognizing
that economic justice and social
justice are part of the same aspira­
tion for human dignity.
The President invited the living
participants in the Memphis sanita­
tion strike to honor their courage,
and their fight on behalf of all work­
ers for safe conditions, respect in
the workplace and a better life for
themselves and their families.
As workers across the country
continue to face challenges to their
rights, the issues for which these
men fought continue to be relevant
and the President remains commit­
ted to the causes lor which they President Obama meets shows his respect for civil and labor rig h t^ b y m eeting frid a y w itt^ ig h t
marched.
participants in the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike.
Housing Discrim ination Verified
Beaverton officials
join fight for fairness
Join us for a night of
We will be having a very special
night of teaching on this powerful
Pastors
' revelation from God's
Word. You won't
Jerry & Annie
Gutierrez
want to miss this!
Friday, May 20th at 7pm
N e w S o n g C o m m u n it y C e n t e r
2511NE M IK Blvd * Portland, OR 97212
Corner of NE MIK Blvd and Russell Street
Doors open at 6pm for every service.
For directions or more information, call 503-488-5481
or log on to w w w . m f h m p o r t ia n d . c o m
For the past two years the City of
Beaverton has partnered with the Fair
Housing Council of Oregon to complete
random audits of rental units that have
revealed housing discrimination.
However, the most recent audit found
a smaller amount of housing discrimina­
tion in Beaverton compared to the previ­
ous year’s audit results. Thirty-seven
percent of the 2010 audits resulted in a
positive folding for discriminatory treat­
ment, compared to 48 percent of tests
completed in 2009.
Most striking was a decrease in dis­
crimination based on race (25 percent for
2010 versus 78 percent for 2009). Rental
units were also tested for discrimination
based on national origin, the presence of
children, sexual orientation and disability.
Andrea Nelson, the city’s community
development block grant coordinator, said
Beaverton officials are committed to work­
ing with members of the housing commu­
nity to see even more improvement.”
“Discrimination in housing is not
something that we can address alone; we
want to hear from community members
who have ideas about how we can elimi­
nate housing discrimination in our com­
munity,” she said.
The next meeting will be held on May
25 at Beaverton City Hall and is open to
the public.
If you would like to learn more about
this process or become involved, con­
tact
A n d rea
N elso n
at
anelson@ beavertonoregon.gov.
Anyone who believes they have been
a victim of illegal housing discrimination
or would like more information can call
the Fair Housing Council o f Oregon dis­
crimination hotline at 1 -8(X)-424-3247.
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