Archive: November 2008

Integration / Segregation Researcher on Obama's HUD Review Team

President-Elect Obama continues to expand his transition team and confirmed what some suspected earlier this week: integration / segregation researcher Xavier de Souza Briggs of MIT is a lead on the Agency Review Team for the Department of Housing & Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Board, and Interagency Council on Homelessness Review.

From Change.gov:

Xavier de Souza Briggs is an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. A former Deputy Assistant Secretary at HUD, his expertise includes affordable housing, economic development and inequality, environmental sustainability, and civic engagement and collaboration.

This move should encourage advocates of racial, ethnic, and economic integration and is especially exciting for MoveSmart.org - our core concept is largely informed by Prof. Briggs' work:

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Thanks

There are a number of folks without whom MoveSmart.org would not have been possible. As we enter our second year (we were incorporated on 11/7/07), we would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who has helped us along the way.

In particular, we'd like to thank everyone at the Field Foundation, the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the Chicago Technology Cooperative, and NetSquared/Techsoup. Your support and investment in MoveSmart.org has gone above and beyond - it means the world to us.

We would also like to thank the below individuals, organizations, artists, and companies who have generously given their time, support, money, and work to MoveSmart.org:

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Our Suggestion to Change.gov

Written by MoveSmart.org co-founder and board president Rob Breymaier:

Over the past 40 years, the fair housing movement has certainly made important progress toward ensuring the rights of individuals in their search for housing. Most significantly, systemic victories against lending and insurance redlining have improved the access to these services for people of color and other protected persons.

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Rob on Fair Housing's Future

MoveSmart.org co-founder and board president Rob Breymaier, who also directs the Oak Park Regional Housing Center, has a great new column up on Progress Illinois.

Fair housing has suffered for too long as a largely ignored priority in America. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continuously neglects its duty to affirmatively advance the cause.

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Inspiration

One of the very best things about being a part of the growing world of start-up social ventures is reading about truly amazing projects and ideas.

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