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星期三, 4月 07, 2021
CELINA BARRIOS-MILLNER出任平等包容長
大波士頓商會訂5月19日辦年會 將表揚3傑出波士頓人
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Announces
2021 Annual Meeting & Inductees into the Academy of Distinguished Bostonians
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce will host its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Chamber’s Annual Meeting, the region’s preeminent business event, will convene virtually with the theme, “Recovery. Renewal. Renaissance.”
The pandemic and racial reckoning tested our community, but people throughout Massachusetts demonstrated both the grit and empathy needed to forge a new beginning. Our present and future demand the agility that the people of the Commonwealth’s business community are known to deliver. Chamber members are accelerating the region’s robust economic recovery with determination and building an equitable future. We are ready to welcome a bold renaissance – a rebirth and new economy created to amplify all voices and empower every person, business, and community. Our region’s revival is our new future.
“Our business community is forever changed by the pandemic and most recent racial reckoning – we are all eager for a new future. Together, we are shaping a new beginning that is powered by equity and agility,” said James E. Rooney, President & CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. “During this recovery, the Commonwealth’s business community will show the country how to infuse equity into a new, inclusive economy. This year’s Distinguished Bostonians recognize and drive this work forward, building a better future for all of us.”
“With their celebrated accomplishments and bold vision, the honorees joining the Academy of Distinguished Bostonians inspire all of us to build a better, equitable future. Congratulations to the inductees of the Academy, and thank you for your tremendous contributions to our region,” said Micho F. Spring, Chair of Weber Shandwick’s Global Corporate Practice and New England President and Chair of the Chamber’s Board of Directors.
During the Annual Meeting, the Chamber inducts illustrious members of the business community into the Academy of Distinguished Bostonians. Our 2021 Distinguished Bostonians are Kate Walsh, President and CEO of Boston Medical Center Health System, Paul S. Grogan, President & CEO of The Boston Foundation, and Melvin B. Miller, Founder, Editor & Publisher of The Bay State Banner. These Distinguished Bostonians are dedicated to the revival of our region, actively contributing to our recovery, renewal, and renaissance. Walsh, Grogan, and Miller join an exemplary group of Academy members, including business leaders, philanthropists, elected officials, dignitaries, and sports greats - all with local and international acclaim.
“I’m
truly honored to receive this recognition, which represents the commitment of
my colleagues at Boston Medical Center Health System, as well as the
organizations we are proud to partner with across the city,” said Kate Walsh,
President and CEO of BMC Health System. “Our partners, like the Greater Boston Chamber
of Commerce, share the goal of lifting our city up by fostering our
interconnectedness in an effort to provide equity and opportunity to all.
Working together, in business, academia, health care, government, and with our
neighborhoods, we can emerge from this historic challenge stronger than ever
before.”
“I am deeply honored to be inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Bostonians, and to be selected alongside Kate Walsh and Melvin Miller," said Paul Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation. “It has been an honor to work alongside the Chamber and its members to take on some of the most challenging problems facing Greater Boston. As the region emerges from the pandemic, we must continue to strive together to embrace equity, strengthen opportunity and stand for justice and representation for all, if we are to truly meet this moment and create a stronger city.”
“Boston has become one of the nation’s most racially and ethnically diverse cities. This strength should inspire economic innovation in the emerging renaissance,” said Melvin B. Miller, Founder, Editor & Publisher of The Bay State Banner.
The Greater Boston Chamber’s
2021 Annual Meeting Host Committee is co-chaired by Roxann C. Cooke, Consumer
Bank Regional Director at JPMorgan Chase, and Michael Carson, President of the
combined organization of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan. The
Annual Meeting is the Chamber’s signature convening for the region, and one of
the largest gatherings of the Greater Boston business community, attracting
more than 2,000 business, government, and civic leaders whether virtual or in
person. Information to purchase tickets and a list of past honorees are available
online.
