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波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(後中)與勒星頓中文學校師生 |
勒星頓中文學校校長黃冠群表示,該校創校以來堅持教授正體中文及使用注音符號,為響應僑委會正體漢字文化節,特別舉辦中文電腦打字活動,希望學生可藉此提升正體中文的識字能力,也提高學習華語文的興趣。
應邀出席的波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉也特別感謝勒星頓中文學校教職員,堅持教授正體中文,並勉勵學生秉持「學無止境」的精神,持續學習中文。(圖與文:波士頓僑教中心提供)
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MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR BCYF VINE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER
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BOSTON - Thursday, November 9, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Boston Art Commission, the Public Facilities Department, and Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF), today announced a call for artists to submit proposals for a public art project that will complement the renovation of BCYF Vine Street Community Center in Roxbury. The deadline to submit proposals for the project is December 18, 2017 at 12:00 p.m.
BCYF Vine Street Community Center closed earlier this fall for a $5.3 million renovation project, which is expected to take a year to complete. The public art project is part of Boston's new Percent for Art program, which sets aside one percent of the City's annual capital borrowing budget for the commission of public art.
"We believe an investment in the arts is an investment in the larger community," said Mayor Walsh. "The Percent for Art Program allows us to incorporate new public art projects into the Vine Street Center renovation, and I know this installation will make the Vine Street renovation even better, adding to the renovation's goal of bringing new life and vibrancy to the project."
The request for proposals (RFP) for the public art project is open to all professional artists, artisans, architects, landscape architects, or teams with experience in public art, site responsive design, project management, and construction administration. Artists from the Roxbury neighborhood are encouraged to apply.
An Artist Selection Committee comprising of representatives from the Boston Art Commission and local arts professionals in Roxbury will evaluate proposals based on the criteria outlined in the RFP, including the artist's qualifications and their approach to the project.
"The creation of public art at BCYF Vine Street through Percent for Art is a direct response to the Boston Creates Cultural Plan. The goal is to integrate arts and culture into all aspects of civic life and across all communities," said Julie Burros, Chief of Arts and Culture for the City of Boston. "With the Vine Street Center serving as a central gathering place for the people of Roxbury, there is no better place for a transformative public art project."
The renovation will enable BCYF Vine Street to provide more resources to the Roxbury neighborhood including interior renovations, the addition of a fitness center, expansion of the teen center, installing air conditioning in the gym, and improving overall access to the center. This RFP is the first of two calls for artists connected to BCYF Vine Street. The second call will be released in the late winter/early spring and focus on interior art works.
"We are excited that the renovation to the BCYF Vine Street Community Center will greatly improve the layout of the center and allow us to offer more programming for people of all ages in the heart of Roxbury," said William Morales, Commissioner of BCYF. "By adding arts into the renovation project, we are signaling Boston's commitment to imagination and creativity, inspiring users of our community center and enhancing our facilities today and well into the future."
"This project is reflective of Mayor Walsh's commitment to the Roxbury neighborhood, and to BCYF facilities throughout the City." said Boston Public Facilities Director Tricia Lyons. "We are thankful for the involvement and thoughtful insight of community members, and for the collaborative efforts with BCYF and Arts and Culture. Including the Vine Street building in the Percent for Art program is going to make this project all the more exciting and further contribute to the vibrancy of this neighborhood."
Artist Ann Hirsch participated in a nine-month long residency at the BCYF Vine Street Community Center this year as part of Boston AIR, the City's artist-in-residence program in which artists, community members an the City of Boston employees collaborate at the intersection of civil service, social justice and artistic practice to explore and reframe critical social conversations. Her residency looked at the theme of hand gestures as a lens through which to explore current issues and future goals, as well as the use of non-verbal communication modes in the expression of fear, protection, and protest. By casting the hands of the youth, staff, and community members, she crafted a physical representation of the center's identity during that moment.
The public art project will be located outside of the BCYF Vine Street Community Center on 339 Dudley Street. The City of Boston will release another call for artists later this year for public art pieces that will be placed inside the Vine Street Center. For more information on the renovation, visit here.
