Presented By: Poverty Solutions
Fair Housing Act: Discussing Housing Discrimination from Past to Present Times
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) of 1968. The FHA prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, families with children and national origin, when an individual or family tries to buy, rent, lease, sell or finance a home.
Join us for a conversation with Margaret Brown, Executive Director at the Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit, Shannon Ackenhausen, Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan and Roshanak Mehdipanah, Assistant Professor at the School of Public Health. They will share the historical events leadings up to the passing of the FHA, an overview of the FHA and the different enforcement strategies used to address housing discrimination cases today both in Ann Arbor and Detroit.
Join us for a conversation with Margaret Brown, Executive Director at the Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit, Shannon Ackenhausen, Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan and Roshanak Mehdipanah, Assistant Professor at the School of Public Health. They will share the historical events leadings up to the passing of the FHA, an overview of the FHA and the different enforcement strategies used to address housing discrimination cases today both in Ann Arbor and Detroit.
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