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From YouTube: The First Annual AJC 2018 Co-Existence Awards
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Mayor Walsh joins the American Jewish Committee (AJC) in honoring Colette Phillips at the first annual Co-Existence Awards Ceremony.
A
B
B
I'm
Jonathan
Dorfman
and
I'm
president
of
AJC
New
England,
welcome
to
the
second
AJC
New
England
coexistence.
Awards
evenings,
like
this
don't
just
happen
to
mayor
Walsh
and
Duval
Patrick,
are
honorary
co-chairs
to
the
AJC
staff
to
our
evenings
co-chairs
to
the
event
task
force
and
our
hundred
strong
host
committee
to
the
special
supporters
and
corporate
sponsors
of
tonight's
program.
A
heartfelt
thanks
for
all
you
did
to
bring
us
to
this
day
and
a
special
word
of
thanks
goes
out
to
the
council
generals
and
diplomats
from
over
15
nations.
B
B
Today
the
AJC's
reaches
global
with
32
bureaus
around
the
world,
Paris
Brussels,
Delhi,
Berlin,
Warsaw
and
Jerusalem
I
could
go
on
and
all
across
the
United
States
from
Boston
to
Los
Angeles.
We
have
the
architecture
and
relationships
to
stand
up
wherever
democratic
and
Jewish
values
are
under
attack
and
they
are
under
attack
in
a
phrase
troubling
because
of
its
very
truth.
French
president
Francois
Marc
Rome
speaking
last
Sunday
at
the
hundredth
anniversary
of
the
Armistice,
the
end
of
World
War,
one
said,
quotes
demons
spoke
of
demons
which
are
coming
back
to
the
surface.
B
Just
as
in
the
1930s,
when
isolationism
led
to
self-destructive
teres,
we
are
now
embarked
on
a
trade
war,
a
new
trade
war
and
a
retreat
from
the
international
institutions
set
up
after
World
War
two
to
preserve
liberal
values,
just
as
in
the
1930s
when
Americans
turned
their
back
on
Jews
fleeing
Nazi
Europe.
So
today,
immigrant
children
are
plucked
from
their
parents
and
sent
to
holding
camps
in
the
America
of
2018
Muslims,
face
discrimination
and
young
African,
Americans
fear,
baseless,
arrests
and,
worse.
B
C
D
E
C
C
A
Valarie
true
demonstration
of
courage,
thank
you,
and
you
should
know
that
the
ambassador's
of
book
hare
is
here
he's
the
Israeli
consul
general
he's,
probably
gonna,
be
sending
you
to
Israel
to
put
your
diction
lessons
so
good
evening.
My
name
is
Rob
like
and
I'm
director
of
a
JC's
New
England
office.
It's
so
gratifying
to
be
able
to
share
this
evening
with
all
of
you.
I
want
to
join
John,
Dorfman
and
thanking
all
of
you.
Who've
made
this
evening
possible
and,
of
course,
Valerie.
Thank
you
for
lifting
us
up.
A
That
I
think
will
illustrate
why
I
mean
what
what
what
I
mean
by
that
it
took
place
on
the
oedema,
a
small
Pacific
island,
that
what
was
the
site
of
one
of
the
most
brutal
battles
of
World
War.
Two,
the
United
States
suffered
26,000
casualties
at
the
time
and
they
were
over
7,000
dead.
When
the
battle
ended,
plants
had
to
be
made
to
bury
those
who
perished.
A
A
young
Jewish
chaplain
was
selected
to
lead
a
nondenominational
memorial
service,
but
when
several
Christian
chaplains
objected,
he
was
drew
and
presided
over
a
separate
service
for
the
Jewish
survivors
of
the
battle.
This
would
have
been
the
end
of
the
matter,
but
one
of
the
chaplains
read
the
eulogy
he
gave
and
was
so
moved
by
it
that
he
started
to
share
it
with
people
and
it
ended
up
in
Time
magazine
and
after
that,
the
United,
States
Army,
said
we're
going
to
share
this
with
all
all
those
US
soldiers
servicemen
around
the
world.
A
A
Whosoever
of
us
lifts
his
hand
and
hate
against
his
brother
or
who
thinks
himself
superior
to
those
who
happen
to
be
in
the
minority
makes
of
this
ceremony
and
the
bloody
sacrifice
of
commemorates
an
empty
hollow
mockery.
