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From YouTube: Civil Rights & Immigrant Advancement on July 24, 2023
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Docket #0943 - Order for a hearing to explore the specific needs of Latino and Caribbean residents in the City of Boston.
B
Responsible
rights,
an
immigrant
advancement
today
is
Monday
July,
24th
2023
and
it
is
1005.
This
is
a
virtual
hearing
on
docket
number
zero,
nine
four
three
order
for
hearing
to
explore
the
specific
needs
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
residents
in
the
city
of
of
Boston
they're
in
a
show,
I'll
give
my
opening
remarks
and
the
counselors
will
give
their
opening
remarks.
B
We
will
start
with
public
testimony
and
everyone
here
for
public
testimony
will
be
able
to
give
remarks
for
two
minutes
and
then
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
administration
panel
with
counselor
questions
and
then
we're
going
to
have
our
Community
panel
non-profit
organization
panel
and
then
councils
will
be
able
to
ask
questions
as
well
good
morning.
Everyone.
It
is
my
pleasure
to
be
here
to
be
discussing
this
docket,
which
is
sponsored
by
counselors.
B
Committee
on
May
17
2023,
in
accordance
with
chapter
2,
of
the
acts
of
2023
modifying
certain
requirements
of
the
open
meeting
law,
including
the
requirement
that
public
bodies
conduct
its
meeting
in
a
public
place
that
is
open
and
physically
accessible
to
the
public.
The
city
council
will
be
connecting
this
hearing
remotely
and
it
is
being
recorded.
This
enables
the
city
council
to
carry
out
its
responsibilities
while
ensuring
public
access
to
its
deliberations
through
adequate
alternative
means.
B
This
hearing
is
being
recorded
in
live
streamed
at
www.boston.gov
forward,
slash
city-counsel,
Dash,
TV
and
broadcasted
on
Xfinity
8
forward,
slash
RCN,
824
FiOS
964
to
provide
written
testimony.
Members
of
the
public
can
also
email
the
committee
email
at
ccc.civilrights
boston.gov.
If
members
of
the
public
would
like
to
provide
public
testimony
have
not
signed
up
to
do
so.
Please
email,
Christine,
O'donnell
at
Christine,
O'donnell
o-d-o-n-m-e-l-l
at
boston.gov
to
request
the
link
and
have
your
name
added
to
the
list,
I'd
like
to
stress
that
we
need
information
for
people
who
are
providing
public
testimony,
especially.
B
With
a
phone
number
or
if
you
have
an
unrecognizable
username,
so
please
make
sure
that
your
name
appears
on
zoom
and
that
you
have
signed
up
beforehand.
If
you
wish
to
testify
for
those
giving
public
testimony,
please
make
sure
that
your
name
is
visible,
so
that
I
may
call
on
you.
You
will
be
prompted
to
a
panelist
with
your
when
your
name
is
called.
Please
make
sure
that
you
click
yes
when
prompted
to
join
as
a
panelist.
B
Spanish
interpretation
is
available
for
today's
hearing,
once
you've
entered
the
zoom
meeting,
click
on
the
interpretation
icon
at
the
bottom
right
of
the
screen,
I
will
start
with
opening
remarks
from
the
lead
sponsors
and
my
colleagues.
This
morning,
I
am
joined
by
my
Council
colleagues
city
council,
president
Ed
Flynn
City
councilor
at
large
Julia,
Mejia,
NC,
counselor
Brian,
we're
out
I.
B
The
needs
of
our
community
I'm
excited
to
hear
from
the
administration
about
their
work,
the
work
of
The
Policy
Department
of
our
Liaisons
and
helping
truly
the
center,
the
needs
of
communities
that
have
oftentimes
language
barriers,
cultural
barriers
and
how
we
make
sure
that
we
are
creating
a
city
that
is
inclusive
where
people
feel
comfortable
on
calling
on
city
government.
So
I'm
going
to
turn
it
now.
I'll
turn
it
to
our
lead
sponsors,
starting
with
councilor
Mejia
councilmania
you
on
the
floor.
D
D
I
really
think
this
is
an
important
conversation
for
us
to
have
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
in
particular,
as
someone
who
also
established
the
black
men's
commission
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
as
well
as
the
reparations
task
force,
I,
think
it's
an
important
opportunity
for
us
to
really
look
at
across
the
city.
Are
we
really
meeting
the
moment
for
all?
And
you
know
I
always
say
all
means
all,
and
that
includes
the
large
number
of
23
of
Caribbean
immigrants
that
live
in
the
city
of
Boston
are
are
living
in
poverty.
D
Caribbean
immigrants
have
a
higher
rates
of
poverty
poverty
than
their
than
other
than
the
rest
of
the
population.
Similarly,
the
medium
per
capita
income
of
2015
for
Latino
residents
was
only
17
point.
787
dollars
and
only
15.7
percent
of
Caribbean
immigrants
and
18
of
Latinos
have
attained
a
bachelor's
or
higher
degree.
D
This
is
concerning
because
the
workforce
in
Boston
has
been
the
Hub
of
high
skilled
jobs
for
most
of
its
history.
It
is
estimated
that
almost
half
a
projected
job
openings
will
require
a
bachelor's
degree
or
higher.
More
than
50
percent
of
Caribbean
immigrants
are
classified
as
housing
burden
68
of
Caribbean
rents
compared
to
38
of
the
overall
population.
Latinos
make
up
44.5
of
BHA.
Tenants
suggest
that
they
are
Community
with
a
significant
need
for
housing
and
resources.
D
Latinos
account
for
41.8
percent
of
the
enrollment
and
Boston
Public
Schools
BPS
does
not
allocate
this
information
for
Caribbeans
Boston
Public
Schools
dropout
rate
is
4.2
noticeably
higher
than
the
state's
overall
rate
of
1.8
Latino.
Youth
are
at
risk
for
joining
gangs
because
of
school,
related
problems
negatively
labeling
and
school
and
neighborhood
safety
concerns.
Latino
youth
are
more
likely
to
be
incarcerated
than
the
white
youth.
So
much
research
is
needed
to
be,
but
to
better
understand
the
needs
of
Caribbean
communities
so
that
we
can
be
more
responsive
to
their
need.
D
As
a
city,
there
is
a
dedicated
office
within
the
city
of
Boston
to
address
the
needs
and
concerns
of
Latinos
and
Caribbean
communities.
This
is
an
opportunity
that
I
Believe
by
creating
an
opportunity
to
have
folks
their
voices
be
heard
in
their
interests,
represented
that
Latinos
cannot
be
solely
represented
by
an
office
of
immigrant
Affairs,
because
a
large
part
of
the
Latino
population,
40
percent,
are
Puerto
Rican,
who
are
U.S
citizens.
D
Other
cities,
such
as
Washington
DC,
have
established
similar
offices
to
support
the
Latino
and
Caribbean
communities
and
have
seen
positive
outcomes
in
terms
of
Civic
engagement,
improved
access
to
city
services
and
strengthening
Community
Partnership.
The
mayor's
office
of
Latino
Affairs
in
Washington
DC,
was
established
in
1976.
Yahweh
are
so
behind
the
times
here.
The
office
focuses
on
establishment,
Partnerships,
engaging
residents
and
all
eight
Wards
and
disseminating
information
to
the
district,
Latino
and
Caribbean
residents
to
increase
their
knowledge
of
an
access
to
programs
and
services
available
to
them.
D
The
office
also
provides
development,
training
and
support
for
community
service
agencies
to
help
improve
business
processes
that
make
it
easier
for
their
for
these
agencies
to
serve
the
available
communities
at
large.
I.
Think
that
as
we
as
we
continue
to
have
this
conversation
while
I
do
appreciate
all
of
the
efforts
that
the
mayor's
office
has
done
to
support
the
Immigrant
Community
I
do
have
to
say
that
when
we
were
when
we're
thinking
about
this
specific
moments,
it
really
is
about
policy
programming
and
really
looking
at.
D
What
are
we
missing,
and
this
is
an
opportunity
to
seize
that
moment
to
fill
in
those
gaps,
to
ensure
that
the
Caribbean
and
the
Latino
Community
are
uplifted,
seen
respected,
regarded
and
supported
so
looking
forward
to
hearing
from
those
who
have
signed
up
for
public
testimony
as
well
as
so
who
are
good,
who
are
going
to
be
part
of
our
panel
discussion
and
I
really
do
want
to
just
thank
my
colleagues,
I'm
councilor
Royal
and
councilor
Arroyo
for
joining
me
in
this
effort.
Thank
you.
B
E
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
to
my
co-sponsors
counseling
me
here
and
Council
Arroyo
for
advancing
this
conversation
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
For
the
first
time
in
Boston's
history,
we
are
attracting
a
large
number
of
immigrants
from
Latino
Caribbean
Nations.
These
communities
form
a
resilient
and
Vibrant
Community
Helping
to
Breathe
new
life
in
the
Mattapan.
Do
a
chest
and
Beyond
as
as
with
all
new
residents.
I
recently
arrived,
Latino
Caribbean,
neighbors
I
need
need
help
getting
it
set
up.
E
Our
Latino
population
is
concentrated
in
low
paying
jobs
and
often
living
in
substandard
housing
and
subject
to
discriminatory
barriers.
It
is
our
responsibility
to
build
Bridges
to
the
Latino
Caribbean
communities
to
ensure
that
we
are
able
to
address
their
needs
and
I'm
excited
for
this
conversation.
B
F
We
do
not
make
in
our
Boston
public
schools
and
so
I.
Look
forward
to
this
hearing
and
making
sure
that
we
address
this
in
such
a
way
where
the
focus
is
on
what
we
can
do
best
to
enhance
their
time
here
in
the
city.
Whether
they're
living
here
working
here
or
just
visiting.
All
folks,
who
are
part
of
this
community
should
be
treated
with
respect,
should
be
given
platforms
to
succeed
and
I.
Look
forward
to
hearing
specifically
what
those
plans
may
look
like
as
we
look
at
City
contracts.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
It's
good
to
be
with
you
and
my
colleagues
that
sponsor
this
important
meeting
as
we
discuss
ways
to
ensure
that
the
Caribbean
and
Latino
Community
are
treated
with
respect
and
dignity
in
the
city
and
as
Council
Mejia
has
mentioned.
That
also
includes
making
sure
that
they're
at
the
table
and
engaged
in
the
process
and
come
up
with
solutions
to
ensure
that
the
programs
and
the
services
are
reflected
as
well.
G
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
council
Mejia
for
highlighting
that
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
the
mayor's
diverse
staff
and
our
city
council
is
their
diverse
staff
as
well.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
my
my
team
on
my
on
my
city
council
staff,
at
because
I
represent
a
large
Latino
community
in
in
the
South
End
and
in
South.
G
Boston
I
also
have
two
two
women
that
speak
Spanish
fluently
that
are
able
to
help
me
better,
be
a
better
City
councilor
in
terms
of
ensuring
that
their
voices
are
heard
at
City,
Hall,
again
just
I'm
here
to
listen,
I'm
here
to
learn
and
here
to
support
our
Latino
and
Caribbean
Community
across
the
city.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank.
B
B
H
H
I
B
J
J
Now,
okay,
because
now
the
interpretation
has
been
turned
off,
so
the
the
issue
is
in
the
future.
So
you
know
when
you
want
people
to
go
back
and
forth.
Everyone
has
to
join
the
English
Channel,
because
if
people
are
in
the
main
room,
they're
never
going
to
hear
me
interpret
that's
the
issue.
So
I
don't
know
if
it's
possible
for
people
to
do
that
now
it
will
save
you
much
more
time
and
allow
much
more
people
to
give
their
testimony
if
it's
possible
for
every
English
speaker
to
join
the
English
Channel.
J
That
way,
I
can
interpret
simultaneously
when
Lisi
or
anybody
else
is
speaking.
Is
it
possible
for
us
to
do
that
to
turn
on
the
interpretation
and
just
request
that
everybody
join
a
Channel?
All
English
speakers
must
choose
English
and
Spanish
or
Haitian.
Creole
speakers
choose
their
channel
that
way
when
people
speak,
I
just
go
directly
and
interpret
simultaneously,
and
we
have
time
to
hear
many
more
voices
is.
B
J
J
J
H
I
I'm
sorry
to
interrupt
Madam
chair
for
confusion
purposes
when
we
usually
have
interpretation.
This
way,
I
believe
the
way
we're
doing
it
is
to
just
have
it
happening
in
this
Zoom
so
that
we're
not
confusing
other
panelists
that
are
in
the
meeting.
