Book Talk and Signing with Morris author Josh Silver “Ending Redlining through a Community-Centered Reform of the Community Reinvestment Act,” Wednesday, August 27, 6:30 PM
“Ending Redlining through a Community-Centered Reform of the Community Reinvestment Act,” book talk and signing with Morris author Josh Silver, Wednesday, August 27, 6:30 PM
This author talk describes a new book, Ending Redlining through a Community-Centered Reform of the Community Reinvestment Act, and will explore how and why members of Congress and community-based organizations developed the CRA law that emphasizes community participation in stopping redlining and rebuilding neighborhoods experiencing discrimination.
This talk will explain:
- What is redlining and how it devastates communities
- Why CRA is relevant for rural areas and smaller towns as well as urban neighborhoods
- How and why CRA was devised as a means to rectify redlining through community empowerment
- The successes and limitations of CRA
- An overview of the legislative and regulatory history of CRA since its enactment in 1977
- Recommendations for updates to CRA, its application to other industries, and the current threats to CRA
About the Author
With decades of experience in the CRA and fair lending field, Josh Silver spent most of his time as Vice President of Research and Policy and as a Senior Fellow with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition but also worked for Manna, Inc., a local nonprofit housing development organization based in the District of Columbia, and for the Urban Institute, a think tank also based in the District of Columbia.
Please register with the library: 860-567-7440 or https://morrispubliclibrary.net/library-calendar-event-registration/