To
this,
then,
as
our
solemn
duty
sacred
duty,
do
we
the
living
now
dedicate
ourselves
to
the
right
of
Protestants,
Catholics
and
Jews
of
white
men
and
Negroes
alike,
to
enjoy
the
democracy
for
which
all
of
them
here
have
paid
the
price?
A
The
chaplain,
who
said
these
words
was
rabbi:
roland
gitelson,
who
went
on
to
become
the
spiritual
leader
of
temple,
israel
of
boston.
His
statement
was
a
twentieth-century
plea
to
live
in
accord
with
the
words
of
Psalm
133
and
to
honor
our
nation's
commitment
to
ensure
that
all
citizens
are
equal
in
the
eyes
of
the
law.
You
see,
our
nation
has
been
challenged
to
assure
the
freedoms
it's
promised.
A
President
Grant
assured
freed
slaves
that
the
right
to
vote
would
be
protected,
but
a
hundred
and
fifty
years
later
that
right
is
still
under
attack.
In
fact,
the
only
thing
that
our
democracy
assures
is
the
right
of
its
citizens
to
fight
for
the
freedom,
their
freedom
when
it's
at
risk
AJC
was
founded
to
do
just
that
a
hundred
and
twelve
years
ago,
when
discrimination
was
under
spurring
unrestrained
and
bigotry
common.
Sadly,
many
of
these
challenges
remain
little
more
than
three
weeks
ago,
a
man
walked
into
a
synagogue
and
killed
11
people
at
prayer.
A
The
event
was
shocking,
but
not
altogether
surprising.
For
several
years,
we've
been
witnessing
a
steep
rise
in
anti-semitic
incidents
to
have
typifies
by
white
supremacists,
marching
in
Charlottesville
and
the
mainstreaming
of
conspiracy
theories
that
involve
Jews
who
exercised
dark
powers
to
undermine
the
white
race,
oppressed
vulnerable
minorities
who
manipulate
the
United
States
government.
Our
concerns
have
been
amplified
by
hostile
efforts
to
demonize
Israel
home
to
nearly
half
of
the
world's
Jews.
A
We're
witnessing
today
the
steady
legitimization
of
ideas
that
justify
and
encourage
anti-jewish
hate
we've
seen
this
before
and
we
know
we
know
that
left
unopposed.
These
ideas
can
turn
into
a
cancer,
but
this
is
not
just
a
Jewish
problem.
Two
days
before
the
attack
in
Pittsburgh,
a
man
tried
to
attack
an
african-american
church
in
Louisville
Kentucky.
When
he
couldn't
gain
entry.
He
found
two
people
of
color
and
killed
him.
There
have
been
other
attacks
against
African
American
congregations,
a
Sikh
temple
and
Muslim
mosques.
We
should
not
mistake
these
for
random
acts
of
hate.
A
There's
a
struggle
in
this
country,
some
celebrate
the
power,
strength
and
dominance
of
their
faith.
There's
at
this
we
their
racial
identity.
Others
believe
that
what
sets
this
nation
apart
is
our
capacity
to
embrace
people
of
diverse
backgrounds.
The
struggle
is
between
those
who
want
to
weaponize
our
differences
and
those
who
believe
the
commitment
to
coexistence
is
central
to
what
it
means
to
be
an
American,
and
this
brings
me
to
why
are
we
here
tonight?
History
is
tapping
at
our
shoulder.
A
A
This
is
exactly
what
happened
two
weeks
ago,
when
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
from
around
the
country
of
all
backgrounds
poured
into
synagogues
to
show
solidarity
in
the
face
of
the
Pittsburgh
massacre,
and
we
could
do
more
and
we
can
better.
This
is
why
AJC
established
the
annual
co-existence
award.
We
want
to
elevate
the
work
of
those
leaders
who
inspire
us
to
work
together
to
fulfill
our
nation's
promise.
This
year
were
blessed
to
have
in
honoree
who's
a
great
American,
a
great
leader,
a
great
advocate
for
justice,
the
champion
of
coexistence
collect
Philips.
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A
It's
now
my
pleasure
to
introduce
two
people
who
know
Colette,
especially
well.
Dr.
Priscilla
Douglas
is
an
executive
coach
and
author
who
is
served
as
a
White
House
Fellow
and
held
a
variety
of
senior
positions
in
Massachusetts.
State
Governor
often
finds
herself
on
planes
to
faraway
places
where
she
lectures
and
coaches
Bob
rivers
is
the
celebrated
chairman
and
CEO
of
Eastern
Bank
America's
oldest
largest
Mutual
Bank
during
bonks
tenure.