So
we
would
have
either
for
two
minutes
and
then
The
Interpreter
just
interpret
what
she
said.
I
K
B
J
H
J
Gracias
and
so
I
have
a
great
deal
of
concerns
for
the
community,
which
is
here
in
terms
specifically
of
Education,
as
relates
to
English
Learners,
especially
and
in
terms
of
the
resources
available
for
housing,
for
obtaining
jobs
for
help
with
the
process
of
obtaining
legal
status
as
well
as
food
needs
that
there
should
be
some
classes
organized
and
that
there
should
be
help
for
people
who
are
establishing
themselves
when
first
they
arrive
here.
There
needs
to
be
more
support,
more
information,
more
resources.
J
And
so
I
have
a
really
big
concern
about
the
public
schools.
There
needs
to
be
more
programming.
There
needs
to
be
programming
for
special
education
students
for
low-income
students,
as
well
as
for
the
teachers
in
our
areas.
Resources
are
very
low
and
we
need
them
to
be
improved
for
the
future
of
our
children
so
that
they
can
better
study
so
that
they
can
feel
more
comfortable
with
school
activities
so
that
they
have
available
to
them.
H
J
So
also,
thirdly,
I'd
like
to
mention
that
we
need
support
as
well
in
the
social
Center,
where
I
work,
which
I
mentioned
in
September,
we're
going
to
be
having
a
baby
shower,
which
is
going
to
be
a
community
baby
shower
for
all
the
recently
arrived
mothers
of
young
children
or
pregnant
women
arriving
many
of
them
arriving
alone.
We
need
gifts
for
them,
we
need,
we
need
them
to
have
support
and
the
resources
that
they
should
have
available
to
them.
We
do
have
support
of
some
organizations,
but
it's
not
enough.
H
J
B
L
Hi
Thomas
thank
you,
Madam
chairwoman,
for
hosting
this
today
and
for
bringing
up
this
very
important
topic
and
for
the
sponsors
of
this
order.
Amplify
latinx
we're
an
organization
that
Prides
ourselves
on
our
work
with
the
community
and
Latino
leaders,
not
only
here
locally
but
Statewide
as
our
community
continues
to
grow
and
expand.
These
types
of
measures
or
commissions
are
honestly
things
that
we
would
really
need
to
consider.
The
community
at
large
has
had
many
different
issues
and
areas
of
concern.
L
We've
conducted
a
poll
in
early
December
that
looked
and
identified
one.
What
the
Latino
Community
looks
like
overall,
all
of
its
different
barriers.
All
of
the
issues
that
they're
highly
concerned
about
affordability,
Health,
Care,
Child,
Care,
the
workplace,
Transportation
there
are
plethora.
This
would
be
one
small
step
towards
helping
to
ameliorate
many,
many
years
of
disproportionate
support
for
our
community
as
a
former
Latino
liaison
under
the
Menino
Administration
and
someone
who
has
been
in
this
space
for
a
little
bit,
it's
an
important
role
on
the
liaison
role
and
how
it
connects
with
constituents.
L
But
you
know
whether
it
was
myself
or
the
matapan
liaison,
who
also
doubled
as
the
location
of
Caribbean
liaison.
The
community
is
much
larger
than
one
person
in
that
one
in
that
need.
If
I
had
had
probably
three
other
people
doing
the
work,
we
probably
would
never
satisfy
the
needs
of
the
community.
L
So
we're
just
learning
about
this.
We
received
it
and
we're
totally
digesting
it,
but
this
is
obviously
something
that
would
be
natural
for
us
to
support
given
on
the
nature
and
the
content.
But
as
someone
who
has
been
in
the
role
in
government
and
outside
there's
always
more
that
we
can
do-
and
this
is
just
one
first
step
in
that
endeavor
and
so
yeah
I'm
totally
supportive
of
this
effort
and
as
we
are
at
amplify.
L
C
C
J
Foreign,
what
could
motivate
them
so
that
they
can
be
doing
something
productive
so
that
they
can
be
doing
something
active
which
is
helping
them
to
progress?
There
are
some
programs
out
there,
but
they
are
very
expensive.
They
are
inaccessible,
and
so
my
question
is:
what
can
you
offer
to
adolescents
so
that
they
can
be
involved
and
not
just
kind
of
out
there
in
the
streets
getting
involved,
perhaps
in
drugs
or
gangs,
and
that
question
comes
also
for
the
younger
members
of
our
community,
the
young
children?
What
kind
of
programming
can
you
offer.
L
B
J
J
J
M
J
So
there
are
many
changes
that
are
needed
right
now
in
Boston
and
I'd
like
to
emphasize
a
few
I'd
like
to
emphasize
education,
especially
special
education
programs,
which
our
community
needs,
as
well
as
the
English
learner
programming,
as
well
as
the
Small
Program
Harbor
Keepers,
which
is
very
important
for
our
environment
and
very
important
as
a
part
of
Education.
In
order
to
amplify
the
safety
and
the
health
of
our
community.
Housing
is
also
an
incredibly
important
need
at
the
moment
for
which
we
need
more
resources.
J
And
in
conclusion,
I
would
like
to
thank
everybody
again
and
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
the
greatest
challenge
that
I
feel
exists
has
to
do
with
something
that
I've
seen
happen
in
the
past,
where
perhaps
lots
of
things
come
up
and
they're
great
ideas,
but
they
stay
on
paper
with
no
follow-through.
We
need
to
have
a
solution
which
is
implemented,
and
so
I
would
like
to
inspire
and
to
animate
all
our
councilmen
to
support
us
in
this
effort.
B
D
I
know
I
understand,
but
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
I've
been
getting
some
feedback
from
some
folks
in
regards
to
the
interpretation
channel,
so
Emily,
if
you
don't
mind
or
somebody
from
Central
staff,
can
you
just
give
us
some
instruction
one
more
time
so
that
folks,
who
are
having
a
hard
time,
can
make
sure
that
they
know
exactly
what
they
need
to
do
to
listen
in.
So
that's
all.
Thank
you.
J
B
N
J
So
good
day
to
everyone,
and
thank
you
for
giving
me
this
opportunity
for
me
to
share
my
voice
and
my
experience.
I
am
a
mother
of
three
living
in
East
Boston
for
14
years.
I
volunteer
in
many
organizations
and
I
would
like
to
share
my
perspective
in
terms
of
what
I'm
seeing
in
the
community
when
I
work
in
the
food
pantry
and
in
other
organizations
I'm
seeing
a
great
deal
of
food
insecurity
of
housing
insecurity.
J
The
prices
are
incredibly
incredibly
high
and
there
are
no
regulations
that
help
us
and
ensure
that
we
are
not
being
robbed
in
terms
of
the
housing
I
see
so
much
insecurity
and
the
price
is
determined
just
about
the
what
the
owner
wants
and
not
at
all
by
our
income.
So
often
I'm,
seeing
the
prices
go
up
and
up
and
up
and
that's
the
main
concern
of
the
owner,
while
they're
having
very
little
concern
for
the
conditions
in
which
we
are
living
and
there's.
No
one.
Even
checking
in
on
that.
N
J
In
terms
of
Education
I,
try
always
to
make
sure
that
my
children
are
active
and
they're
engaged
with
Scholastic
programs,
but
the
cost
is
extremely
high
and
there's
no
discount
offered
for
siblings.
So
there's
really
very
few
opportunities
available
to
us
and
for
the
young
people
to
expand
their
opportunities.
One
may
be
interested
in
drama
in
arts
in
sports.
There
is
no
programming
so
that
they
can
further
their
studies
and
their
interests.
J
N
N
N
J
B
O
J
O
O
J
We
need
educational
resources,
we
need
resources
relating
to
the
housing.
Sometimes
we
hear
late
in
the
game
that
these
resources
exist.
We
need
a
special
dedicated
office,
because
what
can
happen
is
we
arrive
and
the
resources
have
run
out
or
we
can
are
told
that
we
can
wait
around
for
the
second
round.
O
J
B
K
You
thank
you
so
much
for
the
for
the
time
I'm,
Rita,
Lara
and
I'm
with
Maverick
Landing
Community,
Services,
I,
I
wanna
I'm
really
excited
that
this
office.
You
know
the
potential
that
this
office
brings
to
really
increase
equity
and
in
a
number
of
areas
you
know
for
the
Latino
Caribbean
Community
in
complete
agreement
with
a
lot
of
the
voices
we've
heard
here
about
the
sort
of
needs
in
the
cross-section
of
Housing
and
food
insecurity.
K
We
run
housing
lab,
that's
part
of
a
cross
sector
partnership
with
with
Northeastern
and
and
unfortunately,
we
can
only
serve
East
Boston,
but
it
is
because
we
have
Northeastern
attorneys
in
that
partnership.
It
is
some
of
the
best
they
nation's
defense,
I've,
seen
where
people
can
have
four
or
five
attorneys
representing
them
in
court,
and
there
are
huge
needs
for
sort
of
Defense
in
navigating
systems.
Protections
and
navigating
systems,
I
would
say
huge
needs
in
the
area
of
tenant
protections.
K
They're
ways
in
which
the
Latino
Caribbean
Community,
which
represents
30
percent
of
the
Boston
Community
are
are
are
are
far,
are,
are
extremely
vulnerable
but
yet
have
no
sort
of
ways
to
navigate.
You
know
services
and
needs,
and
you
know,
speaking
from
the
someone
who's
running
an
organization
at
the
heart
you
know
of
in
the
heart
of
East
Boston
and
the
poor
neighbor
needs
person
and
part
of
a
kind
of
Grassroots
ecology
working
with
Partners
like
neighbors,
who
are
better
East,
Boston
and
the
mutual
Aid.
It's
it's.
K
It's
really
important
to
make
sure
some
of
those
you
know
we
have.
We
have
ways
for
for
elevating.
You
know
attention
to
sort
of.
You
know
problems.
You
know
that
arise
that
we
just
can't
you
know,
even
at
the
organizational
level,
often
don't
have
the
resources
to
navigate
or
to
or
to
elevate
and
I'm
often
you
know
you
know
relying
on
on
our
city
councilors
to
help
us.
You
know,
and
other
elected
officials
help
us
navigate.
You
know
some
of
that
and
I
would
say.
K
You
know
is,
is
at
played
too
and
I
just
want
to
add
another
piece
that
I
think
we
often
don't
think
about
and
I
think
it
does
add
to
the
injury
oftentimes
the
Latino
Caribbean
Community,
their
go-to
organizations
that
are
in
that
are
operating
from
a
Grassroots,
Community
orientation
on
the
ground.
We
are
in
some
ways
the
the
First
Responders
for
macro
social
work
for
for
the
Latino
Caribbean
community,
and
yet
it
is
well
supported
by
philanthropy
be
tend
to
be
much
more
under
resourced
than
organizations.
K
Led
Led
by
you
know,
white
leadership
by
white
male
leadership,
so
I
think
it's
really
important
to
also
look
at
where
we,
where
the
city
is
directing
resources
and
to
have
an
office
that
can
Elevate
and
Advocate
on
our
behalf,
both
as
a
community
and
as
organizations
serving
this
community
I
think
is
really
really
important,
so
you
know
thank
you
so
much
for
for
making
this
happen.
Thank.
B
You
Rita
and
thank
you
for
your
testimony.
Next
up,
we
have
Saida
aramez
and
Vanessa
Rosado
if
you
can
bring
them
into
the
room
and
see
if
Society
is
here
and
then
after
those
two
will
have
any
Lobo
Maria
and
Gloria
Rivera
Riviera
and
we'll
conclude,
unless
there
are
other
folks
on
zaida
I
see
you
here.
Q
Hi
good
morning
and
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
testify
and
express
our
concerns
in
our
community
and
I
agree
with
everybody
everything
everybody
said.
You
know
the
disparating
house
in
East
Boston.
It's
really
heartbreaking
and
the
food
and
security,
the
mental
health
issues
that
we
are
confronted.
You
know
we
need
to
really
step
up
and
do
something,
especially
for
our
youth
and
I
know
that
everybody
knows
what's
going
on.
Q
We
have
a
lot
of
elected
officials
who
live
in
a
neighborhoods
and
they
know
what's
going
on
so
I
would
like
and
pray
that
this
doesn't
go,
that
something
big
comes
out
of
this
discussion
and
something
really
happens
and
changes.
Also,
our
schools
need
to
be
addressing
a
lot
of
issues.
