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From YouTube: Title IX Press Conference
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Mayor Walsh joins representatives from colleges, universities and nonprofits in the Eagle Room at City Hall to host a press conference discussing rule changes to Title IX.
A
A
couple
mentions
one
is
to
director
of
our
office
woman
advancement,
tonya
del
rio,
lauper
el
interim
director
of
Boston
Public
Schools.
My
friend
and
former
colleague
said
representative
Lara
Alec
who's
here
with
us
today.
We
also
have
a
great
local
nonprofit
setting
here
today.
Tatyana
santiago
taylor
in
the
Boston
area
write
rape,
crisis
center,
Jane
Doe,
Kati
Mitrano
from
a
student
speaker
from
every
voice.
A
We
have
colleges
represented
behind
me
today
from
presidents
from
Emerson
and
Suffolk
on
Bunker
Hill
in
Berkeley,
and
we
also
have
a
come,
who
is
kind
of
the
overseer
of
the
college,
not
the
overseer,
but
the
collaboration
with
the
colleges
we're
here
to
discuss
a
very
important
issue
and
discuss
the
Trump's
that
the
Trump's
administration
latest
attack
on
the
well
safety
and
well-being
of
our
young
people,
especially
our
women
secretary,
devotes
proposal
to
change
title
9
would
be
devastating
for
survivors
of
sexual
assault.
It
would
take.
A
It
would
even
make
it
harder
for
survivors
to
get
the
help
that
they
need.
It
would
force
them
to
endure
more
severe
instances
of
assault
before
schools
intervene.
It
would
create
a
division
between
young
people
in
their
education
in
Boston,
which
spent
years
improving
supports
for
survivors
and
creating
safe,
healthy
cultures
in
our
school
committees.
I'm
joined
today
by
some
of
the
leaders
in
this
work
they'll
tell
you
more
about
the
reality
of
sexual
assault
on
campuses.
They'll
tell
you
how
they
need
to
keep
local
supports
for
survivors
up
and
not
tear
them
down.
A
The
fact
is
all
over
this
country,
the
majority
of
survivors,
still
do
not
report
their
assaults
medium.
Many
people
still
fear
that
they
will
not
be
believed
and
they
fear
that
there's
no
hope
for
getting
help,
so
they
suffer
in
silence.
This
can
be
have
a
devastating
impact
on
our
young
people
and
we've
seen
stories
over
the
last
couple
of
weeks
about
the
impacts
on
our
young
people
are
not
addressing
these
issues
the
trauma
and
fear.
That's
caused,
many
of
them
to
miss
class
to
fall
behind
and
to
drop
out
of
school.
A
Many
suffer
mental
and
physical
health
issues.
They
miss
out
an
and
professional
opportunities
and,
since
women's
women
face
the
highest
rates
of
sexual
assaults,
this
is
a
serious
issue
in
a
serious
equity
issue.
Last
night
I
delivered
my
State
of
the
City
of
speech.
I
talked
about
how
we,
as
a
city
of
showing
a
better
way
forward
for
this
country,
we're
expanding
opportunities
for
women
and
girls
for
the
LGBTQ
community.
A
We
are
fighting
to
close
the
gender
wage
gap,
we're
fighting
bias
and
discrimination
and
will
usher
in
a
new
era
when
no
one
is
left
out,
and
certainly
no
one
is
left
behind.
The
Secretary
Devoe's
proposal
represents
the
opposite
approach.
Needless
to
say,
I
strongly
oppose
this
rule,
change
and
I'm
doing
everything.
I
can
and
we're
doing
everything
in
the
city
of
us
that
we
can
to
stop.
A
They
deserve
to
know
that
we'll
be
they'll,
be
treated
with
respect
and
get
the
support
that
they
need.
They
deserve
to
have
nothing
stand
between
them
in
their
education.
We're
making
sure
that
Betsy,
DeVos
and
Donald
Trump's
is
here
our
message
loud
and
clear
from
Boston.
We
believe
survivors,
we
believe
women
and
we
believe
they
deserve
more
support
and
more
compassion,
not
less
I
encourage
everyone
who
wants
to
son
who
wants
a
weigh
in
on
this
issue,
submit
their
own
public
comment
letter
at
regulations.gov.
It's
important
that
that
Washington
hears
this
message
loud
and
clear.
A
More
than
53,000
people
have
already
done
that
I've
already
included
their
voices.
In
this
conversation,
that
number
is
going
to
continue
to
grow.
The
deadline
is
January
28th
and
we
are
welcoming
you
to
use
the
fax
in
my
public
comments,
which
will
be
available
on
Boston
guevara
facts
that
you
hear
here
today
will
be
available
for
anyone
to
be
able
to
see
and
read
and
get
to
get
it
from
them.
No
matter
happens,
no
matter
what
happens
in
Washington.
