City employees received another email Tuesday from Portland's Human Resources bureau that said the bureau was giving city workers "a chance to grieve."
"The intent centered on the city's Black and other employees of color as well as white staff who have immediate relatives who are people of color," an email obtained by The Oregonian said. The message also said the bureau wouldn't "make judgments about who should or should not take this leave," and urged Portland's white employees to think about how they could help cover the work of the colleagues who chose to step away.
The email continued: "We are asking particularly white employees to reflect on why and how they are taking this time if they so choose, and we ask white employees to consider how they can support BIPOC colleagues. We are also encouraging BIPOC communities, particularly black employees to take care of their needs and know that the City of Portland acknowledges that Black Lives Matter."
So did they get arrested? Or are they still fuckin' about in CHAZ>