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Opening Acts: October 10, 2018

By on October 10, 2018 in Announcements, Newsletters

FHJC Releases Educational Video Fair Housing Rights of Deaf People in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities Featured in Film Today, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) released an educational video entitled A Home for Henry.  The video was created to increase public awareness about the fair housing rights of deaf and hard of hearing […]

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Opening Acts: September 20, 2018

By on September 20, 2018 in Newsletters

Eastchester Landlord Accused of Racial Discrimination FHJC Investigations Continue to Yield Evidence that Racial Discrimination Persists 50 Years After Passage of Fair Housing Act Today, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) and three African American testers filed a lawsuit in federal district court (SDNY) alleging that New Property Associates, LLC and Building Superintendent Dikson Dumitrescu […]

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Acting for Justice: M.L.’s Story

By on September 19, 2018 in Acting for Justice Stories

Housing discrimination can have a lasting impact. It can affect nearly every part of a person’s life – from where someone goes to school, to the jobs a person takes, to the state of someone’s health. This is something that M.L. has witnessed within her own family. And it is because of this that M.L. […]

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Opening Acts: September 5, 2018

By on September 5, 2018 in Newsletters

Lawsuit Cites Racist and Exclusionary Rental Practices FHJC Investigations Continue to Yield Evidence that Racial Discrimination Persists 50 Years After Passage of Fair Housing Act Today, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) and five African American testers filed a lawsuit in federal district court (EDNY) alleging that Charm Equities LTD; Michael Kohn; Howard Kohn; Michael […]

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Acting for Justice: P.M.’s Story

By on August 2, 2018 in Acting for Justice Stories

What would you do if you were put in a position where you were expected to discriminate against certain people? Would your better angels win out in that moment, or would the necessity of a paycheck override your ideals of fairness and equality? When P.M. was put into such a position, not only did he […]

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Opening Acts: June 27, 2018

By on June 28, 2018 in Newsletters

Westchester Town Settles Fair Housing Lawsuit AGREEMENT BRINGS TOWN OF BEDFORD’S HOUSING PROGRAM INTO COMPLIANCE WITH FAIR HOUSING LAWS Today, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) announced that a settlement has been reached with the Town of Bedford and the Blue Mountain Housing Development Corp. in a federal fair housing lawsuit filed in the Southern […]

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Opening Acts: June 21, 2018

By on June 21, 2018 in Events, Newsletters

The Fair Housing Justice Center Kicks Off Building the Beloved Community Initiative 50th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION CALLS ON RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO ADVANCE FAIR HOUSING On June 14, 2018, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC), Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, and the Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing (IAHH) hosted a special, free […]

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Opening Acts: June 20, 2018

By on June 20, 2018 in Newsletters

FHJC and Parkoff Organization Settle Fair Housing Lawsuit AGREEMENT ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH FAIR HOUSING LAWS Today, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) announced that a settlement has been reached with the defendants in a federal fair housing lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) in October 2017. The lawsuit, filed by the […]

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Opening Acts: June 19, 2018

By on June 19, 2018 in Announcements, Newsletters

FHJC Launches Fair Housing Toolkit RESOURCE DESIGNED TO HELP RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS, PEOPLE OF FAITH, AND OTHERS ADVANCE FAIR HOUSING On June 14, 2018, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) released a comprehensive Fair Housing Toolkit as part of the Building the Beloved Community interfaith initiative. The toolkit, created by the FHJC, was designed to empower […]

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Opening Acts: May 30, 2018

By on May 30, 2018 in Announcements

The Fair Housing Justice Center Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act INTERFAITH INITIATIVE EVENT WILL CALL ON RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO ADVANCE FAIR HOUSING On June 14, 2018, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC), Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, and the Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing (IAHH) will […]

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