On Saturday, March 16, 2024, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission and Michigan Department of Civil Rights held a hearing on fair housing in Flint. Housed in the Mott Community College Event Center, the occasion provided an opportunity to hear directly from area residents regarding their housing-related concerns. 

In addition to in-person statements, several residents submitted written testimony to be included in the record of the event. Attending residents shared concerns such as accessible design refusals and zoning for family housing vs. apartments.

View the full video of the Flint hearing. Testimony may also be submitted to MCRC-Comments@michigan.gov until April 30, 2024.

(Image is a photo taken during the event. Left to right: Commission Chair Gloria Lara, Commissioner Luke Londo, and MDCR Executive Director John E. Johnson, Jr., listen to testimony from Steve Shelton from Legal Services of Eastern Michigan.)

On Sunday, April 28, the MDCR will hold a  final public hearing on housing discrimination at the Center for Community Transformation in Grand Rapids. The event follows two previous in-person hearings in Detroit and Flint, and a virtual session open to residents from anywhere in the state.

The insights gleaned from these hearings will help frame policy discussions, decisions and recommendations at the 3rd annual Civil Rights Summit to be held in Detroit in June. 

When: April 28, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Where: Center for Community Transformation at 1530 Madison Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507

Download the Grand Rapids fair housing flyer

Please note: If you know you want to speak, register to testify in Grand Rapids. Registration is only necessary if you would like to secure an opportunity to provide testimony.

Accommodations:

ASL Interpreters will be provided. To request other accommodations, contact Rebecca Powell powelln@michigan.gov or 1-800-482-3604 at least 3 business days prior to the hearing.

(Image is a drawing of a microphone with buildings in the background and the MCRC 60th Anniversary logo. Text is "Grand Rapids Fair Housing Hearing.")

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission will travel to Kalamazoo for their next quarterly business meeting on Monday, April 29, 2024.

The meeting will begin at 10:00 AM in the Fetzer Center on the campus of Western Michigan University, 2251 Business Ct., Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Kalamazoo.

(Image is MCRC 60th Anniversary logo)