Boston Children’s Museum Announces the CreatedBy Festival, October 18 - 23, 2021

 Boston Children’s Museum Announces the

CreatedBy Festival, October 18 - 23, 2021

 

A Celebration of Mass STEM Week

 

BOSTON, MA—October 14, 2021 — Boston Children’s Museum will celebrate STEM Week 2021 (October 18-22) with a full week of FREE virtual STEAM experiences for elementary school students, culminating on Saturday, October 23, when it is proud to host the CreatedBy Festival with makers from around the Boston community.

 

Massachusetts STEM Week is an effort to boost the interest, awareness, and ability for all learners to envision themselves in STEM education and employment opportunities and compliment the formal instruction happening in the Commonwealth beyond STEM Week. The Museum will continue its annual support of STEM Week engagement for elementary school learners and their educators by offering virtual learning experiences every day of STEM Week (October 18-22), at 10:00am and 1:00pm ET. These 45-minute live virtual events, broadcasted directly into elementary school classrooms, will be offered by Museum staff, Girlstart, Scratch, Tinkercad, Brandeis Maker Lab, ModVic Steampunk, Russian School of Math, and more! Teachers, school administrators, and parent/guardians can find full details and register for FREE by following this link. Each live virtual STEAM event would simply require the classroom or household to have a projector, smart board, or display device to broadcast the Zoom experiences.

 

Massachusetts STEM Week ends with the hands-on CreatedBy Festival celebrating the inspirational work of local artists, technologists, innovators, and creative do-ers! This year's event hosts a carefully curated group of exhibitors and partners, including Artisan's Asylum, New England FIRST, Brandeis Maker Lab, and more!

 

The CreatedBy Festival is an important part of Mass STEM Week that is specifically geared towards a younger age - older elementary school aged kids and their families. Boston Children’s Museum draws on its long tradition and history of STEAM innovation in service of children and families exploring, experimenting, and learning together. The CreatedBy Festival is an exciting new way to connect outside the walls of the Museum and a testament to how technology can bring us all together.

 

The CreatedBy Festival brings together Boston’s technology innovators, designers, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, artists, crafters, students, and more, and introduces them to the many adults and children that attend. It is an opportunity for the creators that make Boston an international leader in innovation to share their work and inspire the next generation of visionaries to go out and change the world.

“It is a gift to partner with such talented, enthusiastic advocates for STEAM education and creativity – they really care about inspiring others and sharing what they do,” said Neil Tembulkar, Director of Strategic Initiatives. “Boston Children’s Museum is again planting a flag in the ground as a hub for local innovators to engage with younger families in a meaningful way. The return of the CreatedBy Festival is yet another example of the Museum’s resilience and commitment to hosting opportunities for families to play, explore, and discover the world and themselves. Visitors to the CreatedBy Festival will be excited to hear that all their favorite exhibits are open during the Festival with dozens of bonus hands-on activities, show-and-tells, and demonstrations all for the price of a regular admissions ticket!”

The CreatedBy Festival in collaboration with Mass STEM Week and WBZ-TV/CBS Boston, as well as partners Artisan's Asylum, Brandeis Maker Lab, and New England FIRST. Artisan's Asylum will be offering a variety of maker showcases and hands-on activities. Brandeis Maker Lab will host a 3D photogrammetry activity, creating 3D scans of visitors. New England FIRST will invite local robotics teams to share their robots and their stories.

Autodesk and MathWorks are CreatedBy Festival sponsors. With their support, Boston Children’s Museum has been able to meaningfully engage a diverse variety of learners and community groups. Corporations interested in sponsoring the CreatedBy Festival should email info@BostonChildrensMuseum.org

The CreatedBy e-Festival will inspire anyone who likes to try new things, imagine, and create! The CreatedBy Festival shares the creative endeavors of local makers, artists, technologists, innovators, scientists, performers, and everyday humans that do cool things! CreatedBy Festival is yet more evidence that in 2021, technology can continue to connect us and allow us to share our experiences.

 

Due to timed ticketing and capacity-driven attendance, advance online tickets are required. To reserve your CreatedBy Festival tickets, please click here.

