HUSL Fair Housing Clinic’s Fair Housing Month Activities
April 1, 2009
HUSL Fair Housing Clinic Fair Housing Month Activities
The HUSL Fair Housing Clinical Law Program has a number of community outreach and seminar activities scheduled in observance of Fair Housing Month and the 41st Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. HUD has declared, “Building the American Dream For All,” as the theme for this year’s Fair Housing Month ceremony, emphasizes the Fair Housing Act’s promise that all people have a chance at the American dream regardless of their race, color, national origin, sex, religion, familial status, or disability.
Available is the Fair Housing Month edition of the Fair Housing Clinic’s publication, FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL!
April 3 & 4 -Professor Brian Gilmore, Panelist, at Suffolk University Law School, Association of Law and Humanities Conference .
April 4 -Fair Housing Clinic presents “Neighborhood Housing Day” at All Souls Church, 1500 Harvard Street, NW, 9 to 3 pm. Featuring housing organizations in and around the metropolitan area.
April 7 -Sam Hutchinson, Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel, HUD — Lectures in Fair Housing Clinic ,4 - 5 pm
April 7 Fair Housing Clinic presents “First Time Homebuyer” seminar at the law school, Holy Cross Foyer, 5:30 -7:00 pm. Featuring home buying specialists and important topics including: racial steering; picking an agent; affordability; predatory lending; credit scores; down payments; closing costs; inspections; and effect of federal economic stimulus plans on buyers. Dinner will be served.
April 11- Fair Housing student attorneys appear on Blog Radio show, “The Remix” with host, Ms. Blue. The student attorneys will discuss national issues surround housing and the 2009 Alternative Spring Break efforts in New Orleans. 12pm - 2:00 pm. The Remix. If you miss the live broadcast, the show is down loadable at the same before listed link.
April 13 — Professor Brian Gilmore, Guest Discussion Leader, Arlington Reads discussion: Topic: Jeffrey Toobin’s book on the Supreme Court, “The Nine.”
April 22 - Professor Brian Gilmore, Presenter, Howard University, School of Social Work, Fair Housing month presentation.
April 24 — Professor Brian Gilmore, Panelist, National Organization of African Americans in Housing Conference, 9 - 4 pm