波士頓成立供應商多元化5人小組 撥備75萬元合約機會金
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| 波士頓代市長Kim Janey宣佈推出「合約多元化」計畫。 |
今(7)日宣佈「供應商多元化計畫」，包括撥款75萬元設立合約機會金，舉辦市府合約機會途徑說明會等等。
Kim Janey針對少數族裔所擁有(MBE)，婦女所擁有(WBE)的企業，在爭取市府合約時，一直以來面對的歧視，差距及障礙，從採購流程著手，採取行動。
Kim
Janey今日宣佈，在波士頓市長的經濟發展辦公室平等及包容小組內，成立共有5名全職員工的「供應商多元化小組(Supplier
Diversity Team)」，來推動這工作，包括研發包容性的採購做法，監督市府合約，為企業堤共技術支援，發放企業證書，為婦女及少數族裔所擁有的企業和可能的業務機會搭橋。
波士頓市府還將新撥75萬元，支持已獲得認證的婦女，少數族裔退伍老兵所擁有的企業，以及波士頓市內的地方小企業來爭取市府合約。這筆經費將由市長的經濟發展辦公室管理，發放，協助企業做好爭取市府合約準備的補助款，可高達1萬5千元。
報名可點擊下列鏈接:，星期二，4月13日，晚上6到7點，- Register here，星期四，4月15日，下午2到3點，- Register here。
波士頓市府還將正式開始在市府合約上開始推行試驗計畫，並以Malcolm
X公園,改善項目作為第一個試驗計畫，希望讓更多元的企業有機會參與即將進行的全面創新，例如更新棒球場，網球場，遊樂園，以及草坪等等。波士頓市政府2022到2026會議年度資本計畫將把這一項目的經費從590萬元增加到940萬元，約增加350萬元。
另一項目是由供應商多元化團隊，在4月28日(週三)早上9點至下午1點，主持一場虛擬的一對一市府合約機會會議，讓企業有機會和市府各個部門直接溝通。
MAYOR JANEY ANNOUNCES NEW SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
PROGRAMS
These actions build on the City of Boston's commitments announced in February 2021 that followed the completion of a disparity study, including an Executive Order designed to support equitable procurement policies. The Executive Order recognizes the results of the Disparity Study and established annual city spending goals of 25% to women and minority-owned businesses, as well as establishment of a Supplier Diversity Plan to support procurement consistent with the City’s goals.
“These announcements make significant progress on how our City can intentionally build equity into opportunities for businesses who bid for City contracts,“ said Mayor Janey. “Today I am proud to launch a series of concrete actions we are taking to break down barriers to participation by minority- and women-owned businesses to address inequities in City contracting opportunities.”
In FY2021, the City of Boston reallocated $2 million from the Boston Police Department overtime to the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development to support Supplier Diversity efforts. Today’s announcements include a number of critical resources to build staffing capacity and modernize procurement tracking in order to implement new initiatives that expand opportunities for minority- and woman-owned businesses. Program support for businesses includes technical assistance, streamlining the business certification process, access to capital, and connecting Boston’s businesses directly with opportunities for contracting.
Supplier Diversity Investments
In February 2021, the City of Boston made a commitment to develop a Supplier Diversity Program following the completion of the City’s Disparity Study. As part of the City’s $2 million Supplier Diversity investment, a new Supplier Diversity Team has now been created to lead this work. The team includes five full-time staff positions in the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development’s Equity and Inclusion Unit. This new team will lead the City’s efforts to develop inclusive procurement practices, monitor City contracts, provide technical assistance to businesses, offer business certification, and connect minority and women-owned businesses to current and future contracting opportunities. Additionally, the City’s first Director of Strategic Procurement has been hired by the Administration & Finance Cabinet to support the City’s commitment to equitable procurement across all City departments.
In order to meet the City’s equitable procurement goals of 25% annual spending with minority and women-owned businesses, the City of Boston is making further investments that will streamline City procurement and certification processes to remove barriers to contracting opportunities. This includes modernizing internal tracking systems and fully automating the current business processes for MBE and WBE vendor certification.
Boston Contracting Opportunity Fund
This new $750,000 fund
will support certified woman (WBE), minority (MBE), veteran-owned (VSBE), and
small and local businesses (SLBE) within the City of Boston that wish to
compete for City contracting opportunities. The fund, administered by the
Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, will award grants of up to $15,000 to
businesses that have specific capacity building needs in order to bid for City
contracts. Capacity building was one of the needs identified by the Disparity
Study in order to increase the availability of diverse businesses ready to
compete for City contracts. The fund application period will run from Thursday,
April 15 to Monday, May 17, 2021. Applicants can attend two live informational
webinars to ask questions about eligibility and criteria for this fund. The
webinars will be recorded and posted online at facebook.com/econdevBoston/videos. Please register to attend one of the live
virtual sessions:
Tuesday, April 13, 2021,
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Register here
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Register here
Pilot Contract for
Minority and Women-Owned Participation Goals
The City will officially begin piloting the implementation of participation goals for minority and women-owned businesses in City contracts, with the Malcolm X Park Improvement Project as the first contract planned for that pilot program. Through this pilot, we aim to give a diverse array of businesses the opportunity to partake in the comprehensive renovations to come, such as upgrading the basketball courts, tennis courts, playgrounds and turf field, among many other improvements. The City’s FY22-26 Capital Plan will increase the project budget from $5.9 million to $9.4 million, a $3.5 million increase.