Eastern
Bank
has
built
upon
its
long
legacy
of
community
service
and
philanthropy
by
developing
a
robust
platform
in
support
of
various
social
justice
and
sustainability
issues.
F
F
When
collette
arrived
here
in
Boston,
it
wasn't
only
the
weather
that
contrasted
with
her
Island
home
in
Antigua
people
of
all
color
were
everywhere.
They
held
prominent
and
visible
positions.
It
wasn't
unusual
to
see
a
black
doctor
or
black
lawyer
a
person
of
color
in
every
in
any
role
in
Antigua,
multiculturalism
was
a
lived
experience
for
Colette
and,
although
colors
range
from
black
to
brown
to
white
people
would
not
judge
by
their
colour,
it
really
wasn't
the
defining
way.
F
So,
if
you
could
imagine
collect
at
Emerson
in
the
Back
Bay
in
the
home
of
the
Brahmins,
where
what
did
you
see,
people
often
didn't
see
her
first,
they
saw
her
color
and
if
you
know
Colette,
you
know
she
has
this
little
chuckle
if
you've
seen
a
chuckle
or
the
shoulders
kind
of
come
up
a
little
bit
and
she
just
kind
of
chuckles.
So
I
can
imagine
her
when
she
was
that
Emerson
thinking
about
Wow
look
at
what
these
people
are
missing.
Missing.
F
F
You
may
say
I'm
a
dreamer
but
I'm,
not
the
only
one
and
with
that
spirit,
Colette
started
reaching
out
to
people
in
Boston
reaching
across
boundaries
reaching
across
silos
pulling
people
in,
and
you
know
that
spark
that
she
has
that
talent
that
humor,
that
persistence,
collect
doesn't
take
no
from
anyone
and,
as
she
reached
out
Boston
reached
back
to
her
and
one
of
the
earliest
people.
That
responded
was
none
other
than
Nancy
Korman.
Where
is
she
wave
your
hand?
Dancey
and
Nancy
became
Colette's
mentor,
fellow-traveller
fellow
spirit,
fellow
warrior
and.
F
Nancy
would
be
the
first
one
to
tell
you
that
although
Colette
makes
networking
look
easy,
it's
truly
truly
hard
work,
but
Colette
being
Colette
always
is
a
person
whose
striving
always
dreaming
about
a
better
future
for
her
colleagues
for
her
clients
and
for
her
community
Boston.
So,
as
you
could
imagine,
Colette
naturally
did
what
collected
now.
This
is
about
the
time
that
I
met
Colette.
She
was
at
Emerson
and
I
mean.
Let
me
tell
you,
you
know
how
she
comes
into
a
room
and
she's
the
force
of
nature.
F
Well,
that's
the
way
she
came
into
Boston
and
let
me
tell
you
there
was
such
a
buzz,
because
collec
came
to
Boston
already
successful.
She
was
a
TV
personality.
She
was
tied
in
with
the
prime
minister,
and
everybody
was
saying:
yeah
you
go
girl
you're.
We
got
that
we
need
to
be
associated
with
you
and
Colette
was
able
to
move
around
Boston,
not
only
as
a
woman
and
a
person
of
color,
but
someone
who
still
moves
around
in
a
way
that
few
others
are
willing
and
able
and
capable
of
doing.
So.
F
F
And
she
is
really
really
really
smart
and
creative,
who
else
could
have
filled
the
convention
center
with
12
business,
men,
12
white
businessmen,
and
she
acknowledged
them
as
white
men
who
can
jump
only
Colette
could
do
that.
I
mean
think
about
the
title.
Who
would
have
the
nerve
to
do
that?
Only
couldn't
let
Phillips
she
has
that
uncanny
ability
to
turn
ideas
into
reality
and
in
the
process.
She
expands
our
perspectives
and,
of
course,
she
gets
us
connected.
F
D
Well,
good
evening,
everyone
I
am
truly
honored
to
be
here
with
all
of
you
to
celebrate
and
recognize
my
dear
friend
Colette
Phillips,
Colette
and
I
first
met
about
ten
years
ago.
I
had
just
returned
to
the
Boston
area
after
about
a
two
decade:
long
hiatus
and
was
beginning
to
explore
the
region
with
the
goal
of
improving
Easterns
commitment
to
and
demonstration
of
diversity
and
inclusion,
I,
basically
cold
called
her
saying
something
like
you
don't
know
me,
but
I've
heard
a
lot
about
you
and
I'd
like
to
take
you
to
lunch.
