麻州12月2日新冠確診新增4613人 46人死亡

Lily Xie等16名致力種族正義藝術家共獲25萬元獎助金

CITY OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN AWARD $250,000 IN GRANTS TO BOSTON ARTISTS WORKING TOWARD RACIAL JUSTICE  A cohort of 16 BIPOC artists and collectives make up the pilot year of the three-year regranting program, Radical Imagination for Racial Justice   BOSTON - Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), today announced 16 ALAANA+/BIPOC artists and collectives received grants totaling $250,000 in the first year of the Radical Imagination for Racial Justice (RIRJ) program. The funds and program support are dedicated to artists who identify as ALAANA+ (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab or Native American) or BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and who work at the intersection of art, community, and justice to radically imagine and build toward a racially just society. These grants are made possible by the Surdna Foundation's Thriving Cultures program.  "As we continue to work to dismantle systemic racism in our city, it is critically important to learn from those who have been using their creative practices to envision a Boston where every single person has the opportunities to thrive," said Mayor Walsh. "We are looking forward to sharing the work of the grantees, and continuing to support the arts and culture sector during these unprecedented times." UnBound Bodies Collective. The Stoop, 2019. Photo by Tyahra Angus/Afrocentered Media. Courtesy of the artists. "MassArt is proud to partner with the City of Boston to support BIPOC artists who are working in our communities to make our city a more racially just place to live, work, and create," said MassArt Acting President Kymberly Pinder. "As a public institution and a community of makers, equity and activism is in our DNA. We're excited to support this first cohort of artists and help them actualize their radical visions for racial justice in our city."  Fabiola Méndez. Al Otro Lado del Charco release concert at Hard Rock Cafe San Juan, June 2019. Courtesy of the artist. Artists, creatives, or cultural organizers who identify as ALAANA+ or BIPOC, who are at least 14 years of age and live or work in Boston were invited to apply. For the pilot year, the RIRJ program received over 300 applications and made 16 grants to an intergenerational group of artists. The grantees will develop a wide variety of projects that work toward racial justice in the City of Boston, including: collaborative audiovisual storytelling to examine anti-blackness in Latinx communities a multimedia project in Chinatown to build leadership and design skills of Chinatown youth to grow collective capacity for informing and facilitating deeper modes of community engagement for urban planners a game design studio that supports alternative economies for young game designers of color altar installations honoring Black Trans Femmes and Gender-Non-Binary (GNB) individuals.  The complete list of grantees is below:  $40,000 Grants UnBound Bodies Collective Adobo-Fish-Sauce Nia Holley Fabiola Méndez Husain Rizvi    Lily Xie $1,000 Grants Christine Alcindor  Mila Fields-Zayas  Silvina Ibañez  Mariona Lloreta  Nate McLean-Nichols  Micah x Ireon  S Leonard Tshitenge  Aggrey Twinomugisha Irischa Valentin  Learn more about the artists and their proposed work at imaginejusticeboston.org. Throughout 2021 the grantees will further develop and implement their work. Artists will gather several times throughout the project year to build fellowship, engage in sustained conversations about racial justice in Boston, and share how their projects are evolving.  "We could not have imagined, in this short time, that the world and our daily practices would be so thoroughly reshaped by a global pandemic, long overdue racial injustice reckonings, abolition initiatives, and numerous other acts of resistance to other problematic socio-cultural and economic systems and structures," expressed the members of UnBound Bodies Collective. "We also could not have imagined that during this time of illness and uncertainty, that the City of Boston and MassArt would intentionally design a grant that counters many philanthropic normativities, addresses racial inequities, supports experimental/imaginative world-building, and encourages applicants to include care and wellbeing in their creative proposal." The unique application process developed for the RIRJ program offers a model of equitable, community-driven re-granting practices. For phase one, applicants could choose to submit their responses to a series of questions in writing or via video. Office hours with RIRJ program organizers were offered to support applicants in their process. A group of twelve artists applying for the larger grants were invited to complete a second phase of the application, and they received additional technical support. All applicants were asked to allocate a minimum of 20% of their grant budget toward their personal well-being, in recognition of the fact that the people bringing creative, collaborative, justice-oriented work to life need support, in addition to the projects that are created. The submissions were reviewed by two community-based, intergenerational panels comprised of 24 ALAANA+ / BIPOC individuals. Many grantees have never received grant funding prior to the RIRJ program.  The Radical Imagination for Racial Justice program is a continuation of the work that the City of Boston and MassArt have been doing. Mayor Walsh has emphasized the importance of equity in Boston by overseeing the creation of Resilient Boston, the City's first ever strategy for advancing resilience and racial equity in Boston, and appointing Dr. Karilyn Crockett as the Chief of Equity for the City of Boston. The City also launched the Boston Racial Equity Fund to advance racial equity and dismantle systemic racism in the City of Boston and its enduring effects, particularly on Black and Brown communities by increasing their overall safety, wellbeing, equity, and prosperity. MassArt's Office of Justice, Equity and Transformation (JET) continues to work toward achieving systemic equity in all areas of the educational institution through transformative learning and teaching efforts, and is simultaneously working to advance racial equity framed by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education's Equity agenda. MassArt's mission for equity and justice is also brought to life through its Center for Art and Community Partnerships and Artward Bound program, which cultivate authentic community engagement and access to opportunities for youth, families, and creatives throughout Boston and beyond.