A
We
are
not
going
to
go
backwards
in
Boston,
the
Boston
Public
Schools
commitments
are
preventing
and
addressing
sexual
misconduct
is
unwavering.
Our
policies
and
protocols
will
continue
without
any
changes,
and
our
schools
will
continue
to
respond
immediately
and
thoroughly.
Every
time
a
student
comes
forward,
we
will
continue
to
hold
our
community
to
the
highest
standards.
A
We
didn't
back
down
in
Washington
toy
down
protections
for
transgender
students
and
we
won't
back
down
now
either.
We
will
continue
to
build
healthy
cultures
where
everyone
feels
safe
enough
to
learn,
grow
and
thrive.
I
urge
everyone
in
American
cities
to
make
that
same
commitment,
I'm,
taking
the
stand,
because
it's
the
right
thing
to
do,
and
as
a
member
of
this
society
and
as
a
feminist,
it's
my
moral
obligation
as
mayor.
It's
my
job
to
protect
the
health
and
safety
of
all
of
our
residents
again.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
joined
us
today.
A
I
want
to
thank
you
for
being
a
voice
of
reason
for
helping
us
push
back
against
this
dangerous
proposal
at
the
end
of
the
press
conference.
We'll
take
questions
on
topic
and
then,
when
we're
done
with
that,
I'll
take
questions
on
other
things
for
the
press.
That's
here
today
and
now
I'd
like
to
hand
it
off
the
president,
PA
manager,
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
Massachusetts
Community
Colleges.
B
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
Pam
Edinger
I'm,
the
president
at
Bunker,
Hill
Community
College
in
the
city
of
Boston,
Bunker
Hill,
is
the
largest
of
our
15
community
colleges
across
the
Commonwealth,
and
we
at
Bunker
Hill
have
about
15,000
students.
There
are
a
hundred
and
fifty-six
thousand
students
in
the
community
college
system
in
Massachusetts,
anywhere
from
highschool
dual
enrollment
students
who
are
minors
to
recent
high
school
graduates
to
adults
returning
to
careers
in
higher
education
and
for
four
over
the
last
decade.
B
We
have
work
to
make
our
environment
optimal
for
learning
through
our
students
code
of
conduct,
as
well
as
our
employee
policies.
Title
nine,
although
it
is
an
exacting
set
of
standards
and
regulations,
has
afforded
our
students
and
employees
a
way
to
address
harassment
and
gain
a
sense
of
safety
in
the
teaching
and
learning
environments
in
the
workplace.
We
operate
under
the
belief
that
there
should
be
no
wrong
door
to
ask
for
help
and
the
process
of
fact-finding.
B
In
that
context,
a
number
of
proposed
changes
in
title
9
regulations
are
extremely
worrisome,
the
raising
of
thresholds
for
the
title,
nine
reporting
and
how
that
higher
threshold
interacts
about
with
our
students
code
of
conduct,
the
requirement
of
cross
examinations
rather
than
fact-finding
by
a
neutral
source,
creating
a
quasi-judicial
framework
that
is
not
appropriate
for
the
learning
environment.
This
is
especially
concerning
because
we
have
minors
in
our
dual
enrollment
programs.
B
The
level
of
evidence
asked
for,
in
fact,
finding
has
escalated
from
preponderance
of
evidence
to
clear
and
convincing
evidence,
but
most
of
all
the
cons
that,
in
an
attempt
to
fix
what
may
not
be
an
issue,
that
of
due
process,
has
created
barriers
for
reporting
and
there's
a
chilling
effect
for
a
very
vulnerable
student
victims.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
thank
you
and
thank
you
mayor
for
your
inspired
leadership.
You
really
set
a
high
bar
I
believe
for
other
cities
in
this
regard.
I
welcome
the
opportunity
to
come
to
to
speak
with
you
today
and
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
acknowledge
all
of
the
advocates
who
are
here
today,
including
our
partners
from
the
city
of
Boston
and
my
colleagues
at
other
Boston
colleges
and
universities.
It's
an
honor,
a
real
honor
to
be
among
such
a
terrific
group
of
people,
as
we
all
know,
colleges
and
universities,
or
places
of
discovery
and
growth.
C
Only
then
is
it
possible
for
all
members
of
our
community
to
thrive
and
to
grow
and
to
learn
and
to
become
the
people
they
were
meant
to
be
over
the
past
few
decades.
Our
nation's
campuses
have
made
significant
progress
in
protecting
this
basic
right
progress
that
was
often
guided
by
groundbreaking
changes
emanating
from
the
federal
government.
We
all
know-
or
we
should
know
the
landmark
moments
in
1972,
thanks
to
the
courage
and
perseverance
of
women
like
dr.
Bernice
Sandler,
who
passed
away
at
the
age
of
90.
