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MUST SEE DOCUMENTARIES THIS WEEKEND! Showcasing stories from around the world, these documentaries illuminate our reality from serious social issues to heart-warming familial traditions. Documentaries have the power to build and embolden the community, making their influence more important and significant in contributing to how we are RISING TOGETHER!  You'll be sure to find a documentary that will inspire you! Our featured documentaries will premiere at the designated start time and are available until Sunday, October 24, 10:00PM ET or until tickets sell out!  Scroll for more details!

Check Out the Full Festival Lineup Here!     Documentary Film A Letter to A'ma Premiering October 23, 3:00PM EST until October 24, 10:00PM EST Directed by Hui-Ling Chen | Documentary | 105 mins | USA Followed by Q&A with Filmmaker *Both film and Q&A are in Chinese with English subtitles An art teacher returns to her childhood home to mourn the passing of her grandmother. As she pieces together the fragmented memories of her youth she finds herself coming face-to-face with the problematic issue of her country’s fractured history. Read More >> [Available to view on-demand from premiere time until Sunday, October 24, 2021, 10:00PM ET]   Followed by Q&A with Director Hui-Ling Chen. Moderated by Wing-Kai To.   MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS     CENTERPIECE DOCUMENTARY SKY BLOSSOM: DIARIES OF THE NEXT GREATEST GENERATION  Premiering October 23, 6:00PM until October 24, 10:00PM EST Directed by Richard Lui | Documentary | 87 mins | USA  Followed by Q&A with Filmmakers When viewers say they cried, they say it was because of the uplifting hope of the courage and beauty the students share with us. As young as eleven years old, they are taking care of parents and grandparents who are battling sickness. We call them Care Heroes. And there are five million of them in America. Read More >> [Available to view on-demand from premiere time until Sunday, October 24, 2021, 10:00PM ET]   MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS     CLOSING NIGHT WHO IS LUN*NA MENOH? Premiering October 24, 5:00PM EST Directed by Jeff Mizushima | ​Documentary | 81 mins | USA  Followed by Q&A with Filmmakers "Who Is Lun*na Menoh" follows the life and work of the extraordinary Japanese artist. From her early career in Japan to the underground music scene in Los Angeles - from fashion show runways featuring her sculptural designs to art galleries showing her fantastical work, Lun*na's edgy, witty and beautiful creations are explored. Read More >> [Available to view on-demand from premiere time until Sunday, October 24, 2021, 10:00PM ET]   Followed by Q&A with Lun*na Menoh & Director Jeff Mizushima. Moderated by Anna Zeng.   MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS

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City of Boston now accepts application for mental health crisis response

MAYOR JANEY AND THE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OPEN THE 2021 COMMUNITY-LED DESIGN GROUP APPLICATION AS PART OF THE MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE PILOT

 

BOSTON – Friday, October 22, 2021 – Mayor Kim Janey and the Office of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced applications are now being accepted for the Community-Led Design Group for mental health crisis response. This group of community members will be composed of Boston residents with professional and/or lived experience with mental health issues who are committed to designing a pilot for a community-led response to mental health crises.  Mayor Janey tasked the Health and Human Services Cabinet (HHS), Boston Police Department (BPD), and Boston EMS with creating pilot programs to reimagine the way Boston responds to mental health crises in our neighborhoods in April 2021. This collaboration, which included multiple community listening sessions and public meetings, resulted in three pilot plan initiatives to improve mental health responses: (1) improving the existing co-response model, (2) introducing an alternative response, led by Boston-EMS and mental health workers, and now (3) creating a community-led response. “I have made it a priority as Mayor to bring safety, healing, and justice to all of Boston’s communities and neighborhoods,” said Mayor Janey. “That includes reimagining how we respond to mental health crises in our city. This Design Group will help residents and their families get the right type of care they deserve, and I encourage everyone with an interest to apply.” The goal of this program is to assemble a group of individuals from a variety of Boston neighborhoods, identities, and backgrounds. The Design Group members must be Boston residents and dedicated community members who are willing to engage in this challenging process. Community members are encouraged to reference their own lived experience and how it shapes their desire to join the Design Group in their application. Translation services will be made available for residents who do not speak English and candidates can request their preferred language in the application.  A monetary stipend of $1,200 will be provided to each member in acknowledgment of the time and effort that goes into serving on the Design Group and to help offset any necessary childcare and transportation costs associated with their participation. All applications must be submitted by Wednesday, November 10, 2021 by 5:00 p.m. Applicants are also welcome to submit their applications by mail or in person at City Hall (suite 806).  "As we re-imagine the City’s response to mental health crises in our neighborhoods, it’s critical that we make sure that the voices of community members are represented," said Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez. "The Community-led Design Group is an important component in a multi-pronged approach that brings those voices to the table."  Mayor Janey’s August announcement introduced three models of piloting how the City would respond to mental health crises. In addition to the community-led response, Mayor Janey also announced co-response and alternative response models.  Co-response will improve and expand dedicated teams of police officers and mental health workers to respond to 911 calls that report a mental health crisis with a safety risk.  ·    Currently, dispatch of co-response takes place on a case-by-case basis. The pilot initiative standardizes this process. Dispatchers will automatically ask if a co-response team is available to respond to mental health calls that pose a safety risk. This component of the pilot began in September. ·    In addition, co-response cars with a police officer and mental health worker can currently be asked to respond to any call type. The pilot will designate dedicated co-response cars, which will only be dispatched to calls that are likely to have a mental health concern. This component of the pilot began in October, in Boston Police Districts A1 and B2, in the Downtown/Charlestown and Roxbury neighborhoods. Alternative response will deploy teams of Emergency Medical Technicians and mental health workers to respond to 911 calls that report a mental health crisis without a safety risk. This work to develop this response is in partnership with unions representing BPD and EMS employees.  For more information about the City’s Mental Health Crisis Response Pilots, please visit here.

