Are You an Advocate? Check out the FHC Ypsilanti Housing Advocates Training- May 15 2012. Info at http://www.fhcmichigan.org/get-involved/hat/
The Fair Housing Center announces the next three readings for our book groups. Centered around Civil and Human Rights related readings, fiction and non-fiction, FHC book groups aim to engage community members in meaningful discussion. The next three readings are: 1) The Arc of Justice by Kevin Boyle 4/24 (A2) & 4/25 (Lansing) 2) Them […]
Michelle Alexander, author of the The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness [this month’s FHC book group choice], recently wrote a piece on Time.com titled “The Myth of Desegregation: A recent study claims segregation has hit the lowest point in a century. Here’s why it’s premature to celebrate”. Alexander argues that the […]
According to yesterday’s HUD press release, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) received $185,000 to help communities and housing providers to better understand their fair housing rights and responsibilities, including the new regulation (reported on here yesterday) which ensures that HUD housing and programs are open to all families, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, […]
A new rule (discussed here a little over a year ago) regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) core housing programs [rental assistance and home ownership programs, which include HUD’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance programs, community development programs, and public and assisted housing programs] is set to be published this week. The rule, which will go […]
In celebration of the Fair Housing Center’s 20th Anniversary, we invite you to join us for a special screening of the award-winning Oscar nominated documentary short, “The Barber of Birmingham,” on the evening of Wednesday, February 15th, at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan’s 20th Anniversary Event Wednesday, February 15th, […]
Fair Housing Book Groups The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan is pleased to announce 2 new book groups centered around Civil and Human Rights related readings, fiction and non-fiction. Details regarding each group’s location are below (as well as PDF’s for download). The first book that both groups will be reading is The New Jim Crow by […]
The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan is hiring a full time position located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A full job description is available at fhcmichigan.org/employment.
Press Release – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Civil Rights Groups: School Diversity Guidance “Good for Our Young People, for Our Communities and for Our Nation” For Immediate Release Contact: Scott Westbrook Simpson, 202.466.2061, simpson@civilrights.org December 2, 2011 Washington, DC – In response to the joint guidance released today by the United States Department of Education […]
[Information on our current testing program can be found at Become a Civil Rights Tester ] The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan has a tester training scheduled for Monday, December 5, 2011, 530-730 PM in Ann Arbor. We are seeking women and men to assist in the investigation of housing discrimination complaints (“testing”) in Ingham, Jackson, […]