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From YouTube: Interise 2020 Solve It Conference Welcome Address
Description
Join in as Mayor Walsh and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito offer remarks about creating strategies to close the racial wealth gap through small business.
A
A
Welcome
all
of
you
to
enter
eyes.
2020
I'm,
Laura,
Lee,
Charles,
senior
manager
of
network
engagement
at
inch
rise
and
inch
rise
is
thrilled
to
have
you
here
this
morning.
I
hope
you
are
all
ready
for
a
big
day
of
big
thinking,
impactful
networking
and
rapid-fire
talks.
It
was
just
about
a
year
ago
when
we
conceived
of
inch
rise
2020,
and
it
has
been
quite
a
year
since
then
four-inch
rise,
the
rationale
four
inch
rise,
2020
is
quite
simple.
A
The
united
states
exhibits,
wider
disparities
of
wealth
between
rich
and
poor
than
any
other
major
developed
nation
in
choice
believes
that
the
number
one
problem
facing
America
today
is
economic
inequality
and
the
widening
wealth
gap,
particularly
the
racial
wealth
gap.
The
work
we
do
scaling
small
minority-owned
businesses
and
those
located
in
low-income
areas
directly
addresses
this
problem.
A
It
builds
wealth
for
business
owners
for
their
employees
and
for
their
communities,
but
we
also
know
that
business
development
is
only
a
piece
of
this
system-wide
problem,
so
we
thought,
let's
bring
together
the
field,
to
collaboratively,
address
this
issue,
to
confront
in
question
these
systems
at
play
and
to
make
commitments
to
action.
Let's
solve
it
and
build
a
truly
inclusive
economy,
and
you
know
what
the
field
and
you
as
individuals
responded.
Last
fall
when
we
put
out
our
call
for
speakers.
We
received
over
130
proposals
for
sava
talks
within
a
matter
of
weeks.
A
We
have
an
incredible
group
of
speakers
today
and
I
know
that
you
want
to
jump
right
into
the
rhythm
of
the
day,
but
first
just
a
couple
of
notes.
The
pace
of
the
day
is
going
to
be
very
quick.
We
do
have
breaks
built
in,
but
please
feel
free
to
get
up
stretch.
Your
legs
grab
another
cup
of
coffee.
Whenever
you
need
to,
we
have
a
commitment
wall
set
up
right
outside
of
the
ballroom.
Here
we
will
be
asking
each
and
every
one
of
you
to
make
commitments
to
action
throughout
the
duration
of
this
conference.
A
There
are
cards
on
the
commitment
wall
that
you
can
fill
out
and
then
we'll
also
be
using
an
event
app
which,
if
you
have
not
yet
downloaded
the
instructions,
are
on
the
back
of
your
nametag
to
do
so,
and
there's
a
link
right
in
the
app
to
make
a
commitment
as
well.
So
we'll
be
gathering
those
and
sharing
them
on
our
commitment
wall
out
there,
sharing
them
on
the
big
screen
in
here
the
event
app.
A
You
can
also
use
to
check
on
the
schedule
for
the
conference
connect
with
other
attendees
connect
with
the
speakers
and
today
we'll
be
using
it
to
field
questions
for
our
solvent
talks
and
for
our
panels.
We
won't
be
doing
live
Q&A
in
the
room,
but
if
you
go
into
the
session
or
the
talk
in
your
app,
you
can
submit
a
question
through
there
and
our
speakers
will
be
responding
to
a
few
questions
right
in
the
Activity
Feed.
So
we
can
start
a
discussion
around
the
conversations
coming
out
of
these
talks.
A
We
also
for
our
small
business
owners,
have
a
solvent
room
set
up
it's
at
the
other
end
of
the
second
floor.
Throughout
the
day
you
can
sign
up
for
one-on-one
advising
sessions.
We
have
advisors
and
business
coaches
in
there
to
meet
with
you,
we're
joined
by
the
SBA
I,
see
a
group
and
Berkshire
Bank,
and
then
we
also
have
an
inter
eyes
concierge
service,
so
our
staff
is
available
to
help
you
find
those
connections
and
resources
that
are
in
this
room.
A
We
just
have
an
incredible
amount
of
knowledge
and
connection
right
here
in
this
room
myself,
as
well
as
the
rest
of
the
inter
eyes
team.
We
have
bright
orange
lanyards.
So
if
you
have
questions
or
need
anything
throughout
the
conference,
please
find
one
of
us,
and
so
with
that
we
would
like
to
get
started.
We
are
here
to
question
everything
we
are
here
to
start
solving
for
an
inclusive
economy,
so
go
ahead
and
grab
another
cup
of
coffee
and
let's
go.
C
Good
morning,
thank
you,
Laura
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here
now,
despite
what
you
may
have
heard
about
Boston
65
70
degrees,
it's
a
typical
winter
day
here
for
those
of
you
outside
the
city.
This
is
an
historic
day
for
us
and
for
our
field
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
with
all.
You
also
want
to
thank
our
sponsors,
the
Kauffman
Foundation,
the
Intuit
Foundation
Berkshire
Bank,
San
Tan
their
and
the
Massachusetts
growth
capital
corporation
and
finally,
I
would
like
to
thank
you
and
the
inter
eyes
team.
C
So
Laura's
just
challenged
us
to
ask
questions,
so
here
are
a
few
for
you.
How
do
we
solve
generations
of
economic
exclusion?
How
do
we
dismantle
an
economy
built
on
impression
and
how
do
we
change
the
system
we're
here
to
tackle
these
big
questions
and
others
today?
