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星期二, 4月 05, 2022

「進步的麻州」支持Tanisha Sullivan參選麻州州務卿

Progressive Mass Endorses Tanisha Sullivan for Secretary of State

April 5, 2022 — Today, Tanisha Sullivan announced that her campaign for Secretary of State has received the support of Progressive Mass, a statewide grassroots organization focused on advocating and organizing for shared prosperity, racial and social justice, good government, and environmental sustainability across Massachusetts.

“I’m humbled to have received the endorsement of Progressive Mass, and to have earned the support of 93 percent of Progressive Mass members who voted for endorsement,” said Sullivan. “This level of support shows just how many people believe that the Secretary of State’s office can — and must — do more to build a stronger, more vibrant, and more expansive democracy here in Massachusetts. I’m excited to work alongside the committed advocates and activists who make up Progressive Mass, as well as communities across our Commonwealth, to protect and expand voting rights, make our government more transparent, and increase economic opportunity for all.”  

“Tanisha Sullivan has been an inspiration as President of the Greater Boston NAACP, and we are excited by what she could do as our state’s Chief Democracy Officer and Chief Information Officer,” said Jonathan Cohn, Policy Director of Progressive Mass. “Tanisha will be a strong champion for strengthening voting rights in our Commonwealth and knows that democracy is year-round, not just at the ballot box. She would be a creative and proactive leader in ensuring that racial and economic equity are at the center of all aspects of the office’s work, including the office’s role in corporate governance and historic preservation. Massachusetts has, far too often, been a laggard on voting rights and government transparency when we should be a leader. We have the opportunity to change that.”

The announcement builds on a growing list of endorsements for Sullivan’s campaign. She has also been endorsed by Collective PAC, a national organization committed to closing the Black representation gap at all levels of government; UNITE HERE Local 26, a union representing around 12,000 hospitality workers across Massachusetts and Rhode Island; and several leading elected officials in Boston, including State Representative Russell Holmes, State Representative Nika Elugardo, State Representative Liz Miranda, Boston City Councilor At-Large Julia Mejia, Boston City Councilor At-Large Ruthzee Louijeune, District 5 City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, District 6 City Councilor Kendra Lara, and District 7 City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson; as well as national democracy advocate and former Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen.

麻州參議員陳翟蘇妮支持參議會員工組工會

Sen. Chang-Díaz backs Massachusetts Senate staff unionization effort

BOSTON, MA - State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz released the following statement in response to the announcement that Massachusetts Senate staff are organizing to form a union:

“I stand in solidarity with the Massachusetts State House Employees Union and am tremendously proud of the staff who've been organizing to make their voices heard. Staffers are the unsung heroes of our work in the Legislature — without them, the State House simply wouldn't run. Every day, they put their brilliance, policy expertise, and deep dedication to constituents into service to build a Commonwealth that works for everyone.

“It's time for them to have a seat at the bargaining table to advocate for fair wages, benefits, and dignity in the workplace. The Massachusetts State House Employees Union deserves recognition. It has my full support.”

星期一, 4月 04, 2022

僑委會委員長童振源晤波士頓僑青 談智能服務 將發行第二代電子僑胞卡

僑委會委員長童振源(前右六)和訪問波士頓代表團成員及僑青合影。前排左起為,李鴻宇,盧信瑋,王志維,波士頓僑務委員郭競儒,
駐波士頓經文處處長孫儉元,童振源委員長,海華文教基金會董事長吳明穎,李維淳夫婦,僑教處副處長黃正杰,海華文教基金會
執行長李欣龍等。(周菊子攝)

童振源委員長活力充沛,和波士頓經文處處長孫儉元,波士頓龍舟隊創辦人盧信瑋,
會長李鴻宇等人演示划龍舟。(周菊子攝)
               (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)青年是國家未來的棟樑,傳承的接棒人。僑委會委員長童振源在波士頓強調,他每到一地,必邀年青人晤談,說明僑委會正致力改變語言、議題、場域,推智能僑委會,訂7月發行第二代數位僑胞卡,加強和青年僑胞連結。

波士頓台灣電影節會長王宇柔(左三)、共同創辦人康雅雰(又二),執委會成員和僑商處專員
王盈蓉(中)洽請協助募款。(周菊子攝)
              童振源說明,僑委會正在推動智能僑委會,已設立Taiwan-World的總部line帳號,連結如波士頓的Taiwan-Boston等各地方line帳號,以及臉書網頁來建立全球聯絡網,將來再陸續把WhatsappTelegraminstagram等數位平台納入,以新科技來實現更快速,方便的溝通與互動。