D
Thankfully
Colette
accepted
my
invitation
and
subsequently
joined
Easterns
board
and
our
board
nominating
committee.
Since
that
time,
Colette
has
been
a
significant
driver
in
reshaping
our
board,
which
was
previously
comprised
of
over
90%
white
men,
one
that
is
today
over
50%
comprised
of
women.
People
of
color
and/or
members
of
the
LGBTQ
community.
D
D
D
It
was
through
deliberate
intentionality
that
we
set
specific,
measurable
objectives
towards
more
diverse
hiring
and
leadership
development,
while
holding
ourselves
accountable
to
continued
progress.
Today,
women
people
of
color
and/or
members
of
the
LGBTQ
community
also
comprise
more
than
50%
of
our
executive
management.
D
Team
Colette
understands
that
as
human
beings
left
to
our
own
devices
that
we
will
generally
interact
with
others
that
look
like
us
and
think
like
us,
unless
we
consciously
make
the
effort
to
establish
relationships
with
others,
it
is
only
through
these
personal
connections
that
we
can
begin
to
appreciate
experiences
and
perspectives
different
than
our
own
and
why
we
will
not
always
agree.
We
will
better
understand
and
engage
in
mutually
respectful
conversation.
D
Colette's,
most
famous
social
innovation,
get
connected,
Boston's
largest
regular
multicultural
networking
event,
which
has
brought
together.
Professionals
from
all
communities
on
a
bi-monthly
basis
for
ten
years
is
based
upon
this
fundamental
principle.
Getconnected
has
been
an
central
ingredient,
as
east
jen
has
broadened
its
network
and
is
helping
to
reshape
Boston's
business
community
as
well.
It
is
through
her
leadership,
proactive
engagement
and
constructive
encouragement.
That
Colette
has
set
an
example.
D
We
should
all
follow
in
business
and
in
life,
one
that
is
so
very
needed
in
our
political
discourse,
social
media
and
how
we
interact
with
one
another
in
society
today.
It
is
only
through
this
that
America
can
truly
be
great
Thank,
You
Collette
for
hoping.
So
many
of
us
find
our
better
selves
in
creating
a
world.
We
can
be
more
proud
to
be
a
part
of.
E
It
is
a
great
pleasure
to
introduce
mayor
Marty
Walsh
tonight,
and
that
is
because
his
life
and
his
career
embodies
so
many
of
the
qualities
that
we
are
here
to
celebrate
at
AJC's
coexistence
Awards.
We
here
tonight
to
celebrate
diversity
and,
as
head
of
the
Building
and
Construction
Trades,
Council
Mayor
was
created
a
program
called
building
pathways
that
has
been
a
model
for
increasing
diversity
in
the
workplace
and
creating
career
opportunities
for
women
and
people
of
color.
E
We
are
here
tonight
to
celebrate
compassion
for
those
in
need
and
as
mayor,
he
has
created
a
state-of-the-art
homeless,
shelter
in
his
battle
to
help
end
chronic
homelessness
and
as
a
recovered,
alcoholic
Mayor
Walsh
has
created
the
first
and
then
a
first
in
the
nation
municipal
office
of
recovery
services
as
part
of
his
commitment
to
combat
addiction.
We
were
also
here
tonight
to
celebrate
opportunities
for
the
Forgotten
and
Mayor.
E
Mayor
Walsh
was
born
and
raised
in
Dorchester
by
immigrant
parents.
He
understands
the
importance
of
opening
our
arms
and
our
hearts
to
newcomers
into
strangers.
He
has
faced
many
challenges
himself
and
he
believes
that
Boston
is
a
city
where
anyone
can
have
the
opportunity
to
overcome
such
challenges
and
to
pursue
their
dreams,
and
that
is
why
we're
here
tonight
and
why
we're
especially
happy
to
have
you
with
us
mayor,
but
most
of
all
at
this
coexistence
award,
we're
here
to
celebrate.
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Bruce
it
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that
great
introduction.
You
read
it
exactly
how
I
wrote
it
so
thank
you
for
that.
I
have
some
tough
acts
to
follow
up
here.
I'll
tell
you
that
I'm
gonna
start
with
Bob
Bob.
Thank
you
for
all
you
do,
and
that
was
incredible
and
Bob
got
the
got.
The
recognition
or
white,
mink
and
jump
as
I
did,
and
the
only
reason
why
we
got
that
recognition.
