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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on April 27, 2022
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Boston City Council Meeting on April 27, 2022
B
City
dash
council
dash
tv
I'd
like
to
ask
all
my
colleagues
and
those
in
attendance
to
please
silence
your
cell
phones
electronic
devices
at
this
time.
Thank
you.
I'd
also
ask
I'd
like
to
ask
the
public
to
be
respectful
and
do
not
disrupt
the
meetings.
While
you
are
here,
if
you
are
disruptive,
unfortunately,
you
will
be
asked
to
leave
and
if
you
feel
to
comply,
you
will
be
escorted
out.
Please
also
note
that,
according
to
council
rules,
there
are
no
signs
allowed
in
the
chamber.
B
D
Good
morning,
good
afternoon,
everyone
excited
to
be
here.
Thank
you
councillor
flynn,
so
I
am
really
excited
to
have
reverend
broderick
here
with
us
this
afternoon.
Reverend
broderick
is
a
law
clerk
at
the
firm's
corporate
practice
group
prior
to
joining
will
I
will.
He
was
a
summer
associate
for
the
firm
focusing
on
contract
disputes
and
bankruptcy.
Why
call
in
transaction
matters,
while
at
the
university
of
northeastern
in
law,
willie
was
a
law
clerk
for
the
federal
reserve
bank
and
a
judicial
clerk
intern
for
the
honorable
dennis
j
casper?
D
One
of
the
things
that
we
know
about
willie
is
that
when
he
takes
the
microphone,
he
is
all
about.
Speaking
from
the
heart
and
uplifting
the
issues
of
social
and
racial
justice
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
I'm
so
incredibly
grateful
for
him
showing
up
here
in
person
today
to
open
us
up
in
prayer.
Reverend
broderick
is
a
minister
a
reverend,
a
senior
actually
reverend
at
the
12th
historic
baptist
church,
reverend
broderick.
You
now
have
the
floor.
Thank
you.
A
A
My
prayers,
that
this
council
continues
to
work
hard
to
ensure
that
our
young
people
have
every
opportunity
available
to
them.
God
I
pray.
This
council
works
to
close
opportunity
and
achievement
gaps.
I
pray
that
they
advocate
for
families
that
are
facing
housing,
job
and
food
and
security
in
this
season.
A
B
B
B
We
also
want
to
thank
ken
fields,
who
is
with
us
in
the
audience.
Ken
is
the
president
of
the
board
for
boston
jazz.
The
video
is
put
together
from
jazz
boston.
Wanted
you
to
use
this
opportunity
to
share
with
you
the
power
of
the
american
music
in
in
jazz,
which
has
since
spread
across
the
world
as
one
of
america's
most
beloved
exports
with
origins
in
the
african-american
community.
Just
celebrates
creativity
in
working
together.
B
E
E
B
We're
on
to
the
approval
of
minutes,
seeing
and
hearing
no
discussion
on
this
matter.
The
chair
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting.
He
has
presented
all
those
in
favor
of
approving
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting,
say
aye
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
Thank
you.
The
meeting
of
the
last
minutes
stand
as
approved
communication
from
her
honor
the
mayor.
Mr
cork,
please
read
docket
zero
five,
three
six
in
zero
five,
three
seven.
B
C
Eight
doctor
number
zero
five
three
eight
message
and
honor
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
two
hundred
and
eighty
six
thousand
eight
hundred
and
sixty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fiscal
year.
Twenty
two
senior
companion
program
awarded
by
the
corporation
for
national
and
community
service,
to
be
administered
by
the
age,
strong
commission,
the
grant
will
fund
reimbursement
for
travel
and
meals
plus
stipends.
C
B
C
Three:
nine
doctor
number
zero
five:
three
nine
message
and
honor
authorizing
the
city
of
boston:
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
180
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
community.
First
partnership
awarded
by
mass
save
to
be
administered
by
the
environment
department.
The
grant
will
fund
outreach
and
engagement
with
environmental
justice
communities
to
drive
increased
awareness
and
measurable
participation
in
energy
efficiency
programs.
C
B
C
Docker
number:
zero,
five,
four
zero
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
137
fifty
753
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
fiscal
year.
22
retirement
senior
volunteer
program
awarded
by
the
corporation
for
national
and
community
service
to
be
administered
by
the
age,
strong
commission.
B
C
Document
number:
zero:
five
four
one
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
ellen
hatch
as
temporary
collector
treasurer
for
60
day
period,
effective
april
16,
2022
docket
number
zero.
Five
four
two
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
her
absence
from
the
city
from
8
am
on
tuesday
april
19
2022.
C
Regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
and
papers
acted
upon
by
the
city
council.
At
its
meeting
of
march
thirtieth,
twenty
twenty
two
and
doctor
number
zero.
Five
four
four
notice
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
6
of
the
ordinances
of
1979
relative
to
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
city
council.
At
its
meeting
of
april
13,
2022
docket.
B
C
Seven
doctor
number
zero
three
four
seven:
the
committee
on
arts
and
culture
to
which
was
referred
on
march,
9
2022
docker,
number
zero,
three,
four,
seven
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
266
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
from
for
the
fiscal
year,
22
local
cultural
council
program
awarded
by
the
massachusetts
cultural
council
to
be
administered
by
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture.
The
grant
will
fund
innovation,
arts,
humanities
and
interpretive
sciences.
C
B
F
F
We
I
wanted
to
commend
the
the
arts,
commissioner,
and
the
folks
who
have
worked
on
the
local
cultural
care
or
excuse
me,
multicultural
council
program,
specifically
for
prioritizing
smaller
organizations
led
by
by
poc
individuals,
to
make
sure
that
they
were
first
in
line
to
receive
some
of
the
regrants,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
them
for
shouting
out
the
cultural
council
and
and
hopefully
recruiting
more
people
from
boston
to
serve
on
that
council
to
help
advise
our
arts
program
for
the
city.
But
ultimately
it
was
a
great
hearing.
F
B
E
B
C
Doctor
number
zero
four
zero:
two:
the
committee
on
city
services
and
innovation
technology
to
which
was
referred
to
march
23
2022
docket
number:
zero,
four:
zero:
two
message:
in
order:
approving
a
supplemental
appropriation
of
two
million
nine
hundred
fifty
four
thousand
eight
hundred
twenty
eight
dollars
to
cover
the
fiscal
year.
Twenty
two
cost
items
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
between
the
city
of
boston
and
the
american
federation
of
state
county
and
municipal
employees.
C
Four:
zero:
three:
the
committee
on
city
services
and
innovation
technology
to
which
was
referred
on
march:
twenty
third,
twenty:
twenty:
two
dock
at
zero:
four:
zero:
three
message:
in
order
to
reduce
the
fiscal
year:
22
appropriation
for
the
reserve
for
collective
bargaining
by
two
million
nine
hundred,
fifty
four
thousand
eight
hundred
twenty
eight
dollars
to
provide
funding
for
various
department
departments
for
the
fiscal
year.
22
increases
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
green
between
the
city
of
boston
and
the
american
federation
of
state
county
and
municipal
employees.
B
G
G
We've
got
1040
employees
who
are
covered
by
this
bargaining
unit.
It's
the
second
of
the
many
unresolved
contracts
that
are
outstanding
that
have
come
before
the
council
in
this
session
for
council
ratification
of
their
funding.
It
follows
the
same
pattern
as
the
senna
one
that
we
that
we
approved
a
couple
of
weeks
ago.
So
that's,
as
was
mentioned,
the
two
percent
raise
effective
october
2020,
the
1.5
percent
october
2021
and
then
the
two
percent
for
october
2022..
G
It
also
includes
a
one
thousand
dollar
lump
sum
payment
for
each
member
related
to
the
fact
that
the
afscme
employees
across
a
number
of
different
departments
in
the
city,
most
of
them
were
really
in
pretty
front
line
roles
during
the
pandemic,
and
so
that
was
an
item
that
came
up
at
the
bargaining
table
like
the
senate
contract.
It
also
adds
juneteenth
as
a
recognized
holiday
within
the
contract
and
also
adds
a
couple
of
wellness
days
in
relationship
to
the
vaccine.
G
G
They
kind
of
have
to
work
with
the
bargaining
reserve
that
we
had
for
the
last,
because
we're
back
funding
things
right
from
prior
fiscal
years,
and
so
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
limitation
of
scope
of
what
was
in
the
bargaining
reserve
for
fy
at
21
and
22..
But
again
I
think
the
lump
sum
payment
was
part
of
that
conversation.
G
We,
one
of
the
things
we
raised
was
that
the
council,
in
sort
of
the
last
round
of
big
contract
resolutions
some
time
ago
now
in
2015,
expressed
the
fact
that
you
know
when
we're
setting
a
pattern.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
our
civilian
workers
and
the
city
are,
are
you
know,
seeing
their
pay
increase
in
ways
that
are
comparable
to
sworn
workers,
because
that's
that's
kind
of
gone
out
of
whack
in
the
last
20
years,
so
these
are
civilian.
This
is
afscme.
G
Is
the
biggest
civilian
con
union
that,
besides
the
teachers
union,
that's
still
outstanding
and
yeah
it
was.
It
was
a
good
good
hearing.
