ABOUT THE SUMMIT​

Each year, the Housing Rights Center celebrates National Fair Housing Month by convening our Housing Rights Summit, a dynamic conference and resource fair that brings together a diverse community of advocates to address the urgent housing and civil rights issues affecting Southern California.

 

SPEAKERS AND TOPICS

This year's program highlights include:

 

• U.S. Congress Rep. Judy Chu
   

• Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell
   

• Understanding the Cumulative Trauma of Housing Segregation

  • Jesus Hernandez, PhD, JCH Research

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• Eviction Crisis Policy Updates

  • Javier Beltran, Deputy Director, Housing Rights Center

  • John Pollock, National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel

  • Cassandra Goodman, Director of Housing & Homelessness Neighborhood Legal Services
     

• Displacement, Gentrification and Fair Housing in Los Angeles​
  • Scott Chang, Director of Litigation, Housing Rights Center
  • Rodney Leggett, Staff Attorney, Housing Rights Center​

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Tara Peterson, CEO of YWCA Glendale, will accept an award on behalf of the Coalition for an Anti-Racist Glendale for its courageous work redressing the history of racial exclusion in the city. View the full program and agenda here.

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RESOURCE FAIR

This year's online resource fair will allow attendees to browse a gallery of social service providers, legal aid organizations, and other needed resources and referrals. With one click, participants can access materials and information, and speak with a representative live.