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From YouTube: Inspiring Generations with Celeste Williams EP11
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Guest: Mimi Graney, Civic Design & Engagement Strategist, City of Chelsea
A
You
know
to
to
walk
again
so,
if
you're
experiencing
any
of
these
conditions
through
this
pandemic.
I
want
you
to
know
that
I'm
with
you,
because
I've
been
on
that
side
of
things,
that's
my
shout
out
to
the
community
today,
but
I
have
in
a
studio
today
chelsea
civic
director
and
some
of
you
may
know
her.
A
A
Oh,
thank
you
thank
you
and
I'm
honored
that
you
agreed
to
come
and
have
a
chat
with
me
and
maybe
we'll
have
a
chance
today
to
inspire
someone
to
look
into
the
art,
look
into
civic
duty,
looking
to
volunteer,
which
is
civic
duty
in
a
way,
but
we
can
take
it
to
different
levels
right
as
long
as
we're
engaged,
you
know
and
keep
informed,
and
that
you
do.
You
do
keep
us
informed
and
I
am
so
pleased
so
pleased
at
how
downtown
chelsea
is
shaping
up.
A
A
We
weren't
doing
a
lot
of
outdoor
stuff
and
when
I
saw
mimi
putting
chairs
out
one
day
on
city
hall,
I
I
was
compelled
to
ask
her.
Can
I
help
you?
Can
I
help?
Do
you
need
any
volunteers
and
she
said
no?
No,
no!
No!
No
not
right
now,
but
if
I
ever
do,
I
will
ask
you
and
she's
a
woman
of
her
word.
She
kept
her
promise.
A
B
Well,
I've
been
working
here
in
chelsea
for
four
years,
but
it's
a
city
that
I've
known
for
a
while.
I
had
been
coming
to
the
apollonia
theater
and
going
to
dillon's
steam
room
and
going
to
mystic
brewing
and
was
a
community
that
I
had
really
wanted
to
work
with,
and
I
had
been
doing
some
work
with
the
state
and
was
hoping
to
kind
of
connect
with
the
city
and
it
didn't
work
out
that
way.
B
A
A
A
B
Yeah,
so
that
was
when
we
were
doing
sort
of
a
lunchtime
market
on
city
hall
lawn
and
we
had
different
places
where
you
could
get
take
out
lunch
and
music
every
week
and
lots
of
activities,
and
I
was
so
appreciative
when
the
senior
center
is
like
sure,
we'll
come
and
we're
going
to
do
zumba
and
we're
going
to
engage
the
community
and
you
all
just
brought
such
great
vibrancy
and
I'll
I'll.
Never
forget!
B
You
know
all
of
you
on
the
the
brick
area
in
between,
and
I
just
appreciate
how
the
senior
center
has
partnered
with
me
on
many
things
like
at
the
gallery.
456
when
we
did
the
art
show
where
all
the
seniors
brought
in
the
work
that
they
did
and
we
got
to
showcase
them
yeah
and
a
lot
of
the
great
parties
at
the
senior
center.
A
Has
been
really
great
so
see
this
is
this
is
why
I
invited
you.
This
is
why,
because
how
we're
rolling
along
in
events
as
we
speak,
those
are
wonderful
moments
to
remember
as
seniors,
because,
even
though
I
don't
look
like
this,
what
a
senior
is
supposed
to
look
like,
I
don't
know,
there's
a
stereotype
of
what
a
senior
is
supposed
to
look
like
and
what
they
should
be
doing,
but
I
don't
think
I
fit
that
norm.
B
B
It
just
wasn't
a
pleasing
place
to
be,
and
we
were
looking
at.
How
can
we
make
it
a
place
where
folks
would
maybe
like
out
of
the
hustle
bustle
of
broadway?
Sometimes
you
just
want
a
little
quieter
place
to
be
there's
also.
