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Apr 26

Building an Equitable Future: HUD Conversation with Gen Z College Students

Join HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) for a virtual housing policy conversation with Gen Z college students.

By HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

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When and where

Date and time

Wednesday, April 26 · 2 - 3:30pm EDT

Location

Online

About this event

• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Mobile eTicket

During Fair Housing Month, HUD is commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act with events highlighting the impact and significance of this landmark civil rights law. Please join the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) on Wednesday, April 26 at 2:00 P.M. (EDT) via webcast for the Fair Housing Month 2023 National Activity, Building an Equitable Future: A Housing Policy Conversation with Gen Z College Students.

In recognition of this year’s Fair Housing Month theme, Choices for All Voices: Building an Equitable Future, FHEO will host a virtual conversation with Gen Z college students. Their conversation will explore housing policy and the importance of securing fair housing protections for the new generation of housing consumers.

The event will feature the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO, Demetria L. McCain, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Policy, Legislative Initiatives and Outreach, DeAndra J. Cullen, and a panel of Gen Z college students.

For more information, visit the Fair Housing Month 2023 webpage. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for news and updates throughout Fair Housing Month.

We hope you will join us as we engage with the new generation of housing consumers and advocates.

 HUD Fair Housing Month Proclamation

April is National Fair Housing Month!

This year, we commemorate the 55th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act, the landmark civil rights law signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1968, that made discrimination in housing transactions unlawful. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing because of race, color national origin, religion, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, and familial status. For more information about your fair housing rights, visit FHEO's website.

 

Celebrate With Us: 

Fair Housing Month Events

 

Fair Housing Month 2023 Opening Ceremony

FHEO hosted the Fair Housing Month Opening Ceremony on April 11.

Watch the recording (coming soon)

Fair Housing Month 2023 National Event

Register to watch the National Event, Building an Equitable Future: A Housing Policy Conversation with Gen Z College Students, on Wednesday, April 26 at 2:00 p.m. EDT

Register for the Event (free) >

Watch the Event on April 26 >

Fair Housing Poster and Virtual Backgrounds

For more Fair Housing Month resources, visit FHEO’s Outreach Tools Page.

Download the Poster >

Download Virtual Backgrounds >

 

Opening Ceremony Features

 

Marcia L. Fudge, HUD Secretary

Demetria L. McCain, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

Lee Porter, Executive Director, The Fair Housing Council of Northern New Jersey

Texas Southern University Debate Team

 

 Free Fair Housing & Tenant Rights Workshop on April 26th

Whether you are a renter or homeowner, do you know your fair housing and tenant rights? Join Citizens Planning & Housing Association (CPHA) and community partners for an educational workshop. Learn about your rights and resources. The CPHA, the Public Justice Center, Baltimore Renters United, and the Baltimore City Branch of the NAACP will lead presentations. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is required. CLICK HERE to register. Questions? Contact Char McCready at charm@cphamd.org. ***** Source: CPHA.

 April 27th Virtual Fair Housing Summit

Human Rights

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Fair Housing Forum On April 27th, from 9am-3pm, MCCR will host a virtual Fair Housing Summit that will provide targeted workshops, impactful keynote speakers and forums. Topics will include: Discrimination because of race, including Asian American and Pacific Islander, Black, indigenous, and other communities of color, and racial bias that restrict housing, neighborhood choice, and integrated communities. Discriminatory appraisals and fair lending Educating the community on protections under the Fair Housing Act and the jurisdiction's substantially equivalent law. This forum is sponsored by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.  For more information or to register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/602854141967​​     Victim of Discrimination? Training & Partnerships HOME      ABOUT MCCR      SERVICES      PUBLICATIONS      EVENTS      PRESS      CONTACT US

 Fair Housing Law

HUD Restores “Discriminatory Effects” Rule to Strengthen Fair Housing Enforcement

On March 17th, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it has submitted to the Federal Register a Final Rule entitled Restoring HUD's Discriminatory Effects Standard. This cancels HUD's 2020 rule that weakened Fair Housing Act disparate impact claims and restores the 2013 discriminatory effects rule. In the new Rule, HUD states that the 2013 rule is more consistent with how the Fair Housing Act pertains to the courts, and that it more effectively implements the Act's remedial purpose of eliminating unnecessary discriminatory practices from the housing market.

The restored discriminatory effects policy (which includes disparate impact and perpetuation of segregation) provides a strong means to tackle those policies that unnecessarily cause systemic housing  inequality, even if not adopted with discriminatory intent. For many years, it has been used to challenge policies that exclude people from housing opportunities, including zoning requirements, lending and property insurance policies, and criminal records policies. 

The rescinded 2020 rule weakened HUD's 2013 discriminatory effects rule that legally supported Fair Housing Act cases involving discriminatory effects for cases filed with HUD and by private plaintiffs. The 2013 rule was that a policy with a discriminatory effect on a protected class was illegal if it did not produce a substantial nondiscriminatory interest or if a less discriminatory alternative could also serve that interest. The 2020 rule added new pleading requirements, new proof requirements, and new defenses that made it more difficult to prove that a policy violating the Fair Housing Act was lawful. 

Due to a court ruling halting the implementation of the 2020 Rule in Massachusetts Fair Housing Center v. HUD, the 2020 Rule never went into effect. 

Read HUD’s Final Rule on Restoring HUD's Discriminatory Effects Standard.

For more information, read this Fact Sheet.

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Read the March 17, 2023 HUD press release.

 Celebrate Women's History Month

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Hi William,   In honor of Women’s History Month, we celebrate the contributions women have made to a #JustEconomy. They are trailblazers in workforce development, education, fair housing, finance, healthcare, and so much more. Yet, women still face gender disparities, from the longstanding gender pay gap to the heightened economic impacts on women, particularly those of color and low- and moderate-income.

Economic justice for all Americans is tied to the success of all women. Join us for NCRC’s Just Economy Conference in Washington, DC, March 29-30, as we discuss the impact of these disparities and seek solutions to champion change and uplift women of all backgrounds, races, sexualities, religions, geographies, and more.

Register here

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