Civil Rights

On Monday, March 15th, United States District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson denied Uber’s motion to dismiss in the case Equal Rights Center v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al.

Susie McClannahan testified on behalf of the ERC at the DC Office of Human Rights Performance Oversight Hearing on March 5,  2021, at 12 pm.

The ERC submitted testimony regarding the DC Housing Authority's performance to the Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization on March 1,  2021.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a memorandum announcing the agency “will administer and enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual [...]

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Si cree que puede haber sufrido discriminación en la vivienda, puede ponerse en contacto con el Equal Rights Center (Centro para la Igualdad de Derechos). Para reportar su experiencia, llame al [...]

Earlier this month, we welcomed Jessica Clingerman to the ERC into the newly created position of Intake Coordinator.

In December, the ERC’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to add civil rights attorney and longtime ERC collaborator Matt Handley to the organization’s Board.

The Equal Rights Center offers free presentations to organizations and community groups in the Greater Washington, DC area.

If you believe you may have experienced discrimination in housing, you can contact the Equal Rights Center. To report your experience, please call 202-234-3062 or email info@equalrightscenter.org.