C
Last
week,
Congress
enacted
title
nine
for
the
education
amendments
which
prohibited
sex
discrimination
in
any
educational
program,
receiving
federal
aid.
In
two
decades
later
in
1992,
the
Supreme
Court
first
expanded
title
protections
to
include
sexual
assault,
calling
all
acts
of
sexual
violence
as
a
form
of
sexual
discrimination
and
in
2001
under
the
Bush
administration.
The
Office
of
Civil
Rights
issued
guidance
on
what
constitutes
sexual
harassment
under
the
law
and
how
institutions
were
expected
to
respond
and
in
2011
the
Obama's
administration.
C
So-Called
Dear
Colleague
letter
provided
guidance
for
adjudicating
sexual
assault,
allegations
leading
colleges
and
universities
to
face
really
hard
truths
and
reckon
with
the
acts
of
sexual
violence
that
were
too
frequently
occurring
on
our
campuses
and
in
our
communities.
And
too
often,
as
we
all
know,
we're
going
unreported
because
of
the
legitimate
fears
of
survivors
have
of
being
shamed
of
being
disbelieved
of
being
retraumatization.
C
Czar
being
considered,
we
must
be
mindful
not
only
of
the
progress
that
we
have
made,
but
also
of
the
work
that
still
needs
to
be
done
and
I
fear
that,
if
approved
without
modification,
the
new
regulations
could
risk
reversing
this
critical
trend.
For
example,
since
2011
educational
institutions
have
investigated
unwelcomed
conduct
of
contact
of
a
sexual
nature
under
title
9
and
to
propose
new
regulations
narrow
what
would
fall
under
the
law
as
conduct
would
have
to
be
some
severe,
pervasive
and
objectively
offensive
for
colleges
to
take
action
under
title
9.
C
These
are
merely
a
few
examples
of
changes
that,
regardless
of
their
intent,
will
have
significant
chilling
effect
on
survivors
participating
in
our
title
9
processes
and
when
a
survivor
of
sexual
violence
is
deterred
from
coming
forward.
The
replications
can
be
enormous,
deepening
the
trauma
and
making
our
campuses
less
open,
less,
respectful,
less
inclusive
and
less
safe.
We
know
this
that,
when
students
do
not
feel
safe
in
our
academic
communities,
learning
is
diminished
and
sometimes
it
is
absent.
The
opportunity
to
thrive
and
perform
at
their
very
best
is
threatened.
C
D
D
The
concerns
you've
already
heard
raised
here
today
that
parts
of
the
proposed
new
title
9
regulations
as
written,
could
undermine
that
equality
of
access
to
education
and
could
have
a
detrimental
effect
on
the
educational
experience
of
our
students.
It
is
critical
that
students
who
have
experienced
sexual
assault
be
encouraged
to
come
forward
if
they
wish
and
that
they
feel
safe
and
confident
in
doing
so,
I
believe
parts
of
the
revised
title,
9
regulations,
and
particularly
the
cross-examination
of
parties
during
live
hearings
that
will
amount
to.
D
In
essence,
a
mini-trial
may
create
a
chilling
effect,
discouraging
students
who
have
experienced
sexual
assault
from
reporting
it.
The
impact
of
a
sexual
assault
on
a
student's
life
and
on
their
educational
experience
can
be
devastating.
We
want
to
be
sure
that
we
are
doing
everything
that
we
can
to
create
an
environment.
D
Students
will
come
forward
and
take
advantage
of
the
many
resources
and
support
services
that
we
provide.
Those
who
have
experienced
sexual
assault
often
find
it
very
difficult
to
come
forward
and
adding
a
cross
examination
process
similar
to
courtroom
proceedings
could
make
reporting
a
sexual
assault
even
more
daunting.
D
Similarly,
I
am
concerned
about
changes
that
might
no
longer
obligate
universities
to
investigate
incidents
that
occur
off
campus
and
outside
of
university
activities.
I
see
this
as
problematic,
particularly
for
an
urban
campus
like
Suffolk's
part
of
the
urban
nature
of
our
institution
means
that
many
of
our
students
are
living
off-campus,
irrespective
of
where
an
incident
took
place.
D
The
impact
on
a
sexual
abuse
survivors,
educational
experience
can
be
devastating
if
a
student
has
experienced
sexual
assault
involving
another
member
of
the
university
community
is
not
able
to
access
the
university's
complaint
procedures
and
support
some
services
simply
because
the
assault
occurred
off
campus
and
outside
of
university
activities.
Once
again,
the
danger
is
that
incidents
will
go
unreported.
D
Fair
and
equitable
treatment
of
all
parties
involved
and
the
presumption
of
innocence,
core
values
at
Suffolk
University.
We
believe-
and
our
current
process
ensures,
that
the
complaint
process
is
fair
to
all
involved
and
that
due
process
rights
must
be
guaranteed.