Cultural
issues
are
my
granddaughter
who's,
the
Puerto,
Rican
and
Dominican.
She
thinks
she's
Somalian
because
she
has
not
heard
anything.
You
know
about
different
people
and
she
was
comfortable.
Q
You
know,
and
that's
okay,
but
things
are
not
addressed
that
should
be
addressed
in
the
public
school
systems
and
I
agree,
100,
more
reader,
all
the
stuff
that
she
said
really
needs
to
be
addressed,
and
now
and
I
know
it's
a
drug.
The
immigration
budget
should
be
because
our
immigration
issues,
especially
in
Boston,
are
so
so
big
that
you
know.
There's
no
funds
available.
I
know
we
can
put
a
family
in
the
shelter,
but
then
what
happens
three
days
often
they
come
back
to
Mutual
Aid.
Q
They
go
back
to
Maverick
landing
and
you
know
there
has
to
be
a
solution
regarding
this.
We
need
to
welcome
our
immigrants
or
company
the
country,
whether
it's
page
80,
Dominican
Republic.
You
know
South
America
and
we
have
a
responsibility
and
so
I
hope
that
something
really
comes
out
of
this
discussions
and
that
we'll
see
some
changes
and
thank
you
so
much
for
your
support.
That's
already
existing
hope
that
you
get
the
support
that
you
need
to
push
this
forward.
Thank
you
so
much
and
you
have
a
great
day
thank.
R
R
18
about
19
of
Boston's
population
is
Latino
and
nearly
nine
percent
are
Caribbean
of
Caribbean
descent
and
we
know
that
both
these
communities
contribute
greatly
to
the
city's
economic,
vibrancy
and
vitality
and
to
the
cultural
and
social
fabric
of
our
city
and
our
state.
So
we
know
in
particular
that
Latinos
are
concentrated
in
lower
lower
paid
jobs,
there's
a
lot
of
job
segregation
in
both
the
Latino
and
Caribbean
communities,
and
these
this
particular
Factor
affect
their
economic
mobility
and
their
poverty
rates.
R
But
what
the
study
also
showed-
and
many
of
us
don't
talk
about-
is
that
the
picture
is
not
much
better
for
Latino
and
Caribbean
communities,
for
example,
for
Puerto
Ricans
net
worth
in
the
study
was
three
thousand
dollars
compared
to
245
000
and
for
our
Dominican
brothers
and
sisters,
the
net
worth
that
the
study
showed
was
zero
dollars.
You
heard
me
right
zero
dollars,
so
we
also
know
that,
because
of
these
factors,
home
ownership
rates
among
Latino
and
Caribbeans
is
very
low.
R
Only
16
percent
of
Latino
knows
own
homes
in
the
city
of
Boston,
compared
to
one-third
of
whites
and
50
of
blacks,
while
Caribbean
immigrants
are
most
like
more
likely
to
rent
homes
than
to
own,
and,
as
we
know
co-ownership
is
the
Premier
asset
building
mechanism
that
families
have
in
this
country.
So
with
all
that
said,
and
many
other
of
the
statistics
that
have
been
spotted
today,
we
also
know
that
our
communities
are
resilient
and
they
are
an
important
contributor
to
Boston's
vibrancy
and
economic
vitality.
R
R
That
is
why
I'm
here
today
to
support
the
establishment
of
the
office
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
within
the
city
government
I
believe
that
this
office
will
address
the
needs
and
concerns
of
these.
Our
communities
in
Boston
and
will
ensure
that
the
voices
will
be
heard
that
their
interests
will
be
represented
and
that
their
needs
will
be
met.
The
Greater
Boston
Latino
Network
research
in
2011
and
2015
documented
the
lack
of
activity
representation
in
city
government.
R
This
office
will
give
us
a
voice,
will
give
us
representation
and
will
ensure
that
will
be
higher
Civic
engagement
from
our
community.
That
will
be
improved
access
to
city
services
that
will
be
stronger
Partnerships
with
our
community
and
that
overall,
the
quality
of
life
of
the
Latino
and
Caribbean
citizens
of
our
city
will
improve
so
I.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
time
and
I
urge
you
to
strongly
consider
the
creation
of
the
office
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you.
So
much.
B
Thank
you
Vanessa.
Next
we
have
any
logo
and
Maria
Maria
I'm,
also
going
to
just
start
making
sure
that
the
testimony
really
does
stick
to
two
minutes,
because
we
have
a
panel
of
of
City
Administration
and
then
a
community
panel.
We
need
to
get
that
going
so
next
up
if
any
logo
and
Maria
Maria
are
here.
If
you
can,
they
can
bring
them.
Then
we
have
Gloria
Riviera.
B
J
J
S
J
J
J
So
I
have
a
child
in
special
education
and
when
I
go
to
the
meetings
with
the
school,
I
have
to
sometimes
Stop
The
Interpreter,
because
she
is
not
saying
what
I
am
saying
and
the
translation
is
so
bad
and
when
I
have
to
direct
myself
to
City,
Hall
and
I
would
like
to
let
them
know
how
much
money
is
being
wasted.
With
this
kind
of
recourse
resource.
J
S
S
J
S
J
And
so
there
are
so
many
Hispanic
activists
in
the
city.
There
are
so
many
community
and
cultural
events
which
are
Hispanic,
and
so
many
young
people
who
speak
Spanish.
We
need
an
office
in
city
hall
because
there
is
so
much
input
that
we
have
towards
the
culture
and
the
economy
of
this
city,
and
so
many
of
our
representatives
are
Hispanic.
J
J
J
So
it's
important
to
have
a
place
for
the
Youth
to
go
so
they
can
come
off
the
streets
and
I'd
also
like
to
say
that
the
problem
we
have
in
Boston
is
really
a
cultural
problem,
because
there
needs
to
be
a
place
where
Caribbean
people
from
the
Latin
Community
can
come
and
they
can
be
understood
in
their
special
way
of
communicating
and
Gloria.
Thank
you.
Gloria.
B
B
T
T
T
You
know,
I,
don't
know
if
you
have
seen
the
news.
You
know,
starting
on
July
1st,
with
the
work
and
we'll
work
and
family
Mobility
at
law.
You
know
starting
July
1st.
You
don't
have
to
have
an
immigration
status
to
have
a
driver's
license.
We
have
seen
like
how
like
no
parties
are
charging.
You
know
ridiculous
amount
of
money
to
get
just
one
piece
of
translation
like
that:
the
birth
certificate
or
the
driver's
license
from
the
country
they're
charging
200
300
dollars,
and
not
only
in
authorities.
T
There
are
some
organizations
that
also
charging
almost
a
hundred
dollars.
I
wish
there
were
like,
like
somewhere
like
for
them
to
get
those
services
for
free,
because
a
lot
of
people
don't
have
the
money
to
do
it.
Yeah
I
would
just
Echo
like
I
wish.
There
was
like
a
department
that
our
community
can
go
through
and
have
that
service
right
there
and
right.
T
J
U
J
J
And
so
I
work
with
a
group
of
people
and
they
ask
me:
where
can
I
go
I
need
help,
but
I
don't
know
what
to
do.
Where
is
it
that
I
can
go
and
as
volunteers
we
can
help
a
little
bit,
but
in
truth
we
really
need
more
and
that's
why
I
really
appreciate
this
big
push
that
councilor
Mejia
is
giving
to
this
initiative.
B
W
Thank
you
councilor,
Sharon
and
Cason
for
taking
this
initiative,
my
name
is
Dominic
Donna
from
Boston
Caribbean,
Network
I
think
it
is
a
great
initiative
to
kind
of
face.
I
mean
based
on
what
our
community
is
facing.
I
think
whether
we're
talking
about
the
Spanish
Community
or
the
Caribbean
Haitian
Community.
We
some
of
the
problems,
are
similar
I
think
having
an
office
to
represent
those
communities
under
served
communities.
W
W
Think
the
Haitian
Community,
because
I'm
Haitian
I'm
addressing
the
department
for
the
Haitian
Community
because,
based
on
our
shows
each
they
call
us
for
everything
they
need
to
know
about
the
tax
rebate.
They
don't
understand
that
they're
all
they
need
to
know
about
where
they
can
find
the
services
that
are
available,
I'm,
pretty
sure
Consular
region
is
well
aware
of
it,
because
they
will
call
her
as
well
in
castlemaine,
and
you
know
we
are
facing
a
lot
of
problems.
W
I
think
having
this
office
will
be
a
very
good
asset
to
our
community
and
I
hope.
It
will
happen
and
other
councils
will
join
you
guys
to
make
it
happen
because
it
is
it
is.
It
is
needed
in
the
communities
and
especially
the
new
immigrants
coming
to
Massachusetts
and
facing
a
lot
of
problems
and
with
the
mobility
act
so
they'll
be
driving.
They
need
to
know
insurance
is
expensive,
a
lot
of
different
things
they
are
facing,
so
they
don't
know
where
to
go.
W
B
B
B
B
X
You
good
morning,
I'll
I'll,
stick
to
English,
but
I'm
happy
to
do
whatever
is
most
helpful
here:
Maria
Angelia,
usually
your
pronouns
chief
of
equity
and
inclusion
and
I
want
to
thank
the
sponsors
and-
and
you
co-chair
women
to
for
getting
this
conversation
going
today.
I
know
we
have
more
experts
that
will
be
also
sharing.
X
X
We
will
make
sure
that
you
get
access
to
the
different
links
and
catalogs
and
services
as
well
for
very
affordable
or
free
programs
that
you
and
your
young
people
can
have
access
to
and
through
our
office
of
language
and
communication
services,
every
bcyf
Center
is
able
to
provide
interpretation
Services
when
you
get
to
that
place
and
they're
not
able
to
provide
with
interpretation
Services.
There
is
and
again
we'll
make
sure
that
we
send
you
all
these
links
to
you.
There
is
a
way
for
you
to.
X
B
X
B
Yes,
Emily
I
believe
is
in
the
other,
is
translating
for
folks
who
are
in
the
other
room
into
Spanish,
so
I,
it's
great
just
so
that
folks
know
that
you
have
the
ability
to
both
speak
in
English
and
in
Spanish,
but
keep
it
to
English,
so
that
Emily
has
an
easier
time
to
adjust.
But,
yes,
I
feel
your
pain.
This
is
my
life
too,
when
I'm
addressing
Haitian,
Creole
and
English,
you
know
you
just
want
to
do
the
the
back
and
forth
that
you're
used
to.
But
if
you
could
just
keep
in
English
summary.
X
Of
Point
number
two
was
simply
that
we
heard
a
lot
from
the
hearing
today
that
there's
a
lot
of
families
in
the
Latino
Community.
That's
what
I
heard
today
that
are
concerned
about
young
people
with
disabilities.
We
are
already
mobilizing
our
Latino
liaison,
as
well
as
the
disabilities
office
and
the
Immigrant
advancement
offers
to
make
sure
that
we
do
a
deep
dive
into
those
issues
and
identify
what
are
some
potential
next
steps
here.
I
also
heard
a
lot
of
economic
Mobility.
We
recently
hired
an
economic,
economic,
Mobility
strategist
for
the
same
question.
X
How
are
we
supporting
low-wage
workers
protecting
them
from
wage
staff?
Then
we're
working
very
closely
with
our
worker
empowerment
cabinet
to
do
just
that,
but
as
Equity
inclusion
cabinet,
my
our
role
is
to
help
transform
the
way
that
we
fund
and
design
programs
practices.
As
of
city-wide
effort,
it
is
not
only
our
responsibility
as
a
Cabinet
to
ensure
that
we
are
connecting
with
our
most
historically
aesthetic
residents.
We
make
the
argument
that
it
is
everyone's
responsibilities
and
we
also
recognize
that
that's
going
to
be
a
many
years
of
of
work,
we've.
X
A
lot
of
progress
and
we're
barely
in
year,
two
of
our
Administration,
and
so
all
all
the
data
that
we
can
get
is
super
helpful.
For
us
next
thing.
I
want
to
share
is
really
excited
to
announce
that,
given
some
of
the
conversations
that
we've
already
been
having
for
many
months
around
gaps
in
Services
gaps
and
at
least
understanding
and
and
expertise,
the
mayor
and
I
and
many
others
in
the
administration
have
decided
to
move
the
cultural
liaison
program
from
the
office
of
Neighborhood
Services
into
the
equity
and
inclusion
cabinet.