About the Boston Art Commission
The Boston Art Commission (BAC), an independent board of arts leaders charged with the care and custody of all artworks on City of Boston property, advocates for the creation of innovative and transformative art and promotes its accessibility to enrich the lives of Boston's diverse citizens and visitors. The Art Commission advises, supports, and consults with artists and communities, City departments, and others. It commissions, approves, and conserves the City of Boston's collection of art and historical artifacts. For more information, visit here.
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MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES MARTY MARTINEZ AS BOSTON'S NEW HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CHIEF
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Martinez joins the City of Boston after over two decades of serving children and families in Boston and surrounding area
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BOSTON - Thursday, November 9, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the selection of Marty Martinez as the new Chief of the City of Boston's Health and Human Services cabinet (HHS).
"Marty Martinez has spent his life serving residents and their communities," said Mayor Walsh. "I'm proud he will continue that work with the City of Boston. From creating youth programs at BCYF Centers, to creating welcoming spaces for Boston's immigrant population, to keeping our City healthy and safe through the Boston Public Health Commission, Marty will take on a leading role in ensuring a thriving, equitable Boston for all, and I look forward to having him on our team and accomplishing even more."
"I am excited to step into this role and help lead the important and bold work to be done on the HHS front to support all residents of Boston," said Martinez. "Helping to implement the Mayor's vision for our City through Boston Centers for Youth & Families, the Office of Immigrant Advancement, the Boston Public Health Commission and so many more services and programs will be an impactful challenge and one that I am excited to take on. I thank Mayor Walsh for this opportunity, and look forward to getting started."
Currently the President and Chief Executive Officer for Mass Mentoring Partnership, Marty Martinez joins the City of Boston after serving the Boston and surrounding area for over 20 years. He first joined Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP) in 2007, leading the growth of program services. He was named President and CEO in 2012, where he lead the organization to unprecedented growth across the Commonwealth, strengthened advocacy efforts and state budget dollars on behalf of mentoring and young people, and elevated the role of diversity and inclusion in the mentoring movement. Mayor Walsh and the City of Boston joined forces with Mass Mentoring Partnership in 2014, and worked with Martinez to create the Mayor's Mentoring Movement, an exciting initiative to increase the number of empowering relationships for youth in Boston.
Before joining MMP, Martinez held senior positions at the Boston AIDS Consortium, the Regional Center for Healthy Communities at Mount Auburn Hospital, and the City of Somerville, where he led youth services. In addition to his professional experience, Martinez has deep roots in civic life, having served on a variety of nonprofit boards and run for municipal office. He currently serves as an Advisory Council member for My Brothers Keeper - Boston, an academic mentor at Burke High School, and as a member of the City of Boston Scholarship Committee. Martinez holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Nebraska Wesleyan University and a master's degree in Urban and Public Policy from Tufts University.
As the Chief of Health and Human Services, Martinez will oversee several departments and offices, including the Boston Public Health Commission, Office of Recovery Services, Boston Centers for Youth & Families, Veterans Services, Fair Housing & Equity, the Disability Commission, the Commission for the Elderly, the Office of Fair Housing and Equity, the Mayor's Office of Food Access, the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Advancement and the Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement.
The Health and Human Services Cabinet is committed to promoting the health and well-being of the City's residents particularly the most vulnerable. The provision of social, recreational, health and support services to city residents, particularly the homeless, persons with disabilities, women, the elderly, youth, immigrants and veterans, will be coordinated and made available in a customer-friendly and culturally sensitive manner. The Cabinet enforces all antidiscrimination laws and protections under the jurisdiction of the City, and advocates for the advancement of policies and legislation to address the needs of individuals and groups, supports disease and injury prevention, delivers emergency health services and health education and promotion services within the City.
Martinez will begin his position as Chief of Health and Human Services on January 8, 2018. He lives in South Boston with his partner, Matthew Hall.
