Katharine Daly, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Human Rights Commission and Bob Grenier, Operations Specialist, at the HUD Home Show booth. Individuals had an opportunity to discuss concerns about discrimination with the Commission's Executive Director. The HUD Manchester Field Office Director's staff has worked with the NHHRC to develop legislation to make NH housing discrimination laws substantially equivalent to the National Fair Housing Laws. This coordination and collaboration will allow HUD's Manchester Office to create additional opportunities to partner with New Hampshire on Fair Housing concerns.
To mark the 34th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, HUD's South Carolina Office hosted a civil rights forum on Monday, April 22. In accordance with the National Theme "Celebrating Diversity and Ensuring Equal Opportunity," the Forum emphasized the commitment of Secretary Martinez to enforce the Fair Housing Act and other laws that prohibit discrimination and the intimidation of people.

The Forum was attended by more than 150 customers, partners and citizens. Among many HUD staff and partners, Forum participants heard from Patricia Green, Director, Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity; Valerie Hayes, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Opportunities; William Dudley Gregorie, South Carolina Field Office Director; Keynote speaker SC Congressman James E. Clyburn; Charles Sparks, USDA; and Sue Berkowitz, Appleseed for the Legal Justice Center.

Earlier in the month, Governor James Hodges held a press conference to proclaim April as Fair Housing Month in South Carolina.
To celebrate Fair Housing Month, the Utah Fair Housing Forum joined with the Utah Apartment Association for the Fair Housing Conference and Apartment Trade Show on April 11th at the South Town Expo in Sandy, Utah.

The event had 50 booths, including one which was staffed by the Fair Housing Forum and provided fair housing information. Framed posters of Governor Michael Leavitt's and Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson's Fair Housing Proclamations were displayed. Nearly 500 people attended the day long sessions.

HUD's Ms. Hutchins; Carden Christian Academy students Kathryn Schiefer, Hrysoula Papadakis, and Briana Sardo; Park City Board of Realtors' Brad Jensen and President Annette Sneed.