G
Didn't
Bob
rivers
get
one
too
and
Brogdon
which
I'm
gonna
come
back
to
Robin
a
second
I,
don't
know
if
anyone
any
one
of
us
could
have
jumped
if
we
had
to
but
but
I
appreciate
that
and
Barry
got
it.
Yeah.
There's
a
few
berries
over
here,
very
good
jump
when
he
needs
to
jump.
I,
know
I've
seen
him
jump
and
Priscilla
I
didn't
want
to
get
sing.
That
was
amazing.
So
congratulations
that
was
awesome.
G
Jonathan,
thank
you
for
your
opening
remarks.
You
know
it's
and
when
you
hear
that
and
Rob
yours
as
well,
when
you
you
hear
what
you're
saying
it
kind
of
makes
us
all
take
a
step
back
and
think
about
where
we
are
today
as
a
society
where
we
as
a
culture,
a
lot
of
what
you
spoke
about
young
people,
including
myself,
write
about
in
the
history
books.
We
learned
about
the
history
books,
so
we
have
our
own
family
experiences
and
it's
unfortunate
what's
happening
today
in
this
world.
G
That
concerns
of
the
past
a
looming
out
there
and
I
want
to
thank
you
both
for
recognizing
that
tonight
and
working
here
and
all
the
great
work
that
you
do.
It
JC
JC
JC
shoes
me
as
the
board
chair
and
is
the
executive
director.
Thank
you
for
your
work.
It's
needed
now
more
than
ever,
I
think,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
have
those
conversations
and
those
reminders
to
all.
G
It's
my
honor
to
present
the
first-ever
co-existence
award
to
collect
Philips.
Second
well.
I
make
notes
are
wrong,
so
I'm
giving
you
the
first
I,
don't
know
who
got
the
first,
but
it's
not
you
so
you're.
The
fries
I
met
Kyle
that
officially
matter
in
2013
I've
known
the
work
she
did
and
I
was
running
for
mayor
of
Boston
and
she
was
not
on
my
campaign
and
I
thought
to
myself
wow.
G
Who
is
that
woman
over
there
because
she
seems
to
be
connected
to
everybody
literally
and
after
the
primary
I
had
the
good
honor
of
Collette
coming
on
board
and
educating
me
on
a
whole
bunch
of
different
things,
but
in
a
way
that
was
not
a
not
not
a,
not
a
preaching
way
and
not
a
forceful
way.
But
somebody
who
I
said
you
know
this
woman
is
literally
connected
to
everybody
and
I
can
honestly
say
in
my
entire
time,
knowing
her
over
the
last
five
years,
getting
to
really
know
her
I've.
G
Never
ever
ever
heard
anyone
say
a
bad
word,
a
disparaging
word
anything
about
this
woman
and
what
she
has
done
and
I'm
gonna
try.
I'm
gonna
read
in
a
minute
talk
about
what
she's
done
in
Korea.
She
truly
is
unique
and
amazing
and
I
think
Barbara's
hit
the
nail
on
the
head
when
he
talked
about
being
out
of
this
out
of
this
city
for
20
years,
they're
coming
back
and
getting
connected
to
Collette
about
how
do
you
move
forward
and
that's
what
she
does?
She
helps
people
she's,
never
in
herself,
there's,
never
a
tux.
G
Don't
doesn't
talk
ill
of
people.
It's
about
how
to
connect
people
Colette
is
somebody
who's
changed
Boston
for
the
better
to
me,
coexistence
means
moving
means
more
than
living
in
peace
apart
from
another,
it
means
getting
together
working
with
each
other
working
and
truly
living
together
and
connecting
to
each
other
and
truly
connecting
to
each
other.
No
one
knows
how
get
connected
means
more
than
Colette.
G
No
one
does
more
than
collect
to
bring
Boston
together
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
talk
over
the
last
bunch
of
years.
Have
we
advanced?
Have
we
had
not
advanced
the
conversation?
The
question
is
still
out
there.
Have
we
moved
as
a
city
I
can't
answer
that
tonight,
but
I
know
one
thing
that
Colette
has
moved
us
as
a
city
and
it's
connected
us
as
a
city.
She's
worked
on
other
issues
that
are
important
to
a
lot
of
us
in
this
city.
G
She's
also
a
keep
on
opium
Rooney's
here,
but
she's,
a
key
partner
in
the
chamber
of
commerce
to
our
work
in
elevating
professionals
and
people
of
color
and
businesses
of
color
and
making
sure
that
people
have
opportunities,
that's
vital
work,
but
it's
more
than
business
leadership.
