Ohio Civil rights commission end of the year commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the fair housing act

DATE AND TIME

Tue, November 27, 2018

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST

LOCATION

Ohio Department of Transportation Auditorium

1980 West Broad Street

Columbus, OH 43223

DESCRIPTION

Join the Ohio Civil Rights Commission for a robust day of education and contemplation on the legacy of the Federal Fair Housing Act. The symposium will also focus upon the future of fair housing in the United States.

Agenda

8:00-8:30 - Registration

8:30 - 9:00 - Welcome Remarks

9:00 -10:00 - History of Housing Discrimination in Ohio
Jason Reece - Assistant Professor of City & Regional Planning, The Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture

10:00 -11:30 - Disparate Impact in Housing
Stephen Menendian - Assistant Director and Director of Research at the Haas Institute at University of California Berkeley 

11:30 -12:30 - LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 
Cafeteria featuring Milo's food is available for purchased lunch on site.

12:30 - 1:30 - "This is America - Confronting our Nations Legacy of Racism"
Kyle Strickland - Senior Legal Analyst, The Ohio State University Kirwan Institute

1:30 - 2:30 - "The Future of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing"
Lisa Rice - President and CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance

2:30 - 3:30 - Panel Discussion - Disability, Familial Status, and Elusive Promise of Housing Equality

Joe Maskovyak - Affordable Fair Housing Coordinator, Coalition on Homeless and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO); Darlene Sweeney-Newbern - Director of Regional Operations, Ohio Civil Rights Commission; Kyle Strickland - Senior Legal Analyst, The Ohio State University Kirwan Institute; Lisa Rice - President and CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance

3:30 - 4:00 - Closing remarks
Ronnell Tomlinson - Director of Housing Enforcement and Mediation, Ohio Civil Rights Commission