A
number
of
people
live
on
broadway
on
on
division
street,
like
that's
their
front
door,
a
lot
of
the
businesses,
that's
like
the
rear
entrance
there,
but
that
doesn't
necessarily
mean
it
needs
to
be
an
unpleasant
spot.
B
So
we
were
also
concerned
once
the
pavement
was
nice
and
smooth.
Would
the
cars
start
speeding
along
there
and
not
making
it
a
safe
place
to
be
so?
We
thought
well,
if
we
do
some
really
great
public
art
that
would
accomplish
a
bunch
of
things
one.
It
would
make
it
much
more
beautiful,
attractive.
Colorful,
it
would
encourage
the
cars
to
slow
down
because
they'd
be
like
oh
what's
going
on.
This
is
like.
B
A
It's
a
beautiful
it's
every
time
I
walk
down
there.
I
get
inspired
to
do
something
different
in
my
art
just
by
seeing
someone
else's
art
yeah.
So
that's
what
I
take
away
from
it,
and
it
also
reminds
me
of
when
I
was
younger
even
for
the
younger
ones.
It's
a
place
to
go
and
see
that
there's
possibilities
of
them
also
participating
in
doing
art
for
the
community.
So
all
around
everybody
wins.
You
know
it's
a
win-win
situation
and
it's
a
safety
issue
as
well.
So
yeah.
B
And
there
were
a
lot
of
there
were
other
artists,
not
just
seniors,
took
part.
We
had
you
know
a
young
student
at
the
high
school.
We
had
a
bunch
of
other
artists
that
were
just
doing
things
at
home
that
this
was
the
first
time
they
were
able
to
do
something
on
a
bigger
scale.
So
we
gave
them
big
garage
doors
and
other
doors,
and
then
last
summer
those
artists
were
then
they
had
built
some
experience.
We
had
some
other
workshops,
they
did
bigger,
murals
and
folks
are
going
to
be
impressed
this
year.
Oh.
A
A
B
Somerville
reminds
me
a
lot
well.
Chelsea
reminds
me
a
lot
of
somerville.
When
I
first
lived
there,
you
know
it,
people
used
to
call
it
slummerville
and
it
was
not
the
nice
place
to
be,
and
there
were
some
good
arts
programs,
but
there
was,
you
know,
still
a
lot
of
poor
people,
a
lot
of
folks
that
were
new
immigrants
kind
of
similar
to
here,
the
big
people
problems,
people
had
were
trash
and
crime
and
not
feeling
safe
and
then
over
over
the
years.
B
A
B
A
That's
a
sense
of
coming
from
somerville
to
here,
with
the
understanding
that
it's
a
similar
situation,
you
can't
fix
every
problem,
but
there's
some
things
that
if
we
all
engage
and
and
want
to
make
it
a
better
space
for
out
for
everyone,
then
sometimes
it's
not
a
monetary
thing.
It
it.
It's
just
a
civic
duty.
You
know
it's
like
doing.
Jury
duty.
You
know
it's
just
civic.
A
B
B
A
See
that
I
could
truly
see
that
and
when
I
was
reading
a
little
of
your
bio
and
and
I
was
like
she
went
to
jesuit
school
divinity
school
yeah
for
theology
I
was
like
she's
connected
with
the
she's
connected
with
the
higher
power
she
understands.
What
love
is
you
do
you
do
understand
it
because
of
the
flower
thing
that
we've
been
growing
since
20?
What
was
it
2019?
The
mural
was
done.
A
B
A
A
For
me
it
could
be
a
whole
nother
metaphor.
I
like
I
could
use
that
kind
of
little
therapy
right
now.
You
know
calm
me
down
and
it
did
and
I
and
it
brought
out
something
in
me
that
I've
been
missing
because
that's
one
of
the
things
I
love
to
do.
I
did
landscaping,
but
when
I
had
my
accident
10
years
of
you
know,
rehab
meds,
I
lost
a
lot
of
desire
for
the
things
I
used
to
do.
