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The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty is pleased to welcome the following speakers to the 2011 National Forum on the Human Right to Housing:
June 7 - Thurgood Marshall Center The Thurgood Marshall Center is located in Washington, D.C.'s U Street Corridor at 1816 12th St, N.W. We recommend arriving by Metro, as parking is difficult in this area. The U Street Stop is on the green and yellow lines, a direct ride from Reagan National Airport. Click here for a list of nearby hotels. The Thurgood Marshall Center is the former home of the first full service YMCA for African Americans. It was designed by one of the nation's first African-American architects, and built largely by African-American artisans. African-American community groups and social clubs convened there when segregation excluded them from other public meeting places. As a young attorney, Thurgood Marshall was a frequent visitor as he designed legal strategies for the civil rights movement. Author Langston Hughes also often visited the center. June 8 - Capitol Hill Area Activities will begin at Jones Day in the morning, which is located at 300 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. Please use this entrance, not the Louisana Avenue entrance. Proceed to the reception desk, and you will be escorted to the conference location. The closest Metro stop is Union Station. From there, it's a less than 10 minute walk southwest on Louisiana Avenue to New Jersey Avenue. In the afternoon, conference attendees are encouraged to set up meetings with their senators and representatives on Capitol Hill. The Law Center will not be arranging these - you should do so yourself, in advance of your arrival in D.C. At 2 p.m., the Law Center will host a congressional briefing in the Capitol Visitors Center (underneath the U.S. Capitol) in Congressional Meeting Room North (CVC-268). You do not need to be a forum attendee to join us for this free briefing. The Congressional
Visitors Center entrance is in back of the Capitol. This is where the tourists
line up to take Capitol tours. Consequently, there can be long lines to get
in. However, because your are there for the briefing, you can skip to the front of the line - you just have to go to
the front and let the officer know that you are there for a scheduled event, not
a tour. Please be advised that Capitol
security does not allow you to enter with bottles of water or any other
liquids.
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Alliance for Justice The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty is tremendously grateful for the financial and in-kind support of:
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