Colette
has
built
personal
bridges
relationships
that
create
transformative
change.
G
Colette
is
an
informal
advisor
to
me
into
probably
more
than
half
of
my
cabinet
there's
been
many
times
where
I'll
call
her
on
a
situation
and
I'll,
say
I'm,
not
sure
exactly
how
to
proceed
and
she'll
say
without
much
hesitation.
She'll
come
back
with
the
answer
or
with
an
understanding
or
an
idea
on
how
we
move
forward,
which
means
that
she
potentially
could
be
secretly
running
the
city.
G
But
in
all
seriousness,
these
are
real
issues
in
America
and
in
Boston,
and
maybe
some
of
the
most
that
we
face
today
and
I
want
to
thank
her
for
that
loud
voices
is
mentioned
earlier
in
the
national
conversation
are
trying
to
push
us
apart
and
even
backwards.
We
hear
it
too
much
too
often
when
we
leave
here
tonight.
We're
gonna
go
home.
G
So
we
have
to
strengthen
our
resolve
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
to
overcome
our
historic
challenges
and
to
move
our
city
forward
and
set
a
different
tone
for
this
country,
and
it's
incumbent
upon
cities
and
states,
and
special
people
and
special
people
who
do
work
like
Coletta's
who've
devoted
her
life
to
that
to
making
that
and
that's
exactly
what
Colette
has
done
and
is
doing
every
single
day.
It
shows
in
the
way
how
she
goes
about
her
business.
She
does
it
with
imagination
and
joy.
G
She
does
it
without
regard
for
status
or
or
positions
she's
as
comfortable
in
a
neighborhood
and
talking
to
people
at
somebody's
kitchen
table
as
she
is
in
a
fortune,
500
boardroom.
Some
people
are
good
at
talking
about
our
city's
challenges.
Colette
jumps
up
on
how
to
meet
those
challenges
head-on.
G
Not
anymore
Coletta's
flip
that
on
its
head,
thanks
to
collect
being
connected
in
Boston
now
means
you're
the
world
the
world
is
more
diverse
than
ever
was
before,
and
our
city
is
stronger
for
it.
Our
state
is
stronger
for
it
and
Colet
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
gift
that
you
were
giving
to
our
city.
I.
Want
you
to
come
on
up
here
and
accept
your
award.
G
C
H
H
H
H
H
H
And
she
has
continued
to
be
a
great
champion
for
inclusion
and
diversity.
I
want
to
thank
the
board
of
directors
of
AJC
and
my
friends
and
cohorts
on
that
board,
ably
led
by
John
Dorfman
and
to
the
staff
who
are
on
the
frontlines
every
day,
led
by
Rob
like
and
who
gets
so
many
phone
calls
from
all
of
us,
and
you
know
what
that's
like.
H
So
thank
you
rob
for
the
work
that
you
do
to
advance
the
well-being
of
the
Jewish
people
of
Israel,
of
intercultural
relationships
and
for
democratic
values
and
principles
and
to
you,
Bruce,
the
chair
of
the
coexistence
award
and
committee,
which
I
was
a
member
of
a
meeting
and
the
next
thing.
I
know
I'm
the
honoree.
H
No
good
deed
goes
unpunished.
How
did
that
happen?
But
thank
you
and
to
all
the
members
of
the
host
committee
and
the
co-chairs
in
particular.
Thank
you
for
lending
your
name
and
for
being
here.
There
is
a
phrase
and
a
quote
from
Maya
Angelou
that
says:
I
come
as
one
but
I
stand
as
10,000
as
I.
Look
around
this
room.
H
I
know
that
everybody
here
is
committed
to
coexistence
you're,
not
here
by
coincidence
or
happenstance
and
you're,
not
just
here,
because
you're
honoring
me,
you
are
here
because
you
truly
believe
in
the
mission
of
AJC
and
what
it
stands
for.
I
have
been
giving
a
lot
of
thought
to
what
does
coexistence
really
mean
and
there's
an
African
term
from
South
Africa,
a
Zulu
term
that
is
called
Ubuntu
and
the
word
Ubuntu
in
English
means
humanity.
H
So
when
you
have
stepped
into
the
shoes
of
another
person
and
you're
able
to
meet
them
from
where
they
are,
that
is
when
true
coexistence
begin.
True
exist.
True
coexistence
begin
at
the
end
of
your
comfort
zone
when
you
are
able
to
open
up
your
circle
and
welcome
other
people
in
when
your
pain
becomes.