I
will
just
say
that
I
know
because
I've
heard
from
them
that
we
have
a
large
number
of
absolute
members
who
are
eager
for
this
to
be
passed
because
the
way
this
works
for
folks
who
are
new
is
that
folks
don't
get
their
retroactive
pay
increase
until
this
is
approved
and
funded
by
the
council.
G
So
I
know
that
there
are
people
waiting
on
those
checks,
and
you
know
I
think
it's
consistent
like
I
said
with
the
pattern
that's
come
before
us
already,
and
that
seems
within
the
fiscal
capacity
of
the
city.
We
had
both
jim
williamson,
the
budget
director
and
lou
manderini.
The
special
advisor
for
the
mayor
come
and
join
us
on
the
19th.
G
So,
mr
chair,
my
recommendation
for
these
two
dockets
again
just
operationally
one
is
for
us
to
actually
take
the
money
draw
down
the
bargaining
reserve,
which
we
approved
at
the
last
budget
cycle
and
then
the
other
is
to
actually
appropriate
it
across
these
various
departments
to
fund
the
contract.
So
my
recommendation,
mr
chair,
is
that
both
docket
zero
four
zero,
two
and
zero
four
zero
three
pass.
Thank
you.
B
E
B
C
Four:
three:
four
doctor
number
zero:
four:
three:
four:
the
committee
on
city
services
and
innovation
technology
to
which
was
referred
on
march
thirtieth
twenty
twenty
two
docker
number:
zero.
Four,
three
four
message:
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
christopher
cook
as
a
member
of
the
boston,
water
and
sewer
commission
for
a
term
expiring
march,
30th
2026
submits
a
report
recommending
that
his
appointment
ought
to
be
confirmed.
B
G
Thank
you
so
much
president
flynn
yeah,
we
had
this
hearing
last
friday,
christopher
cook,
well
known
to
many
in
this
chamber.
As
the
city's
former
chief
of
environment,
energy
and
open
space
has
been
proposed
by
the
mayor
for
the
three-person
board
of
the
boston,
water
and
sewer
commission.
So
the
boston,
water
and
sewer
commission
is
sort
of
quasi-independent.
It's
got
its
own
budget,
it
does
its
own
bonding,
but
it
is
governed
by
a
three-person
board,
that's
appointed
by
the
mayor,
and
this
is
the
seat.
That's
currently
up.
G
The
the
remaining
two
seats
are
both
up
in
early
january
of
next
year,
the
committee
heard
essentially
both
from
mr
cook
who's.
Now
the
executive
director
of
the
greenway
and
from
henry
vitale
who's,
the
executive
director
cfo
treasurer
of
the
water
and
sewer
commission.
I
think
the
it
was
exciting
to
learn
that
chris
has
actually
already
been
serving
as
one
of
boston's
appointees
at
the
nwra,
which
is
the
water
resource
authority
that
that
boston,
water
and
sewer
really
works
hand
in
glove
with.
G
B
Thank
you,
council
block
council
block
the
chair
on
the
committee
of
city
services,
innovation
technology,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
dark
at
zero.
Four
three,
four,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
appointment
has
been
confirmed.
Mr
clerk,
please
read
docket
zero,
four,
six:
three
and
zero
four
six,
four
together.
C
B
H
Thank
you,
mr
president.
On
tuesday
the
19th,
the
committee
held
a
hearing
on
the
two
dockets
and
I'd
like
to
thank
my
council
colleagues,
president
flynn,
councilbach,
consolution
and
councilwoman
for
joining
me
in
this
discussion
and
also
the
attendees
from
administration
from
and
bps
included
and
in
discussion.
H
Mr
bloom,
deputy
cfo
and
for
bps
gave
an
overview
of
msw
msba,
stating
that
in
a
state
agency
that
provides
additional
funding
to
local
districts
to
be
able
to
conduct
facility
improvements
and
construct
new
school
buildings.
He
stated
that
there
are
two
main
programs
operating
by
the
sba
and
the
core
program
supports
projects
covering
extensive
repairs,
renovations
additions,
renovations
and
new
school
constructions
and
the
accelerated
program
arp
supports
projects
covering
repair
replacements
and
roofs
windows
and
doors
and
boilers
in
an
otherwise
structurally
sound
facility.
H
For
six
schools
for
docket
zero,
four
six,
four
regarding
next
steps,
msba
will
review
sois
over
summer
in
fall,
2022
leading
to
decision
in
late
2022
early
winter
2023,
following
with
bps,
would
return
to
the
council
for
funding
authorizations
as
a
chair
of
the
community
ways
of
means
to
which
the
following
were
referred:
the
docket
zero
four
six
three
and
I
on
the
schools
that
the
clerk
has
already
listed.
I
recommend
that
I
submit
this
report
and
recommend
that
these
dockets
are
to
pass.
B
Thank
you,
council
fernandez,
anderson,
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
ways
and
means
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
passage
of
dawkin
zero,
four
six,
three,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
aye,
I'll,
oppose,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed
council
fernandez,
anderson,
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
ways
of
means,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passes
passage
of
dark
at
zero.
Four
six,
four,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
I'll,
oppose,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed
we're
on
to
matters
recently
heard
for
possible
action.
B
H
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
the
committee
held
hearings,
the
community
ways
and
means
held.
I
began
holding
hearings
to
review
fy23
budget
this
past
monday
april
25th
2022,
both
monday
and
tuesday.
We
held
four
public
hearings
so
far
this
week,
two
on
monday,
two
on
tuesday
on
monday,
we
held
the
city's
administration
and
finance
team,
as
well
as
public
facilities
for
overviews
of
fy
operate
fy23
operating
in
capital
budgets.
H
Yesterday
we
held
the
hearing
from
the
boston
public
schools
for
an
overview
of
fy
23
budget,
and
then
we
held
an
evening
hearing
dedicating
to
public
testimony
tomorrow
we
will
be
hearing
from
bps
on
these
topics
from
schools
and
in
the
morning
in
the
morning
for
academic,
I'm
sorry
from
schools
in
the
morning
and
then
academics
in
the
afternoon
and
over
the
next
six
weeks
we
will
continue
to
review
the
fy23
budget
with
departmental
hearings
and
counselor
working
sessions
to
discuss
potential
amendments.
I
recommend
that
these
matters
remain
in
committee.
B
I
B
I
I
I
I
So
this
is
about
setting
a
standard
for
how
we
continue
to
engage
people
with
disabilities,
seniors
people
with
limited
access
to
transportation
and
people
with
work
and
family
obligations,
who
would
otherwise
be
unable
to
attend
a
meeting
in
person,
and
I
look
forward
to
to
advancing
our
to
advancing
this
as
in
our
city
working
together.
Thank
you.
B
J
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
want
to
thank
councillor
braden
for
keeping
this
issue
alive
and
well.
Thank
you
to
senator
edwards
also
for
bringing
this
up.
We
know
that
this
is
more
than
just
about
convenience.
It's
all
it's
about
being
very
intentional
and
creating
democratic
process
that
is
accessible
to
more
of
our
residents.
J
It
also
allows
a
lot
of
our
important
constituencies
to
fully
participate
in
the
policy
making
process
we're
talking
about
people
with
disabilities,
people
limited
access
to
transportation,
our
low-income
workers
and
residents
seniors
people
working
multiple
jobs
and
having
a
hustle
just
to
survive.
Maybe
they
can
hop
on
to
a
zoom
and
people
who
have
family
responsibilities.
We
also
on
the
council
have
been
very
taken
advantage
of
the
fact
that
some
parts
of
our
process
have
been
virtual,
allowing
us
to
multitask
and
attend
multiple
meetings
at
a
time.
J
You
know
some
of
our
virtual
access
still
there's
a
lot
to
build
upon
it
there.
As
councillor
braden
said,
central
staff
has
done
an
incredible
job
here,
of
making
it
accessible
and
also
ensuring
that
we
maintain
community
space,
but
there
are
also
different
departments
in
the
city
that
we
have
to.
You
know
work
in
partnership
with
them
to
increase
how
their,
how
they're
allowing
the
public
to
access
those
virtual
spaces,
including
the
bpda.
J
There
are
important
community
functions
that
are
turned
off
even
in
the
virtual
space
that
I
think
are
important
for
community
gathering
to
really
mimic
what
it's
like
to
be
in
person.
So
I
also
want
to
thank
the
incredible
advocates
who
have
been
working
on
this
issue:
the
aclu
common
cause,
disability
law
center
and
others
that
were
mentioned
by
councillor
braden.
J
We
should
really
take
what
we've
learned
during
the
pandemic,
which
was,
of
course,
an
unfortunate
continues
to
be
an
unfortunate
event,
but
you
know
build
on
the
strengths
that
we
were
able
to,
and
one
of
them
is
virtual
participation,
access
to
democracy,
really
bringing
it
to
the
people.
So
thank
you,
councillor
braden,
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
council
meghia
on
this
on
this
effort.
B
D
You,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
my
colleagues,
councilor
breeden
and
louis
jean
for
having
me
on
a
as
a
co-sponsor,
and
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
senator
edwards.
I
remember
when
I
first
started
working
here.
One
of
the
things
that
I
was
asked
on
the
campaign
trail
is
what
would
be
my
first
hearing
and
I
said
I'm
going
to
do
a
hearing
on
public
hearings.
