Housing Justice in San Antonio: Dream or Reality?
Channel: NOWCastSA
Date: 2019-04-28

The Socially Responsible Investment Coalition hosted an event Housing Justice in San Antonio: Dream or Reality? On April 24, 2019. The discussion focused on investing in affordable housing so everyone has a place to call home.
Participants were:                    
*Rev. Séamus Finn, OMI, Chief of Faith Consistent Investing at the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Sister 
*Jane Ann Slater, CDP, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of San Antonio
*Christine Drennon, Ph.D., Trinity University Professor and Director of Urban Studies
*María Antonietta Berriozábal, member of the San Antonio Housing Policy Task Force
*Bob Comeaux, retired Union Organizer                    
*Fr. Rufus Whitley, OMI, President and CIO, Oblate International Pastoral Investment Trust
The program was facilitated by Susan R. Sheeran, Past President of Merced Housing Texas
Discussion areas included:                            
*Defining affordable housing from the standpoint of Catholic social teachings
*How Merced Housing Texas works with others to address the lack of affordable housing and offers solutions for our community.
*How public policy on housing affected racial disparities within the city of San Antonio.
*How faith-inspired impact investing can address the lack of affordable housing locally and globally.

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