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From YouTube: Mildred Hailey Announcement - 1/20/22
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hosts a press conference at the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments in Jamaica Plain.
A
This
is
dangerous,
but
I'm
going
to
make
a
few
acknowledgements
of
folks,
but
even
though
every
single
person
here
really
is
someone
who
deserves
and
and
we're
grateful
for
it
for
their
their
work.
Miss
yolanda
torres,
who
is
president
of
the
military
haley
tenant
task
force,
miss
beverly
williams,
co-chair
of
the
greater
boston
interfaith
organization.
A
A
A
A
I
think
I
saw
it
earlier:
the
boston
attendance
coalition,
greater
boston,
legal
services,
the
charles
hamilton,
houston
institute
for
race
and
justice,
roxbury
neighborhood
council
lawyers
committee
for
civil
rights,
the
naacp
housing
committee,
okay,
that
is
my
thank
yous,
so
just
to
ground
us
a
little
bit
in
in
how
many
years
this
effort
has
been
running
and
how
many
people
have
have
been
pushing
in
2016.
These
apartments
were
renamed
after
legendary
tenant
and
housing
activist,
mildred,
c
haley.
A
Miss
mildred
had
a
dream
that
one
day
this
community
would
be
transformed.
She
said
safe
sanitary,
decent
housing.
That
is
our
main
goal.
She
knew
that
residents
needed
these
basics,
that
everyone
deserves
a
clean
place,
free
from
fear
to
call
home,
but
she
didn't
stop
there
for
the
community
to
thrive.
A
Of
course,
she
wasn't
the
only
champion
this
community
has
had,
or
even
the
last
for
decades,
a
diverse
coalition
of
resident
leaders
have
built
on
this
legacy
of
activism
that
mrs
haley
and
her
colleagues
have
established.
They've
continued
to
advocate
for
changes
that
improve
the
lives
of
their
families,
friends
and
neighbors,
and
here
in
jp
changes
driven
by
people
by
families,
changes
that
we
are
all
proud
of.
A
This
is
a
culmination
of
a
multi-year
community-led
effort
to
identify
fair
housing
challenges
and
priorities,
as
well
as
action
steps
to
advance
a
fair
housing
agenda
in
boston.
The
assessment
is
a
product
of
many
years
of
collaboration
across
our
city's
communities
and
with
city
government,
one
that
builds
on
our
legacy
as
the
first
major
city
in
the
nation
to
include
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing
requirements
in
our
zoning
code,
shout
out
to
counselor
today
to
be
sworn
in
as
senator
lydia
edwards
for
her
leadership.
There.
A
A
A
That
means
preserving
and
improving
affordable
housing
that
already
exists,
as
well
as
adding
more
affordable
housing
options
for
residents
across
the
city.
This
investment
is
a
significant
part
of
that
plan
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
sharing
more
about
what
we're
doing
with
advocates
and
our
partners
in
government
to
invest
in
affordable
housing
in
the
weeks
ahead.
A
In
the
coming
weeks,
the
boston
housing
authority
will
be
putting
out
a
request
for
proposals
for
architectural
and
engineering
services
to
assess
the
scope
of
on-site
work
and
so
we'll
be
excited
to
continue
partnering.
With
this
incredible
coalition
of
resident
leaders,
community
groups
and
nonprofits
that
work
every
day
to
make
jp
a
place.
People
are
proud
to
call
home.
B
B
B
C
I
wanted
to
come
here
and
I
had
so
much
to
say
and
then
I
walked
into
30
bigfoot,
and
I
remembered
that
I
met
miss
haley
when
I
was
17
years
old
in
that
community
room
right
behind
us
and
she
was
sitting
at
the
edge
of
the
table
and
she
had
a
gavel
as
she
did
when
she
was
presiding
over
our
meetings
and
at
a
very
young
age.
Miss
haley,
instilled
in
me
what
it
meant
to
lead
and
to
organize
and
to
fight
with
a
servant
heart.
C
C
When
we
make
an
investment
in
public
housing,
we
are
making
an
investment
in
the
working
class
people
of
the
city,
we're
making
an
investment
in
the
people
that
make
our
neighborhoods
the
vibrant
communities
that
they
are
today,
and
my
hope
is
that
this
is
only
the
beginning
of
a
much
bigger
investment
into
more
public
and
social
housing.
All
across
the
city.
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
I
also
want
to
thank
jalonda
the
task
force
and,
as
folks
have
mentioned,
you
know
all
of
the
tenant
leaders
that
have
come
before
and
that
are
working
so
hard
now
at
this
site.
This
is
such
a
cornerstone
of
the
fabric
of
this
community
and
with
your
partnership,
we
will
go
forward
and
make
these
improvements.
I
pledge
to
you
bha's
laser
focus
on
getting
this
work
done
expeditiously.