X
For
this
same
purpose,
we
believe
that
the
cultural
Liaisons
are
here
for
constituent
services,
but
that
that
data
that
they've
been
collecting
for
years
can
also
help
us
better,
inform
policies
that
we
are
pushing
forward
and
the
way
that
we
are
asking
our
colleagues
across
departments
to
better
design
their
different
services
and
so
under
the
leadership
of
Alexander
Valdez.
Who
is
helping
us
strategically
think
about
how
to
better
incorporate
this
work?
X
We're
going
to
be
supporting
and
actually
providing
a
budget
for
these
Liaisons
to
do
much
better
much
better
work
than
they've
been
doing
for
the
last
couple
of
years
with
the
resources
that
we
can
provide
as
a
cabinet
and
last
but
not
least,
as
an
Administration.
It
is
our
priority
that
we
continue
to
move
the
work
forward,
including
more
of
an
intersectional
voice,
and
we
are
now
looking
to
start
a
new
office.
X
But
instead
we
are
looking
to
collectively
build
the
muscle
and
expertise
and
services
of
other
departments
that
are
already
doing
this
work.
But
to
the
point
that
the
counselor
and
many
other
people
have
said
are
not
reaching
our
communities,
and
so
the
cultural
liaison
program
is
going
to
help
us
Target
more
of
that
Outreach
to
get
to
the
people
that
have
not
that
have
been
speaking
today
that
have
not
received
the
services
that
they
are
entitled
to
and
with
that
I'll
pause
and
looking
forward
to
learning
more
from
the
other
experts
in
the
panel.
B
Thank
you,
Chief
study,
savera
for
your
testimony
and
for
your
work
I'm
now
going
to
turn
it
over
to
my
colleagues
who
will
get
seven
minutes
total
and
then,
if
we
need
to
Circle
back,
we
will
Circle
back
with
further
questions
from
my
colleagues,
but
we're
going
to
start
with
the
lee
co-sponsor
counselor
Mejia.
You
now
have
the
floor
after
seven
minutes.
D
Yeah,
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I'm.
Just
curious.
I
had
my
hand
up
in
regards
to
the
administration.
I
did
not
realize
there
was
a
time
constraint
with
their
participation,
so
I'm
just
curious.
If
that
was
information.
That
was
not
provided
to
me,
because
I
would
have
probably
have
had
another
feedback
in
terms
of
leading
with
public
testimony,
so
it
can
just
before
I
start
with
my
questions.
Can
you
provide
me
some
insight
in
regards
to
the
administration
panel
I.
D
P
X
D
V
D
So
then,
this
this
cohort
will
also
be
looking
and
Diving
deeper
into
policies
and
programming
and
really
looking
at
all
of
the
issues
that
we're
discussing
here
today
is
that
that
is
that
the
vision
that
is
division-
that's
great
I'm,
happy
to
really
hear
that
I'm
curious.
If
you
don't
mind
talking
to
me
a
little
bit
about
the
targeted
Outreach,
I
I
know
that
for
us
and
you've
heard
from
the
folks
who
were
providing
public
testimony
that
this
is
long
overdue
and
I'm
happy
to
know
that
we
have
a
mayor
that
is
multilingual.
D
You
know,
speaks
a
number
of
different
languages,
so
I
know
that
the
effort
around
that
is
key
to
her,
but
I'm.
Just
curious
as
it
relates
to
you
mean
this
moment
in
terms
of
what's
Happening
across
the
country.
What
we're
seeing
here
in
the
city
of
Boston?
What
what?
What
do
you
think
are
the
benefits
of
really
leaning
into
issues
that
are
specific
to
the
Latinos
and
Caribbean
Community?
What
are
the
benefits
that
you
see
of
something
that
is
specifically
designed
to
uplift
and
support
this
community.
X
X
D
So
I'm
going
to
ask
a
question
and
I
think
you
probably
know
this,
because
you
were
a
part
of
some
of
the
work
that
we
were
trying
to
do
with
the
reparations
task
force
and
as
well
as
the
black
men's
commission.
Can
you
tell
me
you
know
there
is.
There
seems
to
be
a
sentiment
that
we
have
enough
commissions
that
we
have
enough
departments,
but
when
I
look
at
the
Latino
community
and
I
think
about
the
Caribbean
Community,
we
don't
see
ourselves
reflected
in
the
larger
conversation
and
I'm
just
curious
about
what
pushback.
D
X
We
believe
that
it
is
a
priority
that
we
do
not
engage
in
conversations
where
our
communities
are
having
to
compete
for
resources.
That
is
not
an
understanding
that
we
want
anybody
to
have
under
this
Administration
and
and
I
know.
We
all
understand
this
here.
We
have
a
lot
of
years
decades,
centuries
to
undo,
and
we
want
to
move
forward
in
a
more
Collective
approach
of
we
are.
Many
of
us
are
naming
housing,
economic
Mobility
Etc
as
issues.
How
can
we
collectively
find
Solutions
and
so.
D
For
me,
this
is
really
about
making
sure
that
we
are
seizing
this
moment
and
I'm
just
kind
of
since
the
black
men's
commission
and
black
men's
advancement
is
under
your
leadership.
Can
you
just
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
outcomes
that
have
manifested
as
a
result
of
their
efforts
and
why
this
could
be?
Why
why
not?
Now
in
terms
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
specific,
since
it's
the
next,
you
know
demographic
here
that
is
in
higher
need
yeah.
X
I
would
say
that
part
of
the
decision
that
the
mayor
and
I
and
others
made
of
moving
them
over
the
cabinet
is
that
we
have
the
capacity
to
provide
a
budget
for
the
Liaisons
they've
never
had
a
budget
before
so
now.
The
latinx
liaison
the
Haitian
liaison
have
a
budget
to
actually
plan
co-create
ideas
with
the
with
the
different
residents.
I'd
say
to
answer
your
question
directly.
Around
issues
of
outcome.
I
know
we're
working
directly
with
it
with
director
pharaoh
to
think
about.
How
do
we
start
measuring?
X
A
D
E
X
The
model
that
we
moved
over
directly
from
ons
that's
a
model-
that's
existed
for
for
quite
some
time
is
Vietnamese
Cape,
Verdean
latinx
Haitian.
Only
those
are
the
only
cultural
Liaisons
that
exist.
We
move
them
over
because
we
have
the
office
of
immigrant
advancement,
which
serves
foreign
born
immigrant
residents.
X
X
F
F
Thank
you
that
that
would
be
great
to
do
one.
Second,
let
me
just
make
sure
all
right
foreign
in
terms
of
the
current
length
for
the
certification
process
for
women,
businesses
and
and
women
and
and
MBE
businesses
at
the
municipal
level.
What's
the
current
left
in
time
it
takes
for
someone
to
go
through
that
process.
F
B
X
Yeah,
so
under
the
equity
and
inclusion
office,
which
you
know
it's
it's
sort
of
been,
it's
been
an
interesting
couple
of
years
of
being
in
the
making.
We
have
a
total
of
1.6
million
dollars
and
what
we're
doing
what
we're
asking
since
the
since
the
shift
just
happened
right
after
the
new
fiscal
year,
we're
asking
our
Liaisons
to
connect
directly
with
different
residents
so
that
they
can
then
propose
to
me
what
how
much
money
they
actually
need.
X
B
You
and
that's
for
four
cultural
Liaisons
that
we
have
right
now:
okay,
great
and
so
will
they
continue?
So
will
they
continue
to
do
constituent,
Services
I,
think
that
is
an
essential
part
of
yeah
right
when
we
talk
about
a
lot
of
the
questions
and
a
lot
of
things
that
people
are
asking
about
that
as
actually
the
role
goal
of
the
cultural
liaison
and
of
the
city
council,
as
we
do
a
lot
of
that
in
my
office
of
sharing
with
people
look,
there
is
actually
a
free
notary
at
the
Boston
Public
Library.
B
There
are
these
resources.
This
is
where
they're
available
and
I
think
that
is
really
important,
integral
to
the
work
of
a
liaison
that
I
wouldn't
want
to
get
lost.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that
work
would
continue,
because
a
lot
of
it
is
like
it
is
true,
like
lotteries
are
happening
and
our
communities
don't
know
about
it,
housing
lotteries.
How
do
we
make
sure
that
they
know
about
the
lottery
as
well
in
advance
and
I?
B
Think
that
is
the
role
of
the
liaison
and
it's
important
that
our
Liaisons
are
integral
Parts,
also
of
the
city
at
large
that
they
know
when
things
are
going
to
be
marketed,
or
you
know
when
programming
is
available,
so
we
aren't
hearing
about
it.
Our
communities
aren't
hearing
it
about
it.
You
know
a
month
or
two
after
others.
Are
it
really
has
to
be
really
integrated
into
the
entire
city
of
Boston
fabric
so
that
people
have
that
information
in
our
community
to
get
it
stacked.
X
Yeah,
that
is,
that
is
the
question
of
the
hour.
I
I
will
say:
our
move
was
very
intentional
and
choosing
Alexander
Valdez
as
the
as
the
Director
of
this
small
unit.
It's
not
a
department,
they
are
they're.
They're
reporting
directly
to
the
office
was
really
intentional
because
she
used
to
be
a
cultural
liaison
herself
and
she
also
was
a
neighborhood
liaison,
so
she's
very
familiar
with
the
way
that
constituent
Services
work,
and
so
we
are
trying
to.
We
will
to
answer
your
question
directly.
They
will
continue
to
constituent
services.
X
X
How
can
we
make
sure
that
we're
working
directly
with
1010
Mass,
Ave
ISD
Etc,
to
do
more
of
that
targeted
education,
Outreach,
whatever
form
of
community
need
and
actual
engagement,
is
necessary?
That's
the
added
layer
here,
because
that's
not
the
that
was
not
the
vision
before
the
vision
before
was
very
constituent
service
emergency
heavy.
X
B
B
V
Thank
you
so
much
chair
Lujan
and
thank
you
to
the
lead
sponsors
for
bringing
this
conversation
to
the
Forefront
of
public
discourse
and
thank
you
to
the
administration.
Chief
Solis
really
appreciate
your
work
and
the
answers
that
you've
given
and
I
just
want
to
uplift
and
thank
all
of
the
community
members
that
have
showed
up
from
East
Boston.
V
It
was
super
helpful
to
have
public
testimony
in
here
directly
from
the
community
about
what
their
priorities
are.
I,
too
was
taking
notes
about
housing,
insecurity,
Public
Safety,
environmental
justice
and
climate
Justice
education,
language
access,
new
arrivals
I
mean
these
are
all
issues
that
are
impacting
everybody,
but
we
know
that
they're
they're,
really
hitting
our
latinx
and
Caribbean
populations
pretty
hard
and
so
I
I
do
appreciate
the
move
of
the
administration
to
have
a
specified
Department,
which
is
something
that
Chief
just
defined.
V
My
my
question
really
was
around
the
capacity
of
this
one
individual
with
everything
that
happening
even
what
they
were
doing
in
terms
of
the
I'll
call
it
the
reactive
right
because
of
the
push
is
to
have
a
more
holistic
constituent
service
apparatus
and
the
the
proactive
nature
of
that
would
be
community
outreach.
They're
going
to
have
a
budget
for
that,
I
would
love
to
know
what
that
number
is
going
to
be.
V
I
also
heard
you
confirm
something
from
Council
Mejia
or
a
question
from
Council
here
about
policy
and
research,
and
so
I
would
love
to
push
and
I.
Don't
know
if
you
have
a
response
to
this
I
would
love
to
push
additional
staffers
to
to
help
with
this
and
capacity
build
and,
and
it
will
take
a
lot
of
hands
to
to
do
this
work
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
it
effectively
and
that's
not
to
say
that
you're
not
already
thinking
about
that,
but
that
I
want
to
flag
that
they're
already
doing
so.
V
X
Budget
not
yet
we
want
them
to
propose
to
us
again.
This
is
the
first
time
that
a
lot
of
Liaisons
have
an
opportunity
to
even
think
about
a
budget,
and
so
we
want
this
to
be
a
an
opportunity
for
professional
development
as
well.
I
didn't
say
that
earlier
they
will
be
proposing
something
to
us
very
soon.
I
want
to
be
very
honest
and
transparent.
With
all
of
you,
we're
not
looking
at
big
money,
because
we
are
working
within
the
limitations
of
my
fy24
Myas
and
eni
office.
X
A
budget
of
1.6
I
should
have
the
exact
number
in
front
of
me.
So
that
aside,
we
feel
strongly
that,
with
the
current
of
moving
them
over
to
the
eni
cabinets,
and
now
they
have
access
to
all
these
other
departments
that
are
doing
really
good
work
right.