Pathways to City Contracting Virtual Opportunity Fair
The Supplier Diversity
team will host a Pathways to City Contracting Opportunity Fair on Wednesday,
April 28, 2021. At the virtual event businesses will meet one-on-one and in
groups with City department representatives and find out about upcoming
contracting opportunities that line up with their expertise. When attendees
enter the virtual event they will be able to click on virtual “tables” and talk
to City buyers directly. Local businesses are encouraged to attend to learn
more about contracting with the City. Please register to join us virtually
on:
麻州擴大疫苗接種預先登記系統
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| 麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker) |
(Boston Orange編譯)麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)在4月7日宣佈，擴大疫苗接種的預先登記系統，本週內將增加Amherst/Northampton，以及 Marshfield 2個區域合作疫苗接種站。
4月19日起，麻州內的所有人都有資格接種新冠疫苗。查理貝克笑說，美國總統拜登(Biden)是跟尾麻州，也挑了這天做為所有人都有資格接種疫苗的日子。
下週起，使用預先登記系統的人，將有機會先挑選接種疫苗地點，再挑選接種日期及時間。目前使用這預先登記系統只能從7個大型疫苗注射站挑選接種地點。希望在很快的未來，麻州內所有居民都可在距離自己5英里的範圍內找到疫苗接種站。
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| 瑞維爾(Revere)市長Brian M. Arrigo。 |
查理貝克還說，要讓病毒大流行成為過去，接種疫苗明顯的很重要。麻州以受疫情影響最嚴重的耆英及有色社區為優先目標，已經用出去4百萬劑疫苗，大約150萬居民完整注射了疫苗。
查理貝克認為，如果麻州能夠拿到更多，只需要注射一劑，保存條件不那麼嚴苛，二星期就可生效的強生(J&J)疫苗，麻州一定能更快達到全州居民都接種了新冠病毒疫苗的理想。
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Expansion of Preregistration System
REVERE — The Baker-Polito Administration
announced today the expansion of the preregistration to include some regional
collaboratives and improved features to allow for vaccination location
selection during appointment booking.
Later this week, the Commonwealth’s
preregistration system will expand to include the first regional collaboratives
to the system. The Amherst/Northampton and Marshfield regional collaboratives
will be the first to come online, and more regional collaboratives are working
with the Command Center and tech teams to ensure they meet the operational and
technological requirements to be added to the preregistration system.
Next week, the user experience for the
preregistration system will change for people who are contacted with the
opportunity to book appointments. People will have the opportunity to select
their vaccination location before proceeding to select from available
appointments.
AG’S OFFICE REMINDS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS THAT GENDER-AFFIRMING SURGERIES ARE COVERED BY MASSHEALTH
AG’s Office Reminds HEALTH CARE Providers that
GENDER-AFFIRMING Surgeries are Covered BY MassHealth
BOSTON – The AG’s
Office is reminding MassHealth providers that most aspects of gender-affirming
surgeries are covered by MassHealth and patients should not be billed
out-of-pocket for any portion of covered surgeries.
“We want to raise awareness among
both MassHealth patients, especially those from the transgender community, and
health care providers that patients cannot be required to pay out of pocket for
medical care that is covered by MassHealth, including gender-affirming
surgeries,” said AG Healey. “We hope that by bringing attention to this
matter, these surgeries become more accessible and affordable to those who need
them, and we commend Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians for their commitment to
that goal.”
In an agreement with the AG
Office’s, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center, Inc. (HMFP) will reimburse MassHealth patients who were mistakenly
charged directly for the chest contouring portion of their gender-affirming
surgeries. HMFP will continue to provide this service to MassHealth patients,
with full coverage by MassHealth.
“As a physician group providing the
largest gender-affirming surgical service in New England, our commitment to
compassionately and equitably serving the health care needs of the transgender
community is deep and long standing,” said HMFP in a statement. “Working
collaboratively with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office, HMFP
successfully achieved our shared goal to clarify coverage of this vital service
to ensure coverage for eligible MassHealth patients.”
The AG’s Office reminds health care
providers that MassHealth patients cannot be charged out-of-pocket payments for
most aspects of gender-affirming surgeries, including the chest contouring
portion of female-to-male “top” surgeries meant to treat their gender
dysphoria.