              僑委會為協助僑商、僑青發展,還和台灣內的11個研發機構,35所大學簽署了產業合作協議,海外年青人可充分利用經濟部的Contact Taiwan平台,查看台灣的工作機會,利用中央通訊社主持的Taiwan Plus全英語影音串流平台,來認識台灣,並向朋友及國際友人介紹台灣的文化、風土人情與時事。

童振源委員長介紹海華文教基金會董事長吳明穎,工作勤奮。
              他透露僑委會預定七月發行第二代數位僑胞卡,讓僑胞經由認證取得數位僑胞卡後,可以更方便的使用僑委會及相關部會為僑胞提供的各項優惠及服務。

海華文教基金會董事長吳明穎、李維淳夫婦是非常成功的越南台商。(周菊子攝)
              僑商處專員王盈蓉說明,僑商處的重要工作之一就是輔導青商,很多交流、參訪,培訓活動的資訊,都是藉由Taiwan-WorldTaiwan-Bostonline帳號發佈。僑委會去年開始舉辦,有30人入選的「僑商潛力之星選拔賽」,就是僑委會發掘人才的做法之一,獲選者可以得到業師一對一的諮詢輔導,以及加碼的50萬元貸款由僑委會提供八成保障的信貸保證,希望波士頓來年有人報名參加。僑委會今年還將辦理產學合作貢獻獎,推動創新。

              童振源在波士頓的3天行程中,安排了至少8場座談,參觀,訪問,幾乎每場都提台灣這幾年在經濟成長,以及自由民主化的進步,引用瑞士洛桑管理學院,華府傳統基金會,歐洲經濟學人資訊社,紐約自由之家等各個世界知名機構的調查數據,指出台灣是世界四大創新國家,七個經濟自由體之一,在民主自由上,排名全世界第八,亞洲第二,還第一次進入世界上的完全民主國家之列。

童振源委員長在波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮陪同下,和僑青逐一簡短晤談。 (周菊子攝)
              41日晚,他與30多名波士頓僑青座談時強調,年輕人在地化,有當地連結,屬於新世代人類,和過去的傳統僑社差異頗大,要吸引年輕人加入僑團,挑起傳承重擔,就得在語言,議題,場域上做改變。

僑委會僑商處專員王盈蓉說明,該處工作重點之一就是輔佐僑青商。旁為
波士頓僑務委員郭競儒。(周菊子攝)
              首先是要使用英文,或僑社在地國語言,以充分溝通;議題上也得在政治,外交之外,更偏向年青人喜歡及關心的文化、藝術、科技;再來是場域要選擇年青人喜歡去的地方。

              這些都是他從前年上任以來,慢慢在做的調整,希望有更多年青人彼此交流,並和台灣加強聯繫,將來像台積電的張宗謀,創辦Youtube的陳士駿那樣,在海外累積經驗後,回台灣發揚光大自己所學,協助台灣成長、發展。

波士頓台美菁英會會長李薇。FASCA的2名年青代表黃鈺文(左起)、陳緯嘉。(周菊子攝)
              童振源指出,過去這幾年,台灣的經濟發展很好,截至今年2月的出口量,已連續成長20個月,失業率21年來最低,投資率21年來最高。現在台灣正的重要發展契機在餘製造業,半導體,綠能,5G等六大產業領域。台灣也成立了數位發展部,推動科技、資安等相關領域的發展,要吸引更多人才和台灣結合。

童振源委員長和波士頓台灣人生物科技協會會長周致宏晤談,指出
大健康產業課正備受矚目。(周菊子攝)
              為達目的,台灣的經濟發展過程有很大調整,正從蔡英文總統強調的新經濟發展模式,以過去的5+2產業創新為基礎,推動包含資訊及數位、資安、精準健康,綠電及再生能源,國防及戰略,民生及戰備等六大核心產業,以創新增加生產力。童振源強調,不過創新還需要以就業為基礎,才能有穩定的經濟及社會成長。

童振源委員長,和新英格蘭台灣商會會長王志維,世衛協進會會長林思妤晤談。,
世衛協進會會長林思妤晤談。(周菊子攝)
              僑委會的這場僑青座談,第一次把波士頓地區來自台灣的青年,以及在美國本地出生、成長的台裔第二、第三代都聚在一起,讓他們發現,認識了彼此。其中最年輕的是台灣學生文化大使協會(FASCA)代表,還在念高中、大學的黃鈺文及陳緯嘉。黃鈺文坦言,她和父母來自台灣的大學同學們,都沒聽說過僑委會介紹的這些服務,也不知道出席會議的許多其他台裔團體,他們很希望有管道可以獲取資訊。

