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You are here: Home / Events / Register Now: Free Online Fair Housing Conference on April 23, 2021

Register Now: Free Online Fair Housing Conference on April 23, 2021

April 19, 2021by Jeff Dillman

Registration is now open for the annual Fair Housing Conference sponsored by the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina and the City of Raleigh’s Fair Housing Hearing Board. This year’s event, which is being conducted online and is free of charge, will take place on April 23, 2021, from 9am-1pm. The keynote speaker is Ms. Lisa Rice, President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance.

The agenda and workshop descriptions are below:

9:00 – 9:10: Welcome

  • Sondra Collins, Chairperson, Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board
  • Jeff Dillman, Co-Director, Fair Housing Project, Legal Aid of North Carolina

9:10 – 10:15: “Renting with a Criminal History: Using Fair Housing Law and Advocacy to Challenge Housing Discrimination”

  • Moderator: Wanda Gilbert-Coker, Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board
  • Dawn Blagrove, Executive Director, Emancipate NC
  • Quisha Mallette, Staff Attorney, Fair Chance Project, NC Justice Center
  • Kerwin Pittman, Community Activist and Field Director, Emancipate NC

10:15 – 10:25: Break

10:25 – 11:30: “Emerging Issues in Disability Rights Law”

  • Collin Bober, Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board
  • Wanda Allen-Abraha, Director, Human Relations Dept., City of Winston Salem
  • Steve Dane, Attorney, Dane Law, LLC
  • Scheree Gilchrist, Managing Attorney, Helpline, Legal Aid of North Carolina

11:30 – 11:50: Awards

11:50 – 12:00: Break

12:00 – 12:30: Keynote Speaker

  • Lisa Rice, President, and CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance

12:30 – 12:40: Closing remarks

  • Chalisa Williams, Vice Chair, Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board
  • Jack Holtzman, Co-Director, Fair Housing Project, Legal Aid of North Carolina

Click here to register for this year’s conference.

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