Pro Bono Research Group

2006 Woodside Speaker Series

The Right to Housing: Building a Solid Foundation

• Date: April 3, 2006
• CLE Credit: The Supreme Court of Ohio has approved 5.25 hours of CLE credit. We are also offering 5.25 hours of CEU credits for social workers.

While the right to basic needs such as food, medical care, and clothing has been established for very low-income persons, the right to housing has not. Is there a right to affordable housing and shelter?

The Moritz College of Law's Pro Bono Research Group will host a symposium as part of the Woodside Speaker Series on the right to housing for low-income individuals and families. The current decrease in available affordable housing coincides with a stagnate number of shelter beds, thereby creating a housing crisis for the low-income and homeless.

Local and state housing experts will discuss efforts to address the crisis in affordable housing and national experts will explore the legal right to shelter.

For more information, call (614) 688-8693.

Schedule of Events

Time	Event
8:00 a.m.	Registration and Complimentary Breakfast
8:45 a.m.	Welcome Remarks by Dean Nancy Hardin Rogers, Moritz College of Law
9:00 a.m.	Holding Up the Frame: Preserving and Creating Affordable Housing Panel Moderator: Susan Choe, Director, OSU Student Housing Legal Clinic Dennis Guest, Executive Director, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority Spencer Wells, Tenant Outreach Coordinator, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio Hal Keller, President, Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing Stephen Sterrett, Community Relations Director, Campus Partners Phil Westerman, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
10:40 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.	Fighting for a Roof: An Advocate's Toolbox Patty Mullahy Fugere, Executive Director, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
12:00 p.m.	Lunch (provided)
1:00 p.m.	Laying the Bricks: Creating the Right to Housing through Legislation Panel Moderator: Michael Deemer, Legal Counsel, Ohio Senate Minority Caucus Bill Faith, Executive Director, Coalition on Housing and Homelessness in Ohio Councilwoman Charleta Tavares, Columbus City Council Senator Ray Miller, Ohio State Senate
2:40 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m.	The Global Neighborhood: International Law and the Right to Housing Introduction: Dean Kathy Northern, Moritz College of Law Maria Foscarinis, Executive Director, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
4:00 p.m.	Reception