It's
the
hope
of
inter
eyes,
2020
that
we
can
collectively
look
at
systemic
issues
that
have
been
plaguing
our
country
since
its
inception,
but
to
look
at
them
anew
differently.
C
As
vice-chair
the
cities
of
opportunities
task
force
at
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors,
also
just
this
past
November,
the
mayor,
created
by
executive
order,
more
opportunities
for
women
and
minority-owned
contractors
that
do
business
with
City
Hall
seeking
to
solve
a
decades-long
issue
of
low
diversity
among
the
city
suppliers
mayor.
We
are
honored
to
have
you
to
launch
the
conference
and
conversations
here
at
enter
eyes,
2020
their
walls.
D
Thank,
you
very
thank
you
very
much
Darrell
and
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
today.
It's
up
those
you
that
don't
understand
what
I
am
saying.
This
translation
service
is
out
in
the
hallway.
Those
of
you
not
from
Boston
I
spoke
at
a
conference.
One
time
for
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors
and
I
was
up
there
and
I
was
talking
and
I
sat
back
down
and
how
did
I
do
he
goes?
Half
the
room.
D
Didn't
have
a
clue
what
you
said
so
as
a
Bostonian
I
have
to
slow
down
in
talking
and
as
Darrell
said,
the
the
the
weather
today
is
supposed
to
be
30
degrees
and
cold,
and
it's
not,
and
so
so,
and
we
had
the
spring
ahead
o'clock
this
weekend.
So
I
think
all
our
clocks
are
off
today.
So
I
want
to
welcome
you
here
to
Boston.
Thank
you.
Everyone
enter
eyes.
D
Welcome
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Boston,
we're
also
joining
you're
gonna
hear
from
her
in
a
few
minutes,
the
Lieutenant
Governor,
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
Karyn
Polito
who's
here
with
us
as
well
today
and
with
you
today,
I
should
say
I
as
you
begin.
This
very
important
conversation
you're
all
here,
because
you
care
about
building
a
more
inclusive
economy.
As
Darrell
mentioned,
I
was
I
was
elected
in
2013
as
mayor
of
the
city
of
Boston.
D
When
I
got
elected
mayor,
the
city
of
Boston
I
previously
served
16
years
in
the
House
of
Representatives
in
the
Massachusetts
legislature.
Actually,
the
lieutenant
governor
myself
served
together
in
the
legislature
and
when
I
became
the
mayor.
One
of
the
things
that
that
we
immediately
found
out
is
that
it
was
being
done.
D
The
city,
but
not
not
as
aggressive,
is
creating
a
more
inclusive
economy,
meaning
building
more
an
inclusive
society
and
I
just
want
to
give
you
the
people
in
this
room
a
snapshot
of
Boston
for
a
second
in
case,
you
really
wondering
the
demographic
breakdown
in
Boston,
so
we
roughly
have
700,000
people
we're
at
the
height
of
our
population.
Last
time
we
had
700,000
people
in
Boston
was
back
in
the
1950s,
our
numbers
dip
from
700
down
to
about
560
2000
around
the
1980s,
and
since
that
time
we've
been
on
a
steady
incline.
D
28%
of
the
residents
that
live
in
Boston
were
born
in
another
country.
So
we
are
truly
an
international
city,
48%
of
the
residents
that
live
in
our
city,
a
first
generation
like
I,
am
both
my
parents
were
born
in
Ireland,
so
we
are
truly
an
international
city.
Fifty
percent,
roughly
of
the
people
in
our
city,
are
people
of
color
and
52
percent
of
the
households
that
are
led
in
our
city
led
by
women.
So
you
think
about
diversity,
and
you
think
about
inclusion,
and
you
think
about
building
an
inclusive
society.
D
We
start
to
look
right
in
our
own
backyard
and
I
don't
have
the
economic
breakdowns.
But
if
you
look
here
the
economic
breakdowns,
the
trends
are
pretty
much
the
same
as
most
major
cities
in
America.
You
know
you
have
people
doing
really
well,
and
you
have
people
that
aren't
really
doing
well
and
I'm
gonna
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
we're
trying
to
do
there
to
help
people
all
across
every
spectrum.
D
Right
now
in
many
parts
of
our
country,
as
you
know,
I'm,
not
speaking
to
people
and
all
this
inequality
is
getting
worse.
People
are
working,
multiple
jobs
not
getting
as
far
as
their
parents
did.
Certainly,
as
the
generation
the
greatest
generation
we
seeing
steps
back
they're
carrying
more
debt
young
people
today,
when
you
talk
to
them,
it's
like
they're,
not
thinking
about
the
future.
They
don't
have
a
pension
system
or
they're.
Not
they
don't
have
pensions
anymore.
They're
gone
like
my
father,
when
my
father
retired,
he
had
a
pension
when
he
died.
D
The
pension
went
to
my
mother
and
the
Social
Security,
so
it
was
setting
up
a
strong
foundation.
The
next
generation
doesn't
have
that
many
of
us
in
this
room,
many
of
you
in
this
room,
don't
have
that
all
your
children
certainly
don't
have
and
they're,
not
even
thinking
about
it.
Then
I've
been
thinking
about
pensions
and
in
retirement
they're
like
let's.
How
do
we
get
it
now
faster,
better,
bigger
quicker,
which
is
which
is
which
is
problems
for
many.
The
thought
of
starting
their
own
business
or
buying
their
own
home
seems
totally
out
of
reach.
D
A
lot
of
people
want
to
do
that,
particularly.
