The Challenges of Housing & Economic Segregation in Central Ohio

777 Evening Street,Columbus OH 43085

13 September, 2022

Description

The Columbus metro area is second worst to Austin, TX for economic segregation for large metros in the US, while our housing shortage becomes more challenging each year. These trends put our future success as a region at risk. Join us for a thought provoking evening with Gene Slater, housing finance expert and author of Freedom to Discriminate: How Realtors Conspired to Segregate Housing and Divide America to learn about the origins of economic segregation. Gene's presentation will be followed by an insightful conversation with local experts about how to reverse economic segregation and improve housing accessibility in our neighborhoods and communities. Guest Speaker: • Gene Slater, Author and Housing Finance Expert, Harvard Loeb Fellow Moderator: • Shiloh Todorov, Move to PROSPER Panelists: • Michael Wilkos, Senior VP of Community Impact, United Way of Central Ohio. • Additional panelists to be announced. In-person seating is limited. The event will be presented hybrid with options to join on Zoom.