You
got
the
office
of
blackmail,
advancement,
disabilities,
commission,
fair
housing,
right
I
heard
a
lot
about
housing,
now,
they're
working
directly
with
the
office
of
fair
housing,
they're
working
directly
with
the
office
of
language
Communications
access.
X
We
fear
that,
for
this
first
year
of
the
transition,
we
have
what
we
need
to
better
understand
what
this
program
should
look
like
I
want
to
move
us
away
from
using
the
word
Department,
because
it's
not
a
department
and
the
reason
why,
I'm
being
so
specific
around
that
is
a
department
takes
it's
the
bureaucratic
aspect
of
having
to
build
out
a
department
would
take
a
lot
of
years
for
work
to
get
done.
It's
more
of
a
unit
that
Alexandra
is
managing
we
want
to.
X
We
have
what
it
takes
this
year
to
understand
what
this
program
should
definitely
look
like
in
the
future.
This
is
a
complete
shift
away
from
visions
of
previous
Mayors
into
the
Wu
Administration.
How
the
cultural
liaison
should
also
be
informing
the
the
transformation
of
Designing
and
funding
practices
and
policies
throughout
the
city.
V
V
X
We
have
a
partnership
with
BPS
both
on
the
ground,
with
Educators
and
principals,
and
also
with
Central,
because
we
understand
we
have
a
lot
of
former
Educators,
an
after-school
program
providers
in
our
cabinet.
So
we
we
sort
of
know
how
to
how
to
work
around
different
systems,
and
we
work
closely
with
the
student
support
office
as
well,
and
the
language
access
office
you're,
posing
a
really
good
question
about
sort
of
the
future
of
the
cultural
liaison.
H
X
I
would
definitely
need
these.
The
Liaisons,
the
cultural
Liaisons
to
be
working
with
the
family
Liaisons
at
every
school,
and
so
I'm.
Gonna.
Make
sure
that
I
take
this
back
to
to
the
group
to
make
sure
that
we
connect
directly
with
the
Liaisons
and
sort
of
just
propose
some
potential,
Partnerships
and
and
just
direct
lines
of
communication.
B
D
X
E
Yeah
no,
no
further
questions
but
I
just
want
to
you
know
point
to
on
the
city
websites,
immigrant
demographics,
on
the
Immigrant
advancement,
I,
don't
think
that's
reflective
of
of
the
data
that
you
shared
Chief
soulless.
So
if
we
could
just
update
you
know
that
page
with
the
correct
information.
Thank
you.
E
B
D
Now,
yeah
so
Chief,
you
know
I
really
do
appreciate
the
administration's
push
to
really
think
about
this
in
terms
of
really
coordinating
across
all
departments.
I
always
say
that
Boston
is
resource
rich,
but
court
Nation
poor.
So
this
level
of
thought
is
really
promising
to
me
that
we're
really
looking
at
and
how
our
people
are
navigating
city
services
across
all
departments.
So
I
really
am
encouraged
by
that
I
guess.
For
me,
I
guess
you
had
mentioned
a
number
of
different
cultural,
Liaisons
and
I.
D
Think
that
and
I
really
love
Gladys
she's
been
doing
such
an
amazing
job
at
uplifting,
the
Latino
Community,
but
when
I
think
about
policy
and
I
think
about
specific
ways
to
advance
specific
groups.
We're
here
today
talking
about
Latinos
and
Caribbeans.
Can
you
talk
to
me
about
a
vision
about
what
policy
making
would
look
like?
You
know?
D
We
have
a
lot
of
folks
who
are
going
to
be
speaking
right
now
in
regards
to
some
of
the
data,
but
how
are
what's
what's
the
level
of
capacity
and
expertise
when
we're
thinking
about
building
the
type
of
policy
recommendations
that
both
Latinos
and
Caribbeans
need?
What
does
that
work?
Look
like
within
the
context
of
this
department
or
this
program
that
you
are
embarking
on.
X
Absolutely
I'm
gonna
give
one
example
in
particular
about
how
we
are
thinking
about
this
transition
into
the
equity
cabinet.
I.
Don't
think
this
is
a.
This
is
not
revelatory
right.
We
all
know
that
mayor.
Wu
is
a
great
green.
You
do
mayor,
and
this
is
something
that
we
all
think
is
a
priority.
We
all
feel
is
a
priority
and
we
know
that
it's
not
always
understood,
received,
and
sometimes
even
a
point
of
contention
for
a
lot
of
residents
of
color
in
the
city
of
Boston.
X
So
one
thing
that,
with
one
way
that
we're
thinking
about
and
by
what
I
mean
by
that
I'm
going
to
just
name,
it
directly
I
believe
that
climate
Justice
is
an
issue
of.
Is
it
a
racial
justice
issue
as
well
and
because,
in
the
last
years
decades
the
work
of
of
climate
justice
has
sort
of
been
overtaken
by
this
white
liberal
belief?
It
is
not
necessarily
connecting
with
the
communities
that
we
know
will
be
and
have
been
most
impacted
by
the
issues
of
climate
justice.
X
D
So
I
I
appreciate
that
and
as
someone
who
entered
the
space
learning
about
a
climate
justice
issues,
because
you
know
my
people
are
Dr
bullets
and
struggling
to
put
food
on
our
table.
We're
not
really
thinking
about
the
context
of
of
climates.
So
I'm
really
glad
to
hear
that
the
mayor
is
going
to
be
really
looking
at
ways
to
educate
us
and
get
us
all
on
board
around
that.
So
thank
you
for
that.
I
guess.
D
For
me,
what
I
am
going
to
always
struggle
with
right
is
the
immediate
needs
of
low-income
communities
that
come
to
this
country
in
search
of
the
quote-unquote,
American
dream
right
and
I
think
that
there
seems
to
be
a
disconnect
and
a
lot
of
it
is
class
right
A
lot
of
it.
Is
that
this
understanding
and
this
belief
right
so
I
just
really
want
to
encourage
us.
As
we
continue
to
talk
about
this,
you
know,
gravity
is
already
spread.
D
Thin
I
see
her
everywhere
and
so
I
just
really
think
as
we're
thinking
about
policy
that
we're
not
missing
an
opportunity
to
talk
about
the
disparities
that
exist
in
communities,
particularly
those
who
are
immigrants
and
coming
to
this
country.
The
other
thing
that
I
did
not
hear
you
mention,
and
this
is
something
that
I
learned
when
I
went
to
Guatemala
with
Santo
presenting
and
other
groups,
is
that
one
thing
is
to
have
interpretation
and
translation.
D
But
when
we're
thinking
about
indigenous
communities
that
are
coming
from
Guatemala
Honduras
there
are,
you
know
there
are
25
other
dialects,
that's
not
Spanish!
So
are
we
meeting
the
moment
when
we're
thinking
about
Latinos
that
are
coming
to
this
country
when
they
have
25
different
dialects
right?
It's
that
level
of
of
expertise
and
thought
that
I
really
think
that
the
city
really
needs
to
start
I.
D
Guess
thinking
about
and
and
I
I
think
that
a
lot
is
happening
all
at
the
same
time,
and
so
you
know
I'm
always
going
to
take
the
posture.
My
job
as
a
safety
counselor
is
to
be
the
checks
and
balances
for
the
administration
right
and
to
work
in
partnership
with
you
all
and
making
sure
that
we're
meeting
the
moment
for
All
City
residents
right
and
so
that
sometimes
there's
going
to
be
moments
of
tension.
But
that's
what
people
expect
from
us.
X
H
X
Understand
what
what
really
is
the
need
on
the
ground
around
those
particular
issues,
as
for
I,
chose
to
give
the
example
of
the
green
new
deal
as
just
to
show
to
Showcase
larger
policy
conversations
and
how
we
intend
to
insert
Community
voice
what
we
have
been,
but
even
more
intentionally
Community
Voices
around
these
cultural,
Liaisons,
I.
Think
to
your
point
and
I,
hear
you
loud
and
clear:
that's
that's
sort
of
like
our
our
bread
and
butter
of
today.
X
The
needs
of
the
community
today,
something
that
we
continue
to
hear
day
in
and
day
out
is
like
I
said
housing.
Mental
health
supports
food
insecurity
which
has
been
raised
multiple
times
here
and
then
access
to
program,
resources,
Etc,
and
so
we
are
not
shying
away
from
the
programmatic
supports
that
people
need
today.
I
think
what
I'm
hearing
is
sort
of
this
sense
of
this
concern,
which
is
very
valid
that,
like
the
four
Liaisons
alone,
won't
be
able
to
do
it
by
themselves.
X
We
have
people
who
are
actively
thinking
about
those
groups
day
in
and
day
out,
actually
connecting
with
people
to
help
direct
or
advise
the
work
that
we're
doing,
but
it
is
not
on
them
in
a
way
that
it
has
sort
of
been
in
the
past.
It
is
not
on
Gladys
on
Kevin
on
Alize,
on
Michelle
to
to
have
to
worry
about
to
have
to
connect
with
these
groups.
It
is
everyone's
responsibilities,
so
my
job
as
the
chief
of
equity
is
make
sure
that
we
are
doing
that
now.
X
Food
insecurity
and
thinking
about
those
programs
now
housing
and
emergencies,
around
housing,
now
Etc
and
so
I'm
happy
to
sort
of
do
an
assessment
internally.
Thinking
about
how
we're
doing
some
more
of
those
like
internal
now
changes
and
and
come
back
to
you
counselor
and
just
give
us
some
time
because
we're
in
transition
again
but
happy
happy
to
support
with
that.
D
B
You
chair,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
councilmania
for
your
follow-up
question.
Thank
you
to
Shelby
Savannah.
We
do
have
to
move
on
to
the
community
panel
I.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
Thank
you
for
your
thoughtfulness
and
I'm
sure
this
conversation
is
going
to
continue.
Oh
I
didn't
check
counselor
Arroyo.
Do
you
have
any
second
round
questions
for
chief
solitavera.
B
B
If
they
are
all
present
just
make
sure
hi
Dr
Lona,
Rivera
I
see
you
I
see
Dr
Nina,
Estrella,
Luna
I,
see
Shanita
Clark
I.
Don't
oh
and
I
see
Danielle
Johnson.
Okay,
thank
you.
Everyone
for
being
here
in
the
interest
of
time
we're
going
to
try
to
keep
everyone
to
a
strict
five
minutes
for
any
opening
comments.
B
Y
I
am
Professor
Lorna
Rivera,
the
director
of
the
Gaston
Institute
for
Latino,
Community,
Development
and
public
policy
at
the
University
of
Massachusetts
in
Boston,
and
the
Gaston
Institute
was
established
by
the
Massachusetts
state
legislature
in
1989
to
conduct
research
about
the
growing
latinx
community
in
our
state.
Our
mission
is
to
inform
policy
makers
and
the
public
about
specific
issues
and
needs
affecting
underserved
of
the
latinx
communities.
Y
So
I
wanted
to
share
a
couple
of
slides
that
are
some
key
research
data
that
show
essentially
that
there
are
persistent
challenges
that
affect
the
many
different
latinx
populations
and
that
justify
the
need
for
a
dedicated
office
within
city
government
to
address
these
needs
and
concerns
as
you're
seeing
I'm
going
to
start
with
slide
one
here.
As
was
noted
earlier,
the
latinx
community
in
Boston
is
growing
according
to
the
2020
census.
Y
What
we
see
is
that
43.9
percent
of
latinx
are
foreign
born
and
that's
shown
in
those
orange
bars
in
these
in
this
particular
slide.
But
what
we
also
has
been
mentioned
and
I
want
to
emphasize
here-
is
that
again,
there
are
very
real
differences
across
our
many
groups.
You'll
see
that
the
two
largest
groups-
Puerto,
Ricans
and
Dominicans-
have
the
highest
poverty
rates
compared
to
the
rest
of
Boston.
But
really
all
of
our
groups
right
are,
are
really
tend
to
have
higher
poverty
rates
compared
to
the
rest
of
Boston.
Y
We
also
note
that
there
are
a
wide
range
of
educational
attainment
across
the
many
different
groups
and
I
know
this
slide
is
very
busy.
We
will
be
sharing
these
publicly
so
that
you
could
look
more
specifically
and
see
that
the
yellow
bars
are
what
represents
bachelor's
degrees
and
when
we
look
at,
for
example,
just
as
Salvadorans,
we
know
that
59.9,
almost
60
percent
of
Salvadorans
in
Boston
have
less
than
a
high
school
education.
