Upcoming Fair Housing Conference, April 25, 2018

April 6, 2018 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Contacts:
Adriana Ames / adriana@fairhousingnorcal.org
Caroline Peattie / peattie@fairhousingnorcal.org
 
RE: Upcoming Fair Housing Conference, April 25, 2018
 
Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California is pleased to present the upcoming 2018 Conference: “Past Accomplishments, Future Challenges - Celebrating 50 Years of the Fair Housing Act” to be held on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 101 McInnis Parkway in San Rafael. 
 
The Fair Housing Conference will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act, featuring experts in the fair housing field who will address pressing fair housing concerns affecting Marin and the Bay Area, and offer opportunities to engage in strategies to further fair housingin local communities, given present and future challenges at the local, state, and national levels.The conference will gather community members, advocates, real estate professionals, municipal leaders, service providers, and the business community.
 
The featured speakers are James Perry, CEO of the Winston-Salem Urban League, and George Lipsitz, Professor of Black Studies and Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
 
The program includes concurrent panels on tenant rights and protections, sustainable homeownership, gentrification and displacement, and on affirmatively furthering fair housing. The closing panel will focus on strengthening housing advocacy through alliance building.
 
Pre-registration is required to attend. The registration fee is $45 per person and includes a catered lunch. Partial scholarships are available upon request; visit our conference page for more information.
 
To register, visit our conference page at http://www.fairhousingnorcal.org/fair-housing-conference-2018.html
 
For more information or for any special needs, please contact Adriana Ames, Education Director, at adriana@fairhousingnorcal.org.
 
The conference is funded in part bya grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the California State Bar, and co-sponsored by: Marin Community Foundation, Wells Fargo Bank, Mechanics Bank, Luther Burbank, First Federal Savings, PRANDI Property Management, TIAA/EverBank, Marin Sanitary Services, Consumer Action and Marin Economic Forum.
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Founded as a non-profit in 1986, Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California, FHANC serves several Bay Area counties, providing counseling, investigation, mediation and legal referrals to persons experiencing housing discrimination. FHANC conducts outreach activities and offers programs that educate the community about fair housing and the value of diversity, and also conducts preventive trainings for housing providers, and provides pre-purchase education and foreclosure prevention counseling.  FHANC is a HUD-Certified Housing Counseling Agency. Please contact FHANC at (415) 457-5025 or TDD: (800) 735-2922 for more information or visit www.fairhousingnorcal.org.