              當晚出席的台美菁英協會會長李薇表示,該會也是最近和波士頓台灣電影協會等合作,才和其他台裔社團有了更多聯繫。其他出席會議的團體包括波士頓龍舟隊,波士頓台灣人生物科技協會,新英格蘭台灣商會,新英格蘭台灣青年商會,波士頓世衛協進會等。

              海華文教基金會執行長李欣龍在會中透露,僑委會和海洋署合作,今年將首次推出東沙群島參訪活動,全世界只有2個梯次的40人有機會登上4000噸軍艦,到距離台灣本島以外的無人島,參觀平時不對外開放的當地天然美景。

波士頓促銷包羅萬象 下一步藉口音展現多元化

波士頓市長吳弭宣佈新階段的「波士頓包羅萬象」計畫。

        (Boston Orange) 波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu)今 (4月4)日在市政府大樓,以英文及西班牙文慶祝"波士頓包羅萬象 (All Inclusive Boston campaign)"推出一週年,並宣佈進入第二階段。

    波士頓市府去年暑假撥出250萬元的推廣旅遊計畫,期以促進本地商家的生意,協助在新冠病毒疫情期間備受打擊的企業重振。

波士頓經濟機會及包容長Segun Idowu。
    出席致詞者包括Colette Phillips傳播公司執行長Colette Phillips,Proverb機構執行長Daren Bascome,大波士頓會議遊客局執行長Martha Sheridan,波士頓的NBC 10,Telemundo,以及NBC體育等的節目副總裁Maggie Baxter。

    這第二階段的推廣,稱為「波士頓口音 (Boston Accents) 」,試圖把這經常被人模仿得很糟糕,被人取笑的人們對波士頓口音印象,扭轉過來,變成波士頓作為美國出生地歷史,有著豐富,多元文化,語言,人口的提升資產。

Proverb機構執行長Daren Bascome。

    吳弭市長指出,波士頓市從2021年起,已迎接了不下4000名遊客,經濟正在回升。她希望更多人能認識包括華埠(Chinatown)的波士頓市各個社區,親自到訪,旅遊。

    吳弭也提醒大家,鼓勵人們進城中區探索,重振城中區商業活動之一的派對,訂4月13日舉行,有食物卡車,音樂表演等活動。

Colette Phillips傳播公司執行長Colette Phillips

大波士頓會議遊客局執行長Martha Sheridan。

波士頓的NBC 10,Telemundo,以及NBC體育等的節目副總裁
Maggie Baxter。

All Inclusive Boston Phase II - 4/4/22

MAYOR WU PROMOTES SMALL BUSINESS AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM IN BOSTON’S NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE AWARD WINNING ALL INCLUSIVE BOSTON CAMPAIGN

Campaign highlights city’s diversity and showcases city’s welcoming, vibrant nature
 
BOSTON - Monday, April 4, 2022 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the extension of the All Inclusive Boston campaign, encouraging tourists to visit the City of Boston. The campaign is anchored by a video showcasing Boston’s diversity. It highlights Boston’s multicultural, local economy and promotes the city as a welcoming and diverse destination with rich cultural enclaves and many untold stories. The goal of the campaign is to increase awareness and drive trips to Boston’s neighborhoods from diverse local and international tourists. The campaign highlights many local, minority-owned and run businesses and organizations. The All Inclusive Boston campaign was created by contractors Colette Phillips Communications, Inc., Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau and Proverb in partnership with the City of Boston. 

“When we see our collective connection and shared prosperity as the ultimate goal, we are all stronger,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “We all benefit from more tourism coming to Boston. There is something special for everyone to come and experience here. We want visitors to experience the vibrancy of all of our neighborhoods.”
 
All Inclusive Boston is a tool to jumpstart Boston’s tourism and travel industry in response to the economic impact of the pandemic. Tourism has traditionally been Boston’s and the state’s third largest industry. In 2019, the greater Boston area received 19.9 million domestic visitors and 2.9 million international visitors. In 2020, COVID-19 devastated Boston’s hospitality industry, impacting a variety of complementary industries, including restaurants, recreation and entertainment, and the hotel industry, which had an occupancy rate of 14.3 percent in Boston. The loss of travel and foot traffic in the City had a particularly severe impact on restaurants, with seated dining 75 percent below January levels on weekdays, and 63 percent below on weekends. This downturn hit minority communities particularly hard, as a large percentage of hospitality industry workers are from BIPOC communities.
 