El Planeta Newspaper Endorses Michelle Wu for Mayor

 El Planeta Newspaper Endorses Michelle Wu for Mayor

Boston, MA— The Editorial Board of El Planeta Newspaper has decided for the second time in its 17 years history to endorse a political candidate for office. Citing her longtime commitment to advancing racial fairness, health and education services, El Planeta said they are endorsing Wu because Boston is ready for new leadership.

 

“Our values of freedom, democracy and tolerance are at stake in our city and in our country, so we have decided to act.  We support and endorse Michelle Wu as the best choice for Mayor of Boston because we know she will work and fight for those values,” wrote the editorial board of El Planeta, the largest Hispanic paper in Massachusetts.

 

This endorsement comes on the heels of the release of Michelle’s new Spanish-language TV ad “Boston Para Todos” and two new Spanish radio ads, including a jingle in the traditional Plena style of Puerto Rican music “El Gran Cambio”. (attached)

“This election is about the future of our city. As the daughter of immigrants and mom to two boys in our public schools, I’ll fight to make Boston a city for everyone. We’re building a multiracial, multilingual, multigenerational coalition to last long after Election Day—and bring all of us together to deliver change in office.” said Michelle Wu.

 

El Planeta’s endorsements add to an enthusiastic multigenerational, multicultural coalition of grassroots supporters, including leaders Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Ed Markey, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Mayor Kim Janey, Sheriff Steve Tompkins, Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo Sr., Boston City Councilors Ricardo Arroyo, Liz Breadon and Lydia Edwards; State Senators Assistant Majority Leader Sal DiDomenico, Sonia Chang Diaz and Julian Cyr; State Representatives Assistant Majority Leader Mike Moran, Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz, Jay Livingstone, Adrian Madaro, Vanna Howard, Natalie Higgins, Liz Miranda, Tram Nguyen, Maria Robinson, Andy Vargas, and Tommy Vitolo; former State Representative and Assistant Majority Leader Byron Rushing; former State Transportation Secretaries Fred Salvucci and Jim Aloisi; former MBTA FMCB Chairman Joseph Aiello; former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson; former State Representative Charlotte Golar Richie; labor unions 1199 SEIU, 32BJ SEIU, North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, Teamsters Local 25, New England Joint Board of UNITE HERE!, UAW Region 9A, Laborers Local 22, Alliance of Unions at the MBTA, MBTA Inspectors Union Local 600, OPEIU Local 453; climate organizations Sunrise Boston, Sierra Club, the Environmental League of Massachusetts, 350 Mass Action; Working Families Party; Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale; Boston’s Ward 1, Ward 4 and Ward 5 Democratic Committees; The Boston Guardian; and fellow municipal elected officials from across Greater Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. For all of Michelle for Boston’s endorsements, visit michelleforboston.com/endorsements.