 

For additional information, please visit www.createdbyfestival.org

波士頓代市長Kim Janey分發220萬元給39家本地非牟利機構

MAYOR JANEY ANNOUNCES GRANTEES OF FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND COMMUNITY GRANTS  $2.2 million in funding has been awarded to increase community-led food access solutions, provide residents with the opportunity to grow their own foods, and support urban farming.

BOSTON - Thursday, October 14, 2021 - Mayor Kim Janey and the Mayor’s Office of Food Access (OFA) today announced the distribution of $2.2 million in grant funding to 39 local, non-profit organizations through the Food Sovereignty and Community Grants programs, funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Through the five Food Sovereignty grants awarded, 500 Boston residents and 11 community-based sites will receive raised beds and 1,800 subsidized Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes will be provided for older adults and adults with disabilities. 34 local nonprofits and collectives were awarded Community Grants in the categories of Destigmatization and Outreach and Equity in Food Access. These organizations will create community-led food access solutions, increase awareness about food resources available, and destigmatize the food safety net and emergency programs, such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Healthy Incentive Program (HIP), Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC),Boston Double Up Food Bucks, and food pantries.  Funding was prioritized for organizations closely connected to a specific population, projects bringing innovation and creativity to fill gaps in emergency response and recovery, and projects creating pathways to sustainable solutions for the people of Boston. Whether projects were led by local businesses or by women and people of color was also considered in the decision-making process.  “The pandemic has highlighted the disparities that exist in our City, including food insecurity,” said Mayor Janey. “I am proud to award this funding to local nonprofits already making an impact in our communities, and I know this will help their work to make Boston a more equitable city for all our residents.” Of the grantees awarded, 62 percent are led by a person of color and 57 percent are women-led. The organizations granted are based in Dorchester, Hyde Park, East Boston, Roslindale and Mattapan, neighborhoods which are experiencing higher rates of food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The partnership with OFA helps Eastie Farm sustain our efforts in responding to the ongoing consequences of the COVID crisis across our city, with a focus on East Boston. We will engage local artists and innovative methods to fight the stigma around food insecurity, increase awareness of the various food programs and resources available to people, and increase equity in access to fresh, healthy, locally grown food,” said Kannan Thiruvengadam of Eastie Farm. Through the funds, the City of Boston is working to address objectives in the 2021 Mayor’s Food Access Agenda and to ensure Boston-residents have access to necessary food. Additionally, through the grant programs, the City supports local farmers and programs that work to increase food security.

Table of Grantees:

For more information, please call 617-635-3717, email, or visit here. About the Mayor’s Office of Food Access The Mayor’s Office of Food Access (OFA) strives to give all residents of Boston access to nutritious, affordable, culturally-connected food. Keeping the diversity of Boston’s population at heart, OFA’s goal is to create a more food secure City with a vibrant, inclusive food culture.

MAYOR JANEY, BOSTON FIRE COMMISSIONER DEMPSEY CUT RIBBON ON NEW FIREHOU

MAYOR JANEY, BOSTON FIRE COMMISSIONER DEMPSEY CUT RIBBON ON NEW FIREHOUSE As Boston’s first new firehouse in 30 years, the City invested $23.5 million into the Engine 42, Rescue 2, District 9 building in Roxbury

