[OREGONLIVE] The city of Portland is sending 16 white male employees and managers, including Mayor Charlie Hales and Police Chief Mike Reese, to a three-day diversity training conference at a Mt. Hood-area resort this week.
The training, run by the company White Men as Full Diversity Partners, costs $56,000 and will be funded in part by Hales' office and the Portland Police Bureau.
According to Hales' office, the training focuses on eliminating racism, sexism and homophobia in organizations. The 16 staffers will be at the conference from 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 2:30 p.m.
The Portland-based White Men as Full Diversity Partners (WMFDP) chose to host the training at The Resort at the Mountain in Welches at the foot of Mt. Hood.
"Most of the city's top administration is white and male," a Hales spokesperson said in an email. "In order to address inequities in the city, the white male leadership needs a deep understanding of the Portland community in its wholeness and complexity." |