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MIPIM TO LAUNCH MIPIM PROPTECH EUROPE IN JUNE 2018 |
Paris, 9 November, 2017 - Reed MIDEM, organiser of MIPIM, MIPIM UK, MIPIM Asia Summit and the MIPIM PropTech NYC Summit, today announces the launch of the MIPIM PropTech Europe in June 2018. The new, two-day event will be held in Paris on June 19-20, 2018. Reed MIDEM launched the first MIPIM PropTech NYC Summit in 2016, in partnership with MetaProp NYC – the world’s premier real estate technology nexus. In October 2017, the second edition of the New York Summit welcomed 820 delegates representing 550 firms from 33 countries and was the flagship event of the NYC Real Estate Tech Week. Delegates were drawn from the Tech sector (50%), real estate (40%) and VCs/Investors (10%). MIPIM PropTech Europe will expand the New York concept to include a significant exhibition zone for Tech companies and startups to showcase their latest projects and ideas. MIPIM PropTech Europe will cover real estate’s complete value chain and asset classes including residential, offices, retail, hotel and leisure and industrial property. Tech sectors that will be represented include property analytics and data, investment and crowdfunding, smart cities, building technology, workflow solutions, BIM, 3D/Virtual Reality and blockchain. “New Tech companies are rapidly proving the importance of their ideas within the global real estate industry,” says Filippo Rean, Head of Real Estate Markets, Reed MIDEM. “The growing interest of the real estate industry for the Tech sector that we have been addressing these past years at MIPIM in Cannes, coupled with the success of the first two editions of the PropTech Summit in New York, has encouraged us to bring a dedicated event in Europe.” In 2015, MIPIM in Cannes chose ‘The Digital Revolution’ as its central theme, prompting many real estate companies to comment that this was the first time they had come face-to-face with leading Tech companies and startups within an event. Since then, MIPIM has been host of Tech innovators that have developed solutions devoted to smart cities, to smart offices, to the use of Big Data, the Internet of Things and Virtual Reality. “The real estate industry may have been slow to adopt new technology into its strategic thinking but that is changing fast and the real estate tech industry is maturing quickly. In Paris next year, MIPIM PropTech Europe delegates from a real estate background will discover some of the most innovative Tech solutions coming to market. At the same time, Tech startups and companies will access the legacy property sector to accelerate their development,” comments Filippo Rean, Head of Real Estate Markets, Reed MIDEM. |
中國僑聯顧問唐聞生(右)特地出席趙羨藻(中)的攝影展開幕式, 趙羨藻夫人張秀眉(左)頹同出席。(周菊子攝) |
中國華僑歷史博物館館長黃紀凱(右)頒發捐贈證書給趙羨藻(左)。 (周菊子攝) |
趙羨藻夫婦向觀眾致意。(周菊子攝) |
趙羨藻敘述老華僑抵美經歷。(周菊子攝) |
趙羨藻"西遊漫記"攝影展。 |
趙羨藻(左起)和中國僑聯顧問唐聞生,中國華僑歷史博物館館長黃紀凱 走賞展出作品。(周菊子攝) |
趙羨藻(左二)與家人,好友在展場。左起,Karen,趙羨藻、張秀眉夫婦, 關耀光夫婦,Warren。 |
北京當地資深攝影家和趙羨藻夫人張秀眉(左二)分享攝影作品。(周菊子攝) |
翻拍自展場趙羨藻作品。(周菊子翻攝) |
展覽會場,粉絲要求和趙羨藻合影。(周菊子攝) |
展覽會場,粉絲要求和趙羨藻合影。(周菊子攝) |
翻拍自展場趙羨藻作品。(周菊子翻攝) |
波士頓攝影家梅國治進入趙羨藻鏡頭。(周菊子翻攝) |
羅德島廚房詩人黎家活。 |
趙羨藻的攝影家好友關耀光夫婦(中)專程出席攝影展。(周菊子攝) |
2000年,紐約世貿大樓被詐,趙羨藻拍下的鏡頭成為歷史。(現場翻拍) |
波士頓華裔數學家,哈佛教授蕭蔭堂。 |
波士頓僑領陳毓璇。 |
麻省理工學院榮退教授李燦輝。 |
波士頓武術大師麥寶婵。 |
波士頓詩人朱紹昌。 |
畫家曾虛白。 |
趙羨藻接受北京記者採訪。(周菊子攝) |
趙羨藻、張秀眉夫婦。 |
關耀光夫婦。 |