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Professor Quigley Presented at Manchester University on Housing as a Human Right
03/15/2023
Professor Fran Quigley, J.D. ’87, delivered a talk titled “Religious Traditions and the Human Right to Housing” at Manchester University. The presentation took place on March 6.
Professor Quigley, who directs the Health and Human Rights Clinic at IU McKinney, talked about housing problems in the United States and how to respond to these challenges by looking at social housing as a more equitable, affordable path. He also discussed how religious communities can help housing to be seen as a human right.
IU McKinney’s Health and Human Rights Clinic students advocate for the rights of the poor, with a focus on individual and systemic barriers to accessing healthcare and the social determinants of health. Professor Quigley’s latest book, Religious Socialism: Faith in Action for a Better World, was published in September 2021. He is the author of several academic journal articles on social justice and human rights, multiple mass media articles and columns, and five books including this most recent work. Prior to his work at the law school, he served as the first Chief of Staff for Congresswoman Julia Carson and as the executive director of ACLU of Indiana. He edits the newsletter Faith in Healthcare and contributes to and helps edit the publications of the Religious Socialism working group of the Democratic Socialists of America.