The City of Boston awarded $1.495 million for the second phase of the campaign, through a combination of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and City operating funds. The campaign will feature integrated digital marketing on a number of social media platforms as well as print, radio and video components. The campaign will leverage a new partnership with several NBCUniversal local TV stations.
 
“With an emphasis on spurring an inclusive economic recovery from the pandemic, the All Inclusive campaign allows us to reimagine how Boston is perceived locally and across the globe,” said Segun Idowu, Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion. “I am excited to launch Phase II of the campaign and showcase all that this city has to offer.” 
 
Colette Phillips Communications, Inc. (CPC), an award-winning marketing and communications firm, and the first BIPOC-woman owned public relations firm in the City of Boston; Proverb, a Boston-based, minority owned, award-winning creative branding, design, and advertising agency made up of 25 talented, diverse, and strategic creatives; and the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB), the city's marketing and visitor services organization created the campaign.
 
“This campaign is about celebrating, elevating and amplifying the ‘Best of Boston’ - through its rich, vibrant diversity, which is reflected in the people, neighborhoods, small businesses, the arts, and the culinary ecosystem,” said Colette Phillips, President and CEO of Colette Phillips Communications
 
"The GBCVB is excited to be involved in the evolution of this important campaign,” said Martha Sheridan, President and CEO of the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau. “We've created great momentum since we launched this equitable recovery initiative a year ago, and we remain focused on how to tell a broader, more authentic, and more inclusive Boston story that uplifts all neighborhoods and speaks to all demographics of prospective visitors.”
 
“Boston started standing up for representation nearly 250 years ago,” says Proverb Managing Director and Founder Daren Bascome. “We see this campaign as a new installment in that tradition. Some may say the All Inclusive version of Boston looks different. Many will say it’s more familiar. Either way, Boston is a magical place. People have always come here to get better and to do better. Proverb is proud to be a part of telling the inside story of the people who make up our city.”
 
“We are excited to join the City’s “All Inclusive Boston” effort to help shed a light across all of our station platforms about our diverse communities and the vibrant small businesses that shape our neighborhoods” said Chris Wayland, President/GM of NBC10 Boston, Telemundo Boston, NECN and NBC Sports Boston. “We know very well how unique our City and our neighborhoods are and through this campaign, we cannot wait for others to not just learn about our neighborhoods, restaurants and cultural attractions – but to see why they make our City and our region so great.” 
 
In the first phase of All Inclusive Boston, the program generated more than 57 million overall campaign impressions, registered 1.16 million video impressions, a 400 percent increase in web traffic, and 1.1 million social media impressions, including 18,600 Instagram views. All Inclusive Boston’s website is www.allinclusivebos.com
 
The goal of All Inclusive Boston is to highlight vibrant small businesses, local attractions and eclectic neighborhood offerings across the city.
 
This initiative is overseen by the Mayor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion, and contributes to the City’s commitment to creating a more equitable Boston. Colette Phillips Communications received the largest non-construction contract ever awarded by the City of Boston to a MWBE in 2020. Eighty four percent of the subcontractors hired for the campaign are minority or woman-owned companies, creating a model for equitable tourism that has earned the campaign international awards, including Best Local Awareness Program for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at the inaugural Anthem Awards and Best Creative Destination at the Creative Tourism Awards. The Campaign has generated over 4,000 new visits to the City of Boston since January of 2021, according to Arrivalist data.
 
List of Subcontractors who identify as Black, LatinX, LGBTQ+ or Woman-owned:

  
Learn more about the All Inclusive Boston Campaign by visiting allinclusivebos.com.
Follow along on social media with #AllInclusiveBos.
 
Colette Phillips Communications (CPC) is an award-winning marketing and communications firm, and the first person of color and woman owned public relations firm in the City of Boston. CPC has been at the forefront of diversity, equity and inclusion coaching, training, consulting and multicultural communications since 1986. CPC has represented and served as trusted advisors to more than twenty Fortune 500 companies, public and nonprofit sectors. 
 
Proverb is a minority owned agency located in the South End that focuses on building powerful brands and creating a more thoughtful world around us. They partner with innovative real estate developers, cities, hotels, museums, architects, hospitals and other organizations that seek to transform the built environment. Proverb’s diverse creative team takes a deep, research-driven approach because the brands they create make an impact today, but also help form the culture and economic vibrancy of tomorrow.
 
