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‘And Housing for All’ named a finalist for ABA’s 2026 Silver Gavel Award!

The American Bar Association today announced the 31 finalists for the 2026 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts, which recognize outstanding work that fosters the American public’s understanding of law and the legal system. This is the ABA’s highest honor in recognition of this purpose. The winners will be announced on May 20. 


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Past Events



NYPL Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, New York City

Maria Foscarinis in conversation with Binyamin Appelbaum, NYT opinion writer. View recording.

June 9 2025.


And Housing For All: An Evening with Author Maria Foscarinis

October 23 2025 - Unity Temple 875 Lake St. Oak Park, IL 60301

Event hosted by Housing Forward as part of their Community Series events. Following her conversation with WBEZ Communities reporter Esther Yoon-Ji Kang, Foscarinis will be available for an audience Q & A, and post event reception and book signing, hosted in collaboration with Dandelion Bookshop.


NYU Furman Center Book Talk: Maria Foscarinis

November 12 2025, 12.30-2 pm, Main Event Space, Rm. 101, 105 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10012

The NYU Furman Center and Elysium Between Two Continents are pleased to host a fireside chat with the founder and former Executive Director of the National Homelessness Law Center, Maria Foscarinis, the author of And Housing for All: The Fight to End Homelessness in America with former head of the Legal Aid Society and NYC Social Services Commissioner, Steve Banks.

A light lunch will be provided, and books will be available for purchase. RSVP. Seating is limited. Virtual attendees should register via Zoom.

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Politics & Prose, Union Market Washington,DC

Maria Foscarinis in conversation with Pam Fessler, former NPR poverty correspondent.

June 12 2025.

Housing Solutions New York: SEEN Symposium
25 September 2025

500 W. 181st St., New York, NY 10033

Dr. Xellex Z. Rivera, HSNY’s Chief Program Officer, will sit down with Maria Foscarinis - author of ‘And Housing for All’ and founder of the National Homelessness Law Center - for a live podcast on the fight to end homelessness and the urgency of housing justice. The first 50 registrants will receive a free signed copy of Maria’s book!