D
Not
really
understanding
kind
of
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
most
people
really
deeply
want
to
be
engaged,
but
just
didn't
have
access
and
oftentimes.
We
would
host
hearings
at
times
that
were
inconvenient
for
people
who
were
most
impacted
so,
along
the
way
I
made
commitments
about
we're
going
to
make
it
open
and
we're
going
to
do.
D
Through
this
ordinance,
we
have
an
opportunity
to
keep
the
channels
of
communication
open
so
that
more
voices
and
more
people
can
be
heard
and
centered
in
the
process.
As
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
government,
accountability
and
transparency
and
accessibility,
part
of
my
job
is
to
ensure
that
people
who
have
never
been
part
of
the
process
are
centered
in
this
work.
D
I
see
this
ordinance
as
a
tool
that
can
help
us
achieve
those
goals
of
accountability,
transparency
and
accessibility,
and
this
is
our
moment
to
create
a
gold
standard
for
our
community
collaboration
in
the
city
of
boston.
I
look
forward
to
the
work
and
to
collaborating
alongside
my
colleagues.
Thank
you.
B
I'm
sorry!
I'm
sorry,
please
with
withdraw
that
one,
mr
clerk
yep,
please
add
counselor
murphy
council,
we're
all
and
please
add
the
chair
dark
at
zero.
Five
four
five
will
be
be
assigned
to
the
committee
on
government
operations
for
the
for
the
next
docket,
which
is
docket
zero.
Five,
four
six.
I
would
like
to
ask
council
edwards
to
to
stay
in
here
as
they
chair.
B
B
This
hearing
order
would
be
to
address
the
important
role
that
swimming
can
play
in
our
city.
Our
city
is
surrounded
by
the
ocean
and
60
60
percent
of
the
of
the
young
people
that
drowned
across
across
the
country,
our
communities
of
color,
many
of
the
many
of
them
don't
have
access
to
swimming
lessons.
B
So
this
this
hearing
order
will
to
would
be
to
address
the
important
role
swimming
plays
in
our
city
and
to
encourage
bps
to
encourage
bcyf
to
provide
free
or
reduced
swimming
lessons
to
children
across
boston,
children
with
disabilities,
immigrant
children,
children
of
color,
but
but
all
children
to
make
sure
that
they
have
access
to
swimming
lessons.
It's
a
critical.
It's
a
critical
aspect
of
life
in
boston,
as
I
mentioned,
was
surrounded
by
the
oceans.
We
also
have
many
pools
across
the
city
that
are
shut
down
right
now.
For
various
reasons.
B
We
also
need
more
lifeguards
across
the
city.
It's
important
to
train
young
people
about
first
aid,
but
also
about
about
the
important
roles
women
plays
in
our
city
in
our
city.
So
I'm
excited
about
this
hearing
order.
It's
it's
a
public
health
issue.
It's
also
a
public
safety
issue
as
well,
and
all
kids
in
boston
should
have
access
to
free
swimming
lessons
and
glad
to
partner
with
council,
fernandez,
anderson
and
council
avara
on
on
this
hearing
order.
Thank
you.
K
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
to
president
flynn
for
continuing
to
be
a
champion
on
this
work
and
this
issue
and
to
counselor
fernandez
anderson
for
co-sponsoring
this
matter
with
us.
There's
been
a
lot
of
recent
discussion
about
pool
closures
in
the
city
and
it's
really
been
centered
around
pool
usage,
and
I
believe
that
we're
really
having
the
wrong
conversation.
I
don't
think
that
we
can
look
at
pool
usage
in
a
vacuum
without
asking
why.
K
K
Ultimately,
when
black
people
weren't
allowed
to
swim
in
public
or
private
pools
and
even
some
beaches
and
they
persisted
today,
so
I
think
that
access
knowledge
and
safety
are
all
driving
factors
in
pool
usage
and
if
we
want
to
ensure
that
all
communities
are
benefiting
from
our
city
facilities,
we
have
to
tackle
the
root
causes
behind
the
decline
in
usage.
I
am
a
black
woman
and
I
don't
know
how
to
swim.
K
Don't
worry,
I'm
working
on
it,
but
I
have
the
privilege
of
raising
a
little
boy
who
loves
the
water
almost
as
much
as
he
loves
his
mama,
and
I
wish
that
every
parent
and
child
in
boston
could
share
in
that
joy,
regardless
of
their
race
or
neighborhood,
and
increasing
access
to
swim.
Lessons
and
awareness
on
water
safety
is
one
way
that
we
can
move
the
needle
towards
equity
and
truly
work
to
democratize
access
to
recreation
in
the
city
of
boston.
Thank
you.
H
So
most
of
you
know
that
I
was
born
and
raised
up
to
the
age
of
10
in
a
west
african
country.
It's
an
archipelago,
ten
islands,
and
I
always
talk
about
you
know.
If
you
don't
know
this
was
it
used
as
a
port
for
jesus
atlantic
trade
slave
trade?
So
it
deeply
connects
with
the
fact
that
we
come
from
a
land
of
abundance
and
swimming
and
fish
and
oceans
right,
and
we
can't
swim
here
or
our
children
swim
can
swim
less
than
other
populations.
H
So
I
think
this
is
a
wonderful
opportunity
for
us
to
be
all-inclusive
and
how
we
include
communities
of
color
and
teaching
swimming
lessons
love
to
swim,
sometimes
with
you.
So
I
can
give
you
some
lessons
and
include
women
only
swimming
as
well
with
the
islamic
community
included.
Thank
you
so
much.
F
J
J
Thank
you,
so
this
docket
really
grew
out
of
a
hearing
that
we
had
two
weeks
ago
regarding
returning
citizens
and
had
the
office
of
returning
citizens
here
and
advocates
here
who
themselves
are
formerly
incarcerated.
Folks
who
were
talking
about
some
of
the
hurdles
and
challenges
they
face
upon
re-entry?
This
is
also
national
reentry
week
and
so
thinking
about
how
we
can
be
use
the
upper
money
towards
equitable
recovery.
J
We
had
a
really
great
hearing
that
was
really
led
by
our
advocates
and
the
office
of
returning
citizens,
and
that
was
a
hearing
order,
co-sponsored
by
council
oral
and
counselor
fernando
anderson,
who
will
also
hopefully
be
teaching
me
how
to
swim.
But
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
is
really
think
about.
You
know
how
we
can
be
using
our
opera
money
to
help
those
who
are
often
forgotten
and
who
it
is
too
easy
to
forget.
When
we
are
talking
about
housing.
You
know
we
are
as
a
city,
council
or
our
body.
J
That
cares
deeply
about
housing,
it
being
a
human
right,
but
we
also
need
to
think
about
housing
as
being
healing
for
populations
who
have
not
had
the
luxury
of
stability
of
having
a
place
to
call
home.
There's
already
really
great
work
that
we
heard
from
the
happening.
Leslie
cradle,
leads
an
organization
called
justice
for
housing.
That
celebrated
a
report
that
was
issued
last
week
called
far
from
home
that
really
detailed
the
the
issues
that
formerly
incarcerated
and
just
involved
folks
face
when
it
comes
to
founding
stable
housing.
J
She's
been
working
very
creatively
with
the
boston
housing
authority
on
getting
vouchers
for
formerly
incarcerated.
Folks
and
they've
run
a
really
successful
pilot,
so
this
is
about
supporting
and
creating
that
work,
that's
already
being
done
by
those
who
are
really
centered
in
this
issue,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
my
council
colleagues
who
were
there.
I
think
you
know.
Councilor
bach
was
someone
who
mentioned.
We
should
roll
this
into
this.
The
discussion
about
opera
money
so
really
happy
to
do
that.
B
L
Thank
you,
president
flynn,
and
thank
you
to
my
co-sponsor
counselor
louis
jen.
This
is
a
continuation
of
the
returning
citizens
hearing
which,
if
you
haven't
seen
yet
it
was
probably
one
of
the
most
powerful
hearings
that
I
have
been
since
on
this
council
and
it's
important
that
we
create
stability
and
help
protect
the
focus
of
individuals
while
they're
trying
to
re-establish
themselves
in
society.
L
How
can
we
expect
an
individual
to
focus
on
workforce
development,
job
hunting
or
their
job
when
they're
worried
about
a
place
to
stay
as
we
are
making
investments
with
arpa
dollars,
providing
stability
and
investing
in
people
should
be
our
top
priorities.
There
are
plenty
of
barriers
when
it
comes
to
housing
for
return
of
citizens.
Therefore,
I
believe
that
it's
important
that
we
explore.
What
more
can
we
do
to
make
this
transition
back
home
smooth?
Thank
you.
G
G
Hearing
you
know
is
that
we're
all
very
excited
about
the
idea
of
spending
a
bunch
of
money
on
housing,
but
it
really
matters
that
this
population
be
able
to
access
some
of
that
housing.
And
that's
not
something
that's
going
to
happen
by
accident
like
there
needs
to
be
real
program
design,
and
so
I
think
that
this
is.
G
It's
absolutely
an
appropriate
conversation
for
us
to
have
in
the
coveted
recovery
committee,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
we're
having
it
on
the
front
end
not
after
we've
already
authorized
housing
funds,
and
then
we
find
out
that
none
of
them
are
eligible
for
helping
the
folks.