BOSTON - Thursday, October 14, 2021 - Mayor Kim Janey, Fire Commissioner John Dempsey and Boston Fire Department firefighters today celebrated the ribbon cutting for the first new firehouse built in the City of Boston in over 30 years. The construction of Engine 42, Rescue 2, District 9 Firehouse in Roxbury is a $23.5 million investment in the City’s community and emergency services. The City of Boston Public Facilities Department (PFD), in collaboration with the Boston Fire Department (BFD), worked closely with Dore & Whittier Architects and Boston Building and Bridge on design and construction. The design focuses on both emergency response for the neighborhood and the health and wellness of firefighters.   “I am honored to be part of bringing the first new firehouse in three decades to this community. This building represents an important investment in essential neighborhood services. Emergency responders deserve the highest standard of health and safety measures, and I am proud this new building will take their wellbeing into account,” said Janey. “I look forward to many years of this firehouse serving as a place for our firefighters to live, train, and bravely serve the residents of Roxbury and the entire city.”  A priority for the new firehouse is the health and safety of Boston Fire Department firefighters. As part of the design and construction, the building minimizes particulate contaminants from traveling to the living quarters of the building. The new building will be segmented into three zones (hot, warm and cold) to keep carcinogens from circulating throughout the house. The completed Engine 42, Rescue 2, District 9 firehouse includes:  Three extended apparatus bays, allowing more BFD tactical rescue equipment to be housed at the location 25 seat training room, allowing BFD to keep tactical rescue companies up to date on latest training, and keeping them closer to their houses, instead of training on Moon Island Training deck on the roof, confined space training prop, and training stair tower to allow for simulated training exercises onsite  Fitness room to promote wellness 14 bunk rooms to house two companies Energy efficient building designed to LEED Silver requirements White roof that will be solar ready High efficiency mechanical systems, LED lighting  Additionally, the City of Boston is commissioning an artist to create a long-term public artwork to complement the construction of the Engine 42 fire station. This project is funded by the City's Percent for Art program, which commissions one percent of the City's capital borrowing for the creation of public art. The artwork at Engine 42 will be a site-specific, impactful, focal design feature that aims to enrich the connection between the Boston Fire Department and the surrounding Egleston and Roxbury communities.    The FY22-26 Capital Plan includes other health and safety improvements to firehouse projects as a result of recent programming. Starting in FY16, the Fire Department, in conjunction with the Public Facilities Department, studied best practices for firehouse design. Key design changes include defined zones within the firehouse to prevent contamination of living areas, along with improved personal and gear cleaning facilities. The results of this planning are reflected in the projects to replace firehouses for Engine 42 in Roxbury and Engine 17 in Dorchester, at a total investment of $48 million. The firehouses for Engine 3 in the South End and Engine 37 on Huntington Avenue are also scheduled to be replaced.   The 2.5 story building is 23,000 square feet, replacing the previous single story, 6,400 square foot firehouse, which opened in 1952. As the firehouse was under construction, operations had been reallocated to 121 Armory Street, which is 0.2 miles from the fire station.

Lydia Edwards endorsed by Teamsters Local 122 Campaign for Senate has already been endorsed by Teamsters Local 25

 Lydia Edwards endorsed by Teamsters Local 122

Campaign for Senate has already been endorsed by Teamsters Local 25

 

BOSTON – Lydia Edwards has been endorsed by Teamsters Local 122 and Teamsters Local 25 in the special election to State Senate. Primary Election Day is December 14, 2021. General Election Day is January 11, 2022.

 

“Teamsters Local 122 is proud to endorse the candidacy of Lydia Edwards to the Massachusetts Senate in the First Suffolk & Middlesex District. Local 122 has supported Lydia as a Boston City Councilor, where she has fought for the issues that benefit working families. Her commitment to these issues that make a difference for the better in workers' lives is needed in the State Senate. The residents of this district will be well-served by Lydia Edwards," said John F. Murphy, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 122.

 

“Lydia Edwards is a proven leader who always stands up for our members when greedy corporations are trying to expand profits at their expense,” said Teamsters Local 25 President Sean M. O’Brien. “Lydia Edwards is a relentless public servant who will never stop fighting for better wages, health insurance, retirement benefits and improved working conditions. She also understands the importance of creating coalitions that provide access to job training and other neighborhood resources to help the working class that is too often forgotten by our elected leaders. Teamsters Local 25 is proud and confident to endorse Lydia Edwards for Massachusetts Senate.”

 

Lydia Edwards is a fierce advocate for workers’ rights. In the Senate, she’ll continue her strong record of passing legislation and delivering resources and results for working people. As a member of the United Auto Workers, Lydia knows the power of a union, but she also knows that every worker, organized or not, deserves dignity, fair compensation and freedom from harassment in the workplace. Lydia Edwards has stood with workers in the hospitality industry, service workers at Logan Airport, student workers in our higher education system, teachers, Brazilian immigrant workers and many others.

 

Lydia Edwards is a candidate for State Senate representing the First Suffolk and Middlesex District, following the departure of Senator Joseph A. Boncore. For a full and up-to-date list of endorsements, visit: LydiaEdwards.org/endorsements.

