  {"id":9183,"date":"2026-01-02T15:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/?page_id=9183"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:01:14","slug":"far-from-the-american-dream-milwaukees-fair-and-affordable-housing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/research\/milwaukee-summit\/far-from-the-american-dream-milwaukees-fair-and-affordable-housing-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Far from the American Dream: Milwaukee\u2019s Fair and Affordable Housing Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-overview\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 11th Annual Henry W. Maier State of Milwaukee Summit&#8217;s theme was\u00a0<strong>Far from the American Dream: Milwaukee\u2019s Fair and Affordable Housing Crisis<\/strong>, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the\u00a0<strong><em>March on Milwaukee<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Milwaukee Summit included a set of presentations and Q&amp;A discussing current housing issues and reforms from a distinguished panel of community leaders, policy experts, and decision-makers. The event was held in the 51ÁÔÆæ Student Union Alumni Fireside Lounge on Thursday, November 16, 2017 from 4:30-6:00pm followed by a reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-panelists\">Panelists:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>James Mathy<\/strong>, Milwaukee County Housing Division<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Raphael Ramos<\/strong>, Legal Action Eviction Defense Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kori Schneider Peragine<\/strong>, Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Professor Arijit Sen<\/strong>, 51ÁÔÆæ Architecture and Urban Studies Programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rebecca Stoner<\/strong>, ACTS Housing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsors\">Sponsors:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This event was free and open to the public and sponsored by: Urban Studies Programs, the Henry W. Maier Fund, the Center for Economic Development, and the College of Letters and Science at 51ÁÔÆæ.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-additional-resources\">Additional Resources:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the interview on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wuwm.com\/post\/wednesday-lake-effect-affordable-housing-crisis-omanhene-chocolate-bronzeville-night\">W51ÁÔÆæ Lake Effect featuring two Milwaukee Summit panelists on the Fair and Affordable Housing Crisis in Milwaukee<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nov. 27, 2017 article in the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service by Margaret Rozga:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/milwaukeenns.org\/2017\/11\/27\/citys-fair-and-affordable-housing-crisis-in-the-spotlight\/?mc_cid=8f95006688&amp;mc_eid=76045f2928\">City\u2019s fair and affordable housing crisis in the spotlight<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Urban Studies 11th Annual Milwaukee Summit presents:\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u9ONMfDsSsg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kori Schneider Peragine presents at the 11th Annual Milwaukee Summit\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PR8NNlYu8dA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"James Mathy presents at the 11th Annual Milwaukee Summit\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fOnXkLuwnWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raphael Ramos presents at the 11th Annual Milwaukee Summit\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e2JBLCOYGGk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arijit Sen presents at the 11th Annual Milwaukee Summit\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0POq3vx7FSQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rebecca Stoner presents at the 11th Annual Milwaukee Summit\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eI6ABIdYcp4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The 11th Annual Henry W. 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