I
will
just
say
personally
that
I
went
and
spoke
with
the
with
you
know
a
whole
group
of
returning
citizens
as
part
of
the
office's
work
last
year
and
everybody's
questions
were
about
housing,
I
mean,
and
it's
just
like
with
any
population.
G
B
M
You,
mr
chair,
for
saying
my
name
on,
and
I
appreciate
people
thinking
about
oppa
money
in
the
way
that
we
should
be
building
assets
with
oppa
money,
I'm
actually
involved
in
a
project
that
I
think
is
in
brian's
district.
It's
a
already
a
design
building
which
would
be
the
first
law,
would
all
be
job
training
and
then
the
subsequent
three
floors
would
be
set
aside
for
returning
citizens.
I
believe
we
need
to
build
these
projects
these
projects.
We
have
to
be
ready
for
them.
There's
a
project
on
on
on
that's
being
talked
about.
M
That
is
ready
with
some
city
infusion.
We
could
get
the
thing
built,
but
we
also
have
to
think
about
it
more
than
just
housing,
because
the
returning
citizen
is
going
to
need
more
than
just
that
key
into
the
door.
They're
going
to
need
supports
where
to
go
to
find
a
job.
How
to
how
to
do
this?
How
to
do
that?
Because,
if
you've
been
incarcerated,
you
come
out,
you
have
to
almost
relearn
how
to
get
on
your
bike
again.
M
B
B
N
B
B
B
C
B
H
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
wanted
to
just
clarify
really
quick
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
when
I
say
as-salaam
walaikum,
I'm
saying
peace
be
on
to
you
as
a
muslim.
We
are,
we
greet
each
other
in
the
old
customs
of
religious
traditions,
of
wishing
peace
upon
our
brothers
and
sisters,
and
so
we
as
muslims,
celebrate
in
muslim.
H
So
we're
we
celebrate
what's
called
ramadan,
and
essentially
this
is
the
month
when
we
believe
that
the
quran
was
revealed
to
prophet
muhammad
peace,
be
upon
him.
We
as
muslims
believe
that
there
is
one
god
that
unifies
all
humankind
and
all
creatures
and
all
creation
in
all
of
the
worlds.
In
the
quran
we
say
worlds
and
god
most
of
the
time
speaks
in
the
plural
sense.
H
We,
as
in
one
source,
energy
that
creates
or
creator,
and
so
I
explain
I
break
that
down
so
that
when
I
say
I
am
muslim,
I
am
saying
I
am
striving.
I
am
making
sacrifices.
I
am
working
hard
to
submit
to
be
to
become
humble,
I'm
not
claiming
to
be
humble.
I
am
saying
I'm
working
to
be
humble,
and
so
in
the
month
of
ramadan,
then
we
take
30
days
for
this
spiritual
cleanse.
H
So
it's
sun,
so
sun
up
to
sun
down
and
then
we
don't
drink
any
water.
We
refrain
from
any
bad
talk
or
we
try
to.
So.
If
you
all
see
me
say,
do
something
just
ask
for
forgiveness
for
me
and
then
we
ask
all
of
our
brethrens
and
everyone
to
forgive
us
and
we
try
our
best
to
show
good
behavior,
because
this
is
when
we're
striving
to
be
our
best
selves.
H
And
the
idea
is,
if
you
put
this
in
habit
for
a
period
of
time,
that
you
continue
to
perpetuate
those
types
of
behavior
at
the
end
of
ramadan
we
celebrate
by
giving
to
charity
so
throughout
ramadan,
we
pray
every
night.
So
if
you
see
me
like
tired
and
sleepy,
we
have
to
wake
up
at
dawn
for
what
we
call
fajr,
which
is
the
first
prayer
and
jesus
peace,
be
upon
him.
H
B
G
I
have
a
sort
of
technical
city
services
thing
to
enter,
and
it's
not
going
to
keep
me
from
voting
for
the
resolution
today,
as
kind
of
an
indication
of
what
we'd
like
to
support.
But
I
do
think
it's
worth
folks,
knowing
we,
the
city
of
boston,
used
to
have
several
municipal
holidays
that
we
kept
that
were
above
and
beyond
what
the
state
and
the
federal
government
did
and
a
decade
ago
rolled
that
back
under
the
public
sense
that
we
shouldn't
have
more
paid
days
off
at
the
city
level
than
the
other
levels
of
government.
G
G
B
B
B
I
I
You
have
to
pay
three
three
dollars,
but
not
to
contactless
or
mobile,
wallets,
further
widening
the
divide
between
those
who
can
afford
to
go
cashless
and
those
who
may
be
less
financially
resourced
or
are
underbanked,
but
for
years,
transit
advocates
have
called
on
the
mbta
to
implement
a
low
income
fare
which
should
greatly
increase
accessibility
and
ridership,
while
also
expanding
revenue
sources
to
riders.
Who
otherwise
would
not
take
the
t.
I
The
initiative
came
close
last
year,
but
was
vetoed
by
governor
baker
with
federal
pandemic
relief
funds.
The
mbta
has
a
means
to
enact
a
year-long,
low-income,
fair
pilot,
which
would
total
less
than
two
percent
of
their
annual
budget.
There's.
Also
legislation
pending
at
the
state
house,
which
would
direct
the
mbta
to
adopt
a
permanent,
low-income
fare
program
and
allow
the
regional
transit
authorities
to
go
to
have
reduced
fare
or
fair
free
programs.
I
We
must
swiftly
implement
reduce
fare
access
for
riders,
who
would
benefit
the
most
while
simultaneously
pushing
to
expand
fair
free
pilots.
I
offered
this
resolution
calling
on
the
mbta
to
adopt
a
low
income
fair
program
before
setting
any
new
fees
in
place
and
urging
the
legislature
to
take
swift
action
on
low
income
for
low-income
riders.
Thank
you.
G
Yeah,
I
just
want
to
say
how
important
this
is
and
say
that
when
I
was
at
the
boston
housing
authority,
this
was
something
that
we
brought
up
with
the
mbta.
Every
time
we
met
with
them
on
a
joint
issue
is
just
like
how
much
the
mbta
fare
can
be
a
barrier
and
especially
the
way
that
certain
transfers
don't
work
for
our
communities
and
just
like
you
know
it
may
seem.
You
know
for
folks
with
more
like
the
price
of
one
tea.
G
Pat,
you
know
like
trip
is
not
that
high,
but
it
really
can
add
up
and
it
can
limit
the
access
of
our
our
young
people
and
folks
in
low-income
communities
to
all
kinds
of
goods
and
services
and
opportunities
and
the
freedom
to
travel.
So
I
just
I
really
strongly
agree
that,
although,
personally
I
would,
I
would
like
to
see
us
move
towards
a
free
mbta.
I
think
that
thinking
about
robust
options
for
our
low-income
residents
is
really
important.
So
in
the
meantime,
thank
you.
Mr
president,.
B
B
G
G
So
200
years
ago,
boston,
transitioned
from
being
a
town
to
being
a
city.
So
folks
will
know
that
we're
looking
forward
to
the
400th
anniversary
of
the
city
in
2030.
But
that
goes
back
to
the
1630
date
and
it
we
were
a
town
for
almost
200
years.
And
then
you
know
there
was
serious
a
series
of
very
disaggregated
town
boards
and
it
was
getting
kind
of
unwieldy
and
after
lots
and
lots
of
debate
and
back
and
forth
the
residents
of
boston.
G
Enough
of
them
decided
to
ask
the
state
legislature
to
act
that
they
passed
an
act
establishing
the
city
of
boston,
which
was
then
ratified
by
a
vote
in
the
city
and
and
then
the
election
of
the
first
mayor
happened
in
april
of
1822.
And
then
the
former
selectmen
transferred
the
papers
of
the
city
and
the
responsibility
for
the
city
to
the
new
mayor
and
our
predecessors.
The
first
city
council
on
may
first
1822..
G
G
I
will
be
starting
the
program
and
then
right
after
it
wraps
up
around
5
15
or
so
we're
going
to
do
a
little
procession
from
old,
south
meeting
house
to
old
city
hall,
to
new
city
hall,
to
raise
the
city
flag
outside
and
so
mayor
will
be
there
I'll,
be
there
inviting
all
colleagues
and
members
of
the
public
to
come.
And
you
know
we're
really
we're
really
trying
to
use
this
as
a
chance
both
to
commemorate
boston's
history
and
to
think
about
kind
of
the
future
of
more
inclusive
commemoration
in
the
city.
G
So
we
will,
at
that
occasion
be
hearing
from
members
of
the
massachusetts
tribe
who
were
here
before
this
town
or
city
of
boston
were
ever
established.
We'll
we'll
hear
some
brief
comments
about
boston's
black
community
in
the
19th
century,
which
was
really
vibrant
at
the
time
of
1822,
but
mostly
we're
not
able
to
vote
on
incorporation
and
talk
a
bit
about
the
the
history
of
incorporation
and
kind
of
what
it's
meant
for
boston
and
our
ability
to
have
robust
municipal
services
and
enter
into
collective
action
together
and
kind
of
fight.
G
Our
corner
at
the
state
and
everything
to
be
as
a
city
we'll
also
have
a
remark
from
labor.
As
may.
1St
is
also
may
day,
as
people
may
know,
and
it
should
be
a
good
opportunity
to
commemorate
and
to
kind
of
lay
down
a
marker
for
the
types
of
ways
we'd
like
to
commemorate
history
in
the
city.
