Note- This Agenda is subject to change based upon speaker availability -All Scheduled Times are PST.
FRIDAY- APRIL 2, 2021
Theme – Examining Inequities and Disparities Through Fair Housing Lens
9:00 AM
Opening Speaker- Jeanine Worden, Acting Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity-
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
9:30 AM-10:45 AM
Speakers-Leslie Levy, Esq., Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP ---Tamar Hagler, Esq., U. S. Department of Justice--- Yiyang Wu, Esq., Relman Colfax PLLC---Ashley Schoenborn, UIC John Marshall Law School
BREAK
11:00 AM-12:15 PM
Speakers-Gary Rhoades, Esq., Santa Monica Deputy City Attorney ---Denise McGranahan, Esq., Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles---Madeline Howard, Esq., Western Center on Law and Poverty
Wendy Patrick, Esq., Deputy District Attorney, San Diego
LUNCH-12:15 PM-12:45 PM
12:45 PM-2:00 PM
Fair Housing 101- A Standard Fair Housing Course outlining the Provisions of the Fair Housing Act
Speakers-Michael Seng, Esq., UIC John Marshall Law School Beth Rosen-Prinz, Fair Housing Consultant, formerly, California State Department of Fair Employment and Housing
BREAK
2:15 PM-3:30 PM-
Disparate Impact in Fair Housing - An Update
Speakers-Elizabeth Julian, Esq., Poverty and Civil Rights Attorney---Chris Brancart. Esq., Brancart and Brancart
Day I Adjourns
Saturday- 3-April, 20
21 -Theme – Examining Inequities and Disparities Through Fair Housing Lens
8:30-AM-9:00 AM
Opening Speaker- -Lee Gelernt, Esq., ACLU- “Lessons Learned Litigating Against the Trump Era-Immigration Policies and What President Biden Should Change”
9:00 AM-10:15 AM
Media-Plays A Positive Role -Hearing the Voices of the Invisible Homeless & Addressing the Digital Divide
Speakers- Jayne O’Donnell- Urban Health Media Project, Interviewing Youth --- Darryl Freeman, California State University--- Ruby Cordova, Casa Ruby
10:30 AM-11:45 AM
Voting Rights- Residential Segregation-How That Shapes Political Districting/ Racial Gerrymandering and Voter Suppression -The Threat to Fair Housing Goals Achievement
Speakers – Stephen Menendian, Esq.- Othering & Belonging Institute--- Ann Moss-Joyner, President,
Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities
BREAK
LUNCHEON
11:45 PM-12:30 PM
Honoring
Lee Porter, Executive Director
Fair Housing Center of Northern New Jersey
Bestowing the Title “First Lady of Fair Housing”
Speakers
William Tisdale
Michael Seng
Denise Cato
Letter from F. Willis Caruso
Samuel Miller
Others TBA
12:30 PM -2:00 PM
Restricted-"Why Systemic Testing Investigations are Vital to Effective Fair Housing Enforcement." (Must Reserve Seats at msk@fhcsd.com)
Speakers- Fred Freiberg, Executive Director---Lizette Carrion, Senior Investigator---Alaine Dungee
Senior Investigator, Fair Housing Justice Center
12:30 PM-1:45 PM
Selected Repeat Topics from February 10-12 Agenda
Emerging Works - Housing Discrimination and Damages to Children’s Health-George Lipsitz—Tatewin Means—Dr. George Hightower
Race (ism)-Creator of all “isms” -A Formidable Foe of Fair Housing Solutions
Stella Adams-George Lipsitz
Conference Adjourns
Stay Tuned for Developing Agenda
2-3 November 2021
CELEBRATING Native American Heritage Month- @ Conference ’21-Part III
Theme-Attorney Skills Development for Successful Fair Housing Litigation
Developing Agenda
Honing Techniques for Jury Selection
Plaintiff and Defense Strategies-A View from Both Sides
Establishing “Standing”: for Individuals, Fair Housing Centers & Other Co-Plaintiffs
Economic Formulas for Consideration in Determining Damages
Research Update- Measuring Damages to Children in Fair Housing Cases
Legal Ethics and Bias Reduction
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Mapping and Testing Evidence-Use of in Settlement and Court Room Proceedings
Workshop-Developing Culture-based Outreach and Education Materials for Native American/Indigenous Rural/ Other Underserved Communities
Land Use-Environment and Climate Change-Is There a Fair Housing Connection?
Restorative Justice- Building Relationships that Promote Equitable, Positive Impact for Native American-Indigenous and Other Underserved Communities
FRIDAY- APRIL 2, 2021
Theme – Examining Inequities and Disparities Through Fair Housing Lens
9:00 AM
Opening Speaker- Jeanine Worden, Acting Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity-
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
9:30 AM-10:45 AM
- Sexual Harassment-Domestic Violence-For Immigrant-Migrant Farm Worker-Domestic Worker-Native American-Refugee-Indigenous and All Women/Men VICTIMS. What the Fair Housing Act Means to Them?