We
also
believe
that
the
process
must
not
serve
to
discourage
students
who
have
experienced
sexual
assault
from
coming
forward
and
need
not
and
should
not
attempt
to
approximate
the
criminal
justice
system.
The
impacts
of
sexual
assault
are
traumatic.
Those
incidents
are
already
underreported
on
campuses
all
across
the
country.
E
E
Those
life-saving
services
all
across
the
state,
support
survivors
and
advocate
for
fair
and
meaningful
policies
and
responses.
Many
of
them
have
established
relationships
with
their
local
schools
and
colleges
both
to
provide
confidential
services
to
those
who
have
experienced
violence
and
to
craft
prevention,
initiatives
that
focus
on
ending
rape,
culture
and
fostering
healthy
environments.
E
As
I
just
mentioned,
I'm
also
here
today
as
a
survivor
of
sexual
assault
as
a
teenager,
I,
was
sexually
assaulted
on
a
college
campus
by
a
professor.
This
happened
many
many
years
ago.
At
that
time,
campus
sexual
assault
was
not
discussed.
There
were
no
resources,
no
one
to
talk
with
and
no
opportunity
for
redress.
I
wouldn't
have
even
thought
of
that.
It
took
me
decades
to
talk
about
my
experience
and
to
understand
its
impact
and
it's
a
journey.
E
E
Title
9
has
been
a
bulwark
of
freedom
to
access
of
education
and
a
meaningful
tool
to
support
survivors
and
hold
offenders
accountable.
We
aren't
there
yet,
but
we
certainly
can't
afford
to
go
back.
The
changes
being
proposed
by
Betsy
DeVos
and
the
Department
of
Education
are
significant
and
are
designed
to
turn
the
clock
back
by
limiting
the
number
of
complaints
coming
to
schools,
rather
than
to
create
the
conditions
that
support
a
survivors
interest
in
coming
forward.
E
The
timing
of
these
proposed
changes
stand
in
contrast
to
the
current
public
dialogue
about
and
reckoning
with,
the
pervasive
and
impactful
climate
of
sexual
violence
and
rape
culture.
Just
in
the
last
few
years,
we
have
collectively
witnessed
the
undeniable
wave
of
survivors
speaking
out
talking
about
our
lived
experiences
and
asking
for
justice
me
to
believe
survivors.
It's
on
us
surviving
r.kelly
are
just
a
few
of
the
hashtags
that
represent
the
insidiousness
and
pervasiveness
of
sexual
violence
and
campuses.
E
Our
key
sites
were
they
flourish,
and
while
sexual
violence
is
an
equal
opportunity,
oppressor,
not
everyone
is
impacted.
Similarly,
women
of
color
and
black
women,
lgt
P
LGBTQ
students
and
those
with
disabilities
are
at
highest
risk
for
being
sexually
assaulted.
This
is
not
just
about
gender
justice.
It's
about
racial
and
social
justice.
While
we
can
examine
the
many
data
points
that
describe
an
epidemic
and
sexual
violence
everywhere.
We
also
know
that
this
is
the
tip
of
the
iceberg.
Sexual
violence
is
underreported,
not
reported
and
sometimes
not
disclosed,
as
in
my
case
for
many
many
years.
E
So
why
does
JDI
so
strongly
oppose
these
proposed
changes
to
title
9?
Just
a
few
examples.
This
rule
would
require
schools
to
only
investigate
the
most
extreme
forms
of
harassment
and
assault,
forcing
students
to
endure
severe
abuse
before
they
can
even
ask
for
help.
This
rule
would
eliminate
protections
for
students
living
off
campus
or
in
study
abroad.
Programs
and
this
rule
imposes
different
burdens
for
victims
than
for
other
serious
forms
of
misconduct.
These
are
just
a
few
examples
of
this
horrific
and
outrageous
proposal
designed
to
keep
us
quiet.
E
Put
us
back
into
another
era,
contribute
to
the
environment
where
survivors
are
not
believed
or
supported.
That
this
might
happen
in
our
educational
institutions
is
even
more
egregious
title.
9
applies
to
all
education
grades,
K
through
12.
Where
else
will
this
lead
us?
Schools
should
be
safe
environments
that
foster
and
nurture
us
not
limit
our
potential
and
our
health
and
safety.
This
attack
by
secretary
divorce
and
the
administration
is
yet
another
example
of
their
lack
of
regard
for
the
role
that
responses,
responsive
policy
and
systems
play
across
the
country.
E
I
have
to
mention
this
due
to
the
federal
shutdown
we're
experiencing
right
now,
rape,
crisis,
centers
domestic
violence
programs
are
facing
a
loss
of
funding
that
translates
into
a
lack
of
access
for
services,
to
advocacy
to
support
to
information.