As
we
work
on
launching
the
commemoration
commission
that
we
passed
last
fall,
so
I'm
excited
about
it.
G
G
It's
also
may
day,
but
definitely
you
know
in
100
years
ago,
in
1922
in
the
curly
administration,
one
of
them
they
did
a
similar
procession
and
there's
actually
photos
of
them
outside
of
old
city
hall,
commemorating
100
years
of
boston
being
a
city
so
we're
trying
to
200
years
on
also
lay
down
that
marker.
So
thank
you,
madam
chair.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
council
edwards
and
thank
you
council
block
for
bringing
this
forward
and
for
asking
me
to
be
part
of
it.
I
I
wanted
to
highlight
the
incredible
role
that
immigrants
have
played
in
our
in
our
proud
history
200
years
and
often
that
history
is
overlooked,
and
let
me
just
highlight
a
couple
groups:
the
the
irish
came
to
this
city
and
we
celebrated
their
arrival.
B
Recently.
It
was
the
175th
anniversary
of
the
great
famine.
That's
when
the
irish
community
left
ireland
because
they
were
starving,
they
came
to
cities
like
boston
and
new
york
and
established
roots
here.
The
other.
The
other
group
I
would
like
to
highlight
is
the
african-american
experience
here
in
the
united
states.
Council
block
referenced
it,
but
we
have
some
incredible
heroes
and
in
stories
that
are
not
known
across
across
our
city
or
country.
B
We
see
this
older
gentleman
come
in
here
once
in
a
while
he's
friends
with
myself
and
counselor
bark
and
council
flaherty
baker,
colonel
woodhouse
he's
a
tuskegee,
airman
and
he's
in
here
once
once
in
a
while-
and
there
was
a
gentleman
that
I
was
friendly
with
in
the
mid
mid
80s
80s.
His
name
was
deputy
superintendent,
saunders,
african-american
superintendent
of
the
boston
police.
B
He
was
also
a
tuskegee
yemen,
but
the
incredible
contributions
of
african-americans
sacrifices
and
contributions
that
they've
made
to
this
country
is
something
that
we
should
celebrate
and
that
we're
we're
we're
proud
of.
And
then
there
are
so
many
different
groups
that
have
contributed
so
much.
That
would
be
it'll
be
fun
as
we
celebrate
to
recognize
a
lot
of
our
proud
immigrant
roots,
but
then
the
then.
B
Well,
we
enacted
the
chinese
exclusion
act,
making
sure
that
the
chinese
could
not
come
to
the
united
states
so
discussing
our
history
is
also
an
opportunity
for
us
to
learn
about
some
of
the
terrible
mistakes
that
we've
made
also
including
incarcerating
the
japanese
during
during
world
war
ii,
especially
out
in
out
on
the
west
coast,
japanese
americans
were
were,
were
arrested
and
placed
in
in
camps,
and
here
they
are
here.
They
were
also
serving
in
our
armed
forces
as
well.
B
F
I
I
However,
like
many
across
the
country,
starbucks
workers
have
reported
to
my
office,
the
aggressive
union
busting
tactics,
including
a
captive
audience
one
and
one
one-to-one
meetings
with
misrepresented
misinformation,
as
well
as
increased
surveillance
and
corporate
personnel
traveling
in
from
outside
the
region.
To
put
pressure
on
on
staff
not
to
unionize,
I
want
to
acknowledge
and
extend
my
support
to
the
start
to
the
starbucks
partners
and
union
organizers
who
are
in
the
chamber
with
us
today.
I
B
B
G
I
think
we
all
know
that
the
reality
of
unionization
in
america
is
a
two-track
story
in
which,
though
we
have
a
few
industries
and
the
public
sector
in
which
there's
still
some,
you
know,
strength
and
unionization
and
then
just
a
lot
of
private
industries
where
we
see
a
dramatic
decline
and
the
only
way
we're
going
to
turn
that
around
is
if
we
get
unionization
of
the
really
large
corporate
conglomerates
across
the
country,
especially
in
the
service
industry.
And
so
I
just
think
that
it
is.
G
I
mean
the
two
most
important
things
going
on
for
like
actually
having
people
power
rather
than
corporate
power
run.
The
country
are
probably
the
starbucks
and
amazon
unionization
drives
that
are
happening
right
now,
and
it's
incumbent
upon
all
of
us
to
support
those
efforts
wherever
they
hit
in
our
patch
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
so
I'm
strongly
in
support
of
the
starbucks
workers
who
are
attempting
to
unionize
in
my
district
district
8
and
will
be
of
of
any
who
come
forward
and
would
be
of
dunkin
donuts
workers
or
any
other
large
industry.
G
F
B
B
C
B
Chair
six
suspension
of
the
rules,
the
passage
of
docket,
zero,
five,
five,
four,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed
we're
on
to
lay
files,
I'm
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
two
white
file
matters.
The
late
file
matters
include
a
letter
of
absence
from
council
at
royal
and
a
communication
from
council
royal.
The
late
file
manner
should
be
on
everyone's
desk.
We
will
need
to
take
a
vote
to
add
these
items
into
the
agenda.
B
B
We
will
take
a
vote
to
add
these
items
into
the
agenda.
All
those
in
favor
of
adding
the
late
file
matter
into
the
agenda
say
aye.
Thank
you.
The
late
file
matters
have
been
added
to
the
agenda.
Mr
clerk,
please
read
the
first
late
file
matter
into
the
agenda,
which
is
the
letter
of
absence
from
council
arroyo.
C
From
the
office
of
city
council
ricardo
arroyo,
dear
council,
president
flynn,
please
be
advised-
I
will
not
be
in
attendance
at
the
boston
city
council
meeting
on
wednesday
april
27
2022,
my
staff
will
be
attending
the
meeting
and
I
will
thoroughly
review
the
video
and
meeting
minutes.
Please
ask
that
the
city
clerk
read
this
matter
into
the
public
record.
Thank
you,
city,
councilor,
ricardo
arroyo.
C
B
C
From
the
office
of
city
council
ricardo
arroyo,
dear
council,
president
flynn,
as
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations,
I
would
like
to
express
my
support
to
bring
docket
0321
petition
for
a
special
law
regarding
securing
environmental
justice
in
the
city
of
boston
to
the
floor
and
defer
to
my
vice
chair
council,
lou
gen
to
pull
it
from
the
green
sheets.
Thank
you,
councilor
ricardo
arroyo
thank.
B
J
B
B
D
B
J
Thank
you,
mr
mr
president,
for
pulling
this
docket
from
the
green
sheets.
There
was
a
working
session
held
on
this
home
rule
petition
that
was
offered
by
councillor
edwards
regarding
environmental
justice
in
the
city
of
boston
and
making
sure
that
community
can
be
involved.
There
can
be
more
of
a
say
on
the
community
process
when
it
comes
to
public
corporations
and
issuing
permits
and
licensing
and
citing
for
them.
J
We
know
that
our
city
is
one
that
is
experiencing
the
climate
crisis
and
we
need
to
be
very
vigilant
whether
it's
you
know
the
substation
in
east,
boston
or
anywhere
else
in
our
city,
that
we
are
putting
the
needs
of
community
before
you
know,
corporations
that
are
not
heeding
the
needs
or
not.
You
know
the
primary
focus
isn't
addressing
the
climate
crisis,
so
I'm
going
to
allow
you
know
you
know.
J
Council
edwards
will
speak
more
because
this
is
our
homo
petition,
but
there's
a
very
successful
working
session
on
this
matter,
and
I
have
full
confidence
that,
as
senator
edwards,
she
will
be
able
to
advocate
valiantly
for
this
homework
petition
once
it's
at
the
statehouse.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Senator
edwards.
F
D
F
F
The
other
component
of
this
is
changing
the
process
to
make
sure
that
a
utility
company
cannot
just
forego
local
authority,
local
scrutiny
and
local
voices
and
put
their
facilities
wherever
they
want
in
the
city
of
boston
right
now,
you
can
as
a
public
service
corporation.
You
can
petition
to
the
state
dpu
to
forego
all
local
zoning
and
simply
ask
that
they
decide
for
the
city
of
boston.
Where
is
the
best
location
this
takes
that
away
and
says?
F
F
F
The
climate
law
foundation
suggested
that
they
also
consult
with
the
environmental
advisory
council
from
the
state
to
make
sure
that,
when
we're
coming
up
with
these
regulations,
it
isn't
in
a
silo
and
it
isn't
without
the
people
who
we're
trying
to
protect.
So
thank
you
very
much
councillor
mejia,
council
murphy,
especially
us
also
that
we
come
up
with,
and
council
muhir
again
asked
that
we
come
up
with
a
report:
the
bad
actors,
the
dashboard,
to
make
sure
that,
after
a
year
of
this
enforcement,
we
actually
know
who
is
doing
what
and
where.
F
And
why
and
again
to
guard
against
the
nimbyism
and
people.
As
councilor
murphy
said,
we
just
don't
want
someone
waking
up
one
day
saying
they
hate
the
competition
across
from
them
and
they'll
use.
Any
excuse,
like
environmental
justice,
we
really
want
a
standard.