Would
God
bless
you
completely,
particularly
when
you
think
about
when
you
think
about
the
inequality
of
our
societies
today
you
have
some
folks
that
that
are
not
afraid
to
and
they
go
out
there
and
they
have
the
ability
to
build
something,
and
we
have
so
many
people
that
we're
talking
about
today
that
don't
have
that
chance
to
kind
of
get
their
own
stock
going.
D
The
odds
are
stacked
up
against
the
hardest-working
Americans
you're
all
here,
because
you
believe
weak
you
can
do,
we
can
do
better
and
we
must
do
better
and
I
want
to
pre
I
appreciate
the
work
you
do
in
your
cities
and
towns
that
you
come
from.
Thank
you
for
your
doing,
because
the
fact
that
you're
here
today
means
that
you
truly
do
care
right
now.
We
don't
have
a
strong
federal
partner.
We
know
that
lack
of
national
leadership
is
clearly
holding
us
back.
There's
opportunities
that
were
presented
before
when
first
became
the
mayor.
D
We
had
a
different
president,
not
this
isn't
about
a
Democrat
Republican
thing.
This
is
about
something
in
the
White
House.
It
just
doesn't
care,
and
you
have
two
parties
that
are
social
into
that,
that
trying
to
move
move,
somebody
move
our
agenda
forward
and
move
working-class
people
forward
is
not
happening
all
over,
but
the
beauty
is
all
across.
The
country.
Cities
like
Boston
is
stepping
on
many
your
cities
you're
here
today.
For
that
reason,
I'm
part
of
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors.
C
D
Of
them,
but
a
lot
of
them
is
we're
on
the
same
page
at
least
addressing
the
situation,
and
that's
something
that
is
really
important
right
now.
Boston
is
is
pioneering
bold,
progressive
solutions,
we're
harnessing
the
strength
of
our
local
economy
to
invest
in
things
that
are
going
to
benefit
communities
for
years
to
come.
D
Today
is
a
big
milestone
for
Boston
in
a
couple
of
hours,
we're
going
to
open
our
actually
a
moat
yeah,
literally
two
hours,
we're
gonna
open
up
the
first
recreational
marijuana
shop
and
it's
the
city's
history
in
in
the
neighborhood
of
dort
store.
I
live
not
too
far
from
here.
It'll
be
the
first
one
of
any
major
city
on
the
East
Coast.
The
owners
of
that
Kobe
Evans
in
Kevin
Hart
are
from
Boston
they're
black
Americans.
D
Their
community's
been
hard
hit
by
drugs
for
many
generations,
so
we
designed
our
license
process
to
make
sure
that
those
communities
you
the
first
to
capitalize
and
build
wealth
in
this
new
industry.
Both
Kobe
and
Kevin,
opened
their
store
today
and
will
join,
join
tens
of
thousands
of
small
and
local
businesses
in
the
city
of
Boston,
we're
focusing
when
we
think
about
our
Marijuana
Policy,
not
every
city.
Has
it
yet
I'm,
not
known
every
state.
D
Has
it
yet,
but
those
of
you
that
do
have
it
I
don't
for
anyone's
here
from
from
Colorado
Denver
Colorado
I
want
to
thank
Denver
Colorado.
We
worked
with
me
and
Hancock
on
laying
out
some
policies
and
how
we
move
forward.
I,
don't
know
if
anyone's
here
from
LA,
we
worked
with
mayor
Garcetti
in
LA
on
on.
How
do
we
move
forward
on
this
policy,
but
to
come
back
to
small
businesses?
Supporting
small
businesses
has
always
been
a
pillar
of
my
administration
and
an
economic
strategy.
Boston
has
40
thousand
small
businesses
think
about
that.
D
Forty
thousand
small
businesses
account
for
a
third
of
the
business
revenue.
Nearly
half
of
all
private
sector
employment
happens
in
small
businesses.
In
the
past
three
years,
we've
created
a
loan
product
product,
1.7
million
dollars
for
small
businesses
to
form
loans
and
grants
and
to
help
people
get
on
their
feet.
More
than
half
of
those
businesses
are
owned
by
women.
90
percent
are
owned
by
people
of
color
and
for
the
first
time
ever,
our
city's
financing,
an
online
enterprise,
is
one
of
the
fastest
growing
segments
in
Boston's
economy.
D
This
is
an
equity
strategy
making
sure,
through
our
economic
development,
on
how
do
we
reach
out
and
help
people
access
to
capital,
has
been
a
barrier
forever
and
says
in
my
speech
here
for
generations.
I,
don't
think
it's
ever
been
an
issue
that
that
people
can
say
it's
been
great
to
access
capital,
we're
taking
down
those
barriers,
and
you
are
part
of
that
history.
What
you're
gonna
be
talking
about
today
and
what
you
do
enter
eyes
has
roots
here
in
Boston
his
offered
important
programming
for
more
than
15
years.
D
I
know
that
many
of
you
may
be
interested
in
learning
more
about
the
city's
approach.
Our
strategies
are
wide,
ranging,
but
they're
all
aimed
at
creating
equitable
sustainable
economic
opportunities.
We're
focused
on
groups
of
entrepreneurs
who
are
often
overlooked
and
undervalued,
we're
working
with
child
care
workers
who
are
majority
women
in
people
of
color,
we're
looking
at
ways
to
improve
access
to
affordable
childcare
for
working
families.
What
tech
scuse
me
we're
tackling
the
gender
wage
gap
by
training
over
10,000
women
for
free
salary
negotiation
workshops?
What
is
that?
D
That
is
a
program
that
we
started
in
our
office
of
women's
advancement
to
help
women
negotiate
a
salary
I
mean
most
of
you
know
this
woman
gets
a
job.
Guy
gets
a
job.
Guy
goes
in,
says,
I
love
the
job.
