The issue of safe, affordable and fair housing has been a priority of the Community Forum for Economic Justice since our formation in 2006. Our April 2018 monthly forum will preview some of the policies and practices that will be examined at the Fair Housing Conference later that week. We’ll include documentaries about the Contract…
On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968 — also known as the Fair Housing Act. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 defines housing discrimination as the “refusal to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of his race, color, religion, or national origin.”…
Last Saturday, April 7, SBCSC Bus Drivers “overwhelmingly accepted” the tentative contract that was negotiated between AFSCME #686 and the School Corporation. It is expected that the Collective Bargaining Agreement will be approved at the next School Board meeting, scheduled for this Thursday, April 12th at 5:30 pm. We know that many of you communicated…