{"id":154945,"date":"2026-04-02T16:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=154945"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:45:43","slug":"symposium-to-explore-affordable-housing-crisis-in-milwaukee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/symposium-to-explore-affordable-housing-crisis-in-milwaukee\/","title":{"rendered":"Symposium to explore affordable housing crisis in Milwaukee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">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&#8217;s deepening affordable housing crisis and the justice-driven solutions that can turn the tide.<\/p>\n<h2>Housing Justice for Milwaukee: Community Land Trusts, Equity Strategies, and the Path to a Justice-Oriented City<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/event\/center-for-equity-practice-planning-justice-open-house-and-symposium\/\">View agenda and panelists<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, April 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">School of Architecture &amp; Urban Planning<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">2131 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee<\/p>\n<h2>What to Expect<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<li>Firsthand perspective from a Community Land Trust homeowner<\/li>\n<li>In-depth discussion of Community Land Trust models, affordable housing development strategies, tools for community self-determination and durable resistance to gentrification and displacement<\/li>\n<li>Early look at the physical space that the Center for Equity Practice &amp; Planning Justice will operate from in the School of Architecture &amp; Urban Planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Members of the media are welcome attend. 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