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被捕非牟利領導和2名市長候選人都有牽連

               (Boston Orange 編譯) 美國檢察官辦公室21日證實，在逮捕「波士頓的暴力 (Violence In Boston) 」這非牟利組織創辦人的一名領導後，刻正繼續調查其犯行與涉及的關係。

「波士頓的暴力」創辦人Monica Cannon-Grant的丈夫Clark Grant在19日被逮捕，罪名是在新冠病毒大流型期間，填具虛假的失業援助申請，並整合進他們位於Taunton住家的貸款申請，詐騙聯邦政府的失業福利及貸款。

Monica Cannon-Grant並未被起訴，搜索另也仍封存。美國檢察官辦公室20日表示，該案仍在調查中。

波士頓前鋒報(Boston Herald)指稱，「波士頓的暴力」，以及曾被波士頓環球報(Boston Globe)宣佈為「年度波士頓人」的Monica Cannon-Grant，在波士頓政界關係深遠，和兩名波士頓市長候選人都有關係。

Monica Cannon-Grant已表態支持吳弭(Michelle Wu)，並且在「波士頓的暴力」的臉書網頁上張貼出她對吳弭的支持。

吳弭在回應Monica Cannon-Grant的丈夫被捕一事時表示，那是很不幸的情況。每當有這樣的行動發生時，我會跟蹤調查進展，但我知道這機構在社區內曾經做過好事。

不過，「波士頓的暴力」的臉書網頁也列有市長候選人Annissa Essaibi-George是數次不同活動的捐款人，大都是提供食物。

Essaibi-George的競選陣營拒絕回應。

            Monica Cannon-Grant列出的捐款人還包括當年的波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin Walsh)，麻州眾議員Liz Miranda、Chynah Tyler ，以及波士頓市議員Julia Mejia。在馬丁華殊的幫助下，「波士頓的暴力」甚至在海德公園設立了辦公室。

              Monica Cannon-Grant的這組織起初很小，推廣反暴力，並發送食物給有需要的人。但在2020年因族裔議題的抗議後，她的聲勢迅速上升，甚至在法蘭克林公園組織了一場有2萬人參加的抗議，並在那兒向一群鼓舞的群眾大喊「F – 警察」。

              不過這並不是第一次Monica Cannon-Grant和政客的關係引人疑問。去年夏天，她為一名黑人共和黨人的跨種族關係大肆咆哮，引來包括地區檢察官Rachael Rollins等許多人的批評。

             那時候，Monica Cannon-Grant在支持聯邦眾議員普莉斯來 (Ayanna Pressley)競選，以及支持約瑟夫甘迺迪三世競選參議員。

             今年Cannon-Grant推廣一個未經證實的說法，稱Hopkinton的一名黑人青少年被私刑處決，但米斗塞郡地區檢察官說沒證據。

明年州長選舉 共和黨可能提名Geoff Diehl

     (Boston Orange編譯)2022年的麻州州長選舉，共和黨會提名誰? Politico稱” 麻州公司民調集團 (MassINC Polling Group) “上星期做的民調顯示，會是Geoff Diehl。

             麻州現任州長查理貝克雖然也是共和黨，但在2022年州級選舉的共和黨初選中，他和Geoff Diehl的支持率，卻是29%比50%，差距高達20%。這同一批受訪者中，有54%不喜歡查理貝克。

             Geoff Diehl說，這民調證實了他們決定參選時已經知道的情況，現任州長似乎和麻州人民所需有點脫節了，而且為了某些理由，也不能或不願意支持他自己同黨派，想要給人民提供更大經濟自由和在醫療護理，教育選擇上給家庭更多控制的成員們。

             查理貝克一直很高的支持率，在上星期的民調中，跌到56%。

             這星期，當42000名在麻州行政部門工作的人，必須開始遵守新冠病毒規定時，批評查理貝克的人也多了。他處理新冠病毒疫情做法的支持率也從4月份時的將近80%，跌到60%多。

Annissa Essaibi George 向黑人社區領袖重申一億元公平、正義、包容計畫

Annissa Essaibi George在多徹斯特波士頓房屋局辦公室前重申公平、
正義、包容計畫。(周菊子攝)

            (Boston Orange綜合報導) 波士頓市長候選人Annissa Essaibi George在多徹斯特的波士頓房屋局辦公室前，晤見一小群黑人社區代表，重申她有更為「公平、正義、包容」的計畫，在撥款一億元改變黑棕社區所面對現況之餘，還將增撥5000萬元為小企業提供貸款及週轉資金。

                Annissa Essaibi George強調，有計畫，沒經費，就是空話，所以她要在提出的計畫上增加經費數字，以及行動議程，以說到做到的真正落實。

               Annissa Essaibi George說自己把對話得來的資訊，轉成承諾，以及繼之而有的行動計畫。她要彌平族裔財富，擁有住宅，就業培訓，教育及成就，就業等差距，把波士頓市打造成為更公平、正義、包容的城市。

Annissa Essaibi George和黑人社區活躍份子Shirley Shilingford(右)。
(周菊子攝)