Yeah
and-
and
I
met
you
after
this
after
coming
back
from
that
yeah.
A
A
B
A
B
So
there's
two
things
to
that.
For
me,
one
is
like
I
feel,
like
part
of
my
role,
is
just
introduce
people
to
each
other
and
spark
something,
and
sometimes
people
don't
feel
permission
that
they
can
make
a
difference
in
their
neighborhood.
Sometimes
you
just
need
to
invite
people
and
say
we
need
you
like.
This
is
your
space
too,
and
and
it's
hard
to
do
it
alone.
You
know
like
that
day
when
I
was
out
doing
the
flowers
by
myself
and
when
you
came
to
join
me,
it's
like
it.
B
It
became
bigger
because
we
we
came
together,
yeah
and
so
sometimes
you
know
it's
a
little
bit
like
planting
a
seed.
Sometimes
they
grow.
Sometimes
they
don't
so
you
plant
lots
of
seeds
and
then
you
can
just
kind
of
let
them
grow,
and
I
and
I
so
appreciate
that
you
and
deborah
have
been
taking
a
lead
and
there's
all
these
other
community
partners
like
the
mural.
That's
on
chelsea,
walk,
green
roots
took
that
off.
B
A
A
A
B
Yeah
so
we're
doing
a
bunch
of
walking
tours
this
summer,
so
a
number
of
people
have
been
doing
research
on
their
particular
neighborhoods
and
they're
going
to
be
guiding
in-person
walking
tours
small
groups,
everybody
masks,
so
it's
still
safe,
but
then
we'll
also
make
them
available
online
so
that
people
can
just
look
up
the
information
and
go
to
those
spots
themselves
and
you
can
follow
along
a
little
map.
So
lee
farrington
is
doing
one
on
prattville
and
she's
been
finding
all
kinds
of
things
about.
B
B
Art
in
the
downtown
and
one
about
where
movies
have
been
made
in
in
chelsea
and
there's
an
awful
lot
of
movies
and
tv
shows
that
have
been
shot
here,
so
that
one
might
just
be
virtual.
Because
then
you
can
see
the
film
clips
okay,
so
those
are
going
to
be
starting
in
early
may
and
they'll
be
rolling
out
through
the
summer.
A
B
Behind
the
scenes,
so
even
through
the
pandemic,
we've
been
having
all
these
small
group
meetings
and
virtual
meetings
so
we're
creating
a
giant
80-foot
mural,
that's
going
to
be
on
fifth
street
right
next
to
the
side
of
the
mcdonald's.
That's
basically
going
to
tell
the
400
years
of
history
of
chelsea
in
the
mural.
So
it's
featuring
all
these
individual
people.
It's
going
to
be
super.
B
A
If
you
have
the
time
and
you
want
to
engage
in
on
what's
coming
up
soon
with
the
murals,
you
can
contact
me
if
you
are
using
a
computer,
because
I
know
a
lot
of
seniors:
don't
have
a
computer
and
they're
not
linked
to
online
things,
so
they
miss
a
lot.
They
miss
a
lot
of
what's
going
on
in
the
community.
So
I'm
glad
that
I
have
this
platform.
A
So
if
you
are
watching
the
next
show
that
I
do
on
inspiring
generations
I'll
get
some
dates
from
mimi
that
you
know
as
we
go
along.
So
when
these
things
these
projects
will
be
starting.
So
you
can
come
out
and
sign
up
to
volunteer
because
I
know
like
I
said
the
computer
doesn't
work
for
some
seniors.
I'm
thinking
of
you
guys!
Every
time
I
do
inspiring
generations,
because
I'm
a
senior
now
and
when
I
have
young
people
come
up
to
me
and
say
it's
because
of
you.
A
I
finished
college
because
of
you.