This
is
all
part
of
an
effort
to
eliminate
a
safety
net
that
has
evolved
over
decades
and
isn't
even
strong
enough,
but
here's
one
thing
I
just
want
to
leave
you
with
hope
we're
not
going
back.
We
can't
go
back
in
time
and
we
won't
go
back
in
time.
F
Hello,
my
name
is
Katie
Mitrano
I
am
a
senior
at
the
University
of
Massachusetts
Boston
I'm,
a
UMass
student
body
president
and
the
director
of
student
organizing
in
the
Boston
area
for
the
every
voice
coalition,
a
grassroots
student
advocacy
organization
that
is
working
to
enhance
title
9
policies
across
college
campuses
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts.
I
would
like
to
thank
every
voice,
Jane,
Doe
and
Mayor
Walsh's
office
for
inviting
me
to
speak
here
today.
F
Statistics
that
I'm
sure
you've
all
heard
before
today,
one
in
five
and
one
in
16,
one
in
five
women
will
be
sexually
assaulted
during
their
college
career
and
one
in
16
men
will
be
sexually
assaulted
during
their
college
career.
These
statistics
are
even
higher
for
members
of
the
LGBTQ
community
people
of
color,
first-generation
college
students
and
other
marginalized
communities.
F
There
are
approximately
152
thousand
students
in
the
city
of
Boston,
which
means
at
a
bare
minimum.
9,500.
Students
are
survivors
of
sexual
assault
in
this
city
alone,
now
I
say
at
a
minimum,
because
these
statistics
are
30
years
old
and
they
are
still
proven
to
be
accurate
today.
This
should
concern
all
of
us,
because
how
can
statistics
say
the
same
for
30
years?
This
shows
either
these
are
inaccurate
or
we
have
done
absolutely
nothing
to
change.
The
statistics
of
sexual
violence
on
college
campuses.
F
College
is
a
time
in
people's
lives
to
learn,
find
their
passion,
make
new
friends
and
escape
their
comfort
zone,
not
a
time
to
be
violated
in
the
worst
way
humanly
possible.
When
I
moved
to
Boston
for
college
I
was
ecstatic,
I
was
finally
able
to
move
to
the
city.
I
loved
and
I
was
ready
for
the
next
chapter
of
my
life
to
begin
I,
finally
moved
all
my
things
in
those
ready
to
start
classes
at
UMass
Boston
in
the
fall
of
2015
after
Labor
Day,
however,
I
received
an
alternative.
F
Welcome
to
college
I
went
to
my
first
college
party,
and
it
was
great.
I
was
around
my
best
friends
and
started
meeting
new
people
and
at
the
end
of
the
night,
a
few
people
came
back
to
my
apartment
and
I.
Later
drunkenly
passed
out
on
my
couch
that
night
I
was
assaulted
by
someone
who
I
had
just
met
that
evening.
F
In
my
own
home,
I
confided
to
a
friend
and
a
witch,
a
friend
of
theirs
responded
that
I
was
lying
because
she's
a
survivor
of
sexual
assault,
and
she
knows
what
it's
like
and
I
was
just
drunk
and
I
regretted
it
I
never
reported
it.
I,
never
discussed
it
to
anyone.
Until
three
years
later,
when
I
joined
the
every
voice
coalition
and
I,
never
publicly
admitted
it
until
right,
now,
I'm
a
criminal
justice,
major
and
I'm
aware
of
the
steps
that
I
could
have
taken.
F
However,
that
immediate
response
from
the
people
that
I
confide
it
in
stop
me
from
doing
just
that.
Their
response
is
a
direct
reflection
of
how
our
society
has
perpetuated.
Victim
blaming
and
continues
to
protect
us
alters
the
new
title.
9
policies,
orchestrated
by
secretary
DeVos,
is
continuing
to
protect
assaulters
and
shun
survivors.
I
understand
the
importance
of
due
process
and
I
agree
with
the
constitutional
rights
of
those
accused,
but
this
does
not
mean
that
their
rights
are
more
important
than
the
people
that
they
have
assaulted.
F
We
must
protect
our
students
because
they
are
told
again
and
again
that
they're
liars
and
that
the
rights
of
those
who
violated
them
are
more
important.
These
policies
will
continue
to
make
sexual
assaults
go
unreported,
and
the
statistics
that
are
30
years
old
will
remain
true.
We
must
stand
by
survivors
and
tell
them
we
will
protect
them
and
believe
them,
so
they
don't
have
to
hide
for
three
years
and
go
through
this
alone.
F
The
time
to
act
is
now
and,
as
the
mayor
has
so
powerfully
said
and
agreed
with,
Boston
will
not
sit
by
and
watch
the
rights
of
survivors
and
other
students
be
infringed
upon.