MA Democratic Party Chair issued statement on National Transportation Safety Board Report on 2019 Crash

 Statement from Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Gus Bickford on National Transportation Safety Board Report on 2019 Crash:

"Under Charlie Baker’s watch, the RMV stopped performing basic functions to ensure public safety, creating a backlog of infractions that—as determined in today’s report from the National Transportation Safety Board—contributed to a tragedy affecting so many families. In light of today's report, the Baker administration can no longer hide from the devastating impact of their dereliction of duty. Governor Baker owes the families who lost loved-ones in this tragedy an apology. And he owes us all an assurance that his administration is now performing the basic safety functions we all assumed were taking place before this terrible crash."

感恩節後防疫 波士頓市增設3個免費流動檢測站

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES FREE, MOBILE COVID-19 TESTING NOW AVAILABLE IN ROXBURY, JAMAICA PLAIN AND EAST BOSTON New site in Jamaica Plain to increase citywide COVID-19 testing capacity following Thanksgiving     BOSTON - Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the availability of free COVID-19 testing for anyone regardless of symptoms at three locations around the City of Boston this week. In addition to the City's existing mobile testing teams in partnership with East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and Whittier Street Health Center, there is now free mobile COVID-19 testing available in Jamaica Plain, located at Anna Mae Cole Community Center until Thursday, December 3. The City of Boston is partnering with LCG to add this site to increase testing capacity citywide, following increased demand for Thanksgiving. East Boston Neighborhood Health Center will continue its mobile operation in East Boston's Central Square, located on Border Street across from Liberty Plaza Shopping Center. Whittier Street Health Center's mobile COVID-19 testing team will now operate in Washington Park Mall at 333 Warren Street in Roxbury. Both of these COVID-19 mobile testing teams will be available until Saturday, December 5.  "In the City of Boston, we are committed to providing equitable access to COVID-19 testing in our neighborhoods, and I'm pleased to build on that work with this new resource," said Mayor Walsh. "It's especially important now for anyone who spent the Thanksgiving holiday with people outside their household to get tested and limit the further spread of COVID-19. I want to thank LCG for their partnership on this new testing site, and I want to thank East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and Whittier Street Health Center for their continued partnership on providing free and equitable testing access in Boston." JAMAICA PLAIN MOBILE TESTING: ANNA MAE COLE COMMUNITY CENTER In Jamaica Plain, testing is available in partnership with LCG through Thursday, December 3 at the Anna Mae Cole Community Center, located at 10 Lamartine Street Ext. Testing is available to anyone at no cost and regardless of symptoms and insurance. Testing is available by walk-up only during the hours below. With questions, individuals should contact the Mayor's Health Line at 617-534-5050. Tuesday, December 1: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.    Wednesday, December 2: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 3: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.  "We are deeply concerned by the rapid uptick in COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts and are honored to work with the City of Boston to provide our residents with the means to obtain free testing. The LCG Boston team is committed to promoting and supporting our neighbors' health and well-being and urges everyone to respect the safety of their loved ones and peers to minimize the risk of spreading the virus," said Aaron Chan R.N. CEO and Founder of LCG Boston. "In light of the holiday season, it is particularly imperative that we work together as a community to flatten the curve by following CDC safety guidelines and getting tested when necessary. Together we can save lives and hasten our mission to return to some semblance of normalcy." EAST BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER: CENTRAL SQUARE IN EAST BOSTON East Boston Neighborhood Health Center's COVID-19 mobile testing team, in partnership with the City of Boston, will continue to operate in East Boston at Central Square Park on Border Street, across from Liberty Plaza Shopping Center. Anyone can get tested for free and regardless of symptoms and immigration status. Testing is available by appointment during the hours listed below. Please call 617-568-4500 to schedule an appointment. Tuesday, December 1 - Friday, December 4: 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday, December 5: 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Since launching, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center's COVID-19 mobile testing team has administered 17,909 tests. For the week of November 23, the site administered a total of 773 tests.  "It is vitally important that we remain vigilant and focus on reducing the spread of COVID-19 in the community, especially following the Thanksgiving holiday," said East Boston Neighborhood Health Center president and CEO Manny Lopes. "Our actions now will impact the well-being of our neighbors moving forward. Continue to wear a mask, wash your hands, practice social distancing, and get tested."     WHITTIER STREET HEALTH CENTER: WASHINGTON PARK MALL The City's mobile COVID-19 testing team in partnership with Whittier Street Health Center is now located in Roxbury at the Washington Park Mall at 333 Warren Street. Testing is available to anyone regardless of symptoms and immigration status, and at no cost. Individuals are asked to pre-register by calling 617-858-2406 before visiting the site during the hours listed below.  Tuesday, December 1 - Friday, December 4: 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday, December 5: 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The mobile site testing initiative was announced by Mayor Walsh in May as a way to help fill any gaps in testing availability, prioritizing neighborhoods and populations that need dedicated testing efforts to create equitable access to testing. The mobile testing teams have previously been located in Roxbury, Allston, South Boston, Mattapan, East Boston, and Dorchester.  In addition to the City's two mobile testing sites and this week's testing in Jamaica Plain, COVID-19 testing is available at over 30 locations across the city. Individuals can call the Mayor's Health Line with any questions using 617-534-5050. View a complete list of all testing sites.  Mayor Walsh recently announced the City of Boston launched "Get The Test, Boston," a pledge designed to encourage residents to get a COVID-19 test. Additionally, businesses who sign the pledge will share testing resources and information with their employees.  The City of Boston has been partnering with community health centers to increase access to testing, particularly in neighborhoods experiencing higher rates of COVID-19. As of Monday, November 23, 2020, there were 401,520 COVID-19 tests of Boston residents. For all Boston residents, the current community positivity for tests decreased from 5.4% for the prior week (November 10-16) to 3.4% for the current week (November 17-23). The latest numbers of cases from the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) by neighborhoods are available online. Resources and information about COVID-19 are available online. Resources available on Boston.gov and through City departments include support for renters and homeowners; small businesses; free meals for Boston students; free toiletries for Boston students; support for older residents; information on homeless shelters; resources for those in recovery or those who have a substance use disorder; and mental health resources. More information on Boston's reopening can be found at boston.gov/reopening. For additional questions or programs, please visit our coronavirus website or call 3-1-1, Boston's 24-hour constituent hotline. Text BOSCOVID to 888-777 to receive text alerts on a regular basis, available in 11 languages.

