Our CHAPA Fair Housing Symposium: Advancing Responsible Fair Housingtook place on April 25th. Information on this year’s symposium, including bios, links, slides, resources, and more, can be found on our Event Page. The event was recorded and can be found on our YouTube channel, where you can view it in full or by presentation/section. A summary of the event and resources shared can be foundhere.
We are so appreciative to our amazing presenters, panelists and moderators.
- Dr. Michael Akinwumi, Chief Responsible AI Officer,NFHA
- Jamie Williamson, District Director,U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Dr. James Jennings, Lead Researcher, Professor Emeritus, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
- Kadineyse Paz, Assistant Researcher, Neighborhood Fellow, Tufts University
- Cashauna Hill, Executive Director,The Redress Movement
We were so pleased to award this year’sFair Housing Champions:
- Dr. Tiffany Manuel, Founder and CEO, TheCaseMade
- Deb Crossley, Community Activist, former City Councilor, City of Newton
- Moddie Turay, President and CEO, Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation
- Affordable Inclusive Milton, residents committed to advocating for increasing the supply of affordable housing in Milton and diversifying the Town’s population
If you would like to nominate a 2025 recipient, please complete this form, we would love to hear from you.
There is much work to do ahead of us. Please consider supporting our CHAPA legislative prioritiesand furthermore joining our Fair Housing Committee. This Committee meets periodically, bringing together diverse stakeholders from across the state to intentionally advance fair housing and serve as a place to share information, work on legislation, coordinate efforts, and educate ourselves throughout the year.
During the month of April, we shared many resources including books, tools, articles, videos, and more on our social media. If you missed any of them, a summarized list can be found here. We hope that you check them out and share them broadly.
If you are interested in additional learning opportunities, we invite you to participate in the Confronting the History of Housing Discriminationlearning session we host in partnership with JALSA, as well as our Affordable Housing 101sessions.
In order to responsibly advance fair housing in our work we must do so proactively and intentionally. Let us continue to work together to find the solutions to advance and ensure fair housing for all.
Special thank you to our Sponsor for the Event: