[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Fair Housing Seminar for LGBT Community July 17

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CITY OF DURHAM
Office of Public Affairs
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701

News Release


News Media Contact:
Amy Blalock
Sr. Public Affairs Specialist
(919) 560-4123 x 11253
(919) 475-7735 (cell)
Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov>
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For Immediate Release: July 2, 2014



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Durham Hosts Fair Housing Seminar for LGBT Community

What:              Fair Housing Seminar: HUD Equal Access Rule and the LGBT Community

Who:               City of Durham Human Relations Division with the Neighborhood Improvement Services Department and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the LGBTQ Law Center

When:             Thursday, July 17, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where:            Hilton Durham (near Duke University)
3800 Hillsborough Rd.
Durham, N.C. 27705

Fast Facts:

*         This half-day discussion will focus on housing discrimination in the LGBT community and the ways state and federal laws have increased access to fair housing for LGBT people and families. This training will focus on HUD's recently released Equal Access Rule and is designed to educate members of the LGBT community, housing providers, and the general public of the new obligations this rule creates. Presenters for this event will include Policy Counsel Ashland Johnson with NCLR's District of Columbia office, and representatives from the LGBTQ Law Center in Charlotte, N.C.


*         This event is free and open to the public. A continental breakfast will be provided for attendees. For more information on the topics to be covered, or to register to attend this event, visit http://bit.ly/1iXyT5a.


*         For more information about the seminar, contact Human Relations Division Manager Delilah Donaldson with the City's Neighborhood Improvement Services Department at (919) 560-4107, ext. 34277 or by email at Delilah.Donaldson at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Delilah.Donaldson at DurhamNC.gov>.

About the Human Relations Division in the City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services Department

The Neighborhood Improvement Services Department works to preserve and improve quality of life conditions for Durham residents, and to encourage active participation in neighborhood redevelopment and public policy and decision making dialogue. The department is responsible for enforcement of quality of life ordinances and state statutes including the City's Minimum Housing Code; Nonresidential Code; Weedy Lot, Abandoned and Junk Vehicle ordinances; and the State of North Carolina's Unsafe Building Statute. The department's Human Relations Division strives to improve race and human relations in the City by working to eliminate housing discrimination and by prioritizing community outreach and educational activities to meet the needs of Durham's residents. The Human Relations Division also provides oversight to the City of Durham Human Relations Commission, which is comprised of 15 Durham residents who meet monthly to work on activities designed to improve human relations and promote harmony throughout Durham. Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, the department helps ensure that Durham has thriving, livable neighborhoods by providing the highest quality of services to engage and educate the community, eradicate blight, ensure safer neighborhoods, and enhance neighborhood revitalization. For more information, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cb/nis/Pages/Home.aspx.

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