麻州州長匯報疫情 12/1

 

MAYOR WALSH APPOINTS AISHA MILLER AS CHIEF OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

 

MAYOR WALSH APPOINTS AISHA MILLER AS CHIEF OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT     BOSTON - Monday, November 30, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the appointment of Aisha Miller as the Chief of Civic Engagement for the City of Boston, effective Monday, December 7, 2020. The Civic Engagement Cabinet is composed of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, the Mayor's Office of Public Service and Community Outreach, Boston 311, and SPARK Boston and is dedicated to the efficient and effective delivery of City services, as well as creating opportunities for Boston residents to participate with local government. Miller is currently the Assistant Commissioner of Constituent Services for the Boston Inspectional Service Department (ISD).    "Aisha brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in civic engagement to this new role, and I am proud and excited to appoint her as my Chief of Civic Engagement," said Mayor Walsh. "Managing the Constituent Services Division at ISD required building relationships with the community, outside stakeholders and various city agencies to ensure each Boston resident is afforded the best quality of life. I am confident that she will also excel in this new role and all City departments will benefit from having her as a Cabinet Chief."    "I am excited and esteemed by this opportunity to lead one of the essential departments in the City of Boston that connects to all Boston residents. I look forward to continuing the initiatives spearheaded by Chief Jerome Smith and creating new initiatives under the leadership of Mayor Martin J. Walsh," said Aisha Miller. "I was born and raised in Mattapan, enriched with families and hard-working parents like my mother that instilled values in their children. Moments like these prove to young people of color that opportunities are at their fingertips through hard work and dedication. For me, it's simple; a girl from Mattapan has the chance to give back to the people who have prepared her for this moment."   Aisha will take the role of Jerome Smith, who served as director of the Office of Neighborhood Services and Chief of Civic Engagement for over six years. Current Chief of Staff for the Civic Engagement Cabinet, Edward M. McGuire III, will assume the role of Director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services effective Monday, December 7, 2020. Faisa Shariff was recently appointed as the Deputy Director of ONS.    Jerome Smith's last day working at the City of Boston will be Friday, December 4, 2020. As Chief of Civic Engagement and Director of the Office of Neighborhood Services, he advised the Mayor on efforts to preserve and enhance the quality of services delivered to residents, including overseeing Mayor Walsh's Civic Academies and NEW (Neighborhood Engagement Walks) Boston, developing neighborhood partnerships, resolving problems related to code enforcement, rebranding and managing Boston 311, and spearheading Mayor Walsh's Problem Properties Task Force, Fireworks Task Force, and Police Reform Task Force.    "Jerome has been an integral part of my team for many years, and greatly contributed to the continual improvement of delivering City services," said Mayor Walsh. "It has truly been a pleasure to work with him and we wish him the best in his future endeavors."   "It was a privilege to serve the City of Boston under the Walsh administration doing such meaningful work as the Chief of Civic Engagement and Director of Neighborhood Services," said Jerome Smith. "I was dedicated to bridging the gaps between our communities and local government as I firmly believed that it is only by strengthening our neighborhoods that we can succeed as a city. With the support of the Mayor, my excellent staff and I were able to improve the delivery of services to constituents and to find innovative and meaningful ways in which to engage the residents of Boston. I am confident that the Cabinet will continue to do incredible work."    For more information, please visit www.boston.gov/departments/neighborhood-services.    ###