My
pain
and
my
pain
becomes
your
pain,
that
is,
coexistence.
H
H
My
black
friends
and
myself,
we
said
this
is
our
lived
experience
didn't
matter
what
level
you
were.
You
had
experienced
the
racism,
whether
it
was
in
wealth,
equity
and
disparity
or
health,
and
my
white
friend
said:
oh,
my
goodness.
I
didn't
realize
that
it
was
that
bad
and
I
want
to
talk
about
coexistence
from
the
perspective
of.
H
Economic
equity
and
what
that
means,
and
the
lessons
that
I
have
learned
from
some
of
the
people
who
are
in
this
room
about
coexistence.
I
grew
up
on
the
island
of
Antigua
with
parents
who
imbued
me
with
a
sense
of
judeo-christian
values
that
are
rooted
in
the
fact
that
you
have
a
responsibility
to
make
a
difference.
H
It
is
the
same
as
the
Jewish
principle
of
tikkun
olam,
repairing
the
world
and,
as
the
fabric
of
our
country
seems
to
be
coming
apart
at
this
time,
we
need
more
healing
today
than
ever
before,
and
I
will
tell
you
when
I
was
a
24
year
old
scared,
kid
who
had
just
graduated
from
grad
school
I
didn't
know.
Anyone
became
the
PR
director
for
the
largest
Girl
Scout
Council
in
New
England,
and
there
was
a
little
article
in
the
Sunday
globe
that
was
called
who.
What,
when,
where?
H
How
in
the
business
page
you
if
you're
old
enough,
you
know
that
and
I
got
a
call
one
Monday
from
a
crazy
woman.
Who
said
you
don't
know
me,
but
I
read
about
you.
My
name
is
Nancy
Korman
and
I.
Have
a
group
called
the
women's
lunch
club
and
I'd
love
to
invite
you
to
meet
the
women
in
that
group?
You
cannot
imagine
what
that
meant
for
a
24
year
old,
who
had
no
network
knew
no
one.
H
The
closest
relative
lived
in
Brooklyn
New
York,
and
here
was
a
woman
who
was
willing
to
open
her
circle
and
invite
me
in
and
continue
to
do
so.
38
years
after
and
like
I
like
to
tell
Nancy
when
I
come
to
her
house,
it's
like
a
gap
connected.
There
are
people
of
all
backgrounds
and
she
can
cook
like
no
white
woman.
I
know.
H
She
cooks,
like
my
mother,
real
seasoned
food,
but
Nancy
opened
up
her
door
and
there
is
someone
here
by
the
name
of
Richard
flyer
who
came
down
from
New
Hampshire
to
be
here
tonight.
I
met
Richard
flier
on
the
when
he
served
on
the
board.
He
is
the
guy
who
developed
the
design,
Center
he's
now
retired
and
he
said
to
me:
I
love
what
you
do
at
the
Girl
Scouts.
H
If
you
ever
decide
to
start
a
business
call
me
and
Richard
every
time
he
has
had
a
project,
whether
it's
in
Boston,
New,
Hampshire
or
Connecticut,
has
called
me
you,
the
press,
not
because
I'm
black,
but
because
he
knows
what
it's
like
to
be
told.
You
don't
pan
come
into
the
club.
You
don't
belong
by
the
way
we
heavy.
H
Now
we
met
our
quota,
and
so
he
opened
up
himself
and
Richard
was
the
co-founder
with
myself
and
Larry
Lowenthal
right
here
with
the
AJC
and
Judy
Obermeyer
and
the
late
Mark
Levinson,
a
former
board
member
of
the
black
Jewish
economic
roundtable,
which
was
a
roundtable
way
ahead
of
its
time.
This
could
have
been
the
Boston
equity
initiative.
H
It
was
having
Jewish
business
leaders
and
entrepreneurs
nurture
and
mentor
young
black
entrepreneurs
like
myself,
and
then
there
was
ambassador
Barry
White
who,
when
he
decided
that
he
wanted
a
PR
firm
for
his
law,
firm,
didn't,
say:
let
me
do
an
RSP.
Let
me
figure
out
how
I'm
gonna
do
this.
He
picked
up
the
phone
and
he
called
he
said.
H
I
want
you
to
come
help
us
build
awareness,
that's
what
coexistence
is
about,
it's
putting
yourself
in
the
other
person's
shoes,
and
then
there
was
Debra
first,
a
woman
that
I
met
in
1983
when
she
worked
for
Dukakis
and
who,
when
she
was
looking
for
a
PR
firm,
she
thought
me
I
had
just
started
my
business
in
86
three
years
after
I
met
her
and
she
gave
me
the
opportunity.
