In addition to the FHACT50 events organized by the National Fair Housing Alliance, there are events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act occuring all over the country in 2018. Below is a calendar of some events that are being put on by our members and partners.
LOCAL FAIR HOUSING 50th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
JANUARY 2018
- January 21 – Justice Summit, Open Communities, (Skokie, IL)
FEBRUARY 2018
- February 29 – March 1 – The Kerner Commission at 50 Conference (Berkeley, CA and Baltimore, MD)
APRIL 2018
- April 4 – 6th Annual Fair Housing Conference, Hosted by the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (Indianapolis, IN)
- April 5 – Fair Housing Month Celebration & 50th Commemoration, Hosted by the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center (Dayton, Ohio)
- April 6 – 50 Years of Fair Housing Workshop and Luncheon, Hosted by HOPE, Inc. Fair Housing Center in Broward County (Greater Ft. Lauderdale Area), FL
- April 11 – Maintaining Hope: 50th Anniversary Fair Housing Conference, Hosted by HOPE Fair Housing Center (Geneva, Illinois)
- April 11 – Celebrating 50 Years of The Fair Housing Act: Past, Present & Future, Hosted by the Inland Fair Housing & Mediation Board (Ontario, CA)
- April 13 – “Evicted” exhibit, based on Matthew Desmond’s award winning book, opens at the National Building Museum (Washington, DC)
- April 19 – 31st Annual Fair Housing Luncheon and Workshop Series, Michigan, Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- April 19 – Housing Opportunities Made Equal 50th Anniversary Celebration, (Cincinnati, OH)
- April 20 – FHA@50 Symposium, UDC and UDC Law Review, the Washington Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and the Equal Rights Center (Washington, DC)
- April 20 – Affordable Housing Matters: Stabilizing Our Neighborhoods & Building Wealth Through Homeownership, Hosted by Housing Opportunities of Northern Delaware (Wilmington, DE)
- April 25 – The Fair Housing Act at 50: How Far Have We Come? Where Are We Going?, hosted by the Lawyers’ Committee and PRRAC (Washington, DC)
- April 27- 50 Years of Fair Housing Workshop and Luncheon, Hosted by HOPE, Inc. Fair Housing Center in Miami-Dade County (Greater Miami Area), FL
- April 28 – “Ache for Home” Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, hosted by Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. (Baltimore, MD)
SEPTEMBER 2018
- September 21 – Fair Housing Summit, Hosted by the Toledo Fair Housing Center and Ohio Diversity Council (Toledo, Ohio)