                 改善擁有住宅比率，將是優先要項。一旦她當選市長，在她就任後的100天內，她將撥款100萬元給麻州可負擔住宅聯盟的STASH項目，來奠定在黑人、拉丁裔及亞裔社區中增加住宅擁有率的工作，奠定基礎。

其中細項包括針對增加黑人，拉丁裔及亞裔擁有住宅率的特定目標，為首次，以及第一代購屋者提供更進一步的頭期款援助。

                在之前說的一億元之外，她還要另撥5000萬元來和銀行及微型貸款機構合作，為有色社區小企業提供週轉資金，要辨識出受新冠病毒衝擊的黑人，拉丁裔及亞裔所擁有企業，利用市府現有的技術援助項目來為這些企業家們提供一系列援助，支持他們重建信用，甚至重新開業。

Annissa Essaibi George上WBUR接受訪問。

在市府人力發展項目上，她要增加不少於1000萬元的撥款，優先用於麥迪遜公園職業高中，以及波士頓公校的職業教育項目。還要為在波士頓市內居住，就讀及工作的個人增加從求學到就業的管道。

             藉由和波士頓市內的小企業主，勞工工會及培訓項目合作，在諸如建築業、技術援助，聯合健康，網站建造和發展，社交媒體營運，美容、廚藝經驗等方面，為麥迪遜公園的學生們創造發展機會。

                和波士頓市的雇主們合作，每個月都為學生們舉行就業展，並為波士頓市的年輕人建立實習，學徒及就業的管道。

   

華人社區中的Annissa Essaibi George支持者，預定本週六到華埠牌樓
舉牌、造勢。(褚真威提供)

              她也會修改市府的採購辦法，以期少數族裔和女性在爭取市府合約上有同樣的得標機會。

            在黑人社區活躍份子Shirley Shilingford 和Terrence Williams等人的站台支持中，Annissa Essaibi George強調，波士頓市的下一任市長需要作出特別承諾，以根除系統中的種族主義，族裔財富差距，以及從住宅，教育到人力培訓，交通等所有方面的不平等。

                  在發言時，Annissa Essaibi George直言，她有「公平、正義、包容」的計畫，她的對手吳弭有氣候改變計畫，但沒有致力公平、正義的計畫。

               在任務丘(Mission Hill)長大，現在住在多徹斯特的Terrence Williams認為，Annissa Essaibi George是唯一給出經費數目的候選人，相信Annissa會把他的聲音帶進波士頓市政府。

Annissa Essaibi George(右三)在聆聽及學習之旅中，到波士頓華埠的
C180麵包店(員皇冠麵包店)拜會，和出席的華人，右起Betty Kim，
何遠光，黃鷹立，陳姓老闆夫婦，黃光野等人寒暄。(周菊子攝)

                  Annissa Essaibi George在晤談現場的發言簡短，她的競選陣營事後發出新聞稿，重新列舉她早前提出的「公平、包容及正義議程」，要斥資一億元在波士頓市的黑人，拉丁裔，以及亞裔社區中實行該計畫。她將組成包括社區成員，宗教領袖，以及居民等的工作小組，針對社區所述說的各自需求，來帶領一個透明、公開的經費分配過程。

                該計畫將經由投資於住宅，小企業及人力培訓和就業做作法，來彌平族裔財富差距。

 
              Annissa Essaibi George在21日聽到有人問及她對吳弭民調領先30%的看法時，嗤之以鼻的表示，那不真實；聽到如果當選，是否考慮成立亞美顧問會這問題時，表示當然，並補充的說她希望能照顧到所有族裔居民。

             支持Annissa Essaibi George的華人，預定於10月23日到華埠牌樓前舉牌。(更新版)

BLACK COMMUNITY LEADERS BACK ESSAIBI GEORGE CITING COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, INCLUSION AND JUSTICE IN BOSTON 

Boston, MA—Today At-Large City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George highlighted her plan to close the racial wealth gap through homeownership pathways, workforce training, and jobs, as outlined in her Equity, Inclusion and Justice Agenda. Essaibi George was joined this afternoon by members of the Black community and community activists Ms. Shirley Shillingford and Terrence Williams.

 

“To close the racial wealth gap, Boston needs to root out racism within our systems and tackle inequities in everything from housing and education to workforce training and transportation. For the next Mayor to do that she needs specific commitments, not just talking points,” said Essaibi George. “I’ve released an equity plan with specific action points on how we further equity, inclusion and justice in everything we do.” 