I
studied
nursing
and
now
I'm
a
rn
which
has
been
happening
to
me,
and
I
want
to
cry,
but
thank
you
for
the
young
people
that
have
come
and
told
me
that
I
made
a
difference
in
their
life
and
thank
you
mimi
for
coming
at
a
time
in
my
life
that
I
needed
that
little
boost
you
know,
I
think,
to
even
inspire
other
seniors
to
say
you
know
what
we
can
do
this.
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
It's
been
so
wonderful
working
with
her.
It
helps
us.
It
helps
the
seniors,
even
if
we
are
not
computer
literate,
if
there's
something
that
requires
a
computer.
If
you
have
someone,
that's
computer
literate
working.
Alongside
of
you,
it's
easy
to
pick
it
up
yeah,
because
I
was
at
college
at
40.
yeah
and
I
can
do.
A
A
A
Yeah
so
mimi,
I
saw
the
gallery
on
broadway
and
you
know
just
to
just
inspire.
You
know
someone
that
wants
to
use
that
gallery.
I
just
want
to
talk
about
it
for
a
few
minutes
before
we
run
out
of
time,
yep
there's
a
display
up
there
and
I
passed
there
the
other
day,
and
I
saw
people
you
know
trying
to
figure
it
out
yeah.
A
You
know
they
saw
these
different
trash
papers
and
you
know,
and
it's
and
if
they
looked
on
the
screens,
that
you
guys
have
there,
it
showed
like
a
environmental
stuff
and
and
to
connect
the
two
they
connected
to
a
one
woman
said
to
me.
I
can't
understand,
what's
going
on
here,
there's
nothing
written
and
there
is
something
on
the
door
there.
Yeah.
B
B
Somebody
had
or
their
grocery
list-
and
it's
like
this
little
thing
of
like
who
was
this
person
that
went
by
what
was
their
what
was
going
on
with
their
day
and
he
saved
them,
and
we
put
them
up
there.
For
me,
it's
like
a
little
mystery
of
like
who
are
all
these
people
that
went
by
by
that.
I
don't
really
know.
A
B
So
through
the
pandemic,
there's
been
all
remember
early
on
where
you
couldn't
get
a
mask
and
we
had
to
make
your
own
a
whole
bunch
of
people
came
together
and
people
probably
remember
we
were
giving
away
all
these
cloth
masks.
The
people
who've
been
making
those
masks.
They
have
all
these
little
scraps
of
fabric
left
over.
So
they've
made
this
beautiful
quilt
that
will
be
hanging
up
in
the
gallery.
B
That's
going
to
come
right
after
4th
of
july,
so
I
try
to
have
each
of
the
shows
be
something
that
tells
us
something
about
our
community
that
be
like
a
mirror.
So
you
had
mentioned
of
like.
If
folks
have
an
idea
for
a
show,
I
would
love
to
work
with
them
and
there's
stipends
available
to
help
you
cover
the
cost
of
framing
and
printing
the.
I
always
try
to
work
with
people
that
want
to
help
us
hold
a
mirror
up
to
chelsea.
So
just
and
I
like
for
mark's,
show
it's
like.
A
A
You
know,
I
did
the
pageant
of
the
arts
in
california.
They
have
it
every
august
22nd
where
art
comes
alive,
like
actually
people
paint
themselves
and
put.
I
saw
the
last
supper
with
live
people,
but
you
didn't
know
it
was
live
people
wow.
So
that's
an
amazing
thing.
So
I've
seen
all
kinds
of
art
made
of
ice.
B
A
B
A
A
I
think
she
did
a
wonderful
job.
I
went
up
there
one
night
in
the
snow
and
I
moonwalked
kind
of
and
took
a
video
of
it.
I
have
a
video
that
I
took
of
that
space
and
you
were
cleaning
brushes
and
and
and
just
being
amazing,
yeah,
and
so
that's
why
I
love
having
you
here
today
on
this
platform.
You're
such
an
inspiring
woman-
and
I
know
you
have
a
lot
of
young
people
that
that
are
working
with
you
and
they're
amazing,
because
I've
met
some
of
them.