Students
are
not
going
to
wait
and
we're
all
working
across
the
state
as
part
of
grassroots
movement
like
the
every
voice
Coalition
for
change
in
a
time
of
need.
We
all
need
to
come
together
with
students,
legislators
and
administrators
to
set
a
higher
standard
and
keep
our
campuses
safe.
This
is
not
a
difficult
or
an
impossible
task.
F
Instituting
common-sense
legislative
measures
like
student
surveys,
confidential
resource
advisors,
mandatory
training
on
consent
and
bystander
intervention
and
free
access
to
health
resources
for
survivors
Bill's.
To
enact
these
measures
are
sitting
before
the
legislature
today,
and
thousands
of
students
from
across
the
state
have
been
working
for
four
years
to
raise
their
voices
for
change.
We
have
a
responsibility
to
protect
current
and
future
students,
and
we
will
not
stand
back
and
allow
for
future
students
to
have
to
be
assaulted.
F
I
will
continue
to
fight
and
to
protect
other
students,
like
my
sister,
who
is
applying
to
colleges
this
year,
so
she
does
not
have
to
have
the
same.
Welcome
to
college
that
I
did
the
legislature,
policymakers,
college
presidents,
other
government,
officials
and
stakeholders.
It
is
our
responsibility
to
make
Massachusetts
the
example.
It
needs
to
be
for
the
rest
of
the
country.
F
A
G
D
Are
lots
of
ways
to
ensure
that
you
are
hearing
both
sides
of
a
story
without
directly
putting
victims
in
a
position
of
being
cross-examined?
It
requires
a
commitment
to
ensuring
that
your
meeting
with
both
parties
that
both
parties
have
the
opportunity
to
have
the
right
support
system,
as
they
tell
their
stories,
and
it
requires
a
commitment
to
having
strong
investigators
who
understand
these
issues
and
understand
who,
on
campus,
they
need
to
engage
with
to
support
the
survivors
it
is.
It
is
possible
absolutely.
C
Couple
things
one
is
that
the
case
law
tells
us
that
was
respect
to
adjudicating
misconduct
on
campuses,
including
sexual
assault,
that
we
have
to
here
to
something
called
basic
fairness.
And
that's
that
mean
it
has
three
components.
One
is
that
a
complaintant
or
someone
complained
against,
must
know
what
the
complaint
is,
that
there
should
be
a
judicial
hearing
of
some
kind
and
that
there
being
an
appeal
in
recent
years,
many
colleges
have
moved
to
something
called
a
single
investigator
model.
C
G
B
Do
not
believe
that
we
will
rush
to
change
these
policies.
I
believe
that
if
they're
way
too
many
lives
and
educational
lives
at
stake,
there,
I
really
don't
believe
at
this
point
that
there's
a
huge
amount
of
support
to
shift
to
this
new
perspective
and
and
the
and
the
issue
here
is-
is
the
idea
that
there's
no
due
process,
it's
a
false
one.
We
have
very
tight
due
process
not
only
for
title
9,
but
for
all
of
the
other
Student
Conduct
issues
that
we
have
on
campus.
B
A
Let
me
I'll
try
to
address
that.
I
mean
this
is
there's
been
this
threat
of
losing
federal
funding
on
every
policy
challenge
that
cities
across
America
have
done
to
the
White
House
and
to
kind
of
honor
sure
that
there's
not
a
lot
of
funding
coming
to
cities
and
towns
andand
a
lot
of
funding
to
education.
I
think
this
is
more
of
a
sin
on
fund
for
the
colleges
on
principle,
I
mean
even
if
there's
a
loss
of
funding
I,
don't
think
any
no
college
will
make
a
decision
based
on
losing
funding.
A
H
B
Really
don't
believe
we're
watching
the
process.
The
number
of
cases
that's
come
through
Bunker
Hill,
Community,
College
alone,
over
the
last
six
years
that
have
been
there.
Each
one
of
them
has
been
clear.
Each
one
of
them
has
due
process
that's
been
executed.
If
that
is
indeed
the
case
and
I'm
not
saying
that
it
is,
then
colleges
needs
to
put
money
where
their
mouth
is,
which
is
to
strengthen
your
in
your
diversity
and
inclusion
processes
and
bring
someone
on
board
to
do
that
kind
of
work.
B
C
The
the
policy
makes
that
possible,
but
only
if
the
survivor
agrees
to
it.
So
we're
not
we're
less
we're
less
concerned
about
that.
Although
there
is
some
concern
there,
I
will
say
to
the
other
question
the
earlier
question:
it's
a
matter
of
investment
of
resources
in
the
college
to
ensure
that
that
the
processes
that
adjudicate
sexual
assault
or
sexual
harassment
are
fair
and
equitable,
but
also
that
they
provide
support
and
also
make
sure
that
survivors
aren't
reach
Ramadan
and-
and
that's
really,
both
of
those
are
very
crucial.