I
want
$20,000
more
than
one
different
title,
and
generally
the
response
is
okay,
absolutely
woman
gets
a
job
goes
in,
gets
off
on
a
job.
Doesn't
push
back
on
the
salary
takes
the
job
in
the
salya.
What
it's
for?
D
There's
inequality
there
with
training
women,
how
to
go
in
and
be
able
to
negotiate
their
higher
salary.
We've
done
it
to
ten.
We've
done
it
for
10,000
women
and
we're
seeing
great
success.
There.
We've
updated
our
city
procurement
policy
to
increase
access
for
small
local
minority
and
women-owned
veteran-owned
businesses.
I
would
love
to
stand
here
and
give
you
a
good
story
on
that
and
tell
you
that
Boston
is
great
and
we're
doing
all
kinds
of
great
things:
yeah
we're
not
great
on
it,
we're
so
far
behind
on
it.
D
Our
numbers
are
dismal
and
we're
working
to
recreate.
How
do
we
get
more
people,
coloring
women
into
city,
owned
contracts,
our
numbers
we
have
about
six
hundred
and
eighty
million
dollars
roughly
of
city
contracts
that
we
give
out
and
I
think
the
number
last
year
was
less
than
5%
of
our
contracts
went
to
women
and
people
comma.
So
we
we
have
revamped
that
whole
process
to
hope.
You
komen
process
to
change
that
and
we're
hoping
that
as
next
year
comes
out,
the
numbers
are
different,
while
also
working
with
families
on
saving
for
the
future.
D
We
started
a
savings
account
for
every
single
five-year-old
in
the
city.
We
seeded
it
with
$50.
Well,
we
also
have
an
emergency
savings
program
to
help
municipal
employees
build
rainy
day
funds,
we've
increased
job
training
and
resources
aimed
at
those
programs
at
the
kinds
of
jobs,
our
city's
producing.
So
we're
going
out
and
trying
to
get
more
people
into
our
workforce
in
the
city
of
Boston,
we're
providing
financial,
coaching
and
credit
building
with
the
goal
of
helping
25,000
Bostonians
to
achieve
Prime's
credit
score
by
2025.
D
That's
helping
us
then,
when
we,
when,
when
people
are
going
to
become
buy
their
homes,
they
have
built
the
credit
up
and
they
understand
the
importance
of
that.
Every
year
we
have
with
something
called
Boston
tax
help
coalition
helps
thousands
of
people
get
their
credit
for
their
tax
returns
ever
ends.
We
found
hundreds
and
millions
of
dollars
left
on
the
table
where
people
weren't
filing
their
taxes
and
they
were
entitled
to
money
and
to
be
able
to
go
out
and
help
people
with
taxation
get
their
get
their
filing
done.
D
But
the
conversation,
the
one
of
the
biggest
obstacles
and
barriers
that
we
see
in
Boston
is
housing
for
the
lacks,
and
I
mentioned
this
when
you
think
about
the
growth
in
Boston
1980,
the
populations
about
five
hundred
sixty
thousand
people
in
2020,
the
population
is
over
seven
hundred
thousand
people.
That's
a
lot
of
people
coming
into
the
city
of
Boston,
the
families
in
the
1980s
and
the
families
of
the
last
time
we're
at
seven
hundred
thousand
people.
D
The
families
in
the
1950s
were
six
seven,
eight,
nine,
ten
and
a
family
to
their
one
two,
and
maybe
three
so
you
think
about
the
housing
stock,
the
lack
of
housing
stock
in
the
crunch
that
that's
causing
in
our
city.
The
last
six
years
we
came
up
with
a
housing
plan.
We
created
record
numbers
of
new
homes
of
all
income
levels
across
the
city.
D
We've
maintained
the
highest
rate
of
subsidized,
affordable
housing
in
the
nation
in
the
nation,
so
there's
room
to
grow
in
your
cities
and
towns
across
America
to
go
back
and
talk
about
creating
more
housing.
That's
low
income
in
subsidized
housing,
25%
of
all
our
rental
units,
are
income
restricted.
D
We've
reduced
evictions
in
Boston
by
10
percent
in
foreclosures
by
60
percent
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We've
offers
assistance
to
first-time
homebuyers
in
my
budget.
That's
coming
out
that
we're
working
on
now
we're
revamping
our
first-time
homebuyer
program,
making
more
investments
to
make
sure
there's
more
money
for
first-time
homebuyers
we're
also
putting
in
for
the
first
time
ever
about
a
city.
Run.
D
Voucher
program
will
be
one
of
the
only
cities
in
America
that
has
a
voucher
program
in
the
city,
not
a
federal
voucher
program,
a
city,
voucher
program,
that's
a
good
I
like
the
rain.
It's
going
at
this
year's
State
of
the
City
address,
which
was
a
few
weeks
ago,
I
announced
over
500
million
dollars
over
the
next
five
years,
an
affordable
housing.
This
is
an
important
investment
in
our
city's
history.
The
five
hundred
million
dollars
I
announced
it's
a
partnership.
It's
money
that
we're
gonna,
we're
gonna,
put
it
from
the
city.
D
It's
also
money
that
we're
going
to
get
from
selling
a
piece
of
property,
and
it's
working
with
the
state
in
the
governor's
office
to
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
get
some
additional
revenue
into
our
little
secret,
our
governor
in
lieutenant
governor
of
Massachusetts
Republican,
I'm,
a
Democrat,
but
when
you
have
a
conversation
and
when
you
sit
down
and
work
together-
and
you
have
this-
you
have
the
same
goals
and
same
values
moving
forward.