The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) is the official sales, marketing and visitor services organization charged with the development of meetings, conventions and tourism-related business to enhance the economy of Boston, Cambridge and the metropolitan area. ​The GBCVB is a not-for-profit, membership-driven sales and marketing organization of almost 1,200 member companies across New England that depend on the visitor economy for their own success and growth. ​
 
NBCUniversal Local is home to the largest bilingual TV newsrooms in the country’s top TV markets. The partnership will provide content on-air, online, and on social and digital, reaching audiences and neighborhoods in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and more.

星期日, 4月 03, 2022

僑委會委員長童振源訪波士頓 說民主談經濟籲多元連結

僑務委員會委員長童振源和波士頓傳統僑社僑胞合影。(周菊子攝)

僑委會委員長舉杯感謝僑胞參加歡迎晚宴。(周菊子攝)
             (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)僑務委員會委員長童振源到訪波士頓,拜會紐英崙中華公所,和僑團首長晤談,餐敘,闡述台灣是自由、民主燈塔,世界四大創新國之一,經濟成長在開發國家中去年名列第一,希望深化多元連結、合作,籲僑胞繼續支持。

僑委會訪問團送給紐英崙中華公所一幅字,源遠流長。右起,波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮
,駐波士頓經文處處長孫儉元,波士頓僑務委員陳仕維,紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝,
僑委會委員長童振源,波士頓僑務委員郭競儒,海華文教基金會董事長吳明穎,僑委會
僑教處副處長黃正傑。(周菊子攝)
              童振源在會議中特地指出,民主代表有多元意見,台灣是民主國家,境內有黨派之爭很正常,但僑委會推動僑務工作不分黨派,只要是支持中華民國,愛護台灣的人,僑委會都服務,僑胞們有不同看法,僑委會也都尊重。

              童振源委員長與訪問團一行人,3月31日在紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝,2名波士頓僑務委員郭競儒、陳仕維陪同下,先參訪了中華廣教學校,到中華公所大樓會議廳和30多名僑團首長晤談,走訪華埠牌樓,進一步聆聽掛國旗故事,再往帝苑大酒樓和僑團餐敘。

              羅德島州的欖城安良工商會有全美安良工商會元老胡英僚,以及前會長李銳浩,陳任卓和現任會長黃超炎等十餘人也特地跨州趕來歡迎。

紐英崙中華公所送給僑委會委員長童振源一件紅襪隊球衣,送給訪問團每人一頂紅襪隊
球帽。(周菊子攝)
              紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝在歡迎童振源委員長時,說明中華公所的宗旨是團結僑胞,僑團,弘揚中華文化,保障華人社會地位,興辦慈善事業,並維持大家生活所在地的民主及自由。他說中華公所感謝童委員長親來波士頓,希望疫情過後,有機會組團訪問台灣,加強合作,共勉共榮。

僑委會委員長童振源(左)在歡迎晚宴中頒發賀狀,恭喜余麗媖當選為全美洪門致公堂總理。
(周菊子攝)
              童振源委員長聲音宏亮的說,很高興終於有機會來波士頓探望僑胞,走進中華公所大樓就看到”我們”的國旗和美國的國旗並立,可見僑胞們都是中華民國的長期支持者,他非常感謝。

              從去年8月迄今,他走訪了15個美國城市,每到一地都與傳統僑社的僑胞們見面,發現僑胞們的愛國熱忱,不落人後,捍衛民主、自由之心堅定,這些都是支持僑委會推動業務的力量。

             他指出,中華民國這幾年來在國際上的發展,備受矚目,”我們”和美國的關係,也從1979年迄今,達到43年來最好的時候,不但和美國政府官員可以直接互動,互訪,還直接進行各種經貿與科技對話,這些都靠僑胞們的推動與努力。

出席晤談會的僑胞們逐一自我介紹。
             童振源委員長引述經濟成長等統計數據,說明台灣的經濟成長前年3.36%,在已開發國家中排名第一,去年6.45%,今年預估4.42%,都在持續成長。台灣還被評為世界四大創新國家之一,紐約的民主之家 (Freedom House)和歐洲的經濟學人也把台灣的民主、自由,評為世界前茅。