The HMFP
matter was handled by Assistant Attorney General Christina Chan and
Investigator Katie Suttmeier of the AG’s Medicaid Fraud Division, with
significant assistance from MassHealth.
The AG’s Medicaid Fraud Division
receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services under a grant award. The remaining 25 percent is funded by the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
波士頓市BCYF夏日補助徵項目 每筆補助5千到1萬元
MAYOR JANEY ANNOUNCES 2021 BCYF SUMMER GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL AGENCIES
Grants will support summer programming for youth
BOSTON - Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - Mayor Kim Janey and Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) today announced the release of the 2021 BCYF Summer Grants RFP, inviting nonprofit, youth-serving groups to apply for a grant of up to $5,000 or $10,000 to support fun, safe, enriching youth programming this summer. These grants will increase both the number and variety of programs serving young Bostonians, ensuring that youth across the City of Boston have access to activities and opportunities this summer. Applications for grant funding are due Friday, May 7, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
“Boston Centers for Youth & Families’ summer grant program supports the innovative and engaging programming provided by our non-profit partners during the summer months,” said Mayor Janey. “Thousands of Boston’s young people will have a great summer because the organizations the BCYF Summer Grant supports. Thank you to all of our partners who help bring this important work to Boston’s youth.”
The grants will support summer programs in Boston neighborhoods, serving youth ages 6-18, and may include young adults up to age 21. Programs must operate between July 1 and August 31, 2021. In 2019, of the 58 programs that were awarded funding, 60% were art, educational, or community and civic engagement opportunities, while the remaining 40% had sports, recreation, fitness, or a health-related focus. Over 80% of grantees provided specialized programs that incorporated educational components about substance abuse, provided a therapeutic approach to accommodate youth impacted by trauma, and created an opportunity for meaningful youth summer employment.
“Even though BCYF offers hundreds of summer programs, we rely on our non-profit partners to join us in keeping Boston’s youth happy, healthy, and safe during the summer,” said William Morales, Commissioner of BCYF. “In 2021, as we embark on the implementation phase of our strategic planning process, we will be looking closely at which programs best align with our priorities as an organization and strive to be more deliberate and intentional with this grant.”
“Thanks to the BCYF Summer Grant, "e" inc. was able to propose and execute a dynamic new science model with our BCYF partner, the Gallivan Community Center in Mattapan,” said Dr. Ricky Stern, Executive Director, “e” inc. “At BCYF Gallivan, we were able to carry out a 3-day-a-week science program that was not only enriching and exciting for our children but also resulted in 40% gains in pre versus post quiz results across the team. The BCYF Summer Grant allowed for field trips in nature, art renderings of many new ideas, and hands-on science programming.”
The deadline to apply is 5:00 pm on Friday, May 7. Applicants must provide information about their procedures in following current State and public health COVID-19 protocols. To register for BCYF’s Bidder’s Conference taking place on Wednesday, April 14, at 2 pm, please register here. For more information, please visit Boston.Gov/BCYF-Summer-GrantBAA宣佈第125屆波士頓馬拉松賽細節 參賽費205元 國際選手255元
There
will be an additional fee of $25.00 USD for all entrants which will support
efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 including additional precautions
focused on the health and safety of participants, volunteers, vendors, staff,
community members, and the general public. For
the first time, participants will also have the opportunity to purchase registration insurance at the point of registration, which is explained in further detail
later in this news release.
Participants
in the in-person race may be expected to produce up to two negative COVID-19
tests prior to Monday, October 11, regardless of vaccination status, in order
to mitigate spread to participants and community members. The B.A.A. will
continue to follow the data and science and will share more information in the
coming months on testing timelines and requirements.
On
March 15
the B.A.A. announced the field size was established as 20,000 entrants to allow
for social distancing throughout the course. To further enhance participant
safety, the B.A.A. will eliminate the staging area in Hopkinton (Athletes’
Village) where athletes traditionally mingle, stretch, hydrate, and fuel prior
to the race. Athletes will instead be assigned specific start times and
participate in a rolling start in Hopkinton. The rolling start procedure will
be directly aligned with the bus loading times in Boston and transportation to
the start.
“The
B.A.A. is committed to taking all necessary steps to ensure the health and
safety of participants, volunteers, and the public,” said Tom Grilk, President
and C.E.O. of the B.A.A. “We will continue to follow the science and adapt the
event plan to reflect guidance from our local, city, and state partners.”
