|
NEWARK
– The Division on Civil Rights announced
today that it is co-sponsoring a major event
in recognition of National Fair Housing
Month on Tuesday, April 26,from 4 p.m. to
5:30 p.m. at Seton Hall Law School in Newark.
The program, co-sponsored by Seton Hall
Law School, will be a panel discussion entitled
“Fair Housing/Fair Lending Enforcement
Issues in the Twenty-First Century.”
It is free and open to the public.
“I
am delighted that the Division on Civil
Rights will be observing Fair Housing Month
this year with an event of this caliber,”
said Le. “It is a testament to the
importance of the issues to be discussed
that we’re able to team up with one
of the state’s flagship law schools,
that we have lined up an incredible roster
of speakers for the event, and that a key
representative from the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has
agreed to provide opening remarks.”
Panelists scheduled to participate in the
event include a civil rights lawyer from
the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational
Fund, two law professors from Seton Hall
Law School, and a historian from Rutgers
University-Newark who is also the author
of a book exploring the issues of race,
real estate and housing opportunity. HUD’s
Newark Area Regional Director of Fair Housing/Equal
Opportunity will open the discussion. A
small reception will immediately follow.
Participants will explore major historical
and contemporary issues related to fair
housing such as redlining, reverse redlining,
the obligation of state and municipal governments
to affirmatively further fair housing, the
racial implications of mortgage foreclosure
crisis, and continuing racial disparities
in lending.
Anyone from the public is welcome to attend.
For attorneys admitted in New Jersey or
New York, 1.5 Continuing Legal Education
credits will be awarded. To register online
for the event, please visit http://law.shu.edu/fairhousing
Later the same evening, representatives
from the Division on Civil Rights will be
available to provide information and distribute
fair housing and civil rights literature
at a separate event at the Newark Museum,
which is also open to the public.
The Newark Museum is hosting a screening
of the documentary film, ‘Welcome
to Shelbyville,’ which follows a small
town grappling with rapid demographic change
and issues of immigrant integration. Between
6 p.m. and 7 p.m., immediately prior to
the screening, there will be a reception
and networking event for attendees, at which
Division representatives knowledgeable about
fair housing will be present.
### |