波士頓僑胞們陪同童振源委員長到華埠牌樓前視察中華民國國旗高掛情景。(周菊子攝)
            在台灣已達到國父孫中山所追求的民主、自由、均富等理想之際,台灣希望能夠為海外僑胞提供台灣的資源,協助僑胞們在地深耕,將來在經貿,科技,文化,教育等各方面有更多元的連結與合作,並共享成果。尤其是在協助年輕人創業、就業上,僑委會都希望能提供更多幫助。童振源表示僑委會將和中華公所主席雷國輝進一步討論。

            由於港澳之友社出席中華公所代表謝中之在會中提及香港狀況,強調余麗媖,阮鴻燦等人出面才使得中華民國國旗得以飄揚在波士頓華埠,余麗媖轉而表示是陳台榮等人大力協助,掛國旗這事才能順利辦成,翁宇才補充的稱蔣宗壬、陳家驊在掛國旗一事上都有功勞,童振源特地指示波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮整理一篇掛國旗故事,誌記過程。

欖城安良工商會十餘人組團來波士頓歡迎童振源委員長。右起前會長李銳浩,陳卓任,
現任會長黃超炎,以及全美安良工商會元老胡英僚(左二)。(周菊子攝)
            童振源在回應僑胞的發言中還指出,過去以來,僑胞們對中華民國的發展,一直都付出很多,在台灣也有華僑救國聯合總會理事長鄭致毅,華僑協會總會理事長林齊國等支持僑務工作,僑委會未來將研議如何團結互助。至於要把已遷址牛頓市的波士頓僑教中心搬回波士頓,恐怕不容易,他將要求波士頓僑教中心同仁常到城裡拜訪,同時也加強僑委會刻正推動的以新模式服務,希望能夠協助僑胞在地深耕,並藉由教育,科研合作等方式和年輕世代連結,將來僑委會做產業調查時,也希望僑胞支持,參加,今年辦活動時,可以考慮和僑委會一起慶祝90週年。

波士頓香港人權組織共同創辦人高卓安(左)送給童振源委員長一本紀念香港書籍。
(周菊子攝)
           在出席者致詞中,新任波士頓僑務委員陳仕維也談及民主。他表示自己早前回應媒體詢問他對台灣民主怎麼看時說過,他認為民主的定義只有一個,就是可以容許不同聲音,大家都有權利去決定為"我們"服務的社會各界官員。他以足金為例,指14k,18k,或是鍍金,都不能叫足金,民主也一樣,在不同制度下,或者都有瑕疵,但是普世公認的民主定義只有一個,沒有所謂的中國式,或是其他式的民主,達不到普世公認的標準,就不是民主。他認為民主還有很大的改善空間。做為僑務委員,他的職責之一就是轉達僑胞的聲音與意見,他將盡橋樑責任,希望僑胞們有意見,都可以告訴他。

         當晚在帝苑大酒樓的餐敘,經港澳之友社共同創辦人之一謝中之引介,童振源委員長特地邀波士頓香港人權組織共同創辦人高卓平到主桌前握手,以示台灣對香港的關心。(更正版)

星期六, 4月 02, 2022

Healey Campaign Commits to Inclusive and Accessible Primary Debate Plan, Including Two Pre-Primary Debates

 Healey Campaign Commits to Inclusive and Accessible Primary Debate Plan, Including Two Pre-Primary Debates

Healey has also committed to two live media forums prior to June Convention

BOSTON – Maura Healey’s campaign for Governor is committing to two live, media-sponsored debates before the September primary. The campaign has also already committed to two live media-affiliated forums before the Democratic State Convention in June.

 

“Media-sponsored forums and debates are important opportunities for voters to hear directly from the candidates,” said Healey Campaign Manager Jason Burrell. “Since launching her campaign two months ago, Maura has enjoyed participating in several forums and has participated in more than 70 caucuses where she has engaged with voters and answered their questions. She looks forward to continued opportunities to share our vision for Massachusetts and urges that these events are inclusive and accessible for all residents.”

 

In a letter sent today, the campaign confirmed that Healey will be participating in the first media-affiliated forum on Tuesday, April 19, more than a month before the convention. The forum is hosted by the Boston Ward 4 and Ward 5 Democrats at 6:30 pm and moderated by GBH’s Callie Crossley. The second forum is sponsored by WBUR and the Environmental League of Massachusetts on Wednesday, April 27 at 6 pm.

 

The Healey campaign is committing to two media-sponsored, live televised debates between the Convention and the primary. The campaign stressed that these debates should be accessible for Spanish language-only speakers and hearing- and visually-impaired constituents, and available in every region of the state.

 

Over the past two months, Healey has participated in several live forums, including with Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts, the SEIU State Council, and the Black and Latinx Municipal Caucus.