Project Sentinel's 3rd Annual Fair Housing Symposium
Friday, April 4, 2008 at the Community School of Music and Arts (directions)
Schedule (subject to change)
8:00 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:30 Welcoming -- Ann Marquart, Executive Director of Project Sentinel
9:30– 11:00 Workshop Session I
- The Foreclosure Crisis : Moving Forward
- Children at Play : Families, Home Day Cares, and Hostile Environments
- Fair Housing Fundamentals : Fair Housing Basics for Beginners
11:15– 12:45 Workshops Session II
- Immigration : New Residents, New Laws, and New Questions
- Tenant, Landlord and Fair Housing Rights : What Happens When They Collide?
- Reasonable Accommodations for Persons with Mental Disabilities : Companion Animals and Manic Episodes
12:45– 2:15 Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
| Keynote speaker: Chris Brancart, Brancart & Brancart. Since 1989, Mr. Brancart has been litigating housing discrimination cases on behalf of plaintiffs in federal and state courts. He has represented clients in some of this nation's most important fair housing cases, including Meyer v Holley, Giebeler v. M&B Associates, and Fair Housing Council of Orange County, Inc. v. Ayers. He is currently litigating important cases regarding familial status discrimination, accessible design and constructions, and internet advertising. |
2:30 – 4:00 Workshop Session III
- Internet Advertising : Fair Housing on the Web
- Criminality and Fair Housing : Criminal Background Checks and Police Enforcement
- Impact Litigation : Fair Housing in Zoning and Affordable Housing
This Fair Housing Symposium is being held in honor of the 40th anniversary of death of Martin Luther King Jr. and the near simultaneous passage of The Fair Housing Act of 1968. The Symposium is also held in April in recognition of National Fair Housing Month. Last year, over 180 community residents, agency representatives, housing providers, and fair housing advocates attended the Symposium, which was the second held by Project Sentinel. Project Sentinel is one of the largest fair housing agencies in the nation, investigating over 600 complaints of housing discrimination each year in 5 counties throughout Northern California . Please join us for what is sure to be an inspiring and educational event.
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Questions? Call us at 888-FAIR-HOUSING (888-324-7468)