That
makes
a
big
difference
and
having
having
that
partnership
at
a
state
level
is
really
important
to
us.
D
The
work
that
we're
doing
is
far-reaching
and
the
work
that
you're
doing
is
far-reaching,
but
some
of
the
most
important.
This
is
the
most
important
work
that
we
can
do.
As
a
city
and
I
know
it's
the
most
important
work
you
can
do
as
organizations
and
people
and
working
for
government.
The
work
that
we're
all
doing
will
have
an
impact
we
can
create.
Generational
change
in
Sarai's
is
asking
speakers
for
a
call
for
action.
Here's
mine
to
be
successful.
D
We
need
to
be
creative,
we
need
to
be
bold
and
we
need
to
be
brave
and
most
of
all,
we
need
to
work
together.
That
is
key
because
that's
not
happening
in
Washington,
that's
not
happening
in
the
Legislature's
around
the
country,
that's
starting
to
seep
in
to
City
Council's
and
in
mayor's
office
around
the
country.
People
not
working
together.
D
There's
tremendous
opportunity
when
people
collaborate
we're
seeing
that
here
in
Boston,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
move
forward
and
work
together.
If
you're
interested
in
learning
about
anything
the
city's
efforts,
please
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
our
office
members.
Our
economic
development
I
here
today,
like
they'd
love
to
talk
to
you
and
they're
gonna,
be
here
all
day,
so
gonna
work
with
you
I
want
to
thank
each
and
every
one
of
you
because
some
of
what
I
said
today,
you
might
say
we're
doing
that
in
our
city
and
there's
a
good
chance.
D
We
might
have
taken
your
idea
and
there's
something
that
we
might
be
saying
today
that
you
might
take
back
to
your
city
and
take
our
idea.
It's
about
sharing
best
practices,
it's
about
taking
care
of
the
most
vulnerable.
I
grew
up
not
too
far
from
here
in
a
neighborhood.
My
parents
came
to
this
country
with
nothing
I'm
part
of
that
story.
My
father
was
a
laborer.
My
mother
was
a
homemaker
part
of
that
story.
I'm
proud
of
that
story.
D
You
know
they
had
two
kids,
one
one
on
there,
the
city
of
Boston,
the
other
ones,
a
laborer,
but
because
of
the
opportunities
my
parents
had
and
we're
given,
and
it
was
tough
back.
Then
they
were
able
to
put
us
on
the
path
of
success.
The
next
generation
that
we're
talking
about
right
now
and
we're
working
isn't
having
that
same
story,
there's
a
lot
of
challenges
out
there.
It's
up
to
all
of
us
in
this
room.
D
It's
up
to
you
in
this
room
to
continue
to
do
the
work
you're
doing
every
single
day,
you're
here
today,
maybe
because
you
don't
want
to
do
this
work
because
you'd
like
to
see
a
difference
but
you're
here
today,
because
you
do
this
work
because
you
were
chosen
to
do
this
work
and
we
want
you
to
know
that
I
support
you
any
way.
I
can
I'll
support
you
in
your
cities
any
way
I
can
and
I
want
to
welcome
you
to
the
city
of
Boston.
D
C
Mayor
Walsh,
we
look
forward
to
being
bold
and
brave
and
working
with
you
to
increase
opportunities
for
us,
minority-owned,
small
businesses
across
Boston
and
speaking
of
bold
and
brave
I'd
like
to
introduce
our
next
speaker,
the
lieutenant
governor
of
Massachusetts
Karyn
Polito.
I
would
like
to
thank
thank
you.
Lieutenant
governor
and
governor
Baker,
who,
just
last
week,
filed
legislation
to
increase
the
number
of
projects
on
which
the
state
could
enforce
participation,
goals
for
companies
owned
by
minorities
and
women.
C
B
Good
morning,
it's
great
to
be
with
all
of
you
today.
Thank
you
very
much
for
for
coming,
I
kind
of
feel.
Sorry
for
you.
You
have
this
room
without
any
windows
and
it's
almost
70
degrees
out
there
today.
So
hopefully
they
let
you
out
for
a
little
fresh
air
and
a
glimpse
of
the
beauty
of
our
city
from
here.
B
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
his
wonderful
remarks
and
for
sharing
some
of
the
things
that
the
city
is
working
on
to
advance
the
cause
of
all
of
the
people
who
live
in
the
city
of
Boston.
He
has
a
great
story,
given
his
family's
immigration
to
this
Commonwealth
and
seek
of
a
better
life
for
their
families.
B
The
governor
and
I
have
the
opportunity,
as
as
the
governor,
lieutenant
governor,
to
tell
our
story
we're
proud
of
our
story
in
Massachusetts
when
you
think
about
some
of
the
things
that
the
mayor
referred
to
about
how
we
will
work
together
here
in
Massachusetts
that
collaboration
now
working
across
party
lines.
We
we
don't
look
at
our
peers
and
label
them
politically.
B
We
look
at
them
as
our
partners
and
we
work
really
hard
as
leaders
in
this
Commonwealth,
whether
we're
a
city
leader
like
the
mayor
of
Boston
or
legislative
leaders
or
executive
branch
cabinet
secretaries
or
the
governor
and
me
to
find
common
ground
and
be,
at
the
same
time
inclusive
around
the
diversity
of
thought
all
around
us.
And
when
you
embrace
that
and
you
include
it
in
your
decision
making
and
thought
process,
you
come
out
the
other
end
in
a
better
way.
B
So
we're
proud
of
our
Massachusetts
story
proud
that
so
many
have
immigrated
to
this
Commonwealth.
For
that
better
experience,
so
you
can
measure
it
by
virtue
of
the
collaborative
style
of
governing.
