The Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association and the Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fair housing marches and the passage of the Fair Housing Act. This program will highlight the events that led to the fair housing marches and eventually the passage of the Fair Housing Act. The speakers will address fair housing issues on a local and national level and discuss whether or not the promise of the Act has been fulfilled. In addition, the speakers will look at national fair housing success stories and what the future holds for Milwaukee.

Speakers:
Hon. Patricia J. Gorence, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Earl Bracy, Psy.D., Bracy Psychological Services LLC; 1967-68 fair housing marcher
James H. Hall, Jr., Esq., Hall, Burce & Olson SC; former NAACP Milwaukee president
Diane L. Houk, Esq., Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP (NY); formerly of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice – Housing & Civil Enforcement Section
Kori Schneider Peragine, Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council