Why
is
that?
Y
If
we
don't
have
this
kind
of
data
also,
we
need
to
have
an
office
dedicated
to
understand
the
specific
circumstances
so
that
we
can
provide
targeted
services
and
more
resources
for
the
subgroups
as
as
needed.
Also,
when
we
look
at
the
issue
of
housing,
that's
come
up
several
times
in
the
testimonies.
We
know
that
34.4
percent
of
Boston's
households
are
owner
occupied,
while
only
and
again
this
is
the
average
15.5
percent
of
Latinos
are
homeowners.
But
then,
when
you
look
at
the
specific
gate,
data
again
you'll
see
right
that
digging
deeper.
Y
We
find
that
Puerto,
Ricans,
Dominicans
and
Colombians
are
more
likely
to
be
renters,
and
there
are
these
significant
differences
in
housing,
access
and
Home
Ownership
opportunities,
and
then
we
also
know
that
when
we
look
at
the
median
income,
this
was
mentioned
earlier
as
well.
Latinx
workers
are
concentrated
in
these
low-paying
jobs
and
this
is
correlated
to
their
low
educational
attainment.
Y
So
compared
to
the
median
income
of
53
566
for
most
Boston
workers,
Latino
workers
median
is
far
lower
at
35
000
18
a
year.
What
I
want
to
do
now
is
turn
it
just
in
the
last
two
minutes
here
to
our
Latino
policy.
Analyst
Bianca,
Ortiz,
whites,
who's,
going
to
share
a
few
closing
points
and
I'm
going
to
just
stop
sharing
the
screen
for
for
Bianca's.
Z
So
recently
we
here
at
the
Gaston
Institute
partnered
with
the
gerontology
Institute,
which
is
the
study
of
aging
and
the
age
strong
commission,
to
better
understand
why
there
are
low
take-up
rates
among
residents
who
are
bypoc
Elders.
With
regards
to
the
services
the
age
strong
commission
offers
in
my
interviews
with
local
Advocates
and
service
providers
that
work
with
latinx
Elders
many
Echo
the
same
sentiments
the
age,
strong
commission,
whereas
they
mean
well,
they
have
great
Services.
They
do
not
know
how
to
engage
with
the
latinx
community,
let
alone
latinx
Elders.
Z
For
example,
the
commission
relies
on
promoting
their
services
online
and
through
printed
material
in
our
community.
Latinx
Elders
have
low
literacy
rates
and
typically
do
not
know
how
to
use
a
computer
or
have
access
to
a
computer
which
leaves
those
efforts
ineffective.
Another
issue
I
heard
in
regards
to
child
care.
Many
latinx
Elders
are
care
providers
for
their
grandchildren,
so
if
Child
Care
isn't
offered
at
any
strong
promoted,
events,
Elders
aren't
likely
to
attend,
which
then
exacerbates
issues
of
social
isolation.
Z
So
thinking
about
these
challenges,
all
of
the
challenges
that
we
heard
in
the
public
testimonials,
we
believe
one
way
the
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
office
could
function
is
as
a
resource
that
helps.
Other
sister
agencies
understand
how
to
engage
being
racially
diverse,
the
linguistically
diverse,
ethnically
diverse
latinx
Community
here
in
Boston.
This
could
be
through
trainings,
particularly
on
how
to
be
culturally
responsive.
So
what
does
it
mean
for
an
agency
to
be
culturally
responsive
when
an
agency
is
culturally
responsive?
Z
They
Embrace
equal
access
and
enact
changes
aimed
at
reducing
disparities
and
disproportionality
in
their
services
to
improve
Equitable
outcomes?
Most
importantly,
it
means
an
agency
understands
that
Customs
experiences
and
perspectives
of
particular
groups.
With
this
knowledge
and
understanding
an
agency
can
better
engage
communities
and
promote
participation
in
critically
important
social
programs.
So,
in
closing,
Latinos
are
a
large
and
growing
population.
In
our
city
they
are
neighbors
and
our
co-workers.
They
make
vital
contributions
to
our
city
and
there
is
much
more
potential
for
prosperity
and
greater
well-being.
Z
The
city
is
bound
together
with
the
future
of
Boston's,
Latino
and
Caribbean
communities.
Our
communities
are
not
self-contained
and
the
benefits
of
improving
economic
and
physical
health
for
Latino
families,
businesses
and
neighborhoods
will
Ripple
out
throughout
the
city
advancing
the
success
and
well-being
of
bostonians.
Thank
you
thank.
B
AA
Right
so
I'm
very
happy
to
be
here
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
who
I
am
I'm:
Dr,
Nina,
Estrella,
Luna
I'm,
currently
the
owner
and
principal
of
starlona
consulting,
which
provides
anti-racism
and
social
equity,
research,
education
and
general
Consulting
Services.
Prior
to
this
I
was
a
university
Professor
for
15
years.
My
area
of
work
is
in
law
and
social
policy
and
political
sociology
and
I've
also
been
an
environmental
and
social
justice
advocate
for
over
20
years.
AA
So
as
an
academic
and
as
a
consultant
I
have
done
research
that
documents
the
disparities
at
the
latinx
and
Caribbean
peoples
here
in
Boston
experience,
all
of
which,
which
resonates
with
what
our
neighbors,
who
testified
earlier.
What
my
fellow
panelists
have
shared
and
no
doubt
will
share
in
the
next
two
testimonies.
But
more
importantly,
however,
is
the
research
that
I've
done
documenting
the
world
that
public
institutions
have
played
in
producing
or
reinforcing
those
disparities.
AA
So
there
are
at
least
three
possible
functions
for
this
office.
The
first,
as
Bianca
had
just
mentioned,
is
to
serve
as
a
resource
to
the
city
of
Boston
itself.
It
has
been
my
experience
that
there
are
people
in
agencies
all
across
the
city
who
want
to
do
a
better
job,
with
Community
engagement,
with
planning
with
ensuring
that
programs,
Services
fallacies
and
the
decisions
that
are
made
by
those
agencies
address
the
needs,
concerns
and
the
aspirations
of
the
latinx
and
Caribbean
communities.
AA
This
office
could
develop
and
offer
opportunities
to
learn
not
only
from
experts
and
Advocates
like
us,
but
also
from
each
other,
because
again
there
are
people
in
the
city
who
are
doing
it
better.
From
my
own
experience
and
from
my
research
for
example,
I
can
tell
you
that,
at
least
in
the
latinx
community,
the
mayor's
office
of
immigrant
advancement
Moya
is
the
one
office,
the
one
office
that
people
Trust,
but
there
aren't
the
only
ones
who
are
doing
this
better
and
you
all
would
benefit
from
learning
from
each
other.
AA
The
second
possible
function
of
this
office
is
to
serve
as
a
resource
for
Advocates
I.
Think
about
the
time.
This
was
seven
years
ago
now,
I
was
invited
by
my
neighbors
to
a
meeting
with
the
Ombudsman
of
the
public
schools,
superintendent
of
high
schools
and
the
assistant
superintendent
of
the
equity
office.
That
meeting
was
focused
on
the
problems
that
my
latinx
neighbors
were
having
with
their
children's
teachers
and
their
schools,
issues
that
were
shared
earlier
today
during
the
public
testimony
outright
disrespect
and
the
exclusion
of
parents
from
participating
in
and
supporting
their
children's
education.
AA
Such
an
office
would
have
been
helpful
in
coordinating
meetings
and
monitoring
the
progress
on
addressing
the
systemic
issues
raised
in
that
meeting
and
in
the
meeting
early
and
earlier
today,
as
we
heard,
which
gets
to
the
final
function
of
such
an
office,
an
office
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
could
also
provide
oversight
and
accountability
on
the
impacts
that
City
policies,
programs
and
decisions
have
or
fail
to
have
on
the
latinx
and
Caribbean
communities.
This
isn't
something
new
to
the
city
of
Boston.
AA
In
1981,
the
mayor's
office
of
fair
housing
worked
with
the
Boston
Observatory
over
at
UMass
Boston
to
evaluate
the
city's
fair
housing
programs.
These
programs
were
supposed
to
be
aimed
at
redressing
the
racial
discrimination
in
the
rental
and
home
buying
markets
in
Boston,
given
the
city's
role
in
creating
them.
Among
other
things,
they
found
that
white
residents
and
white
neighborhoods
on
the
whole
benefited
more
from
the
city's
Fair
Housing
Programs
than
non-white
residents
or
neighborhoods.
AA
So
this
kind
of
oversight
and
accountability
would
return
to
a
practice.
That
is
what
is
worth
returning
to
so
to
close
as
a
scholar,
I
look
a
lot
at
a
lot
of
history
and
when
I
look
at
the
history
of
how
Boston
defines
and
addresses
racial
and
social
disparities,
neglect
of
the
needs,
concerns
and
aspirations
of
the
latinx
and
Caribbean
residents
in
Boston
is
a
defining
characteristic,
an
office
that
can
provide
support
to
the
city
itself.
AA
B
AB
AB
You
know
it
became
more
of
a
point
of
not
interest
but
like
people
came
together
to
help
out
the
businesses,
but
other
than
that,
if
it
wasn't
for
my
friends
like
Daniel
Johnson
or
like
Julia
Mejia,
who
comes
in
a
lot
and
you
know
make
sure
that
we
need
what
we
we
have,
what
we
need
I,
don't
really
know
where
to
go
and
I
am
the
children
of
immigrants.
My
parents
are
from
Barbados,
I
am
first
generation
American
and
I
am
the
first
in
my
family
to
have
a
business
this
long.
AB
So
it's
not
like
a
you
know,
it's
kind
of
like
a
lonely
road
I
have
parents
I
come
from
parents
that
you
know
taught
me
hard
work
ethic,
but
in
terms
of
Entrepreneurship,
in
terms
of
going
to
be
like
going
to
them
and
asking
questions
or
getting
information
about.
What's
the
next
steps,
what
I
can
do
to
really
create
a
legacy?
AB
AB
AB
B
Thank
you
Shanita
for
your
testimony
and
thank
you
for
being
a
business
owner
and
for
creating
a
legacy
for
you
and
your
son
just
want
to
give
you
your
flowers
and
I
know
how
difficult
it
is
on
navigating
City
bureaucracy
and
as
a
daughter
of
Haitian
immigrants
doing
out
all
on
my
own
myself,
too.
I
I
really
identify
with
what
you
shared.
So
thank
you
Shanina.
B
AC
AC
So
this
is
very
important
for
people
like
me
who
come
from
different
cultures
that
intersected
a
lot
but
like
Shanita
said,
even
in
this
conversation,
we've
seen
that
latinx
is
kind
of
the
Caribbean
is
kind
of
like
pushed
behind
that,
and
although
we
do
have
a
lot
of
intersectionalities,
we
do
need
to
really
kind
of
differentiate.
The
differences
between
the
two
so
I'll
start
there
a
couple
of
other
things:
home
ownership,
education.
AC
When
it
comes
to
business
economy,
oftentimes,
we
are
just
kind
of
lumped
in
with
everybody
else:
black
women
latinx,
you
know
whatever,
but
there
are
some
very
small
new
nuances
that
we
do
have
to
address
when
it
comes
I
believe
in
the
city
of
Boston,
The
Immigrant
population
makes
up
a
really
really
large
number
of
businesses.
Home
ownerships
different
things
like
that.
AC
My
parents
came
here
a
very
very
long
time
ago,
but
in
the
work
that
I
do
now
with
the
radio
station,
it
has
pushed
me
into
a
lot
of
Caribbean
advocacy
to
make
sure
that
we
have
resources
and
know
that
there's
a
place
for
us
to
go.
There's
a
lot
of
businesses
that
are
kind
of
unorthodox.
When
it
comes
to
you
know,
different
things,
food
is
different.
Language
is
different.
Everybody
from
latinx
Community
is
not
necessarily
Spanish
speaking
as
their
first
language.
AC
So
on
to
what
Julia
said
earlier
about
the
different
dialects
and
things
like
that,
you
know
even
here
we're
talking
we're
doing
a
lot
of
interpretation
and
even
though
I
from
a
mother
who
is
fluent
in
Spanish,
it
didn't
pass
on
necessarily
to
us.
So
there's
a
lot
of
different
things
that
we
do
need
kind
of
specifics
for
that
we
don't
really
have
a
place
or
a
belonging
to
and
often
kind
of
put
in
as
an
afterthought.
