The Michigan Civil Rights Commission and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights will hold a virtual public hearing on Feb. 7 from 4 pm to 7 pm to hear directly from Michigan residents about discrimination they have experienced in the effort to buy, sell, rent or finance a home.
The commission is also interested in hearing from individuals with disabilities who have been denied housing or a reasonable accommodation that would allow them to access and live in a rental property.
The Feb. 7 hearing will be held on ZOOM. In order to participate, you must register in advance.
“We know that housing impacts every aspect of life, including health, wealth, security and peace of mind,” said MDCR Executive Director John E. Johnson, Jr. “The commission’s determination to hear directly from people who have suffered due to housing discrimination will provide the framework for policy recommendations designed to eliminate it.”
The commission’s examination of housing discrimination began with a public hearing in Detroit last November. The Feb. 7 virtual hearing will be followed by in-person hearings in Flint on March 16 and Grand Rapids on April 28. The hearings will culminate in the third annual Civil Rights Summit on June 12 in Detroit where experts, advocates and policy makers will discuss housing discrimination and develop policy and legislative recommendations to combat it.
Additional in-person public hearings and the Civil Rights Summit will be held on:
March 16, 2024 | Flint Fair Housing Hearing @ Mott Community College Event Center
April 28, 2024 | Grand Rapids Fair Housing Hearing @ Center for Community Transformation
June 12, 2024 | Civil Rights Summit on Fair Housing @ The Icon in Detroit
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission was created by the Michigan Constitution to safeguard constitutional and legal guarantees against discrimination.
The commission is also interested in hearing from individuals with disabilities who have been denied housing or a reasonable accommodation that would allow them to access and live in a rental property.
The Feb. 7 hearing will be held on ZOOM. In order to participate, you must register in advance.
“We know that housing impacts every aspect of life, including health, wealth, security and peace of mind,” said MDCR Executive Director John E. Johnson, Jr. “The commission’s determination to hear directly from people who have suffered due to housing discrimination will provide the framework for policy recommendations designed to eliminate it.”
The commission’s examination of housing discrimination began with a public hearing in Detroit last November. The Feb. 7 virtual hearing will be followed by in-person hearings in Flint on March 16 and Grand Rapids on April 28. The hearings will culminate in the third annual Civil Rights Summit on June 12 in Detroit where experts, advocates and policy makers will discuss housing discrimination and develop policy and legislative recommendations to combat it.
Additional in-person public hearings and the Civil Rights Summit will be held on:
March 16, 2024 | Flint Fair Housing Hearing @ Mott Community College Event Center
April 28, 2024 | Grand Rapids Fair Housing Hearing @ Center for Community Transformation
June 12, 2024 | Civil Rights Summit on Fair Housing @ The Icon in Detroit
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission was created by the Michigan Constitution to safeguard constitutional and legal guarantees against discrimination.
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