Office of Equity

We've helped thousands of renters stay safe and housed. Call our Renters' Rights Hotline TODAY at 503-288-0130 and our staff of tenants' rights experts can help you navigate the often-changing landscape of landlord-tenant law and help you assert your rights. #TenantPower

APANO AF, Family Forward, Urban League, and Oregon School-Based Health Alliance will be hosting a budget town hall! 📅 Thursday, June 5, 6-7:30pm 📍 APANO Space RSVP at bit.ly/ORBudget 🎙️

Join PCCEP's Policy & Reform Subcommittee Wed., June 4, 6-8pm on Zoom for a panel discussion and Q&A on PPB Directive 0320.00 Duty to Report Potentially Exculpatory Evidence with Oregon Justice Resource Center and Multnomah County Metropolitan Public Defenders. Info @ link in bio

Residents of District 1 are invited to attend a budget listening session and share your thoughts on potential cuts to help balance the city’s budget. Because of the tremendous community turnout, the location for this Budget Listening Session has been changed to Parkrose High School Theater. If you live in District 1 and are unable to attend this listening session, you can attend virtually or attend in another district. Participants do not have to register in advance to provide virtual testimony at the budget listening sessions. They'll be able to simply raise their virtual hands in the Zoom webinar to get "in line." Visit the City’s website for more information about how to get involved. Portland.gov/Budget/Join

Recruitment is now open to volunteer for the Community Board for Police Accountability, a governing body of community volunteers who will carry out the police oversight mission defined in Charter. Members become “public officials” under the law when performing this work, and can make recommendations about Portland Police Bureau practices, policies and directives, with a focus on community concerns. Portlanders are encouraged to share their voice on this board, especially people who have not been involved before! Submit your application to serve your community and to help local government. Visit the City’s website for more information. Portland.gov/OCPA/Recruitme…

Paul Knauls, Sr. is known as the Mayor of Northeast Portland. The Albina legend owned Geneva's Shear Perfection salon and barber shop for nearly 30 years, one of several businesses opened and run by Paul and his late wife, Geneva.

On this day in 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. With that order, over 100,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and shipped to incarceration camps.

Joyce Harris is a Portland-based educator & activist who has dedicated her personal & professional life to working to improve the lives of youth and the communities who have historically been denied access to equitable and high-quality educational experiences and outcomes.

Creative Homies & 1803 Fund to Open ‘Black, Black History Month’ Pop-up Experience theskanner.com/news/newsbrief… @PDXEquity #1803Fund #BlackHistoryMonth #PDX

George Hardin was one of Portland's first Black police officers. He & J.H. Hooper were hired in 1894. Both were laid off by 1895, and Hardin was hired in 1915 as Multnomah County’s first Black deputy sheriff.

In 1976, Kathleen Saadat helped organize Portland's 1st gay rights march. She advocates for queer communities, people of color, women, & other systemically excluded communities. Many call her the "social conscience of Oregon" and a "pioneer of intersectional organizing."

Join us for one of our February Meetings! Agendas, location info, and meeting materials can be found at the link in bio. Our meetings are by and for community, so if you have thoughts to share, we want to see you there!

For this month (and every month), let’s celebrate all Black History—highlighting joy, resilience, and creativity—not just trauma-centered events. #BlackHistoryMonth2025

Wishing you a good year, good health, and good memories. 新年快乐! 새해 복 많이 받으세요! Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! Selamat tahun Baru!

We must remember, honor, and pay tribute to victims and survivors, and reaffirm the timely and timeless lessons of the Holocaust. We join the United Nations in commemorating January 27th as International #HolocaustRemembranceDay

Portland has reached a long-awaited moment of transformation and promise. Last week, I was honored to be sworn into office alongside Portland’s 12 new city councilors. Justice Darleen Ortega challenged each of us to welcome diverse perspectives, listen and learn from those who aren’t in the room, and “cultivate the courage to show up with all that you have.” We’re ready. Our city government has been reimagined, embodying the best of our innovation and values. Our new electoral system rewards consensus and bridge-building over ideology and division. Our new city council is more diverse and representative than any that came before. It’s time for Portland’s leadership to meet the moment and solve the issues that prevent us from reaching our potential. We must restore a sense of personal safety to the public. We must share burdens and prosperity equitably across our city. We’re not a city of gated communities, we’re a city of block parties and shared gardens. We’re a city that protests injustice and celebrates diversity. It's time to dream big again. Imagine what we could accomplish as a magnet for equitable and environmentally sustainable development and investment in every business sector. Imagine how Portland can once again show the nation the power of our values, as we have with marriage equality, the arts, and environmental leadership. I’ve seen the best of Portland and the ways we have stumbled, and I believe our most beautiful days remain ahead. We can rebuild our togetherness, rebuild a stronger and better community, and I call on all of you to be part of the hard and important work ahead.

This is Transgender Awareness Week, leading up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on Wednesday. On that day, we join people from around the world to honor the lives of trans and gender-diverse people reported murdered in the past 12 months. #TransgenderDayofRemembrance #TDOR2024

We honor our diverse and resilient Indigenous community members, colleagues, family, and friends for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth and recognize the barriers to equity that Native people continue to face in our society.

With polls closing nationwide, we’re closely monitoring activity in Portland to ensure safety, protect First Amendment rights, and safeguard vital infrastructure throughout the night.

All 30 of Multnomah County’s Official Ballot Drop Sites, including library locations, are safe and secure. Consider returning your ballot to the Official Ballot Drop Site closest to you to reduce congestion at other locations. Find map at: bit.ly/3Z2eXGN