Commissioner Avakian stopped by the offices of Portland's Skanner Newsgroup to talk about the importance of civil rights and how BOLI is working hard to fight employment and housing-based discrimination.

Commissioner Avakian has pledged that a commitment to civil rights will remain front and center for BOLI during these tough times, and that a major focus of BOLIs work is job training for under-represented communities, making sure that Oregons employment market provides everyone with living wage jobs in future industries.