 

“I have known Annissa for a very long time, and she has shown up in our communities, at the food pantry or at the Caribbean Festival, time and time again—not just during an election,” said Ms. Shirley Shillingford, a longtime community advocate. “Annissa is the one who has laid out specific commitments and dollar amounts to support the Black community. That’s leadership, and that’s why she has my vote.”

 

“From education to housing to closing the racial wealth gap, Annissa has offered specifics to make Boston a more equitable place for everyone, especially our communities of color,” said Terrence Williams, who grew up in Mission Hill and now resides in Dorchester. “I’m proud to support Annissa in this race because I trust she’ll bring my voice to City Hall.”

 

Essaibi George released her Equity, Inclusion and Justice Agenda earlier this month, and announced a $100 million investment towards implementing the plan in Boston’s Black community as well as Latinx, AAPI, and other marginalized communities. She will form a task force of community members, faith-based leaders, advocates and residents to lead a transparent and open allocation process that is driven by our communities and neighborhoods and speaks to their needs.

 

The plan includes specific action items to close the racial wealth gap through investments in housing, small businesses, workforce training, and jobs:

 

• Further investments in down payment assistance for first time and first generation homebuyers, with a specific goal of increasing the rates of Black, Latinx and AAPI homeownership.

 

• Lay the groundwork for a $1 million investment in the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance’s STASH program.

 

• Leverage community partnerships in schools, workforce development programs, community and religious centers to conduct outreach about homeownership technical assistance programs and opportunities.

 

• Create a $50 million fund that can be deployed directly to support Black, Latinx and AAPI entrepreneurs, and partner with local banks and micro lending institutions to continuously refresh the fund.

 

• Identify Black, Latinx, AAPI owned businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 and triage support to them using existing city technical assistance programs. 

 

• Connect with Black, Latinx, AAPI entrepreneurs who lost their businesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and develop an array of technical assistance programs that will support them in rebuilding their credit and potentially opening a business again.

 

• Increase investments in the City’s workforce development programs by no less than $10 million, prioritize Madison Pak and vocational education programs in BPS, and increase the number of school to career pipelines for individuals living, studying, and working in the city. 

 

• Create development opportunities for Madison Park students to build skills in areas such as building trades, technical assistance, allied health, website building and development, social media operations, cosmetology, and culinary experience by partnering with Boston-based small business owners, labor unions, and training programs. 

 

• Partner with employers across Boston to hold monthly job fairs for students and build pathways to internships, apprenticeships, and jobs for Boston’s youth.

 

• Reform the City’s procurement process by filing a Home Rule Petition granting the City of Boston authorization to directly manage our procurement process, allowing the city to create smaller contracts that are more accessible to smaller businesses. 

 

• Help Black, Latinx, AAPI Owned businesses win city contracts by offering specific technical assistance programming to help entrepreneurs prepare bids and ensure their business is ready. 

專家說鱈魚角暑假逾千人感染未釀重災 疫苗接種率高是主因

             (Boston Orange編譯)今年7月，普羅溫斯頓(Provincetown)新冠病毒疫情爆發，1千多人感染，人們這才知道Delta變種病毒已先後侵襲這城市不下40次。那1千人中的83%，是從其中1人或一小群人那感染來的。

             這場疫情爆發，和2020年2月百奧健(Biogen)會議在波士頓發生的那場超級傳播活動相似，只是結果相當快的就消散了，只有一小撮人病到需要進醫院。

             洛克斐勒基金會流行病預防研究院的病原體監測執行主任Samuel Scarpino說，沒有大幅度散播傳染的原因是社區及公共衛生人員果斷因應，並充分利用了我們已知有效的工具: 遮蔽的檢疫，做檢測來控制情況。

             哈佛及MIT的博德(Broad)研究院科學家們領導的研究小組總結認為，鱈魚角的高接種疫苗率，以及麻州的快速公共衛生辦法很可能是防止了疫情爆發的原因。

             他們追蹤到40個來自外州的病原。但無法確認是一個人或一小群人。

             百奧健會議是新冠病毒大流行的主要原因，由於許多高管暴露於這疾病之後，回了遠方的家，在全世界和30萬宗新冠病毒感染有關，

             博德團隊也追蹤了普羅溫斯頓疫情爆發在美國的更廣泛影響，藉著7月10日至9月13日收集來的全國監測數據做追蹤搜尋，他們在18到37州中發現傳播跡象，包括紐約，家州及喬治亞州，但這些個案在全美同時期收集的Delta基因相比，僅佔

             耶魯大學傑克遜全球事務研究院講師Shan Soe-Lin表示，她對研究發現感到很安慰。她形容那是非常小心，徹底，而且基因超級酷”。她說該研究強調了疫苗在保護人們免於重病上的確有效。