So
thank
you
both
for
that
robust
back
and
forth,
making
sure,
also
that
all
of
our
standards
are
warnings
and
our
protections
are
in
more
than
one
language.
So
we're
very
I'm
very
excited
about
presenting
this,
and
hopefully
we
will
vote
this
out.
F
B
B
B
B
E
M
M
M
Like
I'm
100.
but
anyway
no
it's
been,
I
think,
a
learning
for
both
of
us
we've
we've
formed
a
relationship.
I
don't
think
we
agree
on
one
single
issue,
but
we're
able
to
have
some
relationship
building
in
our
trip
over
the
island,
which
I
I
hold
close
to
my
heart
and
and
you
know
I
don't
think
I've
met
someone
that
can
get
as
passionate
as
you
can
about
your
issues
right
or
wrong.
M
What
you
were,
what
you
were
fighting
for
was
personal
to
you
and-
and
that's
that's
a
you
know.
I
know
that
even
though
not
being
in
sync
on
things,
I
totally,
I
totally
respect
you
and
I
totally
you
know
I
I
kind
of
looked
at
a
lot
of
people
around
here,
I'm
a
little
bit
older
as
either
a
niece
or
a
nephew,
or
something
like
that.
M
I
some
people
used
to
call
me
uncle
frank
sometimes,
but
I
I
hope
that
we
continue
to
have
our
relationship,
and
I
appreciate
you
reaching
out
when
I
was
under
the
weather,
my
wife,
let
me
know
what
was
going
on.
I
appreciate
that
and
I'm
sorry
I
wasn't
there
for
for
easter.
So
you're
gonna
have
a
really
good
career
up.
The
state
house
give
them
hell
up
there.
You
know
and
make
us
proud
make
your
district
proud.
M
You
you,
you
know,
your
district
was
a
difficult
district
and
you
going
in
there
as
a
black
woman,
not
from
boston
you've
become
an
honorary,
we'll
give
it
to
you,
you're
you're,
definitely
from
boston.
You
know
I'm
saying
you're
definitely
a
daughter,
so
I
don't
want
to
go
on
too
much,
but
thank
you.
I
love
you
and
and
you're
going
to
do
really
good
things
at
the
state
house.
Thank
you.
N
Lots
of
ladies,
but
there's
lydia
with
the
y,
is
the
bostonian.
Let
me
obviously
let
you
I
want
to
let
you
know
how
much
we're
going
to
miss
you
and
how
collegial
you've
been
since
joining
this
party,
and
it's
been
a
pleasure
to
work.
Alongside
of
you,
we
obviously
as
an
at-large
council.
We
share
a
lot
of
that
same
turf.
N
They
would
say:
hey,
you
know
what
is
she
like
and,
and
I
and
I
and
it's,
how
I
feel
about
you:
you're,
smart
and
you're
street
smart
and
in
this
business
being
street.
Smart
is
better
than
being
smart
and
you're,
thoughtful
and
you're,
tenacious
and
for
folks,
I'd
say
to
them
when
they
wanted
to
bring
an
issue
to
your
to
your
attention.
I'd
say
just
give
it
a
straight.
N
I
also
had
a
front
row
seat,
as
many
of
our
colleagues
did
some
of
the
most
trying
times
in
your
life
that
in
a
public
position,
it's
really
difficult
and
to
see
you
go
through
that
tragedy
that
you
went
through
in
with
grace
and
perseverance,
says
that
god
is
good
and
god
has
blessed
you
with
so
many
talents
and
talents
that
you're
now
going
to
bring
up
to
the
senate,
and
I
know
that
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
together.
Obviously
I'm
going
to
miss
you
here
on
the
council.
N
You're
always
welcome
back
when
we
see
former
colleagues
come
back,
but
we're
still
going
to
be
doing
that
same
work.
Districts
are
going
to
overlap.
You
continue
to
call
and
and
ask
for
support
and
help,
I'm
going
to
continue
to
call
and
ask
for
support
and
help
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
together
for
the
betterment
of
the
people.
N
It's
also
what's
going
to
serve
you
well
up
at
beacon
hill
and
I
think,
having
a
twin,
also
helped
in
that
having
twins
and
knowing
sort
of
how
that
twin,
dynamic
happens
in
a
household,
I
think
obviously
has
has
helped
you
as
you
how
you
approach
different
issues
in
challenges
that
you
face.
So
I
I
will
miss
you
personally.
Obviously
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
together.
It
was
an
honor
and
privilege
to
serve
with
you,
love
you
and
wish
you
the
very
best
in
all
your
future
endeavors.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you,
senator
edwards,
you
know
we
didn't.
You
know
we
overlapped
for
a
period
of
three
months
here
on
the
council,
but
I
really
enjoyed
working
alongside
you
and
learning
from
you
and
you're
gonna
kill
it
at
the
state
house.
You
know,
I
remember
just
being
a
little
baby,
okay
candidate,
trying
to
get
on
your
calendar
and
how
hard
it
was.
J
It
was
like,
like
I'll,
meet
with
her
like
a
month
or
two
from
now,
but
when
we
finally
were
able
to
to
connect,
you
gave
me
some
of
the
best
advice,
probably
the
best
advice
I
received
from
anyone,
and
I
really
appreciated
that
and
I
always
gave
you
I
give
credit,
and
I
always
give
you
credit
for
just
giving
me
really
great
advice,
and
I
just
I
know
that
you're
going
to
continue
to
kill
it
on
the
state
house.
Please
make
it
easy
for
all
of
our
home
rule.
J
J
J
The
first
time
I
met
you
was
at
the
massachusetts
black
women
lawyers
association,
where
you
talked
about
the
successes
and
challenges
that
you've
experienced
as
a
black
woman
lawyer
in
the
city
and
as
a
fellow
black
woman
lawyer,
I
really
identify
with
a
lot
of
what
you
said.
So
I
will
continue
to
look
to
you
for
really
good
wisdom
and
I
look
forward
to
our
work
together
and
making
good
trouble
here
in
the
city
and
in
the
commonwealth.
So
thank
you,
love
you
and
I
bid
you
ado.
B
Thank
you,
council
edwards,
and
I
met
with
council
edwards
this
morning
at
10
o'clock
and
she
said
to
me
she
didn't
want
to
have
this
type
of
you
know
going
around
and
talking
about
her
about
her,
and
so
what
am
I
doing?
I'm
going
around
talking
about
it.
So
I'm
already
breaking
the
rules.
So
I
apologize
about
that,
but
I
didn't
want
to
miss
this
opportunity
to
acknowledge
that
you
know
acknowledge
the
incredible
job
you
did
here
as
a
city
councilor,
we
started
off
together
four
years
ago.
B
Four
and
a
half
years
ago
we
were
sworn
in
together
and
became
close
friends,
supporters
of
each
other,
but
more
more
friends
and
respected
you
as
a
as
a
person.
But
what
I,
what
I
respected
most
about
you
is
the
the
upbringing
you
had,
as
as
the
daughter
of
of
her
mother
was
a
a
member
of
the
u.s
military.
Your
mother
served
in
the
u.s
air
force,
but
your
mother
served
with
with
distinction,
but
it
wasn't
easy.
It
was
hard
and
that's
what
I
admired
about.
B
You
is
the
perseverance,
the
determination,
the
love
you
have
for
your
country.
We
always
sponsored
various
resolutions
over
the
last
four
years
on
many
topics,
but
the
the
one
I
always
liked
most
was
on
woman
veterans
and
the
impact
it
has
on
families.
But
you
spoke
from
your
heart
and
you
provided
tremendous
tremendous
support
to
so
many
veterans
and
military
families,
but
I,
but
besides
that
I
I
just
want
to
say
you've
been
a
very
loyal
friend
someone.
B
I
Thank
you,
senator
edwards.
You
know,
I'm
gonna
really
miss
you
around
here
years
ago,
before
you
were
ever
a
city
councillor,
you
worked
at
the
office
of
housing
stability
and
my
my
mary.
My
partner
got
off
the
phone
this
day
and
she
says
you
have
to
meet
this
woman
this.
This
woman,
lydia
edwards,
had
just
had
this
amazing
conversation
and
you
really
got
to
meet
this
woman
and
you
were
helping
her
sort
out
some
some
issue
we
had
as
landlords,
and
and
so
here
we
are.
I
Then
I
I
came
to
the
city
council
and
in
in
those
early
days
it's
such
a
new
space.
You
were
an
incredible
friend,
a
mentor.
You
were
had
offered
great
advice.
I
I
echo
counselor
louis
jens
remarks
about
you,
give
us
some
really
good
advice
as
new
counselors,
and
I
really
appreciate
that
that
friendship
that
sisterhood
that
mentorship
that
you
have
given
us.
I
I
also
think,
I'm
so
glad
that
you
had
that
trip
to
ireland
with
our
dear
friend
frank
here
and
that
you
got
to
visit
donegal,
which
is
where
my
grandmother,
my
my
maternal
grandmother's
from
donegal,
and
so
I
think
you
know
you
really
sort
of
have
taken
on
that
whole
of
love
of
all
things.
Danny
gall
and
I
think
we
deserve
to
be
making
an
honorary
irish
woman.
E
I
I
So
I'm
going
to
miss
your
french,
I'm
not
going
to
miss
your
friendship.
