NLIHC’s March 27-29 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions, taking place March 27-29 at the Washington Court Hotel in our nation’s capital, will offer a session on effective non-partisan voter and candidate engagement in the run-up to the 2020 elections. The session panelists will include Halley Henry, National Housing Trust & NHT Communities; Andrew Foley, Jonathan Rose Companies; and Joey Lindstrom, NLIHC. Register to attend the Forum here.
Halley Henry |
Andrew Foley |
Joey Lindstrom |
Throughout the country, voters are demanding housing solutions at the ballot box. Presidential hopefuls are already discussing important housing solutions during their stump speeches, several have put forward bold housing legislation as lawmakers, and in November 2018, voters passed twenty ballot initiatives to increase funding for affordable housing production. This session will explore how housing organizations in the public, for-profit, and non-profit sectors can engage residents on voter registration and election-day mobilization, as well as candidates on housing issues.
Other forum topics will include the state of affordable housing in 2019, recent successes and challenges, and emerging opportunities; the state of play related to affordable housing on Capitol Hill in 2019; achieving greater racial equity in housing; the growing Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable housing movement; the U.S. eviction epidemic and its solutions; and how advocates and policy makers can “undesign” redlining in America. There will also be sessions on working with and making housing an issue with the media; the future of public housing; achieving development without displacement; the keys to state, local, and resident-led organizing; ensuring equitable housing recovery in the wake of recent and future disasters; tribal and rural affordable housing needs and solutions; and low-income resident leadership, among others.
Learn more about the Forum and register today at: http://www.nlihcforum.org/
See a more complete list of Forum speakers at: https://www.nlihcforum.org/forum-speakers
Please note that the special Forum reservation block at the Washington Court Hotel closes on Tuesday, March 5, so make your reservation today!