D
To
the
staff
at
haley
standing
behind
me,
there
has
been
a
tremendous
effort
in
recent
months
to
reshape
our
approach
to
maintenance
issues
at
this
site
and
the
results
are
paying
off,
I'm
hearing
it
from
residents.
I
can
see
it
and
I
just
want
to
lift
up
your
hard
work
in
getting
us
to
this
place.
Thank
you
with
these
funds.
We
can
finally
address
the
root
capital
issues
that
are
causing
so
many
ongoing
problems
in
these
buildings
and
50
million
dollars
is
a
staggering
investment,
but
our
residents
deserve
no
less.
D
D
You're
lifting
up
the
issues
at
haley
has
really
helped
bring
us
to
this
place.
Your
leadership
is
so
appreciated
and
your
partnership-
and
there
are
just
so
many
partners
at
this
site
that
run
deep
and
have
a
long
history
working
day
in
and
day
out
on
behalf
of
residents
here,
health
workers,
youth
workers,
service
providers,
many
city
departments
and
agencies,
our
development
partners
and
it's
just
such
a
rich
fabric
of
partnerships
to
go
forward
with
and
revitalize
revitalize
this
site,
and
I
I
just
can't
wait.
D
Lastly,
I
just
want
to
say
something
about
the
affh.
It's
just
another
incredible
step
forward,
and
you
know
this
plan
has
kind
of
hovered
around
the
one
yard
line
for
a
little
while
and
kudos
to
mayor
wu
for
just
like
yanking
it
over
the
finish
line.
D
You
know
as
soon
as
she
got
the
chance
she
just
pulled
it
across
and
it's
a
wonderful
and
aspirational
platform
from
which
to
move
forward
as
a
city,
but
it
was
also
a
really
unique
collaboration
between
city
agencies,
d,
d,
bpda,
fair
housing,
bha
community
advocates
boston,
tenant
coalition,
many
many
others,
two
two
numerous
to
maine
to
name
and
city
council
councillors,
bach
and
and
edwards
were
instrumental
at
times
in
moving
this
forward,
and
I
think
it
just
also
is
a
great
model
from
which
we
can
move
forward
as
a
city
in
in
creating
a
vision
between
the
community
and
the
city
to
move
forward
with
congrats
to
everyone.
E
E
E
E
Our
families,
especially
our
children,
are
elderly
and
are
disabled
residents
need
safe
sanitary
quality,
housing
in
jp
the
diverse
and
vibrant
neighborhood
of
boston.
We
are
proud
to
call
home
the
mayor.
Commitment
of
50
million
today
will
go
forth
toward
ensuring
that
our
family
can
live
in
home.
We
can
be
healthy
and
successful.
E
In
closing,
I
want
to
know
personally
my
admiration
and
excitement
for
the
later
chief
of
the
mayor
wu
and
our
new
elector
official
panda
lara
for
the
commitment
to
affordable
housing
as
a
basic
human
right
to
ensure
that
boston
can
remind
a
diverse
and
welcoming
city
for
all
and,
of
course,
for
the
year
of
tireless
work
and
support
of
kate
bennett
and
other
our
bha
leadership
and
shayla
dylan
and
her
team,
so
for
all
of
us
of
the
team
board
member.
Thank
you
very
much.
F
When
I
first,
I
was
running
for
office
for
the
first
time
in
2018
and
was
walking
around
these
grounds
and
meeting
people.
There
were
some
abuelas
and
older
moms
that
came
up
to
me
grandmas
and
said
miss
nika.
When
you
get
to
the
state
house,
will
you
please
tell
them
that
we
don't
want
to
lose
our
housing?
These
are
tenants
of
mildred
c
haley
and
normally
I'm
extremely
respectful
towards
my
elders,
right
others.
They
know,
but
that
really
made
me
angry
and
I
said
to
them.
F
I
never
want
you
to
talk
to
me
like
that
again.
I
never
want
you
to
ask
me
to
go
beg
for
something
that
is
your
right
and
that
you
have
invested
in.
You
have
invested
for
decades,
20
30
40,
50
years,
you've
raised
children,
grandchildren,
julia
martin
over
here
this
building
is
named
after
her.
I
have
a
bad
sense
of
direction.
I
think
it's
that
way.
You
know,
I
think.
F
F
The
50
million
is
an
incredible
investment
for
a
city
municipality,
but
the
commonwealth
of
massachusetts
also
has
resources
that
we
need
to
pull
into
this
as
well.
I
happen
to
know
from
my
work
with
the
fantastic
kate,
bennett
and
joel
who
also
works
with
kate,
that
186
million
dollars
of
needed
investment
is
still
required
for
the
rest
of
the
units
that
haven't
been
mentioned
today.