麻州華森市半個月10起隨機襲人案 警方籲民協助緝凶

            (Boston Orange 編譯) 麻州華森市(Waltham)從11月10日迄今，一連發生10起隨機襲擊案，警方今(28)日已在臉書上公佈2段視頻，籲請民眾協助緝凶。

警方表示，視頻中穿著黑色有套頭T恤，藍色牛仔褲，白球鞋的嫌犯，可能和這一系列的雖機襲擊案有關。希望民眾能提供資訊，以早日將之抓捕到案。

警方也籲請當地民眾出門時格外小心。

華森市警方表示，從11月10日，該市數個地點陸續發生多起路人無辜遭遇襲擊案件，最新這宗發生於週五(27日)晚上。受害者都是在傍晚5點半到11點半之間，一個人走在路上時，突然被人從背後襲擊。

隨機襲擊案件最初發生在華森市的”花冠(GardenCrest)公寓”，然後在市中心的板栗街(Chestnut)，以及查理士街(Charles)。

一名西班牙裔居民從花冠公寓走出去抽菸時，突然有人從背後用重物襲擊他，把他打得頭顱骨折，顱內流血。現在他正在緩慢復原中，但心中恐懼揮之不去。

華森市第6區市議員Sean Durkee已於11月25日召開了Zoom會議，邀請市長 Jeannette McCarthy出席，討論對策。華森市市議會預定12月7日再繼續開會討論。

警方呼籲任何人知道襲擊者資訊者，連絡警方，撥打電話781-314-3600 ，再按4，或是撥打該局的匿名爆料電話781-314-3636。

華森市是個人口僅有62,979的小城，市內有亞裔居民7150人，約佔全市人口11%，華裔則有3782人，佔全市人口的6%。

11月28日 麻州新增2914人確診新冠病毒 40人死亡 全美新增176,572人確診

(Boston Orange 編譯)感恩節，黑色星期五來了，又走了，新冠病毒(COVID-19)卻依然揮之不去。11月28日星期六，麻州新增2,914人確診，40人死亡。這些數據顯示的可能是疫情回升，卻也可能是人們已被疫情折磨得開始麻木，不再嚴謹防疫。

根據麻州政府公佈的數據，累計確診人數已達214,662，累計死亡人數為10,441。過去14天以來，每10萬人有34.9人確診。7日平均的確診率為3.57%。

今(28)日的確診數據，來自72,269人新做了病毒檢測，4296人做了抗體檢測。

目前麻州有42,549人在做新冠病毒治療，1045人住院，其中225人住在重症病房，111人插管。

在新增確診個案中，有786人住在Middlesex郡，481人住在Essex郡，349人住在Worcester郡。波士頓市所在的薩福克郡(Suffolk)，昆士市所在的諾福克郡(Norfolk)，依序各有240人，140人確診。

麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)週一(23日)時宣佈推出一個名為”戴回口罩(Get Back Masks)”的全州性活動，以電視廣告等等各種方式，分享麻州居民的懷念病毒大流行前種種活動，但為避免病毒散佈，配戴口罩的見證。

麻州健康及人民服務長Marylou Sudders週一時也表示，將由Abbott BinaxNow為民眾提供快速檢測，但將先從長照機構開始，再逐步推廣至全週。