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

波士頓代市長Kim Janey宣佈推出「合約多元化」計畫。

                 (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓市綜合報導)波士頓市代理市長暨2021年市長候選人Kim Janey

            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。

                   波士頓市府在今年2月已根據行政命令，完成差距調查，並宣佈致力實現25%的市府合約要發包給婦女及少數族裔所擁有企業 

          2021年會計年度，波士頓市府從波士頓警察局加班費中撥出200萬元到市長的經濟發展辦公室，用於支持供應商多元化計畫。

             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。

            波士頓市也已經由行政及財務辦公室聘請了波士頓市的第一個採購策略主任(Director of Strategic Procurement)，來支援市府內跨部門的平等採購。

         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。

        這筆經費的申請期間為4月15日至5月17日。申請人可以參加兩次現場的資訊講座，詢問資格及標準的有關問題。講座內容將錄影上載到網路facebook.com/econdevBoston/video。

            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

Innovative new initiatives will foster equity in City contracting

BOSTON - Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - Mayor Kim Janey today announced several new supplier diversity initiatives to address equity in City contracting. Through key investments into staffing and programmatic needs, the City of Boston is taking bold action to address the past and present effects of discrimination, disparities, obstacles and barriers in its procurement process that impact minority-owned (MBE) and women-owned (WBE) businesses.

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:

Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Register here

麻州擴大疫苗接種預先登記系統

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。

瑞維爾(Revere)市長Brian M. Arrigo。

             查理貝克7日參訪了瑞維爾(Revere)疫苗站後表示，迄今已有大約150萬人使用了預先登記系統，其中大約80萬人接到了有機會預約的通知。麻州政府將繼續改進預先登記系統，以期符合注射資格者上網預約時，整個流程更容易。

             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.

To date, around 1.5 million people have preregistered using our system, with over 800,000 having been contacted with the opportunity to book appointments. We will continue to make improvements to the system in the weeks ahead, to make the process even easier as more people become eligible.

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-Grant

BAA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

B.A.A. Announces Entry Fees, Registration Insurance, and Participant Safety Updates for 125^th Boston Marathon

BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that the entry fee for the in-person 125^th Boston Marathon for qualifiers will remain $205.00 USD for United States residents and $255.00 USD for international residents.

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 125^th 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 125^th 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

波克萊台灣商會在「 認識台商會系列講座」中做簡報。

波克萊台灣商會會長徐小玲。

              (Boston Orange 周菊子麻州報導)麻州波克萊台灣商會(BTCC)4月4日在北美洲台灣商會聯合總會的「認識台商會系列講座」中表現亮麗，不但簡報內容豐富，概括麻州人文風景，商會歷史，現況，更彰顯年輕一輩傳承，正全面數位化的蓬勃朝氣。

              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。

                     

波克萊台商會前會長楊羅東。

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。

                 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。

波克萊台商會副會長康麗雪。

           波克萊台灣商會現任會長徐小玲，前任會長楊羅東，現任副會長康麗雪為這「認識台商會」第92講，準備了豐富內容做簡報。

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。

波士頓經文處處長孫儉元致詞。

                     楊羅東說明，游勝雄之後的歷任會長包括李淑玲，郭競儒，羅靜春，林信福，陳玉瑛，劉秀春，蘇鴻昌，楊羅東，徐小玲，各有不同專長，無論教育，生醫，觀光，該會都願竭誠協助有心者爭取商機。

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。

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。

                      (僑務電子報授權，https://www.ocacnews.net/overseascommunity/article/article_story.jsp?id=277000&c=EDD9B47DE67BDB1D56BEFCFF76E15458B27B8015)1.   

    新罕布夏州參議員David Watters邀經文處，波克萊台商會
5月訪問該州。

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波克萊台灣商會幹部新血。

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。

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.

For more details on our trainings, please visit Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC’s events page or Hollaback’s page on our trainings to address anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment.

