Undesign the Redline Education Session:

In the US, descriptions of housing affordability challenges and differences in wealth, health, and education need to include a racial equity lens, or the picture is incomplete. Legally authorized and mandated housing discrimination through federal lending and investment policies laid the cornerstone of complex socio-spatial issues that historically segregated communities continue to face. Many of the inequities within and between neighborhoods, particularly in large metropolitan areas, trace their roots to redlining. In Colorado and throughout the nation, such discriminatory lending practices have left a legacy of disinvestment predominately in black and brown communities. Although the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 sought to undo forced inequalities within neighborhoods by creating strong incentives for positive investment activity, the ramifications of housing segregation and economic exclusion will take additional policy attention to address.  Participants will learn about disparities and be inspired by local solutions to “Undesign the Redline” and improve racial equity in housing. 

Speaker: Katie McKenna, Senior Program Director - Enterprise Community Partners

Price: Free for members / $25 non-members