AC
So,
having
a
place
that
we
can
kind
of
go
through
go
to
where
we
can
ask
specific
questions
about
what
we're
dealing
with
or
what
we
need
or
resources
and
things
that
what
we
you
know
could
help
us.
Excel
are
good.
The
only
time
the
Caribbean
I,
see
is
really
kind
of
promoted
or
celebrated
is
during
the
Caribbean
Carnival,
which
has
been
around
for
about
50
years
now,
and
until
that,
until
that
last
week,
in
August,
when
everybody
seems
to
be
coming
together,
you
don't
really
hear
about
it
now.
AC
June
is
you
know,
Caribbean
heritage
month,
but
even
that
month
has
been
shared
with
many
other
groups
or
marginalized
groups.
So
it's
it's
again.
You
know
like
we're
in
there
with
everybody
else,
but
there's
nothing
really
specific
to
say
hey.
This
is
for
you.
These
are
resources
specific
for
you.
These
are
grants.
These
are
a
place
that
you
can
go.
AC
This
is
someone
who
is
literally
there,
for
you
now
I've
been
fortunate,
very,
very
fortunate
to
have
a
lot
of
friends
in
really
good
places,
especially
the
city
council,
who
I
have
been
fortunate
enough
again
or
privileged
enough
again
to
be
able
to
navigate
the
system
of
business
management
and
business
ownership,
but
had
I,
not
I.
Think
that
I
would
be
like
a
lot
of
my
other
counterparts
that
are
kind
of
just
searching
for
where
to
go.
And
what
to
do
so.
AC
And
if
we
don't
know
about
it,
we
can't
be
present.
So
therefore,
we're
a
little
bit
pushed
back
again
because
we're
in
the
minority,
even
when
we're
talking
about
the
minority,
so
yeah
there's
it's
it's
it's
a
very
broad
scope
that
needs
to
be
kind
of
detailed
out
a
little
bit
more
and
I.
Think
that
is
like
we've
been
able
to
survive,
but
I
think
that
there's
a
lot
more
that
we
can
do
to
help
us
Advance
instead
of
just
surviving
nobody
wants
to
survive.
We
all
want
to
Excel
and
want
to
be.
AC
B
Thank
you,
yeah.
Thank
you,
Danielle
for
your
testimony.
Yeah
survival
is
nowhere
near
enough
for
a
lot
of
us.
My
parents
were
surviving.
They
were
surviving
so
that
I
could
Thrive,
and
so
our
idea
is
like
how
are
we
thriving
and
setting
up
our
communities
surviving?
I
also
want
to.
Thank
you
all
for
pointing
out.
The
really
important
thing
here
is
to
really
look
at
the
data
and
disaggregate
it.
We.
B
You
know
when
we're
talking
about
Latino
and
Caribbean
communities,
there's
overlap,
but
there's
six
significant
distinctions
where
we're
talking
about
the
two
groups
and
the
needs
of
the
two
groups.
That's
because
someone
who
was
haitian-american,
someone
grew
up
in
a
Caribbean
Community
and
just
there's
a
lot
of
cultural
Dynamics
at
play.
B
Even
when
you
look
at
the
data,
data
is
presented
specifically
on
Latino
Community,
which
is
really
really
important,
but
not
necessarily
going
towards
the
Jamaican
Community,
the
the
Bayesian
Community,
the
Haitian
community,
and
so
it's
important
that
you
know
when
we're
talking
about
allocating
resources.
We
do
that,
but
we
do
that
in
a
culturally
sensitive
manner
that
is
responsive
to
the
needs
of
groups
and
where
no
group
feels
like
they're
being
sidelined
for
another
group.
D
I'm
supposed
to
say
thank
you
to
our
panelists
and
for
bringing
it
right,
because,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
I've
only
been
in
office
for
three
and
a
half
years
and
what
I
have
learned
in
my
short
period
of
time.
This
is
always
a
lot
of
push
and
pull,
and
people
are
going
to
fight
for
the
things
that
they
believe
are
are
worth
the
fight,
and
this
is
one
of
those
things
that
I'm
leaning
into
because
I
believe
this
is
the
moment
for
me
to
to
do
just
that.
D
You
know
my
landlord
was
from
it's
from
Trinidad
right
I
believe
that
even
the
dialects,
even
even
when
we
do
speak
English
and
we're
from
a
different
Caribbean
country.
We
got
that
swag
and
we
got
that
dialect
that
not
everyone
could
understand,
even
though
you
think
you're
speaking
in
English
right.
D
So
there's
something
to
be
said
here
about
what
it
looks
like
when
we
have
an
office
that
is
dedicated
to
the
very
specific
needs
of
the
latinx
and
Caribbean
community,
and
with
that
I
like
to
ask
anyone
here
on
the
panel,
why
why
this
right,
as
opposed
to
just
an
office
of
immigrant
advancement
right?
Because
you
know,
we've
heard
that
there's
already
an
office
of
immigrant
advancement?
How
is
this
different
than
an
office
of
immigrant
advancement?
Y
If
I
don't
mind,
jumping
hunting
I
think
it
goes
to
the
point
that
Shanita
and
Danielle
just
made
right
like
we're
all
lumping
everyone
together
and
not
really
addressing
the
specific
needs
right,
like
those
differences
like
latinx,
are
like
over
21
different
countries.
In
the
same
situation
right,
we
can
look
at.
We
need
to
disaggregate
that
data
as
well
for
the
Caribbean
communities,
and
there
was
a
really
wonderful
report
on
black
Boston
that
came
out
by
the
Boston
indicators
and
that
report
really
broke
down.
Y
You
know
the
numbers
of
Haitians
and
the
numbers
of
you
know
actually
really
the
numbers
of
Afro
even
latinx
right,
which
are
a
black
Puerto
Ricans
black
Dominicans.
So
it
really
got
into
understanding
who
is
the
black
community
in
Boston,
because
there
are
these
different
needs,
so
I
do
when
I
hear
that
there's
gonna
be
an
does
amazing
work.
These
cultural
Liaisons
do
amazing
work,
but
it's
not
enough.
Y
We
really
do
and
we
probably
need
different
offices
even
for
Latinos
in
Caribbean
communities,
but
if
this
is
a
start,
but
it's
not
enough
and-
and
we
do
have
very-
very
different
issues
affecting
our
communities
and
so
I,
don't
think
they're
the
same.
The
same
issues
do
not
affect
us
all
the
same.
This
Hall
this
this
putting
it
into
one
area
is,
is
just
not
going
to
work.
That's
what
it
is
right
now,
so
it's
not
significantly
changing
the
situation,
but
we'll
see
others.
Maybe.
AA
Yeah
I
would
like
to
add
to
what
Dr
Rivera
just
shared.
You
know
again,
it's
important
to
reinforce.
Not
all
of
us
are
immigrants,
and
so
and
yet
we
still
have
needs
that
are
not
being
attended
to
because
and
concerns
and
aspirations
that
are
not
being
attended
to
because
of
the
systems
and
structures
that
are
in
place
right,
and
so
we
need
to
recognize
that
not
all
of
us
are
immigrants
and
at
the
same
time,
which,
as
I
found
from
within
my
community,
is
highly
respected.
AA
The
only
agency
within
the
city
of
Boston
that's
actually
trusted
and
at
the
same
time
we
are
not
the
only
people,
latinx
and
Caribbean
peoples
are
not
the
only
folks
that
they
need
to
attend
to.
We
have
African
immigrants.
Here
we
have
Asian
immigrants
here,
one
of
the
largest
Asian
immigrant
communities
in
the
country.
So
we
can't
put
all
the
buckets
into
one.
You
can't
put
it
all
into
Moya
and
I'm,
not
sure
you
can.
You
definitely
can't
put
it
on
to
all
of
the
community.
The
cultural
Liaisons
either
right.
AC
I
jump
in
real,
quick
specifically
to
maybe,
even
so,
addressing
like
gender
disparities
and
stuff.
We
know.
We
also
know
that
you
know,
aside
from
not
only
being
you
know,
immigrants
or
first
generation
citizens-
or
you
know
any
of
those
works.
I.
Think
that,
specifically
speaking
to
the
issues
that
women
face
when
it
comes
to
a
lot
of
these
different
departments
and
different
groups
and
different,
you
know
different
things:
I
I,
we
all
know
what
those
those
barriers
are
for.
AC
Women,
especially
when
you
come
from
you
know
not
completely
American
Heritage,
there's
just
kind
of
like
a
lack
of
knowledge,
sometimes
a
lack
of
resources
or
just
a
lack
of
finding
out
that
there
are
there
for
women.
Historically,
we've
just
kind
of
always
put
being
been
put
towards
the
back
and
we
come
after
all
of
the
other
advancements
of
all
the
other
groups,
but
I
think
that
making
an
effort
to
really
kind
of
focus
on
you
know
a
latinx
Caribbean
women,
business
ownership,
home
ownership,
education.
D
The
one
that
approves
that
and
then
my
experience
in
trying
to
establish
the
reparations
task
force
there
is
this
narrative
that
you
know
the
city's
already
stretched
thin
that
we
are
already
that
our
capacity
is
is,
is
just
we
don't
have
the
resources
to
be
able
to
just
establish
another
department
like
this
and
so
I'm
curious
as
residents
and
as
as
folks
who
are
constituents
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
What
would
be
some
of
the
things
that
we
can
you
can
share
today?
D
That
will
help
Inspire
the
administration
to
really
think
about
why
this
is
a
unique
opportunity
here
for
latinx
and
Caribbean
communities
and
I'm.
Sorry
that
I
keep
asking
the
same
questions
differently,
but
I
just
want
to
underscore
that
there
is
this
tension
about
the
oppressional
Olympics
right
that
if
we
do
one
Department,
then
everyone
else
is
going
to
think
about
everybody
else
and
I
do
appreciate
that
as
a
part
of
the
conversation,
but
I
really
need
our
community
to
really
talk
about.
Why
this
moment,
why?
Now
why?
AA
They
would
like
to
point
out
two
things.
First
and
foremost,
let's
always
remember
that
our
policy
decision,
and
specifically
our
budget
decisions,
our
decisions
that
reflect
our
values.
So
wherever
we're
putting
our
money
is
what
we're
saying
is
what's
important
and
every
time
I
look
at
the
budget.
AA
I
can
tell
exactly
what
the
values
of
the
city
of
Boston
are
and
they're,
not
in
education,
they're
not
in
public
works
they're,
not
in
the
things
that
that
help
me
and
and
my
fellow
small
business
owners
on
the
panel
here,
you
know
make
sure
that
our
businesses
are
sustainable
and
doing
well
and
supported
right.
So
anytime
anybody
says
we
don't
have
enough
resources.
AA
I
would
just
say,
look
at
where
you're
putting
your
resources
and
do
we
need
our
resources
there,
especially
our
money.
The
other
thing
that
I
would
like
to
point
out
is
that,
from
what
the
chief
had
mentioned
earlier
today
is
the
second
top
country
in
of
immigrant
Heritage
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
yet
we
don't
have
a
Chinese
cultural
liaison.
AA
So
how
are
we
attending
to
the
needs
of
the
Asian?
Community?
I
am
not
Asian,
so
I
cannot
speak
to
whether
or
not
the
Asian
Community
even
wants
such
an
office.
That
is
a
conversation
that
needs
to
be
had
with
that
community
and
it's
a
conversation
worthy
of
having
with
that
community,
but
we
are
already
not
even
intending
to
the
Lord,
the
second
largest
immigrant
group
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
questions
about.
Are
we
stretched
too
thin?
We
don't
have
the
resources
to
me
just
feel
like
honestly.
AB
You
know
if
we
have
everything
for
everybody,
but
me
being
a
black
woman.
Of
course,
I'm
grateful
or
Caribbean
black
women
I'm
grateful
to
see
the
men's
black
men's
commission,
but
then
it's
kind
of
like
where's,
the
black
women's
commission
or
where's
the
black
women
in
Latina.
You
know,
commission,
so
like
it's.
We
we
see
this.
We
see
this
as
business
owners
that
are
out
here.
AB
I,
don't
like
the
word
surviving,
but
yeah
I,
guess
you
know
it's
driving
or
surviving
we're
making
a
way,
but
just
to
say
that
some
can
get
in.
Not
all
there
has
to
be
more
equality
across
the
board
and
like
Dr,
Estrella,
Estrella
Luna
was
saying
they're,
not
they're,
saying
that
and
not
even
addressing
the
top
two
communities
or
whatever
in
Boston.
