Explore the challenges faced by those looking for access to affordable housing: confronting racial discrimination, building housing permanence, and the impact of homelessness. Learn how you can help advocate for new laws that strengthen and enforce tenants’ rights and civil rights.

• Jane Ramsey (Moderator), Founder of Just Ventures; University of Chicago, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice

• Bishop Tavis Grant, National Field Director for Rainbow PUSH Coalition – Lead in bringing the deplorable living issues at Concordia Place in Roseland to HUD’s attention, resulting in the cleanup and re-vitalization of this affordable housing

• Micaela Alvarez, Program Counsel for the Equitable Community Development and Housing practice area, Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights

• Nancy Heil M.D., FAAP Board certified, general pediatrician, Co-Chair of their housing project, First Steps: Improving Child Health and Housing, on the leadership team of the Collaborative on Child Homelessness-Illinois

• Sen. Ram Villivalam, Illinois State Senator and co-sponsor of the Homelessness Prevention bill

• Mike Rohrbeck, Executive Director of Voice of the People, working on housing issues on the north side of Chicago in Uptown and Edgewater

This town hall is sponsored by the Promoting Equity IL Coalition, of which LWV Chicago is a member.

Co-Sponsors:

AAUW Naperville*Chicago Women Take Action*Courts Matter Illinois*Illinois NOW*Indivisible IL*League of Women Voters Illinois*LWV Chicago*LWV of Naperville*LWV Southside*NAACP of DuPage County*NAACP Evanston/North Shore*National Association of University Women-Windy City Branch*NCJW Chicago North Shore*NCJW South Cook*NOW N/NW Suburban*NOW Springfield*Protest to the Polls*Rainbow PUSH Coalition*SEIU Healthcare IL/ IN/MO/KS*She Votes IL*Will County NOW*Women’s March Chicago*Women of the 7th Congressional District*