數據說麻州新冠疫情漸緩

              (Boston Orange) 麻州公共衛生廳(DPH)今(6)日公佈了4月5日的新冠病毒疫情數據，新增確診個案1566，累計609,533。新增死亡12人，累計16,993人。

             目前仍在治療中的新冠病毒個案有34,652宗。其中725人目前住院治療，169人住在重症病房，97人 插管。

                 在病毒檢測方面，5日有61,251人做了分子檢測，累計已有19,313,316人次做過病毒檢測。

                    波士頓市的4月6日疫情數據為，累計65,728宗確診個案，1355人死亡。

                 在波士頓染病人口中照各族裔比率來排時，依序為白人20,100宗，34%；拉丁裔17,876宗，30%；黑人14,435宗，約24%；亞裔3,573宗，約6%。其他類的有3835宗，佔6%。

死亡部分，依序為白人587，佔43%，黑人441，佔33%，拉丁裔人175，佔13%，亞裔106，佔8%。

麻州25名億萬富豪上了富比士2021榜單

               (Boston Orange 編譯)富比士(Forbes)雜誌今(6)日公佈了2021年世界上最富有億萬富翁名單，波士頓環球報(Boston Globe)馬上告訴你，其中有25名富翁是麻州本地人。

              這25名麻州億萬富翁，加起來總值1040億元。

              富比士雜誌今年的名單有2755人，總值13.1兆元，和去年相比，人數增加了660，總值增加8兆元。

              將近有500人第一次擠入億萬富翁行列，其中4名本地人得以晉身這名單，都是因為莫德納(Moderna)，這家研發出新冠病毒疫苗，並獲得批准使用，位於劍橋市的生物科技公司。該公司執行長Stéphane Bancel，現在身家43億元，在麻州富豪中排名第9。

              穫多利(Fidelity)投資公司執行長Abigail Johnson再次在麻州富豪榜上排名第一，身家209億元。

              在富比士雜誌的富豪榜上，亞馬遜(Amazon)創辦人貝佐斯(Jeff Bezos)連續第四年，蟬連榜首，身家1770億元，去年只有1130億元。緊追其後的是馬斯克(Elon Musk)，身家1510億元，比去年多了246億元。

              馬斯克是區塊幣(Bitcoin)的主要支持者之一。

            富比士雜誌上的這25名麻州億萬富豪，分別為:

第85位的Abigail Johnson，身家$209 億元。

第219位的Edward Johnson，身家103億元。他父親在1946年時創辦了穫多利投資公司，現在他已把執行長的位置交給女兒Abigail。

            第380位，Jim David及其家族，69億元。他是新平衡(New Balance)的主席，年銷售額40億元。

            第380位，羅伯卡夫特(Robert Kraft)，69億元。他在1994年時已1億7200萬元買下新英格蘭愛國者隊。現在這個隊伍贏了6次超級盃，價值41億圓了。

            第589位，Alan Trefler在1983年時推出劍橋市的軟體公司Pegasystems，1996年上市，現在一年銷售額9億元。

            第589位，也是1946年創辦穫多利投資公司的是Edward Johnson二世的孫子，Edward Johnson四世，身家48億元。他也是Pembroke地產公司的董事長。

            第589位還有Elizabeth Johnson，穫多利投資公司執行長Abigail的姊妹，也是佛羅里德州一家馬術表演公司的創辦人。

            第665位，劍橋市莫德納(Moderna)公司執行長Stéphane Bancel，身家43億元。他是第一次擠身富豪行列。

            第775位，大陸有線電視(Continental Cablevision)的創辦人，前執行長Amos Hostetter, Jr.，身家38億元。

            第831位，Niraj Shah是每年營收140億元，Wayffair這波士頓公司的主管。該公司2020年的淨營業額達到140億元，比之前一年增加了55%。

            MIT的化學工程教授，也是莫德納公司股東的Robert Langer也上了億萬富豪榜，排名第1931，總值16億元。

Kim Janey宣佈參選 4女2男角逐波士頓市長

             (Boston Orange 周菊子綜合報導)波士頓代理市長Kim Janey今(6)早宣佈加入選戰，2021年的波士頓市長選戰，現在有4女，2男參選，競爭更加激烈了。

             以籌款總額來看，目前Andrea Campbell和吳弭(Michelle Wu)都接近一百萬元，把其他候選人遠拋在後。但Kim Janey現不但是市長，還因新冠病毒疫情，幾乎每天上臉書，市府Youtube網站，露臉打知名度的機會，遠比其他人為高，這場爭戰變數仍多。

             Kim Janey今早站在在洛士百利(Roxbury)Nubian廣場的”杜爹利的面孔(Faces of Dudley)”壁畫前表示，來自新冠病毒疫情的族裔不平等挑戰，以及幾世紀以來的結構性種族歧視，不是幾個月就能處理，改變的。那將需要有無懼精神的領導力。