AB
Y
Man,
just
real
quick
point
is,
you
know,
we're
we're
trying
to
make
Boston
a
world-class
City,
but
other
cities
have
offices
like
this,
and
so
you
know
I,
don't
understand.
You
know
I
think
to
I.
Think
councilmania
said
that
earlier
the
1970s
or
something
yeah
where,
where
are
we
with
this,
and
that
invisibility
is
still
there,
despite
at
least
many
latinx
being
here
for
Generations
like
Puerto,
Ricans
and
Dominicans,
we're
already
looking
at
third
and
fourth
generation.
Y
Even
so,
this
idea
of
us
being
new
and
recent
immigrants
is
also
a
false
narrative
that
you
know
we
have
to
challenge
and
look
at
the
reality
and
get
that
disaggregated
data.
So
we
know
what
our
numbers
are
as
well,
because
even
the
numbers
that
we
presented
from
the
Gastonia
Institute,
the
2020
census,
was
under
counting.
Y
So
we
know
right
that
there's
even
more
Dominicans,
there's
more
salvadorenos
here
and
that
there
are
these
differences
right
of
like
if
you're
coming
here,
fleeing
violence
and
in
trauma
right,
there
might
be
more
men,
there's
definitely
going
to
be
more
mental
health
needs
there.
Unaccompanied
minors
are
youth
right.
We
have
to
really
understand
these
issues.
AA
AA
They
have
been
a
community
in
Boston,
since
the
19th
century,
Puerto,
ricanos
and
Cubanos
have
been
coming
here
since
the
19th
century.
We
have-
and
that's
documented
well,
but
it's
documented,
so
we
know
that
our
communities
have
been
here
for
a
long
time
and
yet
we
are
still
experiencing
all
of
these
disparities.
E
That
I
think
you
know
it's
the
same
thing
that
we
need
to
put
into
the
Latino
and
Caribbean
Community,
because
you
know
when
we
speak
about.
You
know
these
large
populations
that
make
up
the
city
of
Boston.
A
lot
of
them
are
not,
as
civically,
organized
to
speak
to
to
their
needs
and
I.
Think
that's
something
that
you
know.
E
We
need
to
inspire,
because
you
know
sometimes
these
these
subgroups
don't
have
the
trust
into
our
into
our
local
government
and
it's
because
they
don't
have
a
point
person
who
can
you
know
say
like
trust
me,
you
know,
let's
navigate
it
and
to
build
that
trust
with
the
community
to
get
it
more
civically
involved
and
start
to
advocate
for
themselves.
So
I
I
see
it
being
done
in
the
black
men.
Male
advancement,
Department
I
think
it's
something
that
definitely
needs
to
be
done
here
with
the
Latino
Caribbean
group.
E
So
I
guess
one
of
my
questions
and
one
of
my
priorities
for
for
this
department
or
unit
or
or
positions
is
you
know
for
them
to
establish
trust
and
to
help
our
sub
groups?
You
know,
you
know
become
more
civically
organized,
but
but
what
would
what
would
your
top
three
priorities
be?
You
know
for
the
creation
of
this
Department.
If
you
had
to
you
know,
say
here,
goes
your
mission
statement.
This
is
what
we
want
to
see
come
come
out
of
it.
You
know
what
will
be
those
top
three
priorities.
AA
Like
the
cultural
Liaisons,
that's
not
their
job
and
it
shouldn't
be
expected
of
them,
but
we're
here
in
the
city
council
meeting
and
we
can't
even
get
the
Spanish
interpretation
to
be
working
properly,
like
the
fact
that
it
keeps
coming
on
and
off
it
shouldn't
this.
This
should
not
be
happening
in
an
office
of
the
city
council.
An
office
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
of
Affairs
might
be
able
to
provide
some
support
on
that,
so
that
we
can
meet
those
very
basic
Community
engagement
requirements
right
and
again,
people
across
the
city
are
doing
this
better.
AA
Y
Thank
you,
Dr
Estrella,
Luna
I
would
add
too
just
the
point,
and
actually
counselor
Worrell
raised
that
earlier
about
just
going
to
the
city's
website
and
not
seeing
you
know,
updated
data
right
about
the
different
immigrant
groups
and
so
definitely
having
that
infrastructure.
Right
of
you
know
disaggregated
data
like
what
we
you
know
like
our
Institute
and
others
do,
but
why?
Why
isn't
there
that
collaborative
collaboration
right
of
relying
on
you
know?
Y
Somebody
else
mentioned
all
the
universities
in
the
area
too,
like
there's
all
we
have
resources
as
customer
he
has
said
Boston's
resource
Rich
right,
but
these
collaborative
efforts
mobilizing
those
resources.
We
just
continue
to
be
very
you
know
in
these
silos
a
little
bit
so
I
would
say
you
know
getting
mapping
out
what
are
the
assets
also,
because
even
the
data
that
that
I
presented
are
we
presented
is
very
deficit
oriented.
It
was
like
here's
the
problems,
poverty
you
know
for.
AB
AB
You
know
a
few
times,
and
not
just
there
have
been
people
who
kind
of
who
come
around
and
want
to
hear
about
how
cold
it
has
affected
us
in
a
bad
way
or
whatever,
but
like
to
have
people
consistently
check
on
you
and
consistently
want
to
hear
what
you
what's
going
on,
what
you
need
or
just
really
just
meeting
you
is
huge
and
we
are
the
community
like
the
especially
like
a
hair
salon
right.
So
many
new
people
come
in
from
different
cities
or
whatever
we
have
conversations.
AB
We
are
a
hub,
so
it's
like
and
a
lot
of
times
we
we
might
not
meet
people
or
know
people
and
unless
it's
time
for
maybe
something
that
they
need
and
I'm,
not
just
saying
that
it's
on
the
government
or
counselors
or
whoever
to
always
come
and
meet
us.
Yes,
we
have
to
put
in
action
as
well,
but
in
order
in
response
to
something
like,
how
can
we
build
trust,
we
could
start
with
that
like
old
school
things,.
E
Y
Y
You
saw
salvadoranos
have
the
like
the
lowest
educational
attainment,
and
you
can
look
at
this
data
across
the
board
like
in
terms
of
all
these
issues
right.
Why
is
that
like?
Well,
it
shows
again
that
we
have
different
migration
experiences
or
the
longer
we're
here
in
a
lot
of
the
public
health
research.
Y
We
find
that
they
called
the
they
call
it
the
Hispanic
Paradox,
and
why
is
it
that
recent
immigrants
have
healthier
diets,
for
example,
or
you
know,
Health
outcomes
right
that
you
would
think
they
would
be
struggling
more
well
because
they're
closer
to
the
culture
they're
eating
their
native
foods?
You
know,
so
we
have
to
really
get
at
those
differences
too,
between
the
assumptions
that
we
make
about
recent
immigrants
right.
A
Y
We
have
like
Puerto
Ricans
that
have
been
here.
What
are
you,
as
citizens
have
been
here
for
generations,
and
Puerto
Ricans
actually
have
the
worst
outcomes
in
terms
of
poverty
unemployment.
So
you
know
how
do
we
again
to
your
point
right
like
there?
Are
these
huge
differences?
So
how
do
we
understand
that
if
we
don't
have
a
dedicated
office
and
an
intentionality
to
look
at
those
differences,
rather
than
lumping
us
all
together,.
E
B
B
I
think
it's
incredibly
important
that
we
have
a
city
and
I
know
this
as
a
first
Asian
American
on
the
Boston
city,
council,
I
spend
so
much
of
my
time,
letting
my
community
know
of
the
resources
that
already
exist
because
of
language
barriers,
because
not
access
to
cell
phone
because
of
all
of
that,
because
I
never
feel
like
they
have
a
government,
that's
responsive
to
them.
So
it's
incredibly
important
that
we
continue
to
find
ways
to
like
really
connect
residents
to
the
resources
that
exist
in
our
city.
B
That's
why
I'm
always
a
big
advocate
of
not
relying
too
much
on
three-on-one
data,
because
when
you
decide
to
get
that
data,
you
are
looking
at
communities
who
are
more
affluent,
who
have
more
of
a
stronger
belief
in
government
because
there's
been
a
return
on
their
responses
than
people
who
have
been
disaffected
as
a
result
of
a
government
sidelining
and
excluding
them
for
years.
So
you'll
have
certain
communities,
certain
neighborhoods,
not
using
301.
So
how
do
we
make
sure
that
we
are
elevating
the
needs
of
communities
even
when
we're
not
hearing
from
them?
B
And
how
are
we
I,
think
shanito's
talking
to
say
mention
this
like?
How
are
we
meeting
people
where
they
are
really
that's
a
work
of
city
government,
if
you
are
really
being
intentional,
is
about
getting
out
at
City
Hall
and
making
sure
that
you're
deeply
rooted
in
community
so
I
thank
everyone
for
their
presentation.
Look
forward
to
you,
know,
hearing
and
reading
and
seeing
more
disaggregated
data
about
communities,
especially
I,
think
Dr
Rivera.
B
You
talked
about
you
know
from
an
asset
perspective
right
like
the
fact
that
there
are
35
people
in
the
city
of
Boston
who
speak
another
language
and
English
at
home.
That
is
an
asset
and
we
need
to
like
really
think
about
it
as
such
oftentimes.
We
are
thinking
about
it
from
a
deficit
mindset,
because
there
are
people
who
do
need
to
learn
English,
and
we
do
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
addressing
the
trauma
that
people
are
experiencing,
especially
our
new
arrivals,
but
also
how
do
we
use
this
as
an
asset?
B
P
B
Wanted
to
invent
you
for
the
record
that
we
usually
what
how
it
usually
works
is
that
we
have
an
interpreter
that
has
two
devices
so
that
they,
both
simultaneous
translation,
is
happening
and
there's
a
translator
in
here.
That
did
not
happen
at
the
beginning.
I
want
to
thank
Emily,
our
Spanish
interpreter,
because
you've
done
an
amazing,
amazing,
amazing
job.
I
think
this
is
maybe
one
of
the
first
times,
but
that's
usually
what
happens
it's
just.
B
D
Teacher
for
hosting
and
I
just
wanted
to
thank
my
my
co-sponsors
and,
more
importantly,
the
panelists,
the
community
panel
and
the
administration
for
being
here.
I'm
really
am
grateful
to
the
public.
Testimony
I
know
that
we
have
other
videos
that
are
going
to
be
provided
as
part
of
the
public
record
from
Andrew,
sharp
and
others
from
the
different
diaspora,
the
Caribbean
community,
so
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
making
sure
that
those
videos
get
uploaded
and
read
into
the
record.
D
I
really
do
appreciate
your
leadership
and
all
the
insight
things
I've
brought
to
this
conversation,
because
without
you
all,
we
would
not
be
here.
So
thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
I
look
forward
to
Bringing
things,
not
just
having
a
conversation
for
the
sake
of
having
a
conversation
and
a
public
hearing
for
the
sake
of
having
a
public
hearing
at
the
end
of
the
day,
people
want
results
and
people
want
to
know
that
they're
being
heard
and
that
what
they
are
saying
just
translating
into
policy
and
to
recommendations
that
need
to
meet
the
moment.
E
Thank
you
to
my
co-sponsors,
thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
to
the
panelists
and
the
administration
for
all
showing
up
we'll
continue.
This
conversation
looking
forward
to
working
with
councilmania
and
Council
Arroyo,
taking
the
next
steps
on
seeing
what
more
can
we
do
for
our
career
being
a
Latino
communities?
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you
councilorala
again,
I
want
to
thank
the
panelists
I
want
to
thank
Dr,
Nina,
Estrella,
Lou
and
I
want
to
thank
Dr,
Mona,
Rivera,
Shanita,
Clark
Danielle
Johnson
for
being
here,
and
not
only
president
during
this.
This
really
important
discussion
city
council
hearing
as
a
chair
of
civil
rights
and
immigration
in
advancement.
These
are
the
issues
and
questions
that
we
need
to
really
be
Centric
in
our
community.
B
We
want
to
thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you
do
on
behalf
of
the
city,
whether
as
an
entrepreneur
as
an
activist
as
a
community
leader
as
a
researcher
as
a
multi-hyphenate
I'm.
Looking
at
you,
Danielle
Johnson
I,
really
appreciate
all
that
you
bring
to
our
city
and
thank
you.
This
hearing
is
now
adjourned.
Thank
you
and
I
also
want
to
thank
Central
staff.
This
is
a
three
hour
long
hearing
and
I
know
it's
a
lot
for
them
and
to
our
interpreters.
Thank
you
very
much
for
being
here.