2020 Conference Schedule
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Wednesday
February 13th
PRE-CONFERENCE DAY
A Day of Discussion and Response
Do Immigrants, Migrants, Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Families with Children and Undocumented Persons Have Housing Civil Rights & Remedies? 8:30AM - 9:00AM
General Registration
9:00AM - 10:15AM
General Opening Comments and Acknowledgements of Conference Guests
Plenary
Brian Levin, Esq., is a professor of criminal justice and director of the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino where he specializes in the analysis of hate crime,
Modertor-Mary Scott Knoll-Fair Housing Council of San Diego 10:15AM - 10:30AM
Break
10:30AM - 11:45AM
VIEWING-AMERICA DIVIDED- Profiles of Domestic Workers
Plenary
A viewing of America Divided will open this session to identify the potential home seeker pool which may be comprised of domestic workers (broadly defined) and undocumented, migrant/asylum seeking housing applicants. Speakers will highlight fair housing center services in a tri-county region of southern California . - highlighting the basic operations of a fair housing center working in coordination with fair housing attorneys and enforcement entities Speakers Mary Scott Knoll, Fair Housing Council of San Diego—Sharon Kinlaw-Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley—Denise Cato, Fair Housing Council of Orange County Moderator-Violet Rodriguez-Fair Housing Council of Orange County 12:00PM - 12:45PM
Luncheon
Keynote Speaker Enrique Morones is the founder and director of San Diego-based human rights organization Border Angels. and the founder of House of Mexico, Reinaldo Avila - Fair Housing Council of the San Fernando Valley $20
1:00PM - 2:15PM
Plenary
Fair Housing Litigation and Legislation A discussion of successful housing civil rights litigation on behalf of immigrant /undocumented home seeker and recent/pending federal/state legislation, if any, that will impact civil rights protection for immigrants and undocumented housing consumers. Speakers: Jonathan Markovitz, Esq., ACLU San Diego and Imperial Counties Alex Prieto, Esq., Western Center on Law and Poverty Moderator- Janet Juarez , Metro Fair Housing Center 2:30PM - 3:45PM
Breakout
Basic Coverage of Fair Housing Laws-Part I- A standard course offered for highlighting the provisions under state and federal fair housing laws.
Speakers: Michael Seng, Esq., The John Marshall Law School - Beth Rosen-Prinz, former Deputy Director, California Department of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH) Moderator-Stella Adams- founder and CEO of S J Adams Consulting 3:45PM - 4:00PM
Break
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Breakout
Basic Coverage of Fair Housing Laws-Part II- A standard course highlighting Fair Lending-Housing Financing and Community Banking Updates.
Speakers: Stella Adams, founder and CEO of S J Adams Consulting Michael Seng, Esq., John Marshall Law School Moderator-Beth Rosen-Prinz 5:15PM
Pre-Conference Day Adjourns
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Thursday
February 14th
CONFERENCE DAY 1
8:30AM - 9:00AM
General Conference Registration
9:0AM - 10:15AM
Plenary
Profile of a Fair Housing Sexual Harassment and Domestic Violence Case Part I - Intake and Investigations SKIT - Highlight the elements of a fact pattern, from the perspectives of, and based upon, the allegations brought by the victim that will construct the case. Plenary - Profile of a Case-Sexual Harassment -Part I- Intake and Investigations- Advocates, attorneys and clients demonstrate steps taken to build a case referral to litigation- highlighting the basic operations of a fair housing center working in coordination with fair housing attorneys and enforcement entities. An overview of successful case highlights. Speakers: R. Tamar Hagler, Esq., U. S. Department of Justice -- Fernando Gaytan, Esq., Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles -- Alexandra Seldin, Esq., Department of Fair Employment and Housing Moderator: Pam Bean, Executive Director, Montana Fair Housing 10:15AM - 10:30AM
Break
10:30AM - 11:45AM
Plenary - Fair Housing and Criminal Justice Reform
Trends A review of programs that may connect a housing civil rights path of “protections” under criminal justice reform measures-- Developing Expert Witness Evidence to Support Disparate Impact Claims in Criminal Records and Housing Cases. Speakers- Michael Seng, Esq., John Marshall Law School -- Marley J. Hochendoner, Northwest Fair Housing Alliance -- Allan M. Arnell, Ph.D., Expert Witness in Civil Rights and Fair Housing Cases 12:15PM - 1:45PM
Keynote Speaker
Barbara R. Arnwine, Esq., President and Founder of Transformative Justice Coalition On Voting Rights and Housing Civil Rights