I
know
where
you
are
you're
just
up
the
hill,
but
I
hope
that
you
won't
be
a
stranger
to
us
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
the
work,
whatever
the
the
pathway
may
lead
us
going
forward.
But
I
thank
you
for
the
journey
so
far,
and
I
wish
you
all
your
best
and
your
in
the
next
days,
your
great
career
that
you're
going
to
do
some
great
things
up
at
the
state
house,
all
the
best.
We
love
you.
I
love
you.
L
Thank
you
senator
edwards,
and
thank
you
for
being
a
trailblazer,
a
fighter
and
a
welcoming
spirit.
Ever
since
I
came
on
the
council,
you
received
me
and
welcoming
arms
and
open
arms
and
gave
me
great
advice,
and
I
appreciate
that
means
a
great
deal
to
me
and
what
was
so
impressive
too.
Is
you
know
during
this
three
months?
L
O
You
so
senator
edwards,
I
know
we
met.
We
were
classmates
back
in
2017
in
our
emerge
training
and
then
a
couple.
You
know
years
later
we're
now.
Colleagues,
we've
only
been
here
together
for
a
few
months,
but
I
love
your
fight,
your
spirit
and
I
know
that
we'll
continue
to
be
strong
partners
and
work
together
and
the
north
end
and
east
boston
still
have
you
so
like
council
of
flaherty
said
as
an
at-large
counselor
we'll
continue
to
work
together
and
advocate
for
your
community.
So
good
luck
and
I
know
we'll
see
you.
Thank
you.
G
So
the
first
time
I
met
lydia
edwards,
we
were
in
an
elevator
and
she
was
furious
at
me
and
all
of
the
boston,
ward,
5
democrat
committee,
because
we
had
voted
for
our
friend
jay
livingstone.
The
man
who
had
personally
shoveled
eight
feet
of
snow
off
my
grandmother's
roof
over
her,
a
woman
who
I
had
not
met
until
then,
but
who
was
terribly
impressive
at
the
forum
and
who
we
nonetheless
did
not
endorse,
and
it
was
my
first
time
being
exposed
to
that
sort
of
like
pure
fiori
of
lydia's.
G
That
makes
you
start
to
wonder
whether
you've
miscalculated
the
whole
situation
and
actually
she's
right,
because
it's
just
so
white-hot,
but
we
got
it
the
second
time
around
and
the
the
great
irony
for
me
is
that
by
the
time
lydia
was
running
for
a
state
senate.
The
second
time
around.
I
am
not
sure
that
I
have
ever
done
like
supported
a
candidate
for
anything
in
this
case
state
senate,
where
it
was
so
entirely
against
my
personal
interests
and
happiness
for
them
to
win,
because
it
means
losing
you
from
the
council.
G
G
Okay,
so
I'm
gonna
read
it
to
you.
I
have
a
copy,
so
I'm
not
I'm
only
reading
this
once
guys,
but
but
yeah.
I
can
go
to
you
after
but
yeah
I
initially
I
was
gonna,
not
speak
and
just
give
you
the
sonnet,
and
that
was
gonna,
be
my
short
brief
remarks,
but
it
didn't
happen,
but
I
couldn't
help
myself
and
it
didn't
happen.
G
Okay,
but
I
think
just
to
say
the
thing
that
I
decided
to
focus
on
at
five
in
the
morning
in
my
poem
is
about
the
fact
that
the
most
impressive
thing
about
lydia
is
that
she's
so
competitive
that
she
wants
to
win
every
game
and
then,
when
she
realizes
that
the
rules
of
the
game
are
stacked
against
her
winning
it.
She
changes
them
like.
G
Projects
the
premise
that,
like
that
things,
need
to
be
structured
this
way-
and
I
think
you've
seen
that
time
and
time
again
with
the
legislative
achievements
she's
had
that
are
really
going
to
continue
to
be
things
that
all
of
us
make
use
of
long
after
she's
gone
from
the
chamber.
So
this
is
a
sonnet
for
lydia
edwards.
On
the
occasion
of
her
final
boston
city
council,
meeting
a
fighter,
a
brawler,
they
say
well
sure,
but
better.
Yet
our
lydia
is
a
smith
no
cast
offs
for
her.
G
She
makes
her
own
swords
wields
law
to
prove
impossible.
A
myth
make
her
mad
and
she's
lydia
teapot
watch
all
that
steam
coming
out
of
her
ears,
but
passion
that
scorches
will
make
steel
hot
then
bent
to
shape
by
the
will
that
it
fears
what
shape
a
pla,
an
hrp,
a
zoning
or
charter
amendment
swords
and
stones.
For
us
who
come
after
sea
to
be
used
in
a
critical
moment
so
grab
the
hilt.
You
bostonians
true,
read
the
words
lydia
forged
me
for
you.
D
D
And
so
I
really
do
appreciate
how
hard
you
fight
for
immigrants
for
the
latino
community.
You
speak
multiple
languages,
which
goes
to
show
your
deep
commitment
from
making
sure
that
everyone
is
included.
So
I
really
do
appreciate
that.
I
also
would
like
to
just
say
that
you
know
as
the
chair
of
government
ops
in
my
first
term,
you
were
incredibly
generous
with
your
ability
to
help
me
articulate
oftentimes.
D
I
would
show
up
in
that
space
and
struggle
to
understand
half
of
the
things
that
people
were
saying,
and
you
always
recognize
that
even
through
the
zoom
and
help
translate
and
whenever
I
would
ask
a
question,
sometimes
the
question
people
understood
what
the
question
was,
but
they
didn't
want
to
answer
it,
and
you
took
that
moment
to
help
advocate
and
translate
on
my
behalf
to
make
sure
that
people
understood
what
I
had
to
say.
So
it
is
that
level
of
dedication
that
you
have
to
folks
that
I
really
do
appreciate.
D
D
So
thank
you
for
all
that
you
have
done
on
the
council
looking
forward
to
the
work
that
you
will
continue
to
do
in
the
state
house
and,
more
importantly,
the
voices
that
you
will
bring
into
that
space,
and
I
know
that
you
will
honor
them
and
fight
like
hell
for
them,
because
I've
seen
you
do
it
here,
and
I
know
that
you
will
continue
to
do
it
everywhere,
that
you
go
lydia.
So
thank
you
for
always
keeping
me
on
my
toes
and
for
being
such
a
fierce
spirit.
F
F
These
women
were
part
of
breaking
a
lot
of
barriers
and
making
sure
that
us,
especially
as
women,
could
be
here
today
and
then
for
me,
at
least
in
my
impact
and
influence
there
was
the
sensational
six.
I
don't
know
I'm
the
last
of
the
six.
Actually,
we
were
put
on
a
cover
of
boston
magazine
and
we
took
this
famous
photo.
F
That
was
me:
ayanna
presley,
anissa,
sabi
george,
michelle
wu,
andrea
campbell,
kim
janey,
and
I
wish
you
could
have
seen
us
posing
for
that
picture
and
having
to
walk
and
we
were
laughing
at
each
other
because
they
told
us
to
show
up
with
like
purses
and
hats
and
sunday
best
and
like
we
were
like
I'm,
not
wearing
a
stupid
hat
and
we
were
just
laughing
and
walking
and
we
would
you
know
someone,
oh
inevitably
it
was
kim.
Who
always
did
this
catwalk
and
I'm
like?
What
are
you
doing?
F
F
F
F
It
is
completely
different
and
the
ability
to
truly
become
friends,
colleagues
and
fighters
for
each
other
is
something
so
deeply
unique
for
this
body,
and
I
hope
that
you
don't
ever
give
that
up
at
the
end
of
the
day
stand
up
for
each
other.
You
are
the
boston
city
council
and
you
should
stand
with
each
other.
F
I
am.
I
want
to
also
thank
central
staff.
I
don't,
I
don't
think
anybody
can
really
appreciate,
especially
in
the
audience
who's
watching.
This
central
staff
allows
us
to
function.
We
function
at
their
election,
we
had
a
pandemic
and
but
for
the
technological
work
of
kerry
and
getting
us
and
making
sure
that
we
could
move
and
literally
do
our
jobs.
I
central
staff
is
everything
for
this
body
and
so
just
to
name
them
carrie.
You,
lady
christine
michelle
candice,
juan
cora,
lorraine
ron,
ashley.
F
I
don't
know
how
many
political
careers
you
have
saved.
You,
lady,
I
don't
know
how
many
times
you
have
or
how
many
times
carrie
just
managed
to
move
the
camera
the
right
way
away
from
whatever
was
going
to
happen
or
was
happening
and
saved
us
from
ourselves
in
the
moment,
but
central
staff.
You
are
you're
the
backbone
of
this
institution.
F
F
F
F
My
give
this
shirt
literally
off
their
back,
because
I
spilled
coffee
on
mine
and
I
have
a
tv
interview
and
so
gabriella
and
I
are
about
the
same
size.
So
she
gave
me
her
clothes,
the
text
message
at
like
6
a.m
or
something
that
greg
has
died.
I'm
out,
I
can't
deal
with
anything
and
that
if
I
look
like,
I
didn't
miss
a
beat
when
I
lost
my
partner,
it's
because
my
staff
was
literally
holding
me
up.