F
So
I'm
here
to
be
grateful
and
thankful
and
expectant
right,
because
it's
my
job,
you
know
I'm
a
state
rep
to
make
sure
that
the
state
shows
up
as
well
and
the
reason
that's
important
is
because
it
takes
community
city
and
state
to
fully
return
on
the
investment.
Yes,
we're
making
an
investment,
but
we're
also
returning
to
the
community
what
they
deserve.
F
We've
heard
from
yolanda
who's,
a
great
inspiration
to
me-
and
she
mentioned
some
of
her
other
members
like
josefina
who
I've
worked
with
I've,
had
the
pleasure
of
working
with
some
of
these
older.
Ladies
from
before,
I
never
got
to
meet
some
of
the
ones
who
have
passed
on
that
have
been
mentioned,
like
mildred,
c
haley,
but
also
hattie
kelton,
who
the
name
the
building
is
named
across
the
street
for
her.
This
is
the
investment
that
we
owe
them
that
they
made.
F
We
we
owe
them
this
return,
and
so
please
continue
to
fight
with
us,
because
it's
not
just
a
fight
for
clean
air,
clean,
clean,
clean
water,
for
quality
of
life
for
good
housing.
It's
a
fight
for
the
mindset
of
our
people,
it's
a
fight
for
the
mindset
that
thinks
if
you
were
born
in
poverty,
caused
by
the
system
that
you
live
in.
That's
your
lot.
F
What
does
reparations
really
mean?
What
it
really
means
is
that
all
that
you've,
given
we're
going
to
make
sure
not
only
you
get
back
but
you're,
going
to
be
able
to
build
generational
wealth
in
the
future.
We're
going
to
stop
this
mindset
that
if
we
give
you
half
of
what
you
need,
that
is
enough.
If
we
give
you
a
third
of
what
you
need,
that
is
enough.
F
G
Hello,
everyone-
I
am
grateful
to
the
mayor
and
to
counselor
lara
for
letting
me
slide
across
the
district
line
today.
This
this
one
is
is
very
personal
for
me
before
before
I
was
a
city
councilor.
I
I
organized
with
gbio
and
and
learned
from
a
lot
of
people
here,
ms
jamada
beverly
williams,
fern
stanfield,
katie
cole,
what
it
meant
to
do
broad-based,
community,
organizing
and
then
I
went.
G
I
had
to
hang
up
my
hat
at
gbio,
because
I
went
to
work
at
the
boston,
housing
authority,
working
in
policy
and
planning
for
kate
bennett
and
for
the
former
administrator
bill
mcgonagall,
whose
name
for
me
also
hovers
over
today.
Thinking
about
exactly
this,
how
do
we?
G
G
It
is
the
only
way
that
we
are
keeping
low-income
people
in
many
of
the
neighborhoods
of
the
city,
including
jp,
and
so
it
we
have
to
have
an
orientation,
and
this
is
what
I'm
so
proud
that
the
mayor
is
leading
with.
Today
we
have
to
have
an
orientation
that
says:
public
housing
is
not
our
past.
G
Public
housing
is
our
future
and
it
is
literally
the
only
key
to
a
future
that
actually
involves
a
boston
for
everyone
and-
and
I
just
think
it
is
so
important
to
keep
that
in
mind
and
not
let
that
be
obscured
in
the
way
that
we
sort
of
generalize
about
data
in
the
city.
These
are
the
anchor
communities
for
that
whole
boston
for
everyone.
G
I
also
think
administrator
bennett
mentioned
it,
but
I
I
want
to
land
on
it
as
well
as
someone
who
sat
with
a
lot
of
spreadsheets
at
the
housing
authority.
The
scale
of
this
50
million
dollars
really
is
huge.
The
last
time
that
the
city
of
boston
got
a
major
federal
grant
to
support
the
rebuilding
of
existing
public
housing.
It
was
in
the
obama
administration.
It
was
over
down
the
street
at
whittier.
It
was
a
huge
deal.
G
So
when
we
talk
about
50
million
today
we
are
talking
about
the
city
stepping
up
and
saying
fine.
We
are
going
to
prioritize
this,
not
because
we
should
have
to
replace
federal
investment,
not
because,
as
rep
el
garda
said,
we
should
have
to
replace
state
investment,
but
because
we
have
no
other
choice,
because
these
are
such
core
parts
of
our
community
and
we
cannot
live
in
a
world
where
we
say
well,
it's
the
other
level
of
government's
fault
that
these
have
declined.
G
It
is
and
yet-
and
yet
we
have
to
figure
this
out,
and
so
I
think
that
what
the
mayor's
showing
you
today
is
leadership
about,
taking
a
first
step,
absolutely
as
a
counselor,
I
am
pledged
to
make
sure
that
this
money
gets
across
the
line
on
the
and
the
appropriation
at
the
city
council.
