As the nation marks Fair Housing Month, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Community Land Trust invite community members, advocates, policymakers, planners, students and journalists to a symposium addressing Milwaukee’s deepening affordable housing crisis and the justice-driven solutions that can turn the tide.
Housing Justice for Milwaukee: Community Land Trusts, Equity Strategies, and the Path to a Justice-Oriented City
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
School of Architecture & Urban Planning
2131 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee
What to Expect
- Experts panel with representatives from the City of Milwaukee, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity, Community Development Alliance and the Milwaukee Community Land Trust
- Firsthand perspective from a Community Land Trust homeowner
- In-depth discussion of Community Land Trust models, affordable housing development strategies, tools for community self-determination and durable resistance to gentrification and displacement
- Early look at the physical space that the Center for Equity Practice & Planning Justice will operate from in the School of Architecture & Urban Planning
Members of the media are welcome attend. Please RSVP to Oliver Johnson at johnsooj@uwm.edu.