| Oregon Council on Civil Rights |
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| Mission & Purpose |
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The Oregon Council on Civil Rights (OCCR), appointed by Commissioner Brad Avakian under ORS 659A.815, serves to advise the commissioner, BOLI and the state generally on matters related to education about and enforcement of civil rights in Oregon.
The mission of the OCCR is:
- To study and monitor the causes, effects and solutions of unlawful discrimination in Oregon;
- To consider legislative and agency proposals and actions;
- To foster communication, goodwill, cooperation and conciliation among groups interested in civil rights across the state, and between these groups and the state; and
- To advise the commissioner, and other interested state agencies or officials, on policies and procedures related to the education and enforcement of civil rights.
The 25 members of the OCCR work to advise the Commissioner and the state generally on all matters related to education about and enforcement of civil rights in Oregon, including: the administration of protected class provisions; making recommendations on new and existing civil rights protections and rulemaking to administer civil rights law most effectively; and fostering better enforcement, outreach and education efforts to aggressively fight unlawful discrimination in Oregon.
For more background information on the Council, please click here.
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| Membership |
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Commissioner Avakian appointed James Mason, Diversity Education and Cultural Competency Director for Oregon’s Providence Health Systems, and Connie Ashbrook, Executive Director of the Oregon Tradeswomen, to Co-Chair the Council.
For a full list of Council membership with biographies, click here.
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| Background Materials |
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Member Notebook
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| Meeting Agendas and Minutes |
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The OCCR will meet quarterly and as determined necessary by the Co-Chairs. The first meeting of the OCCR was held Thursday, July 16, 2009. Quarterly meetings are being set for October, January, April and July.
July 16, 2009
Meeting Agenda (7.16.09)
DRAFT Meeting Minutes (pending Council approval)
October 22, 2010
Meeting Agenda (10.22.09)
BOLI Brief- Equal Work for Equal Pay
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| Press Materials and News Highlights |
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OCCR in the News
Oregon Aims to Pioneer Equal Pay for Equal Work
Portland Mercury, 7.23.09
City councilor named to Civil Rights Council
Wilsonville Spokesman, 7.24.09
New group will help address civil rights
Salem Statesman-Journal, 7.8.09
A New Civil Rights Council
Eugene Register Guard, 5.13.09
Oregon Tradeswomen head to co-chair civil rights group
Daily Journal of Commerce, 5.13.09
Oregon Bureau of Labor Establishes Civil Rights Board
The Skanner, 5.11.09
OCCR Press Releases
7.16.09 - Oregon Council on Civil Rights Gets Rights to Work
5.11.09 - Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian Appoints Oregon Council on Civil Rights
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