FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL OF OREGON
The Fair Housing Council of Oregon Announces New
Historic Tours of Featuring Sites of Housing Discrimination
"Fasten Your Seat Belt: It's Been A Bumpy Ride"
On Wednesday, April 30th 2008, the Fair Housing Council launched a new service to the community. The sensory-rich, tactil experience included a bus tour around Portland, Oregon highlight a few sites where various forms of historic housing discrimination had taken place.
The bus tour was part of a day-long event in honor of national Fair Housing Month and a celebration of the passing of the federal Fair Housing Act 40 years ago. Special guests and expert planelists discussed the past, present, and future of housing equity.
Below are pictures from the bus tour and the rest of the day's activities followed by program details and media coverage. If you have questions about the event, would like to sponsor a similar tour or event, or would like to participate in a future tour, please contact dhess@FHCO.org. Thank you for your interest.
Historic Housing Discrimination Bus Tour // Portland, Oregon:
"Get on the Bus with Tour Guide, Jayme Rabenberg!"
Artist, Valerie Otani, with Tour Guide and Former Director of FHCO, Cynthia Ingebretson
Otani's Tribute to Those Forced into Japanese Interment Camps in the early 1940s located at the Expo Center
Tour Guide, Diane Hess, introduces Ed Washington, Vanport flood survivor and Former Metro Counselor, at the site of the historic flood
Ed Washington shares his Vanport experiences with 200 on-lookers
Annual Fair Housing Month Event // Expert Panelists, Luncheon, & Entertainment:
FHCO staff and volunteers greet guests during morning registration
Fanciful Centerpieces drive home the theme "It's Been a Bumpy Ride"
FHCO's historic display "Anywhere But Here" garnered much attention
FHCO's annual students poster contest winners were on display
Participants enjoy lunch time presentations
FHCO's Historic Pdx Bus Tour Makes the News:
--The Oregonian 04/11/08; HTML Link
--The Oregonian 04/06/08; HTML Link
--The Skanner
04/2008; HTML Link
--The Portland Tribune
04/04/08; HTML Link
--Willamette Week 03/31/08; HTML Link
--Community Invest. Network 03/11/08; HTML Link
Fair Housing Month Governmental Proclamations:
--State of Oregon
03/26/08; PDF File
--City of Portland
Spr. 2008; PDF File
2008 Event Sponsors :
City of Eugene
Gold Level Event Donor
City of Portland,
Bureau of Housing and Community Development
Gold Level Event Donor
Multnomah County Schools and Community Partnerships
Gold Level Event Donor
Portland Metropolitan Assn. of REALTORS®
Gold Level Event Donor
Oregon Economic and Community Development Department
Gold Level Event Donor
Oregon Housing and Community Services
Gold Level Event Donor
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Gold Level Event Donor
Oregon Housing and Community Services
Gold Level Event Donor
City of Corvallis
Sterling Level Event Donor
Metro Multifamily Housing Assn.
Sterling Level Event Donor
Kristine McVikar
Sterling Level Event Donor
Princeton Property Management
Sterling Level Event Donor
Regional Multiple Listing Service
Sterling Level Event Donor