Speakers-Leslie Levy, Esq., Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP ---Tamar Hagler, Esq., U. S. Department of Justice--- Yiyang Wu, Esq., Relman Colfax PLLC---Ashley Schoenborn, UIC John Marshall Law School
BREAK
11:00 AM-12:15 PM
- COVID19-Health (Physical -Mental) and Housing-Responding to In-Place Tenants and Those Facing Evictions
Speakers-Gary Rhoades, Esq., Santa Monica Deputy City Attorney ---Denise McGranahan, Esq., Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles---Madeline Howard, Esq., Western Center on Law and Poverty
- Breakout-Workshop-Demonstration-Effective Interview Techniques-Highlighting Dos and Don'ts in Sexual Harassment Cases.
Wendy Patrick, Esq., Deputy District Attorney, San Diego
LUNCH-12:15 PM-12:45 PM
12:45 PM-2:00 PM
Fair Housing 101- A Standard Fair Housing Course outlining the Provisions of the Fair Housing Act
Speakers-Michael Seng, Esq., UIC John Marshall Law School Beth Rosen-Prinz, Fair Housing Consultant, formerly, California State Department of Fair Employment and Housing
BREAK
2:15 PM-3:30 PM-
Disparate Impact in Fair Housing - An Update
Speakers-Elizabeth Julian, Esq., Poverty and Civil Rights Attorney---Chris Brancart. Esq., Brancart and Brancart
Day I Adjourns
Saturday- 3-April, 20
21 -Theme – Examining Inequities and Disparities Through Fair Housing Lens
8:30-AM-9:00 AM
Opening Speaker- -Lee Gelernt, Esq., ACLU- “Lessons Learned Litigating Against the Trump Era-Immigration Policies and What President Biden Should Change”
9:00 AM-10:15 AM
Media-Plays A Positive Role -Hearing the Voices of the Invisible Homeless & Addressing the Digital Divide
Speakers- Jayne O’Donnell- Urban Health Media Project, Interviewing Youth --- Darryl Freeman, California State University--- Ruby Cordova, Casa Ruby
10:30 AM-11:45 AM
Voting Rights- Residential Segregation-How That Shapes Political Districting/ Racial Gerrymandering and Voter Suppression -The Threat to Fair Housing Goals Achievement
Speakers – Stephen Menendian, Esq.- Othering & Belonging Institute--- Ann Moss-Joyner, President,
Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities
BREAK
LUNCHEON
11:45 PM-12:30 PM
Honoring
Lee Porter, Executive Director
Fair Housing Center of Northern New Jersey
Bestowing the Title “First Lady of Fair Housing”
Speakers
William Tisdale
Michael Seng
Denise Cato
Letter from F. Willis Caruso
Samuel Miller
Others TBA
12:30 PM -2:00 PM
Restricted-"Why Systemic Testing Investigations are Vital to Effective Fair Housing Enforcement." (Must Reserve Seats at msk@fhcsd.com)
Speakers- Fred Freiberg, Executive Director---Lizette Carrion, Senior Investigator---Alaine Dungee
Senior Investigator, Fair Housing Justice Center
12:30 PM-1:45 PM
Selected Repeat Topics from February 10-12 Agenda
Emerging Works - Housing Discrimination and Damages to Children’s Health-George Lipsitz—Tatewin Means—Dr. George Hightower
Race (ism)-Creator of all “isms” -A Formidable Foe of Fair Housing Solutions
Stella Adams-George Lipsitz
Conference Adjourns
Stay Tuned for Developing Agenda
2-3 November 2021
CELEBRATING Native American Heritage Month- @ Conference ’21-Part III
Theme-Attorney Skills Development for Successful Fair Housing Litigation
Developing Agenda
Honing Techniques for Jury Selection
Plaintiff and Defense Strategies-A View from Both Sides
Establishing “Standing”: for Individuals, Fair Housing Centers & Other Co-Plaintiffs
Economic Formulas for Consideration in Determining Damages
Research Update- Measuring Damages to Children in Fair Housing Cases
Legal Ethics and Bias Reduction
*****************************************************************************
Mapping and Testing Evidence-Use of in Settlement and Court Room Proceedings
Workshop-Developing Culture-based Outreach and Education Materials for Native American/Indigenous Rural/ Other Underserved Communities
Land Use-Environment and Climate Change-Is There a Fair Housing Connection?
Restorative Justice- Building Relationships that Promote Equitable, Positive Impact for Native American-Indigenous and Other Underserved Communities