Since
September 2020, the B.A.A. has been regularly convening a COVID-19
Medical & Event Operations Advisory Group to
establish a framework to advise the B.A.A.’s leadership, board of directors,
and staff how to safely resume the Boston Marathon and other large, in-person
B.A.A. road races.
“Working
closely with the B.A.A., a group of experts in public health and endurance race
medicine has developed and continued to refine strategies to ensure a safe and
enjoyable Boston Marathon,” said Dr. Aaron Baggish, Co-Medical Director for the
B.A.A. and Boston Marathon, Director of the Cardiovascular Performance Program
at the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, and co-chair of the
advisory group. “This group recognizes the rapidly evolving nature of the
COVID-19 pandemic and will strive to ensure that an autumn 2021 race is safe
for both participants and the hosting communities.”
Participants
who elect to purchase registration insurance, offered by RegShield, will be
able to have entry fees and the COVID-19 health and safety fee refunded for
multiple reasons including loss of job, pregnancy, illness, and injury. Terms
of the policy will be available on baa.org and at the point of registration.
Refunds may only be eligible for those who purchase the insurance policy at the
point of registration. Entries in the Boston Marathon cannot be transferred,
deferred to a future year, and only those who elect to purchase registration
insurance may be eligible for refunds.
Registration for the 125th Boston Marathon will be held through
the B.A.A.’s online platform, Athlete’s
Village, Tuesday, April 20 at 10:00AM ET–Friday, April 23 at 5:00PM ET. The
selection process will remain consistent with prior years: applications and
qualifying times submitted between April 20 and April 23 will be verified and
ranked by the B.A.A. based on the amount of time an athlete has run under their
respective qualifying
standard. Applicants will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance once
the B.A.A. has verified all qualifying times and applications.
In
addition to the in-person road race, the B.A.A. is also holding a historic
virtual Boston Marathon in celebration of the 125th running of the
Boston Marathon. Registration for the virtual race opened on March 30 and has
already seen athletes from 84 countries and all 50 states register. The virtual
marathon will take place over race weekend October 8–10.
波克萊台灣商會簡報概況 展現活力朝氣
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| 波克萊台灣商會在「 認識台商會系列講座」中做簡報。 |
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| 波克萊台灣商會會長徐小玲。 |
北美洲台灣商會聯合總會總會長吳怡明開場時宣佈，該會訂6月19日辦年會，已安排旅館，下週開始報名，很高興「認識台商會」系列要介紹波克萊台灣商會。他也特地感謝北美台商主委暨波克萊台商會創辦人游勝雄。
吳怡明還向太魯閣交通事故中傷亡者致意，稱該會正在籌款，盼能協助家屬，另說明波士頓蘇鴻昌主委的兒子日前意外辭世，不克出席會議。
波克萊台商會前會長楊羅東。
駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長孫儉元，新罕布夏州參議員David Watters，麻州眾議員黃子安都應邀致詞，分別為太魯閣事件致意，謝台灣捐口罩抗疫，責美國出現反亞裔暴力行為。
北美台商名譽總會長林貴香讚波克萊台商會講座製作精心，稱許游勝雄，郭競儒在台商會服務多年，表現傑出，恭喜郭競儒當選波士頓僑務委員。
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| 波克萊台商會副會長康麗雪。 |
徐小玲開有6家餐廳，願分享豐富經驗，供有意開餐廳者參考。她的合夥人Gene
Nigrelli代介紹大波士頓特色，包括濱大西洋，有鴨船游，有紅襪隊球場，東岸最大賭場恩可(Encore)，哈佛，MIT，衛斯理等名校，當代藝術館，王安劇院等文化藝術場所，還有龍蝦等海鮮美食。
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| 波士頓經文處處長孫儉元致詞。 |
康麗雪先從波克萊(Brookline)這名稱說起，介紹10名年輕新執行委員，鄭怡，陳聿志，Brandon
Yeh，黃品榕，蔡幸君，潘玉書，陳宏豪，詹元絜，洪維謙，再指該會成員專業種類繁多，會務營運正全面數位化，不但建網站www.btccbos.org，臉書，line群組，甚至還開Youtube頻道。目前在武田製藥任職的洪維謙，應邀闡述波士頓在生物科技領域名列全美第一的原因，包括2020年內，劍橋地區生技藥廠公司就有300家以上，研究，技轉，生產一條龍，盛況空前。
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| 州眾議員黃子安透露，46年前從台灣娶回嬌妻。 |
康麗雪指出，打造更茁壯社區是該會2021年的另一大使命，刻正計畫每月捐贈總價500元餐食給”多徹斯特社區冰箱”，供有需要者自行取用。經該會前會長陳玉瑛協調，已預訂5月份捐200盒炒飯，將繼續勸募善心人支持公益活動。該會也發起支持反對仇恨亞裔運動，已徵得700多簽名，將遞交給國會議員陳情。
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波克萊台灣商會幹部新血。 |
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| 北美洲台灣商會聯合總會總會長吳怡明宣佈， 6月19日開年會。 |
星期二, 4月 06, 2021
Nearly 50,000 people trained to address harassment and protect Asian American communities during ongoing surge in anti-Asian hate
Nearly 50,000 people trained to address harassment and protect Asian American communities during ongoing surge in anti-Asian hate
Asian Americans
Advancing Justice | AAJC and Hollaback! call on community members and allies to
join the nearly 50,000 individuals already trained to stand against hatred
Washington, D.C. — In just one year, Asian Americans
Advancing Justice | AAJC and Hollaback! have trained nearly 50,000 people to
