HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge will participate in a fireside chat with members of NLIHC’s Tenant Leaders Cohort at this year’s Housing Policy Forum! Secretary Fudge and members from the cohort will discuss the policy solutions needed to actualize HUD’s mission of creating strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. The chat is one of the many sessions scheduled for NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2023: Onward to Housing Justice, taking place on March 21-23 at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C. Learn more about the session with Secretary Fudge and the other panels and speakers at the 2023 Forum by exploring the agenda, and then register to attend the 2023 Housing Policy Forum!
The fireside chat with Secretary Fudge will take place on Wednesday, March 22, from 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm. Joining the Secretary will be NLIHC Tenant Cohort Leaders Zella Knight, Loraine Brown, and Mindy Woods.
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Together, the Secretary and the three Tenant Cohort Leaders will explore ways HUD can strengthen tenant protections to address key policy goals developed by the NLIHC Tenant Leader Cohort. These goals include:
- Addressing past and current inequalities by incorporating racial and disability equity in all aspects of policymaking.
- Rebalancing the power between landlords and tenants and holding landlords and institutions accountable.
- Ensuring tenant representation by having tenants present for every decision made about their homes and communities.
- Prioritizing housing that is deeply affordable and accessible for people with the lowest incomes and greatest needs.
- Increasing resources to help low-income people become homeowners and maintain financial stability.
In addition to the fireside chat with Secretary Fudge, the 2023 Forum will feature discussions with Congresswoman and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), U.S. Department of the Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo, and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson about the path forward for ensuring tenant protections and affordable housing for those most in need in America. The Forum will also feature two keynote addresses: one by renowned scholar and social activist Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, and the other by acclaimed sociologist and author Matthew Desmond, who will also celebrate the launch of his new book Poverty, by America at this year’s Forum. Register to attend NLIHC’s 2023 Housing Policy Forum!