But
I
also
think
that
we're
going
to
need
to
talk
about
how
do
we
expand
the
city's
capital
budget?
How
do
we
keep
chasing
those
resources
at
every
level?
G
How
do
we
get
creative
about
making
sure
that
these
anchor
communities
that
we
are
so
lucky
to
have
in
boston?
Thank
god
that,
unlike
so
many
cities
in
america,
we
built
our
public
housing,
not
in
one
corner
and
not
far
away
from
public
transit.
But
actually
in
every
neighborhood
of
the
city,
thank
god.
If
we
don't
keep
that,
we
will
lose
the
basis
for
equality
and
justice
in
boston.
G
Politics
in
the
city
of
boston
in
the
last
few
years
is
that
I
think
people
have
recognized
that
if
we
just
talk
about
a
very
small
pie
of
housing
money
and
we
fight
over
whether
the
people
who
need
it
most
are
the
people
who
might
have
a
chance
to
buy
an
affordable
home
and
build
wealth
or
the
people
who
are
living
in
public
housing.
That
is
declining
right
or
the
people
who
you
know
might
need
that
moderate
rental.
G
If
we
get
trapped
in
that
argument,
all
the
people
of
boston
lose
and
the
way
out
is
forward
together
with
a
real
mindset
of
solidarity
and
lifting
everybody
up,
and
I
just
think
that
the
coalition
that
is
here
today
is
a
complete
example
of
what
that
can
look
like
in
practice.
So
thank
you
to
you
all.
A
H
I'm
a
lifelong
resident
of
boston.
I
grew
up
in
public
housing.
My
mother
lived
in
one
of
these
buildings
kenzie.
Thank
you
for
saying
that
you
noticed
that
gbio
has
changed.
We
have
refounded,
we
have
62
organizations,
but
we
know
that
our
fight
is
for
people
like
me,
people
like
other
people
who
cannot
afford
affordable
housing,
but
because
of
public
housing,
but
because
of
me,
and
because
the
army
found
him
which
looks
more
like
me,
which
looks
more
like
the
city
of
boston.
H
That
is
why
we
are
here
today
we
have
in
our
religion
a
song
says
I
come
this
far
by
faith,
leaning
on
the
lord.
Well,
it
takes
a
little
bit
more
than
leaning
on
the
line.
It
takes
us
putting
our
hands
and
our
feet
to
the
pavement.
It
takes
us
leaning
on
administration,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
those
people
who
allowed
us
to
lean
with
them.
I
want
to
thank
the
tenants
that
came
and
shared
their
stories
because
it
started
with
them.
H
H
H
H
H
So,
if
you
don't
mind
in
joining
me
in
that
simple
prayer
for
our
mayor,
our
bha
bha
team,
the
mildred
healey
resident
and
our
city
of
boston
just
join
me
in
that
simple
prayer.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Help
us
help
us
help
us
now.
Roll
up
your
sleeves
get
those
hands
out
of
those
gloves,
put
your
work
boots
on
and
continue
the
work.
Thank
you.
I
So
good
morning,
good
people,
it's
it's
good
to
be
with
you
in
fellowship
today.
My
name
is
lincoln
larmond,
I'm
with
boston,
telling
coalition,
I'm
also
with
the
community
advisory
committee
for
affirmatively,
further
fair
housing,
try
and
say
that,
like
three
times
really
really
fast
before
I
I
go
into
my
remarks.
I
want
to
take
the
time
and
I
think
it's
worth
recognizing
and
I
think
all
the
members
of
the
cac
will
agree
with
me,
but
want
to
recognize
the
fantastic
role
of
boston.
I
Tenant
coalition
has
been
our
being
our
anchor
organization
and
it's
really
a
testament
to
the
leadership.
Our
leader,
kathy
brown
executive
director
think
about
kathy
know.
So
much
of
the
so
much
of
the
logistical
work,
particularly
pre-coveted
back
in
2017,
where
we
were
having
all
these
community
meetings
fortune
coming
in
meetings,
community
meetings
across
boston
and
transcribing
2500
surveys.
The
list
goes
on
so
kudos
btc.
I
I
I
The
assessment
of
fair
housing
is
a
first
step
in
bringing
about
systemic
change
across
institutions
of
government,
as
exemplified
by
the
many
intersectionalities
that
define
fair
housing.
It
is
fitting
that
this
day
arrived
this
week
after
just
celebrating
dr
martin
luther
king's
birthday,
this
past
monday.
I
As
many
of
you
know,
his
assassination
was
a
trigger
for
the
fear
housing
act
of
1968..
I
I
E
A
Okay,
is
it
okay,
if
I
do
a
little
scrum
out
here,
so
everyone
else
doesn't
have
to
wait
and
stand
I'll,
be
there
in
one
minute.