successfully and safely intervene as a bystander to stop non-violent incidents
of anti-Asian hate. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian American communities
across the country have been facing a surge of hate-filled verbal and physical
threats and attacks. Advocates are calling on community members and allies to
join our community of nearly 50,000 who have already learned the skills to
stand against hatred.
Advancing Justice | AAJC and
Hollaback!’s training was adapted using Hollaback!’s 5Ds of bystander intervention methodology to
respond to the anti-Asian harassment that Asian American communities have been
experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 60-minute online training, which
is available free-of-charge, teaches the skills to safely respond to harassment
through five tactics: Distract, Delegate, Document, Delay and
Direct.
By the end of 2020, thousands
of people had participated in the trainings Hollaback! And Advancing Justice |
AAJC had created to help address anti-Asian/American and xemophobic harassment,
including a training on conflict de-escalation that we launched in May and a
training for Asiam Americans who wanted to learn how to respond if they were
harassed, which we launched in June.
Then, in 2021, the news filled
with reports of violent attacks on Asian elders, followed by the tragic
shootings in Atlanta that resulted in the death of six Asian women last
month.
“Many had already been coming to
us asking ‘how can I help,’” said Emily
May, Executive Director of Hollaback! “Then as the Asian
American community faced new and amplified threats, harassment, and physical
violence, more and more people were seeking out ways to help end anti-Asian hate.
We are doing what we can to meet this moment and help people stand up for the
Asian American community.”
In 2021 alone, Advancing
Justice | AAJC and Hollaback! have trained individuals from all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Our trainings
have also drawn international participants. In the month of March alone, nearly
17,000 people participated in our training sessions.
The most recent surge in
anti-Asian hate is only the latest manifestation of systemic racism that has
historically impacted the Asian American community. Anti-Asian hate is deeply
rooted and supported by white supremacist policies that feed the racism and
xenophobia Asian American communities have experienced throughout American
history. To combat anti-Asian hate, it will take a comprehensive effort to
collectively and individually recognize the ongoing crisis and work together to
be allies and advocates for ending hate against all communities of color.
“We’re heartened by the
tremendous interest in our trainings, showing us that in the face of hate,
thousands of allies and community members of different ages and backgrounds are
willing to step up to protect and show support for our communities,” said Marita Etcubañez, Senior Director of
Strategic Initiatives at Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC.
“It’s been a source of hope and healing for me to be able to teach about the
historical context of hate and discrimination, and share tangible ways for
people to act. And from their enthusiastic response, it’s clear that many of
the participants appreciate the training and leave feeling empowered to take
action.”
Advancing Justice | AAJC and
Hollaback! encourage everyone to take the free-of-charge bystander intervention
training to learn how to safely and successfully stand against hatred. To meet
the increased demand, the two organizations have expanded their capacity to
handle larger audiences for each training session and continue to add sessions.
Hollaback! and Advancing Justice | AAJC are committed to ensuring that every
person in this country who wants to be trained in bystander intervention, can
be trained, for free.
Paolo Montalban, the actor and singer best known for
his role in the 1997 Disney film “Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella,” will
make a special appearance to co-lead the bystander intervention training on
Wednesday, April 7.
On April 8, the date that marks
the launch of the collaboration between Hollaback! and Asian Americans
Advancing Justice | AAJC, we will hold an Instagram Live at 6:00 p.m. ET to
discuss our work together over the past year and our plans for the year ahead.
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