Fair Housing in Chicago: "I’m Sorry" - The Story Behind CAR’s Apology

Date

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Location

This is a virtual event. Once your membership is verified, you will receive the link to join the event in the confirmation email sent from Eventbrite. On the day of the event, you must be logged into your Eventbrite Account using the same email address you registered with and click on this link in order to join the event.

Time

3:30PM - 5:00PM

Cost

Complimentary for CAR Members | $15 for Non-Members

Registration for this event will close on Wednesday, April 7 at 8:00 PM

April is Fair Housing Month. Join us for a series of events commemorating the Fair Housing Act of 1968, which explicitly outlawed housing discrimination based on race, religion, national origin and sex. This event series is designed to provide you with the understanding and tools you need to identify and prevent fair housing violations. Together, we can do more than just comply with the spirit of the act – we can seek to affirmatively further Fair Housing.

We must acknowledge the past to move forward – and this remains true in the ongoing fight for fair housing. In 2018, we issued a public apology for the role we played in racial discrimination, blockbusting, redlining and other discriminative housing practices. We started with two simple words, “I’m sorry.” Hear the back story of how we began this dialogue, the people involved and the discussions had, and we felt empathy had to be at the core. And, stick around after our panel discussion for an airing of our mini-documentary, The History of Fair Housing in Chicago..

Space for this virtual event is limited.

Panelists

Michelle Mills Clement | CEO, Chicago Association of REALTORS®
CAR Past President Ezekiel Morris | Managing Broker/Owner, EMA Realty
Dearborn REALTIST® Board President Courtney Jones | Chicago Homes Realty Group
Fred Underwood | Former Director of Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, National Association of REALTORS®
CAR Past President Tommy Choi | NAR Vice President of Association Affairs, Keller Williams ONEChicago
Bryan Greene | Vice President, Policy Advocacy, National Association of REALTORS®

Michelle Mills Clement

Ezekiel Morris

Courtney Jones

Fred Underwood

Tommy Choi

Bryan Greene

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