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Diversity in the Workplace
The
in
Week
Review
June 22, 2016
Immigration Charge Dropped
Congress decided last week that
women between the ages of 18
and 26 will be required to regis-
ter for military service the same as
men beginning in January 2018.
The legislation doesn’t affect
women who turned 18 before that
date, but those who fail to comply
with the draft requirements after
that date could lose various forms
of federal aid.
A federal immigration charge
against Portland day laborer ac-
tivist Francis-
co Aguirre has
been dropped
after a year
and a half long
battle.
Agu-
irre
received
sanctuary
at
Augustana Lu-
theran Church
in northeast Portland to avoid
deportation. Sunday, the church
celebrated Aguirre during a ser-
vice, but the battle for him to
stay in the country is not over.
Buckman Pool Closed
Airbnb Called Out on Racism
Women in the Draft
Summer just got a little bit hotter
for those living near Southeast
Stark Street because Buckman
Pool at Buckman Elementary an-
nounced its closure last week due
to lead paint peeling in the locker
rooms. There was no estimate on
how long the closure and repairs
will take, but PPS openly ac-
knowledges that the facility con-
tains large quantities of lead paint.
Shoot Up at Residence Hotel
Guests at the Residence Inn Mar-
riott hotel in the Lloyd district of
northeast Portland were deinitely
startled when 35 rounds of gunire
erupted around 2:30 a.m. on Fri-
day. A car pulled up and unloaded
the rounds at a party occurring in
one of the rooms. One unrelated
guest was grazed by a bullet, but
not seriously injured. The shooting
was assumed to be gang related.
Chairman G.K. Butterield and
Congressman Emanuel Cleav-
er II of the Congressional Black
Caucus wrote a letter to Airbnb
CEO Brian Chesky last week,
calling out reports of discrimina-
tion against black consumers who
were turned down when they at-
tempted to book vacation rentals
through the online service, later
inding the units were still avail-
able.
Child Wellbeing Drops
This year’s Annie E. Casey Foun-
dation Kids Count Data Book just
revealed that Oregon ranks 32nd
in child wellbeing, dropping three
spots. The ratings are based on the
economic, educational and health
performances. In Oregon, one in
ive children in the state lives in
poverty.
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