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Government Affairs Forum: Boston City Councilors

October 18, 2022 9:45 am – 11:00 am Revere Hotel

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  • Thank you for joining us. Hope you had a chance to hear from the members of the Boston City Council as they addressed the Greater Boston business community.

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  • Individual Member & Government: $75
  • Member or Government Table of 10: $750
  • Individual Non-member: $120
  • Non-member Table of 10: $1,200
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Government Affairs Forum

For this Government Affairs Forum, the Chamber featured the most recently elected City Councilors: Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, Councilor Gabriela Coletta, Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune, Councilor Erin Murphy, and Councilor Brian Worrell. The Chamber’s President & CEO, James E. Rooney, moderated this discussion focused on policy priorities and the future of commerce in Boston.

The City Council, the legislative body of the City of Boston, serves as a link between residents and municipal government. The City Councilors continue to serve as advocates for important issues, including transportation, equity, and downtown revitalization. Thank you for joining us. Hope you had a chance to hear from the newly elected City Councilors as they shared their vision and actions to retain a talented workforce, support local businesses, and bolster Boston’s competitiveness.

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Ruthzee Louijeune

City Councilor, At-Large, City of Boston

A grounded, thoughtful, and inclusive leader, Ruthzee is working to bring our neighborhoods together where shared prosperity is the foundation of a just and equitable…Read more
A grounded, thoughtful, and inclusive leader, Ruthzee is working to bring our neighborhoods together where shared prosperity is the foundation of a just and equitable Boston. The daughter of working-class immigrants from Haiti, Ruthzee was born and raised in Mattapan and Hyde Park and attended Boston Public Schools. Her first job at 14 was as a walking tour guide with the youth organization MYTOWN, offering a people-centered history of Boston’s neighborhoods. Mayor Menino appointed her to a committee to redesign the student assignment process. As a Ward Fellow, she also interned for former State Representative Marie St. Fleur.

Now, as an experienced lawyer, Ruthzee has practiced before Boston Housing Court representing families facing eviction and foreclosure, worked to elect progressive prosecutors around the country, and supported voting rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. She also served as the senior attorney on Senator Warren’s presidential campaign and drafted agreements netting millions of dollars for first-generation homeowners to help close the racial homeownership and wealth gaps with the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA).

As City Councilor At-Large, Ruthzee is fighting for affordable housing and homeownership, support for our immigrant communities, improved funding and teacher diversity at our schools, and using all the tools at the city’s disposal to address racial justice and equity. Her tenure is historic: she is the first Haitian American elected to represent Boston citywide. She is a graduate of Boston Public Schools, Columbia University, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She is trilingual with French and Haitian Creole and is conversant in Spanish.

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Erin Murphy

City Councilor, At-Large, City of Boston

Erin’s story sets her apart. Everyone’s story is different, but we all know what it’s like to struggle with unexpected hurdles, battle through adversity, and…Read more
Erin’s story sets her apart. Everyone’s story is different, but we all know what it’s like to struggle with unexpected hurdles, battle through adversity, and with a little luck and a lot of determination, conquer our fears and doubts.

Erin comes from hardy Dorchester stock with a strong tradition of activism. Her grandfather Richard Murphy organized the various neighborhood groups under one umbrella, the Dorchester United Neighborhood Association, to turn a former landfill into a park and community buildings — today, the Richard J. Murphy School and adjacent sports fields and playgrounds. Her Auntie Kay and mom started the first Teen Center in the City of Boston right there in the gym.

After high school, she enrolled at UMass-Boston first in business management. When she was 19, she had her first son, Brian. She picked up more waitressing shifts and dropped her course load to juggle her new responsibilities. As a teenage mother she was scared and knew that she needed to stay in school to make a good life for her small family. By the time she graduated in 1999, eleven years after starting, her daughter Maisie was one, she was pregnant with Michael, her youngest, and had buried her son Colin. Her twenties were a struggle to say the least but she persevered and did what was necessary to become a Boston Public School teacher.

A lot of folks would have thrown in the towel on higher education at that point, but Erin was determined to push forward. She never gave up and she earned her degree in Business, History and Elementary Education. Later, she earned her M.A.Ed. from Fitchburg State University. Erin just finished paying off her student loans a few months ago, at the age 51 years old, so she knows a thing or two about how the system needs to change.

As a teacher in the Boston Public Schools for 22 years, she became even more familiar with the things families have to deal with: educational challenges, economic setbacks, substance use disorder and recovery. At the age of 45 she started running marathons to raise awareness and sorely needed funding for substance use disorder and mental health recovery services in Boston. To date, she has raised more than $50,000 for the Gavin Foundation. And gone through a lot of sneakers.

Erin will be your city councilor — a city councilor for every neighborhood — she will understand your issues, already be familiar with your struggles. she’ll know how to make city government work to solve them for you and your families. In every neighborhood across this great city.

Erin will be your go-to call at City Hall not just because of the life I’ve lived, but because chances are pretty good that it’s not all that much different than the life you’ve lived.

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AGENDA

  • 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. Networking & Registration

    Guests arrive, sign in at registration, and network with fellow attendees.

  • 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Program

    Members of the Boston City Council to address to the business community.

  • 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Audience Q&A

    A chance to ask questions to the Council members.

FAQs

  • WHAT IS INCLUDED IN MY REGISTRATION?

    Access to a welcoming community of professionals over a great conversation and morning refreshments!

  • WHAT SHOULD I BRING?

    An interest in connecting and networking with other professionals. Oh, and don’t forget business cards.

  • WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?

    Please come dressed for your day!

  • WHEN SHOULD I ARRIVE?

    Registration begins a 9:45am, with program starting promptly at 10am

  • DO I NEED TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE?

    We have a limited number of tickets available for this event due to capacity limits. Government Affair Forum events are some of the Chamber’s most popular and we recommend registering in advance to secure your spot!

  • COVID-19 POLICY

    -You are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC.
    -You have not had a fever, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell that cannot be attributed to another health condition.
    -You have not had contact with a person known to be infected, potentially infected, or exposed to someone infected with COVID-19 within the previous 14 days. (Prior to the event date)

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All cancellations must be received at least three (3) business days prior to the event to avoid being charged or to receive a refund.

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce encourages persons with disabilities to participate, and engage fully, in its programs and events.

If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation, including but not limited to, listening devices, closed captioning, large print, wheelchair access, allergies and environmental sensitivities, or if you have any questions about the venue, event format, or virtual platform, please contact us at [email protected].

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