Join us at a PRRAC Symposium on Fair Housing Intersections, March 22: The Obama Administration made important progress connecting housing policy with transportation, education, and environmental justice - and the movement is being carried forward by activists and policymakers at the state and local levels. Please join us for a lively discussion of cross-cutting issues in civil … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 15, 2018): New upcoming events in DC, NYC, MS
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PRRAC Update (February 1, 2018): New P&R; housing and environmental justice
In the new Poverty & Race: Justin Steil on the arbitrary suspension of the AFFH rule, Tom Silverstein on the abuse of state preemption to undermine local progressive policies, Maria Krysan on how segregation is perpetuated, Derek Black on the historical roots of a right to education in the 14th Amendment, and David Rammler on equitable disaster recovery. Read the issue … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 1, 2018): New P&R; housing and environmental justice
PRRAC Update (January 18, 2018): Small Area FMR progress; Kerner Commission at 50
Strong show of support for Small Area Fair Market Rents: Shortly before the December preliminary injunction hearing in Open Communities Alliance v. Carson, HUD issued a notice seeking comments on its August suspension of the SAFMR rule. The notice did not affect the judge's ruling, but it did bring out a strong group of comments from advocates for low income families from … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (January 18, 2018): Small Area FMR progress; Kerner Commission at 50
PRRAC Update (January 4, 2018): Bad news and good news in the new year
2-3 year delay in AFFH compliance?! HUD is once again seeking to evade its civil rights responsibilities, this time with a multi-year extension of time to all local governments with upcoming deadlines to submit an Assessment of Fair Housing to HUD. An extraordinary and unexpected development. Read the notice here. Stay tuned. OCA v Carson : Over the holidays, we … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (January 4, 2018): Bad news and good news in the new year
PRRAC Update (December 14, 2017): Sign the petition – and run this Saturday!
Sign the petition! on removal of the "anti-busing rider" from the 2018 Appropriations Bill. On Tuesday the National Coalition on School Diversity launched an online petition and call campaign asking Congress to strike Sections 301 and 302 from the House and Senate appropriations bills and we need your help! NCSD and other civil rights advocacy groups sent letters to leaders … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (December 14, 2017): Sign the petition – and run this Saturday!