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 29, 2022, from 9am-1pm. Click here to register.
The agenda and workshop descriptions are below:
19th Annual Fair Housing Conference
Place Matters/Race Matters: Appraisals, Opportunity, and Fair Housing Rights
9:00 – 9:10: Welcome
- Sondra Collins, Board Member, Fair Housing Hearing Board, City of Raleigh
- Jack Holtzman, Director, Fair Housing Project, Legal Aid of North Carolina
9:10 – 10:25: “Discrimination and Home Sales”
- Moderator: Tolu Adewale, Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board
- Alexandra Sirota, Executive Director, NC Budget & Tax Center
- Amy Nelson, Executive Director, Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI)
10:25 – 10:35: Break
10:35 – 11:50: “Where You Live Matters: Fair Housing and the Effects of Segregation”
- Moderator: Chalisa Williams, Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board
- Jesus Hernandez, PhD., Sacramento, CA
- Josie Williams, Executive Director, Greensboro Housing Coalition
11:50 – 12:10: Awards
- Stella J. Adams Fair Housing Advocacy Award, presented by Legal Aid of North Carolina
- Jeff D. Dillman Fair Housing Advocate Award, presented by Legal Aid of North Carolina
12:10 – 12:20: Break
12:20 – 12:50: Keynote Speaker
- Introduction: George Hausen, Executive Director, Legal Aid of North Carolina
- Demetria McCain, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
12:50 – 1:00: Closing remarks
- Lauren Brasil, Supervising Attorney, Fair Housing Project, Legal Aid of North Carolina
This conference is funded in part through a grant under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
