News Release for Immediate Release March 24, 2005 Save the Date for the IV Annual Fair Housing Symposium to be held on April 19 and 20 at the Capitol Hyatt Regency   (Washington, DC) The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in partnership with the Office of Human Rights and the Equal Rights Center, a civil rights non-profit organization, are once again celebrating a milestone in civil rights during National Fair Housing Month, with its 4th annual DC Fair Housing Symposium. We invite District residents, the private for-profit housing sector, community-based organizations, government and non-governmental direct service providers, and the service providing faith-based organizations to attend the free IV annual Fair Housing Symposium on April 19 and 20, 2005. This year’s theme: Fair Housing in the District of Columbia: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment include the following topics: Symptoms: When Location Makes a Difference Experts will examine the implications of the racial divide in the District of Columbia as it relates to fair housing. Is there a significant disparity in the services, housing development, and housing opportunity based on one’s zip code? Diagnosis: Today’s Victims, Today’s Victories What is meant by sustained integration and what is required to achieve it? How can racial, national origin and economic integration be established? Who suffers from the scarcity of integration in DC, and who is getting integration right? While we might believe that we understand the elements of housing discrimination and how best to combat it, we often approach the problem as an individualized, rather than systemic, issue. Sheryl Cashin, author of The Failures of Integration, domestic and economic policy advisor to President Clinton, and professor of law at Georgetown University, will address the above questions in this segment. Page 1 of 2      1  2