2:00PM - 3:30PM
Breakout
The Supreme Court Review & Fair Housing Trends - Highlights Recent Fair Housing
Accomplishments in California & Beyond -Challenges for the Future - Speakers: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean Berkeley School of Law (Video Presentation) -- Kevin Stein, Esq., California Reinvestment Coalition -- Alex Prieto, Esq., Western Center on Law and Poverty Moderator: Karl Lawson-City of Oxnard 2:00PM - 3:30PM
Breakout
Fair Housing and Disability—Rationale and Steps in Establishing – An ADA Evaluation Transition and Compliance Plan- A Training overview for “Covered Entities” and their staff. Also learn about: TROs- stipulations for preliminary injunctive relief after filing-- defending eviction for failure to accommodate in areas including direct threat and assistance animals, working with experts and briefing burden of proof issues in the housing context
Speaker: -- Scott Chang, Esq., Housing Rights Center--- Sharon Kinlaw, Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley Moderator-Sandra Couch, Fair Housing Center-San Fernando Valley 3:30PM - 4:45 PM
Break
An overview highlighting the basic operations of a fair housing center working in coordination with fair housing attorneys and enforcement entities. An overview of successful-case highlights. Speakers-Chris Brancart, Esq., Brancart and Brancart -- Professor Rigel Oliveri, University of Missouri School of Law, Barbara Arnwine, Esq. Transformative Justice Coalition (TB Invited) Moderator: Pam Bean, Executive Director, Montana Fair Housing 5:00PM
Conference Day 1 Adjourns
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Friday
February 15th
CONFERENCE DAY 2
8:30AM - 9:00AM
General Conference Registration
Opening Apeaker Stella Adams - My Fair Housing Journey 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Plenary
Measuring the Damages of Housing Discrimination From Traditional and Updated Lens Everyone can recognize the money-loss and compensatory damages of housing discrimination, such as moving and storage expenses and having to move into more expensive alternate housing. Speakers will magnify this assessment with an overview of other damages to individuals families and to the American society. Speakers: George Lipsitz, Professor of Sociology and Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara -- Scott Chang, Esq. Housing Rights Center Moderator: Mary Scott Knoll, Executive Director, Fair Housing Council of San Diego 10:15AM - 10:30AM
Break
10:30AM - 11:45AM
Plenary
Legal Ethical Considerations for Advocates and Attorneys Speakers: Richard Painter, Esq., Former Ethics Chief in the George W. Bush White House -- Andrew Servais, Esq., Wingert, Brubaker Grebing, & Juskie, LLP Moderator: Michael Seng, Esq., John Marshall School of Law 12:00AM - 1:45PM
Luncheon
Keynote Speaker
Kevin Kish, Esq. is a noted civil rights attorney whose career has been
dedicated to public service and advancing justice for disadvantaged communities. He was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. as Director of the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) in February 2015 and confirmed by the California Senate in January 2016. Introduction: Alexndria Seldin, Esq. California Department of Fair Employment and Housing 2:00PM - 3:15PM
FAIR HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Plenary Trending- Environmental Changes and the Impact on Housing CivilRights. Where
people live and their surrounding environment affects their easy or difficult and unequal access to education, health, Speakers: Ann Moss Joyner, Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities -- Stella Adams, founder and CEO of S J Adams Consulting --Jesus Hernandez., PH. D., Department of Sociology, University of California, Davis 3:15PM - 3:30PM
Break
3:30PM - 4:45PM
Plenary
Trending-Highlights - Fair Housing Challenges for the Future Reports and Studies Define our Future Strategic-Comprehensive Goals to Address Continuing Systemic Housing Discrimination In our neighborhoods conditions of-- Income Disparities in Relationship to Housing Civil Rights--Racism and Bigotry -Cornerstones of Housing Discrimination--School-Re-segregation in Relationship to Housing Segregation -- Disparate Impact- Homelessness /Others-- will define our fair housing future Speakers: John Petrusiak, South Suburban Housing Center -- Deb Jetter, Housing Opportunities of Greater Cincinnati -- Marley Hochendoner, Northwest Fair Housing Alliance -- Denise Cato, Fair Housing Council of Orange County -- Mayra Magana, Project Sentinel -- Sharon Kinlaw, Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley Moderator: Mary Scott Knoll, Fair Housing Council of San Diego 5:15PM
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