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Box 7, Folder 8, Document 29
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January 3, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO: URBAN COALITION STEERING COMMITTEE
FROM: TASK FORCE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING
SUBJECT: TASK FORCE PROGRAM AND OBJECTIVES
The organization of the Task Force on Equal Opportunity in Housing
launched tne program for achieving metropolitan open occupancy in
our nation's urban centers. The initial activity of the Task Force
has concentrated on planning for a national action conference to be
held in Chicago, January 18, 1968.
Invitees will include all local coalition representatives and related
individuals in housing, home finance, real estate, construction, in-
surance and fair housing groups. Task Force Co-Chairmen James Cook
and Whitney Young, Jr. will address the opening session and the luncheon
session respectively.
Four concurrent workshops have been planned for the Action Conference:
I. Fair Housing Legislation
a. Securing federal, state and local laws
b. Strengthening existing fair housing laws
c. Effective enforcement
d. Meaningful use of administrative powers
--federal, state and local.
II. Suburban housing development for low and moderate needs.
III. Role of voluntary programs to achieve fair housing.
IV. Strategy of metropolitan coalition for fair housing.
The January 18th conference is viewed as the Urban Coalition's stepped-
up efforts in behalf of equal opportunity in housing. Outstanding ex-
perts on the above topics are being recruited for participatin in the
workshop sessions. It is expected that attendance at the conference
will approximate 300 persons.
Of necessity this Task Force must relate not only to the other Task
Forces in a traditional sense, but of more importance is its relation
to the Task Force on Housing, Reconstruction and Investment since the
latter includes housing as an important element in its framework.
It is probable that none of the Task Forces have as much of a metro-
politan outreach as the Task Force on Equal Opportunity in Housing.
Hence, the need to identify, mobilize and activate all of the resources
beyond the central city in behalf of the Task Force's goals.
MEMORANDUM
TO: URBAN COALITION STEERING COMMITTEE
FROM: TASK FORCE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING
SUBJECT: TASK FORCE PROGRAM AND OBJECTIVES
The organization of the Task Force on Equal Opportunity in Housing
launched tne program for achieving metropolitan open occupancy in
our nation's urban centers. The initial activity of the Task Force
has concentrated on planning for a national action conference to be
held in Chicago, January 18, 1968.
Invitees will include all local coalition representatives and related
individuals in housing, home finance, real estate, construction, in-
surance and fair housing groups. Task Force Co-Chairmen James Cook
and Whitney Young, Jr. will address the opening session and the luncheon
session respectively.
Four concurrent workshops have been planned for the Action Conference:
I. Fair Housing Legislation
a. Securing federal, state and local laws
b. Strengthening existing fair housing laws
c. Effective enforcement
d. Meaningful use of administrative powers
--federal, state and local.
II. Suburban housing development for low and moderate needs.
III. Role of voluntary programs to achieve fair housing.
IV. Strategy of metropolitan coalition for fair housing.
The January 18th conference is viewed as the Urban Coalition's stepped-
up efforts in behalf of equal opportunity in housing. Outstanding ex-
perts on the above topics are being recruited for participatin in the
workshop sessions. It is expected that attendance at the conference
will approximate 300 persons.
Of necessity this Task Force must relate not only to the other Task
Forces in a traditional sense, but of more importance is its relation
to the Task Force on Housing, Reconstruction and Investment since the
latter includes housing as an important element in its framework.
It is probable that none of the Task Forces have as much of a metro-
politan outreach as the Task Force on Equal Opportunity in Housing.
Hence, the need to identify, mobilize and activate all of the resources
beyond the central city in behalf of the Task Force's goals.
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