You
can
measure
it
by
virtue
of
our
economic
success,
adding
over
two
hundred
thousand
new
jobs.
Since
the
governor
and
I've
been
in
office
now,
five
years,
you
can
measure
it
by
the
low
unemployment
rate,
so
many
people
working
high
labor
participation
rate-
you
can
measure
it
by.
We
have
a
three
and
a
half
billion
dollars
in
our
rainy
day
fund.
B
All
those
are
really
good
numbers,
but
the
real
way
to
measure
the
Massachusetts
story
is
really
by
an
individual's
experience.
Now
we
have
351
cities
and
towns
that
make
up
Massachusetts
those
of
you
who
live
here.
You
find
yourself
in
one
of
those
places.
Those
of
you
are
visiting.
You
find
yourself
in
our
capital
city,
but
in
every
place
and
I've
had
the
opportunity
as
lieutenant
governor
to
visit
every
single
one
meet
with
the
local
officials
and
the
decision
makers
in
every
single
place.
B
But
the
real
measure
of
the
story
is
how
do
people
feel
where
they
wake
up
in
Massachusetts,
whatever
community
rural,
suburban,
urban
east
west
north
south?
How
do
they
feel
do
they
feel,
like
their
kids,
have
access
to
the
very
best
education
in
their
community?
Do
they
feel
that
they're
heading
to
the
best
job
that
is
available
to
them?
In
this
message
is
its
economy:
do
they
feel
safe
and
welcomed
and
supported
in
the
community
where
they
call
home,
and
we
think
about
that
a
lot
in
the
work
that
we
do?
B
You
know
we
don't
people
don't
measure
how
things
are
going
by
what's
happening
up
on
Beacon
Hill,
where
our
executive
branch
and
legislative
members
sit
they
think
about
it
by
virtue
of
where
they're
from
and
so
when
I
think
about
the
conversation
today,
a-and
we
defined
this
innovation
economy,
which
is
pretty
big
success
story
here
in
Massachusetts.
You
think
about
all
the
different
opportunities
within
that
umbrella.
You
know:
I
have
jobs
and
careers
in
IT
or
life
sciences
or
healthcare,
computer
science,
engineering,
construction.
B
All
of
those
areas
are
growing
and
new
industry
clusters
within
each
area
emerging
constantly
here
in
Massachusetts.
The
question
is:
does
everyone
feel
that
they
have
access
to
this
innovation
economy?
Do
women
feel
included?
Do
communities
of
color
feel
included
I
happen
to
chair
the
Massachusetts
stem
council?
We
have
a
council
directing
efforts
around
STEM
education
and
the
the
story
is
that
76%
of
our
stem
workforce
is
white
of
that
workforce.
B
Even
though
women
make
up
half
of
the
workforce
in
Massachusetts
and
our
workforce
is
heavily
educated
in
college
degrees
or
higher
women
only
fill
about
26%
of
computer
science
and
math
jobs,
15%
of
construction
and
engineering,
types
of
jobs,
3%
Latino,
5
percent
black
plugged
into
the
stem
workforce,
so
those
numbers
are
real.
Enterprise
does
a
phenomenal
job
they're
a
research
component
of
how
they
are
trying
to
solve
this?
They
look
at
the
numbers,
so
all
you
have
to
do
is
look
at
the
numbers
right
and
you
see
I
see
great
opportunity.
B
There
are
so
many
more
people
in
our
communities
of
this
Commonwealth
that
if
they
access
the
right
education
path,
develop
the
right
skills
connect
to
the
right
certificate
or
credential.
They
will
also
see
themselves
in
this
innovation
economy.
Now
STEM
jobs
as
we
know,
pay
30
to
40
percent.
More
than
non-stem
jobs,
well,
I'm,
proud
of
the
fact
that
Massachusetts
finally
adopted
an
equal
pay
for
equal
work
law.
Of
course
right
that
makes
sense.
Why
not
access
jobs
that
pay
more?
So
you
can
bring
more
to
your
individual
economic
stability
and
your
families.
B
So,
there's
a
few
things
that
we're
doing
we
just
filed
an
economic
development
bill
at
two
hundred.
Forty
million
dollar
bill
a
lot
of
money.
It's
going
to
be
before
the
legislature
to
kind
of
check
out
the
details
and
come
out
the
other
end
with
a
really
great
product,
but
included
in
that
economic
development
bill
are
opportunities
for
small
business
development.
The
mayor
talked
a
little
about
capital
and
access
to
capital
and
loans.
We
do
a
lot
around.
Startup
development
aren't
to
preneur
ship.
B
That's
the
ideas
that
are
emerging
all
around
us
are
really
important
to
cultivate
and
nurture.
We
do
a
lot
around
collaborative
workspaces,
putting
into
urban
areas,
especially
a
place
where
entrepreneurs
can
come
to
develop
their
ideas
without
having
to
outlay
the
cost
capitalized
for
the
infrastructure
for
the
equipment,
and
then
they
can
share
space
to
be
able
to
cultivate
their
ideas
as
examples.
B
The
economic
development
bill
has
four
pillars.
One
of
them
is
community
development.
I
just
referred
to
that
one
is
business
competitiveness
to
make
sure
that
we're
leveling
the
playing
field
for
all
businesses
to
expand
in
Massachusetts.
The
other
is
housing.
You
heard
the
mayor
talked
a
little
about
housing,
while
Massachusetts
is
tops
in
many
areas
were
also
tops
in
terms
of
the
highest
cost
to
access
homeownership
or
to
rent
a
unit
of
housing.
Here
in
the
Commonwealth,
we
have
to
work
more
intentionally
around
that
area.
