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Thu November 30

Basics of Fair Housing - English

Fair Housing

English

Thursday, November 30 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Online
Free

Did you know? It is illegal to discriminate in housing based on someone’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. During this class you will learn about the history of fair housing, where fair housing applies, the importance of fair housing work, the seven protected classes, fair housing complaint statistics, fair housing laws, prohibited activities, accessibility features for new construction, use of criminal records, potential signs of discrimination, exemptions to the Fair Housing Act, who is held liable for housing discrimination, fair housing cases, and how to file a fair housing complaint inquiry with SERI. You will receive a certificate for attending the full class.

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Oct 27, 2023

Contaminants Found in Rooftop Harvested Rainwater in Tucson, Arizona

For the past six years we have collaborated with University of Arizona's Project Harvest to examine levels of contamination in residential harvested rainwater We collected and analyzed over rainwater samples by partnering with families in Tucson whom are disproportionately impacted by climate change and pollution The findings show there is increased contamination in rainwater...

Oct 23, 2023

UHI Workshop: Hot Topics / Cool Solutions

The City of Tucson s Landscape Advisory Committee LAC invite you to the th Urban Heat Island UHI Workshop This year the workshop is in collaboration with University of Arizona CLIMAS Discussions will focus on finding opportunities for Tucson to develop innovative solutions to mitigate the Urban Heat Island UHI effect and effectively communicate...

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Taller de Empoderamiento Solar – Español

Sonora Environmental Research Institute

· Sep 22, 2023

Aprovechar el poder del sol se ha vuelto cada vez m s importante en la b squeda de fuentes de energ a renovables y sostenibles Este taller est dise ado para informar a los participantes la comprensi n de las tecnolog as solares sus beneficios y sus componentes y el mantenimiento La segunda mitad...

Sep 21, 2023

SERI Partnering with Mayor Regina Romero’s Tucson Million Trees New 5M Federal Grant

The City of Tucson recently won a million urban forestry grant from U S Department of Agriculture which will accelerate the initiatives in the Tucson Million Trees program The grant will allow the program to grow more green spaces invest in youth workforce development and support equitable distribution of the trees in the city...

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Solar Empowerment Workshop – English

Sonora Environmental Research Institute

· Sep 20, 2023

Harnessing the power of the sun has become increasingly important in the pursuit of renewable and sustainable sources of energy This workshop is designed to provide participants with the understanding of solar technologies their benefits and their components and maintenance The second half of the workshop will cover how the Solar Empowerment Program works...

Basics of Fair Housing – English

Sonora Environmental Research Institute

Did you know It is illegal to discriminate in housing based on someone s race color religion national origin sex familial status and disability During this class you will learn about the history of fair housing where fair housing applies the importance of fair housing work the seven protected classes fair housing complaint statistics...