NCLR and Equal Rights Center to Unveil Study on Discriminatory Housing Treatment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Camila Gallardo
(305) 573-7329/(305) 215-4259
cgallardo@nclr.org
NCLR Conference Press Office
(504) 670-5602

On Monday, July 22, 2013, NCLR (National Council of La Raza) and the Equal Rights Center will unveil a new study on discriminatory housing practices at a workshop, “Avoiding Housing Discrimination in Immigration Reform,” during the 2013 NCLR Annual Conference in New Orleans. Each year, more than four million incidents of housing discrimination occur nationally, and recent state and local legislation that seeks to address immigration-related issues may put Hispanic families at additional risk of being targeted for housing discrimination.

The Equal Rights Center investigation, commissioned by NCLR, sought to explore the extent of differential or adverse treatment of Latino prospective renters and homebuyers in three southern cities, utilizing a “matched pair” methodology in which Hispanic and non-Hispanic White testers with virtually identical profiles interacted with housing agents in a variety of scenarios.

A panel of housing experts, including James Perry, Executive Director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, and Don Kahl, Executive Director of the Equal Rights Center, will address the important intersection of fair housing laws and discrimination against immigrants. They will share analysis of the discrimination study, highlight critical aspects of federal fair housing laws and provide community participants with important tools to file fair housing complaints when necessary.

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT:      Workshop: “Avoiding Housing Discrimination in Immigration Reform”

WHO:       Moderator: Lindsay Daniels, Associate Director of Housing and Wealth-Building Initiatives, NCLR
                  Don Kahl, Executive Director, Equal Rights Center
                  James Perry, Executive Director, Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center
                  Norma Roberts, Homeownership Program Specialist, Avenida Guadalupe Association

WHEN:     Monday, July 22, 2013
                 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

WHERE:  Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
                 Room 227
                 900 Convention Center Blvd.
                 New Orleans, LA 70130

All workshops are free and open to the media. For more information or to RSVP, contact Camila Gallardo, Associate Director, Communications, at (305) 215-4259, or after July 19 at the NCLR Annual Conference Press Room: (504) 670-5602.

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