B
The
area
that
I
want
to
just
focus
a
few
minutes
on
this
morning
with
you,
our
people,
our
biggest
asset
in
this
Commonwealth,
has
always
been,
and
will
always
be
the
people
and
the
talent
that
exists
and
that
we
cultivate
here
in
Massachusetts
for
this
economy,
people
and
people
when
armed
with
a
fantastic
education
and
skills
that
are
employable,
they
add
great
value
to
the
future
success
of
our
economy.
So
we
need
to
do
more
in
this
area
in
terms
of
allowing
more
people
to
access
opportunity.
B
One
of
the
programs
that
Darrell
just
referred
to
was
the
affirmative
marketing
program
that
our
administration
put
forward
last
week.
We
actually
were
intentional
about
elevating
the
office
of
access
and
opportunity
to
the
governor's
office,
so
it's
no
longer
in
the
bowels
of
an
agency.
It's
at
the
highest
rank
of
the
executive
branch
and
through
the
access
and
opportunity
office
we've
been
able
to
expand
supplier
diversity
within
the
contracting
and
procurement
world
of
state
government.
B
We've
also
been
able
to
through
this
program
we
just
announced
this
week,
allow
for
more
communities
of
color
minorities
and
women-owned
businesses
to
access
state
construction
projects.
So
why
is
that
important?
Now
my
great
grandfather
immigrated
to
this
country
from
Sicily
back
in
1909.
He
came
here
with
the
idea
that
he
could
work
hard
and
he
could
build
a
better
life
for
his
family.
He
had
50
bucks
in
his
pocket
and
he
had
a
really
strong
work
ethic,
but
someone
gave
him
a
chance.
They
gave
him
a
chance
at
his
first
job.
B
Ultimately,
he
did
a
lot
of
menial
work
saved
his
money,
bought
a
piece
of
equipment
and
that
family
still
exists
in
my
family
today,
three
generations
later
someone
gave
him
a
chance
to
access
some
opportunity
and
he
made
something
of
that.
These
programs
in
the
state
government
are
all
about
access
to
opportunity.
You
need
a
place
to
start.
You
need
to
give
someone
a
chance
to
be
part
of
that
project
to
be
able
to
prove
that
they
can
do
the
work
and
then
from
there
build
on
that
experience.
B
That's
why,
when
we
assign
people
to
our
boards
and
commissions,
we
want
to
expand
people's
resumes.
You
had
more
women
in
the
ranks
of
our
boards
and
commissions,
more
communities
of
color
in
the
ranks
of
our
boards
and
commissions.
In
fact,
over
half
of
the
appointments
of
the
governor
and
I
have
made
our
our
women
it's
because
they
can
add
that
their
resume
I
served
on
this
board.
I
am
developing
this
level
of
expertise.
This
is
about
giving
people
a
chance.
B
B
So,
five
years
when
we
came
into
office
five
years
ago,
we
learned
a
couple
of
things
from
listening
to
the
business
community
and
listening
to
people
all
across
our
Commonwealth,
and
it
still
is
a
challenge
today,
because
employers
say
to
us,
we
have
more
jobs
than
we
have
people
with
the
skills
to
do
these
jobs
because
our
workplaces
have
changed.
Technology
has
changed
everything.
B
It's
changed
everything
about
how
we
consume,
how
we
communicate
and
how
we
do
business
and
as
the
governor
and
I
were
visiting.
These
work
places
throughout
our
Commonwealth
functions
that
were
done
manually
have
now
transitioned
into
automation
in
robotics
and
more
sophisticated
skills
around
how
to
program
new
kinds
of
equipment
that
is
in
the
workplace.
Cnc
machines,
3d
printers,
the
medical
equipment
that
researchers
and
doctors
use
every
day's
so
different
than
it
was
even
five
ten
years
ago
that
we
said
we're
really
widening
the
gap,
not
closing
it.
B
If
we
just
let
our
education
system
continue
on
this
path
without
being
relevant
to
what's
happening
in
the
economy,
so
78
million
dollars
later,
we've
invested
capital
state
capital
dollars
into
our
classrooms.
So
now
many
of
our
classrooms
look
like
the
workplace
because
you
have
CNC
machines
and
3d
printers
and
the
kinds
of
things
in
the
workplace
in
the
hands
of
our
students
and
we've
asked
educators
to
think
differently
about
how
you
teach
it's
not
just
about
here's.
B
The
subject
I'm
going
to
test
you
on
Friday,
like
I,
grew
up
in
many,
maybe
many
of
you.
We
want
you
to
take
what
we're
exposing
you
to.
Then
we
want
you
to
apply
it
to
a
problem
and
we
want
you
to
solve
it.
We
don't
necessarily
want
you
to
solve
it
all
by
yourself.
You
can
work
on
a
team.
You
can
bring
the
best
ideas
of
others,
your
peers
to
that
situation,
and
you
can
problem
solve.
B
You
can
think
critically
about
what
we
expose
you
to
to
making
that
situation
better,
so
applied,
learning
and
incorporating
that
into
our
education
curriculum
all
across
the
education
systems
of
Massachusetts
elementary
school
middle
school
high
school,
and
then
we
don't
want
our
students
graduating
from
high
school
and
saying
now
what
am
I
going
to
do
with
my
life.
We
want
to
start
early
on
seventh
grade.
Eighth
grade
having
conversations
with
kids
about
what
their
future
can
hold,
see
yourself
in
these
kinds
of
positions,
but
you
just
don't
get
there
got
a
plan
for
that.
