DEQ’s DEI office bashes Israel

Photo from Portland small business that had their faith unity window display bashed
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

The Oregon DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) office within the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality had a message posted on their internal webpages that showcased that Israel was “internationally recognized illegal occupation” according to Willamette Week.   It was later removed.

This comes as the Oregon DEQ office is criticized for spending a half million of taxpayer dollars for troublesome consultant. The Mountain States Legal Foundation states, “Even worse, to support its system of dolling out opportunities on the basis of race, DEQ trafficked in the most blatant racial stereotyping, claiming for example, that white employees were invariably bigoted, and that any successes in their lives were solely due to unfair “privilege” and not their hard work and talent. These and other opinions—always presented as if they were undeniable facts—created a deeply hostile work environment for all employees. In 2023, DEQ spent more than half a million dollars of taxpayer dollars on a consultant to further push DEI. The consultant not only repeated and reinforced DEQ’s racial stereotyping, but it also recommended ratcheting up DEQ’s racial quotas for hiring and promotion. Despite the intense pressure coming from her employer, Danielle was brave enough to speak up to challenge DEQ’s unlawful practices. When Danielle spoke up at a meeting of her colleagues, however, DEQ retaliated.”

Portland Public Schools were promoting a handbook that attacks Israel.

Portland Public School Unions used resources to rally students against Israel.