             Kim Janey的波士頓市長職位競爭對手中，有3名波士頓現任市議員，1名前任波士頓市經濟發展長，1名麻州現任眾議員。這幾人依序為吳弭(Michelle Wu)，Andrea Campbell， Annissa Essaibi George，約翰巴洛斯(John Barros)，以及Jon Santiago。

             宣誓上任波士頓市代理市長時，Kim Janey成為了波士頓市有史以來的第一位黑人女性市長，早在去年9月宣佈參選的Andrea Campbell因此和這一歷史紀錄絕緣。

             Kim Janey在正式宣佈參選的同時，也發行了一段長約3分鐘的視頻，主題是”我們有工作要做”。

             這視頻例舉波士頓的黑人開路先鋒，包括Melnea Cass，Mel King，以及聯邦眾議員普莉斯萊(Ayanna Pressley)，感嘆波士頓市的可負擔住宅並不真正的可負擔。他還以2015年的一份報告發現，黑人家庭的家庭中位淨值是8元，而白人家庭卻是24萬7500元，指波士頓內存在地種族不平等，非常深遠。

             她說，”這是我們為每一位居民打造更平等城市的機會”。”我們不能回到以前去，只能做得更好”。

             現年55歲的Kim Janey，以前是教育支持者，接任代理市長一職時，正在第二任市議員任期上，當著市議會議長。

             Kim Janey在洛士百利及南端(South End)長大，是家中6兄弟姊妹中的老大。她父親是教育界人士，一度擔任華府的學校總監。她母親則是家庭主婦。在她還年輕時，父母離異。

             在1970年代，Kim Janey親身經歷了法庭下令實施的波士頓學校去種族隔離做法，唸6年級及一部份的7年級時，從她母親及曾祖母居住的南端，搭巴士到查理士城。8年級時，因為METCO計畫，她在Reading一家自願參加學校整合項目，在郊區招收波士頓公校學生的學校上課。

             16歲完成高中學業前，她生了女兒Kimesha，並在波士頓，以及她的祖父母居住的康州養育女兒。

             她進大哈特福社區學院(Greater Hartford Community College)進修2年後，再進史密斯學院(Smith College)讀了2年。在那兒，她清掃廁所的半工半讀。在祖母過世後，為了盡照顧祖父的家庭責任，也礙於財力困難，她還沒取得學位就離校了。她支持教育，就是從史密斯學院那時開始的。

             政治觀察家曾經說，Kim Janey擔任代理市長，有助於參選，爭取全市知名度。

             她上任代理市長以來，連續召開記者會，拋出150萬元疫苗平等補助項目，5000萬元租金紓困款等政策，都讓她備受關注。

             她說，她了解波士頓市面對的挑戰，因為她親身經歷過。那些經驗讓她知道該如何管理，如何以透過平等，正義及愛的眼光來帶領波士頓。

             Kim Janey拒絕就她和其他市長候選人有何區別發表意見。

             若以手頭上有多少競選經費評比，截至3月31日的數據是去年就已宣佈參選的Andrea Campbell和吳弭(Michelle Wu)都已募得將近一百萬元，遙遙領先其他參選者。

             Campbell陣營在3月份募得20萬3000元，花了將近7萬元，現在手頭有97萬4000元。

             吳弭在3月份籌得17萬5000元，花了6萬7000元，現在手頭還有94萬1000元。

             剛宣佈參選的Kim Janey，籌款速度也相當驚人，3月份籌得187,000元，花了7萬元，現在手頭還剩$248,566.18。

             她付了多筆款項給顧問，15,000元做數位廣告，25,000元給一家有全國性聲譽的媒體製作公司，位民主黨做廣告。

             Essaibi George在3月時籌得的款額最高，有24萬4515元，花得也多，8萬8497元，但手頭結餘只有42萬6312元，和其他兩人差了將近一半。

             約翰巴洛斯的籌款狀況，有急起直追的味道，從2月時手頭只有6萬餘元，到3月一舉募得18萬2446元，現在手頭有22萬8696元。

             Jon Santiago在3月份募得18萬958元，花了4萬2236元，現在手頭有52萬5990元。

麻州州長疫情匯報 4/6 查理貝克今天接種新冠疫苗啦 全州估計150萬人已完成疫苗注射