FCHR to Conduct Training to Squelch Housing Discrimination (Miami Media Advisory)

FCHR to Conduct Training to Squelch Housing Discrimination

Florida Fair Housing experts unite to conduct fair housing training

WHO: Miami-Dade County and HOPE, Inc. (Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc.) in partnership with the Florida Commission on Human Relations. The training portion of the event is free and open to the public.

WHAT: 17th Annual Miami-Dade County Fair Housing Month Celebration

This event is a day of fair housing training from Florida’s top fair housing law professionals from

FCHR, HUD, Miami-Dade County and Florida civil rights law firms. The workshops will cover fair

housing laws, enforcement, accessibility requirements and case studies. The event also includes a

luncheon with the Honorable Barbara Jordan, Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 1, as the

keynote speaker. The keynote address will cover the state of fair housing in Miami-Dade County

after the Adker Consent Decree, a decree which resulted from a class action law suit of

discrimination filed against HUD and Miami-Dade County for intentionally segregating Miami-Dade

County neighborhoods.

WHEN: Friday, April 30th

Training: 9:00 am – 11:40 am and 2:15 pm – 4:50 pm (free and open to the public)

WHERE: The Intercontinental West Miami

2505 NW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33172
Gainesville, FL 32601-4612

April 2010 is the 42nd anniversary of the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act, the groundbreaking legislation that affirms the right of every citizen to obtain the housing of their choice without being limited by race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or familial status. The Florida Fair Housing Act, passed in 1992, also affirms these rights. The Commission works diligently to make sure these rights are afforded to every Floridian.

The Florida Commission on Human Relations, established in 1969, is the state agency charged with enforcing the Florida Civil Rights Act and Fair Housing Act. The purpose of these laws is to protect the people of Florida from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status or familial status. Through education, outreach and partnerships, the Commission works to prevent discrimination and foster mutual understanding in communities statewide. For more information visit http://fchr.state.fl.us