 

Councilor Lydia Edwards is a career advocate, activist, and voice on behalf of society's most vulnerable. She is currently the Chair of the Committee on Government Operations and the Committee on Housing and Community Development in the Boston City Council. Learn more at LydiaEdwards.org/meet-lydia.

CITY OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY OF VOTING AHEAD OF NOVEMBER 2 ELECTION

 

CITY OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY OF VOTING AHEAD OF NOVEMBER 2 ELECTION Ballot drop boxes now open; early voting begins October 23

BOSTON - Friday, October 15, 2021 - The City of Boston Election Department today announced steps to increase accessibility of voting ahead of the November 2 general election. Additionally, City of Boston ballot drop boxes are now available, and early voting will run Saturday, October 23 - Friday, October 29 at various locations throughout Boston. Accessible Electronic Voting System   The City of Boston has implemented an Accessible Electronic Voting System, which will provide voters with accessible electronic vote by mail ballots for the upcoming general election on November 2, 2021. Boston voters with print or visual disabilities may now request, receive, and return an accessible electronic ballot. The Accessible Electronic Remote Voting System is compatible with screen readers, allowing voters who are blind or low vision to participate in the vote-by-mail and absentee voting programs privately and independently.   The Accessible Electronic Remote Voting System was established by an agreement between the City of Boston, the Boston Center for Independent Living, Bay State Council of the Blind, and the Disability Law Center. The terms of this agreement require the City of Boston to establish and implement an accessible vote-by-mail ballot system for qualified voters with disabilities for the November 2, 2021 general election and every election through December 31, 2025.    The City’s Accessible Electronic Voting System includes, but is not limited to, the following:   Accessible forms that enable Boston voters with visual and print disabilities to apply to participate in the Electronic Remote voting system An accessible vote-by-mail ballot request form that allows Boston voters to self-certify that they have a disability which prevents them from completing a paper ballot privately and independently An accessible ballot An accessible means of ballot certification that is electronically fillable and submissible and permits use of a typed name or other proof of identity or credentials as a substitute for a hand-written signature A web based platform or other accessible mechanism that allows qualified voters to electronically cast their vote   The full agreement can be found here.   “The creation of this electronic vote by mail system shows the City’s commitment to accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities,” said Boston’s Disability Commissioner Kristen McCosh. “It is compatible with screen readers and other text-to-speech software, allowing voters to easily navigate the application and independently complete the form fields.”    To obtain an accessible ballot, qualified voters must: Apply through our online portal by clicking here or; Complete and email the forms currently available – 2021 Vote-by-Mail Application (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/2021-Vote-by-Mail-Application.pdf)  Absentee Ballot Application (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/absentee/English-Absentee-Ballot-Application.pdf; and Send a written request for an accommodation. The voter’s request for an accommodation should explain that they need access to the Accessible Remote Voting System in order to vote privately and independently because they are unable to effectively access a standard print ballot due to a disability. This written request can be sent via email. Once the voter’s application for an accessible electronic ballot is approved, the voter will receive a secure login and credentials to access the electronic ballot. Voters will be able to mark their votes independently and privately, and then submit the ballot via a secure delivery system using the secure login credential provided through the Accessible Remote Voting System. To assist with navigating the new system or to troubleshoot any issues voters may have when casting their accessible electronic ballot, voters may contact absenteevoter@boston.gov. Qualified voters with disabilities may request an accessible ballot using the online request forms. If they requested a mailed ballot but have not returned it, a voter can request a new accessible ballot online.   Voters may request the accessible vote-by-mail ballot through using this link or by emailing absenteevoter@boston.gov. The deadline to request a vote by mail ballot is 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 27, 2021.   Ballot Drop Boxes Voters who requested vote-by-mail ballots or absentee ballots must have their signed ballot returned to the Boston Election Department by 8:00 p.m. on November 2. Voters can track the status of their vote-by-mail ballots here. Vote-by-mail ballots can also be returned to the Election Department by dropping it off at any of the 20 drop boxes located around the City of Boston. All drop box locations can be found here.  Early Voting Voters registered in Boston can vote early in person at any of the early voting sites from Saturday, October 23 through Friday, October 29, 2021. Early voting hours and locations can be found here.