C
And
so
at
Emerson
we
have
an
office
with
several
people
in
it
whose
role
is
just
to
do
that
we
have
a
sexual.
We
have
a
title,
nine
coordinating
office
with
two
people
in
it
we
have
a
Dean
who
reviews
the
investigatory
report.
We
have
an
external
investigator
as
as
I
mentioned,
and
lots
of
other
resources
for
our
students
to
make
sure
that
the
process
can
be
as
as
fair
as
it
can
does
not.
It
will
never
mean
that
we're
perfect
that's
impossible,
but
it
will
mean
that
we're
doing
our
very
best.
A
A
A
Yeah
well,
we're
gonna
have
the
first
assuming
the
state
gives.
The
approval
will
have
the
first
recreational
shop
in
Boston
I'm,
not
sure
what
the
timeline
is
for
the
state,
but
it
went
through
an
entire
process.
It
went
through
being
filed
community
process,
community
meetings,
more
community
meetings,
an
agreement
with
the
city,
Zoning
Board
of
Appeal,
and
now
it's
on
to
the
state.
A
It's
the
law,
I
mean
you
know
in
a
way
I
kind
of
want
to
get
off.
My
back
because
I'm
watching
the
news
every
night
and
every
every
town
is
opening
up
a
new
shop
and
you
know,
but
we're
learning
from
those
shops
opening
up
I
mean
in
a
way
I'm
glad
we're
not
the
first,
because
we
didn't
expect
in
one
shop,
the
traffic
and
the
congestion,
and
so
it
allows
us
to
opportunity
to
think
about
how
we're
gonna
handle
some
of
these
different
situations.
I'm,
not
saying
that
we're
gonna
handle
them
great.
A
We're
gonna
learn
as
we
go
along,
but
as
we
move
forward,
it's
gonna
be
an
opportunity,
so
I
believe
what
this
proponent
proposal
gets
to
do.
Now
they
get
to
build
out
the
space.
So,
while
they're
going
through
the
process,
the
state
they
get
a
chance
now
because
they
have
their
zoning
board
of
Appeal
approval,
they
can
stop
building
the
space
out
and
what
they
want
to
do.
I
mean
everyone
has
concerns
in
every
neighborhood,
I
mean
we
hear
it
every
day
in
different
neighborhoods.
A
We
have
the
meetings
and
you
know,
I
keep
falling
back
to
almost
every
neighborhood
in
the
city
voted
for
it
and
when
it's
coming
to
a
community
meeting
they're
saying
we
don't
want
it,
I
mean
I've
been
in
some
neighborhoods,
they
say
mighty.
Walsh
wants
to
troll
these
shops
in
your
neighborhood
and
other
places
in
the
press.
Mighty
walls
doesn't
want
any
shop.
So
it's
it's
one
of
those
things
that
you
it's
the
law
and
we're
gonna
live
with
the
lie
and
I
think
that
you
know
we're
going
through
a
process
now.
A
I
think
the
one
thing
that
we're
really
concerned
about
here
is
equity,
making
sure
that
there's
opportunities
for
businesses
of
color
to
be
able
to
be
in
this
industry
and
and
many
of
the
applicants
we
have
have
know-
have
a
partner,
maybe,
but
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
businesses
of
color
being
able
to
get
into
this
and
get
into
this
industry.
So
that's
one
area,
that's
of
concern,
and
then
some
of
the
council's
are
brought
up
concerns
of
placing
these
facilities
next
to
or
near
medical
facilities
or
because
the
law
prevents
them
from
school.
A
G
A
We
talked
to
the
other
day,
I
mean
I,
just
think
it's
we
self
to
set
it
up
and
obviously
down
in
DC.
You
know,
government
shut
down
the
committee's
are
just
being
set
up
this
week.
People
are
getting
their
assignments,
so
what
communities
they're
gonna
be
on
and
what
areas
of
government
they're
gonna
follow
into
you
know
we
have
to
have
some
conversations
on
our
teams
on
what
issues
that
are
the
ones
that
impact
all
of
us
and
certainly
going
down
in
DC
I.
A
Think
in
the
United
Front
is
important,
I
think,
potentially
the
opportunity
to
invite
other
folks
too,
as
well
other
other
mayor's
from
around
the
Commonwealth.
You
know
just
to
come
up
with
some
some
some
solutions
of
what
how
we're
doing
it
here
in
Massachusetts
and
how
we're
doing
here
in
Boston
and
the
relationship
across
the
Commonwealth
I
think
that
there's
there's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
move
forward.
I
was
asked
after
after
the
State
of
the
City
last
night.
