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星期三, 5月 17, 2023

波士頓移民進步辦公室訂5/19舉辦「我們是波士頓」年度慶祝會

            CITY OF BOSTON AND MAYOR’S OFFICE FOR IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT LAUNCH IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH WITH

WE ARE BOSTON 2023: VISIONARY COURAGE

What: We Are Boston 2023: Visionary Courage

When: Friday, May 19 from 5:30-8pm

Where: Blue Cross Blue Shield Office at 101 Huntington Ave. Boston

RSVP required for security clearance

BOSTON - The City of Boston Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) is launching Immigrant Heritage Month with We Are Boston, a reception that honors the contributions immigrants have made to our City. We Are Boston 2023: Visionary Courage is on Friday, May 19 from 5:30-8pm at the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Office at 101 Huntington Ave in Boston. The media is invited to attend but must RSVP for security clearance by emailing paien.yu@boston.gov

During the reception, the 2023 “Community Leadership Award” will go to the Driving Families Forward Coalition for their decades of advocacy to pass the Driver’s License Law. The “Business Leadership Award” will go to Melodias Restaurant in East Boston for their generosity in providing hot meals to recently-arrived migrants seeking shelter; and the “Civic Leadership Award” will go to Clare Louise Okalany, the Chief Operating Officer of ACEDONE, for supporting African communities in Boston by building entrepreneurship among immigrant women.

The reception will also have a musical performance by Boston Music Project, an ensemble of Boston Public School middle schoolers, and a salsa performance and dance lesson by Salsa y Control Dance Company. This is MOIA’s first in-person We Are Boston since 2019, and government officials, local immigrant-serving nonprofits, corporate sponsors, and the public are all invited to attend by RSVP. After the speaking portion, there will be time for dancing, mingling, and refreshments courtesy of the generous support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. 

Corporate sponsorships fund We Are Boston, and proceeds go to immigrant-serving nonprofits in the form of grants. This year’s funding will go toward enhancing the well-being and mental health of immigrants in Boston through non-clinical and culturally sensitive ways. Funding will also be for multicultural community building during Immigrant Heritage Month in June. The events will be open to the public and listed on boston.gov/we-are-boston.

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