Ethel Lawrence:
The Rosa Parks of Affordable Housing

As a lead plaintiff in the Mount Laurel Doctrine, which is widely considered the most important civil rights decision since Brown v. Board of Education, one woman’s advocacy changes the affordable housing movement forever.

Highlights

Supported by a grant from the 2019 Raymond Seidelman Award for Political Advocacy

Bucks Fever FilmFest, Finalist for Best College Documentary, 2020

Garden State Film Festival, 2021

Finalist, Nassau Film Festival, 2021

Honorable Mention, Black Truth Film Festival 2021

Trailer aired February 8, 2020 on News12 NJ show “Spotlight NJ”

Raised over $15,000 in donations for Fair Share Housing Development

Ethel Lawrence was a mother, a teacher, and a wife who braved racist death threats to fight for her community’s right to affordable housing.

Joining forces with groundbreaking lawyers Peter O’Connor, Carl Bisgaier, and Ken Meiser, Ethel’s advocacy led to a legal victory that set a nationwide precedent...

...and the creation of an award-winning social justice nonprofit called Fair Share Housing Development founded by O’Connor that would transform the lives of thousands of NJ residents.

Ethel Lawrence: The Rosa Parks of Affordable Housing

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Ethel Lawrence:
The Rosa Parks of Affordable Housing