Join Us at These Events Throughout Oregon
All events are free, except for the April 19th event which is sold out.
April 3
Fair Housing Story Time in Anne and Goldie’s Children's Corner
11 am
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, Oregon 97209
April 5
Ghosts From Our Past: A Portrait of Discrimination in Southern Oregon
50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act
7 - 9 pm
RCC-SOU Higher Education Center, 101 South Bartlett, Room 132, Medford
A panel presentation exploring discrimination, past and present, in Southern Oregon. Presenters include, Louise Dix, Fair Housing Council of Oregon; Jeff LaLande, Southern Oregon Historical Society; Chelsea Rose, Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Archaeology, and Alma Rosa-Alvarez, Racial Equity Coalition. Contact Louise Dix at ldix at fhco dot org for more information.
April 8
Housing Segregation and Resistance in Portland, Oregon: Notes from New Research
Presented by Greta Smith, Melissa Lang, and Leanne Serbulo
2 – 3:30 pm
Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205
April 9
Family Story Time
7 pm
Corvallis-Benton Public Library
645 NW Monroe Avenue
A Corvallis Police Officer will be reading several books about neighborliness and inclusion in celebration of Fair Housing Month and the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act.
Find more information on the City of Corvallis calendar
April 11
City of Portland Fair Housing Act 50th Anniversary Commemoration
7:30 - 9:30 am
Join Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioner Nick Fish in recognizing the history and importance of the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act.
Portland City Hall, Atrium
1221 SW 4th Ave
City of Portland Fair Housing Act 50th Anniversary Proclamation
1:30 - 3:30 pm
The Portland City Council will proclaim April as Fair Housing Month. Mayor Ted Wheeler will sign the city’s proclamation using a pen presented by Commissioner Nick Fish that his father, U.S. Rep. Hamilton Fish, used to sign the historically significant 1988 amendment to the Fair Housing Act. Fair housing advocates will provide testimony about the role of fair housing in Portland.
Portland City Hall, Atrium
1221 SW 4th Ave
Fair Housing : Past, Present and Future
7 pm
OSU, Memorial Union, Journey Room
Diane Hess, FHCO's education and outreach director, will present an overview of the history and legacy of the fair housing movement in the United States and Oregon.
Find more information on the Corvallis city calendar
April 19
SOLD OUT
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Presented by Richard Rothstein, with Dr. Karen Gibson 7 – 9pm
April 24
Pajama Story Time with Mayor Lucy Vinis
6:30 pm
Main Library, 100 West 10th Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Mayor Vinis will be reading the fair housing-themed books, Windows by Julia Denos, and Around our Way on Neighbors’ Day by Tameka Fryer Brown.
April 28
Family Story Time with Jamie Fender
2 pm
Jaimie Fender, City Councilperson for the City of King City, reads A Pig is Moving In by Claudia Fries.
Tigard Public Library
13500 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard, OR 97223
April 30
Making Home and Community Before and After the Fair Housing Act
Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Carmen Thompson with Black Portlanders who were living in N/NE Portland when the Fair Housing Act was passed.
7 pm – 8:30 pm, doors open at 6 pm
McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97211
Events are as of March 15th, please check the calendar on our website for updates
We gratefully thank our 2018 Presenting Sponsors: Multnomah County, Portland Housing Bureau, Princeton Properties, and the RMLS
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