A
You
know
about
Washington
and
about
the
shutdown,
and
you
know
it's
really
frustrating
what
it
comes
down
to
is
that
you
know
the
president
wants
to
walk
and
there's
there's
no
way,
fans
or
buts
about
it
and
there's
no
dialogue
on
it
and-
and
you
know,
Democrats
and
Republicans-
not
really
excited
about
putting
five
billion
dollars
into
a
wall.
So
is
there
a
way
for
us
to
if
there
wait
for
them
to
come
together
and
come
up
with
some
compromise
on
what
you
know
you
get
the
wall,
we
get
immigration
reform.
A
Is
there
an
opportunity
that
happens
every
day
in
politics
in
the
country
it
happens
with
the
city
councils
and
mayor's
it
happens
with
all
the
mins
it
happens
with
like
men.
It
happens
with
the
legislature.
It
happens
all
over
the
country
that
there's
an
understanding.
You
know
to
have
a
conversation.
So
what
I
felt
is
it
was
important
that
we
go
down
there
and
talk
talk
to
some
folks
and
key
people
about
how
do
we?
How
do
we
get
some
proposals
moving
in
for
us
here
in
Boston
in
Massachusetts,
but
also
on
the
country?
I
A
A
A
You
know:
I
had
a
meeting
today
with
the
secretary
transportation
at
the
state
and
then
being
head
of
the
MBTA
just
two
meetings
before
this,
and
then
we
were
talking
about
the
need
for
revenue
and
what
we
want
to
see
in
the
city
and
then
my
next
meeting
was
with
the
mask
the
Convention
Center
Bureau,
the
new
director
of
that
talking
about
attracting
new
businesses
to
Boston.
So
everything
we
do
deals
with
the
federal
government
I
mean
here
today.
You
know
the
policy
that
the
federal
government
wants
to
change.
A
It's
almost
like
their
this
office
is
thinking
about,
like
we
haven't
done
anything
in
two
and
a
half
years.
So
let's
do
something
and
what
they
decide
to
do
is
go
after
10:09
when
they
have
no.
No
agenda,
no
policy,
there's
been
no
conversation
about
advancing
education
in
the
United
States
of
America.
There's
been
no
talk
of
infrastructure
money.
The
United
States
of
America,
like
they
just
seem
to
be
state,
have
to
do
something
so,
but
they
decide
to
do
was
pick
a
very
bad
issue
to
stop
messing
around
with
a
very
dangerous.
F
A
Think
how
much
you
wanted
I
mean
I
think
a
lot
of
this
suit
as
we
it's
a
question.
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
there's
a
lot
of
unknown
II
area
of
what
this
change
means
and
I
think
that
it
concerns
a
lot
of
people,
particularly
in
the
university
we're
on
the
educational
world,
about
what
exactly
is
the
proposals
that
they
are
putting
forth?
What
does
that
mean,
and
how
does
that
change?
G
E
You
sorry
and
those
are
just
legal
terms,
but
also
really
relate
to
how
it
is
perceived
and
how
it
is
understood.
So
this
is
something
that
we're
looking
at
in
the
Commonwealth
in
terms
of
legislation
here,
I
hope,
and
it
would
really
change
the
way
in
which
the
evidence
is
understood
and
presented.
I
Before
we
close
I'm
representative,
Laurie,
Orlick
and
honored
to
be
it,
my
dear
friend
of
Mayor
Walsh's
podium
right
now,
you
heard
last
night
that
when
you're
looking
for
good
policy,
look
to
Boston
and
he's
been
at
it
when
he
was
in
the
legislature,
I
work
side-by-side
with
him
and
he
was
a
champion
for
equality
and
for
the
very
topic
that
we're
gathered
here
today.
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
there
are
some
where,
at
the
beginning
of
a
two-year
term
in
the
legislature
right
now,
our
bill
filing
deadline
is
this
Friday?
I
There
are
some
bills
on
this
topic
that
are
in
the
works
right
now.
My
bill
dealing
with
campus
climate
surveys
has
already
been
uploaded
to
the
system.
If
anybody
is
interested
in
discussing
that
go,
you
know
I'm
happy
to
share
it
with
you
or
you
can
go,
find
it
yourself,
and
we
can
talk
about
it
with
right.
Now,
three
out
of
every
four
sexual
assaults
go.
Unreported
I
expect
that
number
to
climb,
as
students
become
more
intimidated
to
report.
I
What's
happened
to
them,
so
the
Climate
Survey,
which
has
nothing
to
do
with
climate
change
by
the
way,
what
that
does
is
it
gives
students
and
anybody
on
campus
really
a
voice
as
to
what
their
experience
has
been,
so
the
good
administrators,
the
wonderful
administrators
we
have
behind
us
today,
can
respond
in
a
way
that
protects
everybody
on
their
campus.
So
look
forward
to
talking
about
that,
and
thank
you
all
for
caring
about
this
topic
and
thank
you,
mayor
Walsh,
with
this
incredible
press
conference.
Thank.