Why
am
I
telling
you
this
I
am
telling
you
this
because
coexistence
and
economic
equity,
it's
about
deliberate
and
tensional.
H
It's
understanding
where
people
are
from
their
place,
that
my
pain
is
your
pain.
When
you
open
up
yourself,
I
can
understand
what
it's
like
for
a
Jewish
man
to
be
afraid
to
wear
his
Kippur,
because
he
might
be
a
target
for
somebody
who
decides
they
don't
like
Jews,
and
there
goes
one
of
them
and
I'm
gonna
pick
him
off
the
same
as
someone
who
looks
at
my
skin
color
and
decides
I'm
not
going
to
I.
H
H
C
C
Absolutely
wonderful,
I
have
the
mic
right
now,
so
I'm
feeling
very
Bostonian
and
I
have
to
say
something
to
you.
Two
years
ago,
when
you
contacted
me
and
gave
me
the
award
from
Get
Connected
as
a
pioneer
in
Boston
I
called
you
and
said.
Please
tell
me
who
nominated
me
and
you
said
I
did
you
have
no
idea
what
that
meant
to
me
as
an
artist
in
Boston
trying
to
use
art
to
create
change?
You
put
your
head
down,
you
do
the
work
and
you
move
on.
You
showed
me.
C
C
C
Remove
all
the
bars
that
tears
us
apart.
I
wish,
you
could
see
me
as
I
mean
to
be
here
till
I,
see
it
clear
that
everyone
should
be
free.
Y'all
stay
with
me,
I
know,
bostonia
with
a
microphone
I
wish.
I
could
be
like
a
bird
in
the
sky,
how
sweet
it
would
be
if
I
found
I
could
fly
I
soar
in
the
sky
and
look
down
yet
to
see
cuz
I
know
yes,
I
know
how
it
feels
to
be
free.
I
know,
yes,
I
know
how
it
feels
to
be.
B
Thank
you
so
much
for
coming.
This
was
a
great
evening,
Thank
You
Collette.
Thank
you,
HSE.
Thank
you
wonderful
evening.
Two
items
on
the
calendars
that
are
coming
up.
First,
our
diplomat
state
are
on
March
31
next
year
is
our
signature
event,
making
the
Exodus
story
story
of
freedom
of
deliverance
of
redemption.
It's
a
message
to
everybody.
Second,
the
a
B's,
a
JC
Global
Forum
next
June
June,
2nd
to
4th
it's
a
conference
in
defense
of
democratic
values
and
Jewish
security,
with
leading
thinkers
and
policymakers
from
Washington
and
around
the
world.
B
B
I
Thank
you,
John
I,
just
have
to
say
before
I
offer
a
story
and
a
prayer.
How
moved
I
have
been
by
tonight's
honoring
of
Colette
Phillips
Colette,
you
stirred
us,
you
lifted
us
just
as
you
did
it.
Giveth
Israel,
when
you
preached
a
wonderful
sermon
last
year
that
people
are
still
talking
about
and
in
the
same
way
that
you
brought
us
to
a
higher
place
in
our
sanctuary
there.
You
brought
us
to
a
very,
very
high
place
and
an
important
place
tonight,
and
thank
you
so
very
very
much
for
that.
I
I
I
I
Dear
God,
we
ask
you
to
continue
to
bless
the
good
works
of
the
AJC,
our
leaders,
leadership
of
AJC,
our
mayor,
our
Commonwealth's
treasurer,
was
here
this
evening,
all
the
other
dignitaries
leaders,
friends
in
this
gathering.
Dear
God.
We
thank
you
for
Colette
Phillips
for
her
capacity,
her
unique
capacity
to
inspire
for
her
influence
as
an
agent
to
bless
it
change
throughout
our
region
and
indeed
around
the
country
and
around
the
world
God.
I
We
asked
you
to
continue
to
watch
over
her
to
guide
her
steps,
as
she
renews
her
strength
to
stand
tall,
especially
tall
with
her
pace,
setting
leadership
that
demonstrates
how
the
some
of
bridge
fortifying
collaboration
does
become
much
more
than
the
capacity
of
its
constituent
parts
God.
We
ask
you
to
continue
to
give
her
strength
to
inspire
us
all
and
to
let
Colette
continue
to
show
us
how
goodness
can
feel
attractive.