F
F
F
My
immediate
need
to
know
the
answer
ness
the
back
and
forth,
and
why
is
this
ness
besides
joe
wool
and
when
I
think
of
a
systemic
world
where
it's
equitable,
where
we
people
are
paid
a
living
wage
where
people
can
afford
to
pay
rent
or
buy
a
house
when
I
think
about
children
being
free
from
asthma?
And
I
say
that
that's
the
goal
joel's
mind
sets
to
the
systemic
problems
that
block
those
goals.
F
F
F
Ricardo
patron
joined
my
office.
I
think
he
worked
two
days
a
week,
part-time
from
east
boston.
I
had
never
heard
of
him
and
I
wasn't
sure
about
him.
He
showed
up
wanting
to
work
for
me
all
bright-eyed
bushy-tailed
after
a
very
hard-fought
city,
council,
race,
so
we're
like
and
you
are-
and
the
answer
is.
F
F
F
I
don't
know,
but
and
sometimes
that
that
reputation,
because
it's
in
front
of
me
a
lot
of
people
make
assumptions
about
my
heart,
whether
I'm
a
nice
person,
whether
they
can
approach
me
about
anything
and
I
have
to
say
ricardo.
I
think
you
have
been
one
of
the
biggest
breaker
of
those
walls
to
push
that
down
and
remind
people,
I'm
just
a
human
being
remind
me
that
I'm
just
a
human
being,
so
I'm
proud
of
you,
I'm
so
fiercely
proud
of
you.
F
F
Me
and
jesse's
daughter
are
besties
and
jessie
is
a
brilliant
legal
mind
and
there's
where
joel
on
the
policy
pushes
back
and
comes
back
and
forth.
Jesse
does
the
same
same
thing
on
the
legal
part
and
when
we,
when
joel
left,
we
needed
to
hire
a
new
person
and
we're
like
okay
jesse.
He
seems
interesting.
F
F
Jesse
has
a
two-year-old
three-year-old
daughter
and
well
two
when
when
you
first
started,
and
so
it
was
real
for
him
to
say,
listen
I
have
to
I
have-
I
have
bedtime.
I
have
this
time.
I
can't
do
this
and
it
was
so
real
for
us
for
the
first
time,
because
we
we
were
staff
mostly
of
younger
folks
or
older
folks,
whose
kids
were
out
of
the
house.
That
never
did.
We
have
to
think
about
babysitting
and
jesse
made
us
think
about
that.
F
I
think
you
made
us
a
better,
stronger
staff
for
that
and
then
we'd
stay
up
until
3am
and
work
on
that
groundbreaking
historic
memorandum,
arguing
why
the
city
of
boston
for
the
first
time
of
any
city
should
be
able
to
place
a
question
before
the
people
of
boston
without
the
mayor's
permission,
and
we
won
that
argument
at
the
attorney
general
and
got
that
charter
done
so
jesse.
I
am
extremely
proud
of
you,
and
I
am
just
honored
that
you
came
to
work
with
us
for
as
long
as
you
did
take
care
of
him.
F
F
He
has
he
will
dedicate
and
has
dedicated
his
life
to
that
neighborhood,
and
I
hope
they
truly
appreciate
him.
But
I'm
proud
of
you
where
you're
gonna
go.
We
know
talk
about
it
loudly
one
day
but
benetti
I
wouldn't
be
here.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
I
want
to
I
haven't.
Then
I
have
a
new
class
of
kind
of
folks
coming
in.
I
don't
know.
F
If
jake
is
here
jake,
he
was
he'll,
be
with
counselor
box
office
now,
but
jake
was
an
incredible
person
who,
on
the
senate
campaign,
who
worked
extremely
hard
and
is
a
veteran
and
I'm
proud
that
we
had
him,
come
in
our
office
and
work
with
us
and
now
he's
over
at
councillor
bach.
He
actually
lives
in
our
district,
then
tesha
and
yamina.
F
F
F
F
Her
candidate
was
not
running,
decided,
not
to
run,
and
she
was
devastated
that
her
candidate,
our
dear
friend
jack,
was
not
going
to
run
so
she
said
she
was
going
to
give
me
a
shot
and
I
went
to
the
nights.
It
was
trivia
night
and
I
walk
in
the
door,
I'm
the
only
person
of
color
and
I'm
like
there's
someone
named
elaine
here.
I
don't
know
what
she
looks
like
and
she's
going
like
this,
and
we
kind
of
lock
eyes
and
she's
like
yeah
come
over
here
and
the
rest
is
history.
F
I
don't
know
how
many
drinks
later,
how
much
fun
we
talked,
how
many
oh
gosh,
what
is
a
divorce?
Everything
elaine's
been
there.
She
is
so
amazing,
a
good
friend
and
she
loves
charlestown
boston.
This
city-
and
I
think
the
best
thing
about
elaine-
is
that
she
is
the
realest
woman.
I
know
real
recognize
is
real
and
elaine.
You
provide
that
perspective
of
realness
whenever
I
get
up,
sometimes
in
the
clouds
of
the
wonkiness.
F
F
F
F
F
I
said
I
don't
know,
I
don't
have
money,
I
don't
know
what
I'm
gonna
do
and
she
said
I'll
quit
my
job
and
I
will
be
your
campaign
manager
whatever
you
want
me
to
be.
If
you
run
and
I
ran,
and
that
day
our
campaign
started,
I
didn't
even
have
money
to
pay
gabriella
cletta,
I
didn't
know
where
it
was
going
to
come
from.
She
quit
her
job
though,
and
we
ran
like
hell.
F
F
F
F
I
know
I've
gone
on
a
long
time,
but
I
I
tell
you
trying
to
summarize
four
years
and
memories
and
heart
and
the
people
who
helped
you
got
here.
It's
worth
the
time.
Sometimes
it's
worth
the
time,
because
so
much
of
how
I
got
here
and
what
we
went
through
is
just
amazing
bomb.
Cyclone
eddie,
remember
that
we
went
through
that.
Then
there
was
the
day
I
got
my
nickname
lydia
with
a
y.
F
Remember
that
you,
lady
yeah,
okay,
let's
see,
I
was
hoping
you
didn't,
but
okay
well
either
way:
statue
limitations,
all
that
is
gone,
but
now
it's
four
years
at
least
I'm
sure.
Then
there
was
the
let's
see
yeah
there
that
who
could
forget
that
fun
pandemic
we're
still
going
through
and
how
we
had
to
switch
to
everything.
But
I
will
never
forget
that
night,
the
first
night
when
we
decided
we
weren't
going
to
meet
again,
we
all
gathered
or
a
chunk
of
us
gathered
in
o'malley's
office.
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
It
was
the
toughest
nut
to
crack
and
I
will
tell
you
they
told
me:
many
people
told
me
about
charlestown
and
it
was.
I
would
never
win
it.
They
can
barely
stand
the
italians
across
the
bridge.
What
do
you
think
they're
going
to
do
with
the
black
girl
from
east
boston?
Oh
by
the
way
you're,
not
even
from
east
boston,
you're,
not
from
boston?
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
I
said
because,
because
it's
it's
wrong,
that
they
were
convicted
of
anything
city.
Workers,
however,
heard
and
saw
that
they
came
to
my
office,
shook
my
hand
said
thank
you
for
standing
up
for
our
friend
and
it
took
about
another
week
or
so
before.
Other
people
joined
in
the
chorus,
and
eventually
we
had
the
press
conference
here
where
we
said
this
is
enough.
F
If,
if
them
now
us
later,
who
hasn't
advocated
for
workers
rights,
who
hasn't
said
you're
going
to
meet
certain
standards?
Who
hasn't
done
this
and
if
they're
going
to
be
accused
of
extortion?
For
that
then
get
ready.
Naacp
get
ready.
Lawyers
committee
for
civil
rights
get
ready,
aclu
planned
parenthood.
Immigrant
organizations
get
ready
because
all
of
us
stand
up
and
go
on
strike
and
protest
and
do
all
those
things
and
if
that's
that
could
also
all
be
considered
extortion.
F
F
So
I
voted
for
the
budget,
as
you
know,
and
that
broke
a
lot
of
my
progressive
and
some
people's
hearts
and
some
of
my
friends
felt
that
they
were
thrown
under
the
bus.
Other
people
felt
that
they
as
city
workers,
I
was
fighting
for
their
jobs
but
being
up
against
the
wall,
and
I
have
to
thank
my
staff
for
all
of
that,
because
they
were
with
me.
F
We
realized
we're
up
against
the
wall
because
we
have
a
bad
choice.
Up
or
down
is
not
real
up
or
down
is
not
a
real
choice
and
it's
because
being
pushed
up
against
the
wall.
Having
people
tell
me,
I
broke
their
heart
or
having
people
they
loved.
What
I
did
that
I
realized
this
is
not
a
sustainable
system,
so
I
changed
the
rules
right.
F
K
F
F
So
and
we
stood
up
over
and
over
again
for
that
and
of
course,
the
coalition
grew
was
multilingual,
incredibly
diverse,
all
over
the
city,
because
everybody
understood
that
the
very
fundamental
question
was:
do
you
want
in
or
not?
Do
you
want
to
be
able
to
control
your
money?
Do
you
want
to
be
able
to
hold
us
accountable?
Do
you
want
to
see
us
fight
on
the
floor,
and
everybody
said
yes,
so
I'm
happy
about
that.
I'm
happy
that
the
city
of
boston
leans
into
boldness.