Unwelcomed Press Conference

The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI), in partnership with the Indianapolis Public Library, is announcing the opening of Unwelcomed: A Fair Housing History of Sales & Lending Discrimination, an interactive exhibit, on April 11, 2022 at the Indianapolis Central Library, to celebrate the anniversary of the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act in 1968. The exhibit will educate participants on the systemic barriers that have impacted today’s neighborhoods through redlining, racial covenants, steering, neighborhood intimidation, and other forms of housing discrimination. Modern-day forms of housing discrimination in sales and lending will also be highlighted.

The exhibit will open at April 11th at 11:00 AM with a press conference. Speakers will include:

  • Amy Nelson, Executive Director, Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana
  • Mayor Joe Hogsett
  • Diane M. Shelly, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Midwest Regional Administrator
  • Indianapolis Public Library representative
  • Jadira Hoptry, Director, Community Lending & Development, First Merchants Bank
  • David W. Greene, Sr., President, Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis
  • Tony Mason, President & CEO, Indianapolis Urban League
  • Shelley Specchio, CEO, MIBOR REALTOR Association
  • Bobbie Naugle, President of the Board of Directors, Central Indiana Realtist Association (CIRA)
  • Gurinder Hohl, Chief Executive Officer, Immigrant Welcome Center
  • Amina B. Pierson, Executive Director, Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corporation
  • Marshawn Wolley, African American Coalition of Indianapolis
  • Tom Crishon, Managing Attorney, Indiana Disability Rights and President of the Board of Directors of the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana

The press conference will be held at the atrium level. The exhibit is located on the Library’s 2nd floor through the end of April 2022. The exhibit is funded through support by First Merchants Bank.

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Date/Time
Date(s) - Apr 11 2022
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Location
Indianapolis Central Library