B
So
when
seventh
and
eighth
grade,
we
have
these
conversations
with
our
kids
about
career
pathways
that
lead
you
to
the
innovation
economy
and,
if
you're,
someone
that
doesn't
have
a
role
model
in
your
life,
that's
gone
to
college,
no
worries
we're
gonna
help.
You
start
earning
credits
and
earning
college
credits
in
high
school
called
early
college,
so
pick
a
pathway,
early
college
and
then
start
your
way
toward
the
new
jobs
and
careers
that
exist
in
this
innovation,
economy
and
I
would
say
today.
B
One
of
the
calls
of
action
that
I
would
have
for
you
is
to
the
workplace,
to
the
employers
of
the
Commonwealth
and
wherever
you
are
from
to
ask
them
to
open
up
their
workplaces
for
internships
cooperatives
mentorships
apprenticeships,
because
if
you're
knee,
if
you
need
talent,
then
ask
the
talent
to
come
in,
and
that
is
one
way
to
be
able
to
diversify
your
workforce
and
also
start
to
assess
the
talent
early
on.
So
internships
work
and
we
make
that
part
of
our
program.
B
The
other
piece
of
this
is
when
you
think
about
Massachusetts,
you
think
about
some
of
our
more
notable
academic
institutions.
We
are
doing
very
well
on
college
degrees
and
higher
degrees
and
research
and
development.
A
lot
of
smart
people
are
smart,
II
would
say:
smart,
smart,
waked,
smart
here
in
Massachusetts,
but
this
economy
and
the
workforce
that
it
needs
cannot
only
be
solved
through
college
degrees
and
higher.
This
is
a
skills
and
degrees
economy.
We
need
programming
all
all
throughout
that
spectrum.
We
need
certificate
programs
that
can
be
available
to
people
on
a
short
basis.
B
Eight
to
ten
weeks,
we
need
credential
programs
where
industry
is
telling
us
the
standard
in
our
industry
requires
that
people
have
proficiency
in
these
particular
details
that
will
earn
you
a
credential
or
you
can
go
through
the
Community
College
pass
and
then
earn
a
degree
from
there,
while
you're
working.
All
of
those
things
are
really
important.
So
when
I
talked
to
you
earlier
about
the
78
million
dollars,
we
put
into
our
classroom
to
transform
these
spaces
into
real
learning
laboratories.
B
They
shouldn't
just
be
available
during
the
traditional
school
day
to
only
the
kids
that
are
involved
in
those
vocational
career,
technical
schools
during
the
day.
That's
too
big
of
an
investment
and
a
tremendous
opportunity
lost
when
there
are
so
many
more
people
that
want
to
get
in
on
that
education
program,
so
we
are
proposing
to
the
legislature
a
second
shift
and
a
third
shift
to
be
able
to
use
these
classrooms
for
accelerated
learning
and
trainings.
B
The
second
shift
is
for
other
high
school
students
in
junior
and
senior
year
that
were
on
a
waitlist
for
that
school
to
be
able
to
come
over
after
school
and
access
those
programs
and
then
at
night
and
on
the
weekends.
Why?
Let
the
school
be
dark,
open
it
up
to
adults
in
the
community
who
want
to
be
able
to
access
these
programs
but
they're
working,
because
they're
trying
to
make
ends
meet
for
their
families?
B
How
are
they
going
to
do
it
all
they
can
access
on
night
in
weekend's
a
10-week
course
they
too
can
access
the
innovation
economy
now.
Finally,
you
to
just
change
the
mindset
right,
we
host
a
stem
week
in
Massachusetts.
It's
every
October
and
that
week
we
just
put
on
steriods
STEM
education
in
Massachusetts,
and
we
get
everybody
involved.
I'll
give
you
an
example:
the
governor
and
I
were
recently
up
at
Lawrence.
Tech
Lawrence
is
one
of
our
our
cities
here
and
I
met
a
young
woman
she's
a
freshman
at
Lawrence,
Tech
and
I
said
how'd.
B
You
get
here
said
well,
there's
no
one
in
my
family.
That
goes
here
and
no
one
is
no
one
knows
vocational
education
but
I
had
somebody
that
nudged
me
along
and
said
you
should
go
to
Lawrence
Tech
and
she
said
well.
Why
would
I
go
that
there?
That's
where
all
the
boys
go
and
she
was
a
young
woman
of
color.
She
finds
herself
in
a
metal
fabrication
course,
and
she
said
I'm
doing
great
I,
absolutely
love
this
and
I
am
so
popular
around
my
house.
Now
I
can
fix
the
dishwasher.
B
B
Seeing
yourself
in
STEM
is
what
we
named
our
STEM
week
and
for
our
communities
of
color
and
more
women
and
people
throughout
our
Commonwealth
to
see
themselves
in
places
where
they
might
not
have
a
role
model,
but
certainly
their
talent
is
needed,
and
so
I
just
can't
open
that
up
as
the
conversation
that
you're
having
over
the
next
few
days
is
about
all
of
that.
So
yes,
we
need
more,
affordable
housing.
Yes,
we
need
public
transportation,
that's
reliable
and
works
for
everyone.
B
Yes,
we
need
an
economy
that
offers
a
lot
of
jobs
and
opportunities,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that
these
opportunities
are
accessible
to
everyone,
which
is
really
the
goal
of
enterprise
as
well
as
our
administration.
So
it's
a
real
pleasure
to
be
here
with
you
today,
knowing
that
over
the
next
few
days,
you're
going
to
be
intentional
about
changing
some
of
the
things
you're
doing
in
your
workplace,
incorporating
some
of
these
best
practices
and
strategies,
and
sometimes
the
hardest
thing
is
just
to
get
started.