SYMPOSIUM: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in Westchester County: The Legal & Social Implications

NEWS ALERT: For Immediate Release

SYMPOSIUM

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in Westchester County:

The Legal & Social Implications

Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc. (WRO) & Pace Law School invite you to an open discussion on the obligation of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program participants, including state and local governments and private housing providers, to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH). AFFH is a 1968 HUD mandate that sets forth the mission of ending housing discrimination, promoting non-discrimination and ensuring fair and equal housing opportunities for all. 

The Symposium will take place at Pace Law School, Judicial Institute, 84 North Broadway, White Plains, NY, on Friday, September 27th, 2013, from 8am-12pm.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:  HUD DEPUTY SECRETARY MAURICE JONES

Panelists:

Fred Freiberg, Field Services Director, Fair Housing Justice Center

John Herrion, Director of Disability Rights, NYS Division of Human Rights

Diane Houk, Of Counsel, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP

James Johnson, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLC

Dennis Parker, Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program

Sara Pratt, HUD, Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity, Deputy Assistant

Secretary of Enforcement

Moderator:

    Gretchen Flint, Professor and Director of John Jay Legal Services, Pace Law School  

Symposium Registration Fee: $20

CLE Credit: $125 ($75 for public service registrants)

To register (all registrants):  www.law.pace.edu/cle

                                    For additional questions about CLE registration:

Email - lmaccarrone@law.pace.edu or call 914.422.4062

For symposium information: Email - nking@wroinc.org or call 914.428.4507 x341

Note: Cameras will only be permitted in the auditorium during the keynote speech.