Marty Walsh
Template:TOCnestleft Marty Walsh (born April 10, 1967) is an Irish-American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. A Democrat, he has served as the 54th mayor of Boston since 2014. He was previously a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving in that office from 1997 until 2014 and representing the Thirteenth Suffolk district. On January 7, 2021, it was reported that president-elect Joe Biden selected Walsh to serve as the United States Secretary of Labor in the upcoming Biden administration.
Labor secretary
Marty Walsh was proposed by Joe Biden as US Secretary of Labor.
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
June 8, 2016, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Tuesday that Boston will host the 2017 Climate-Smart Low-Carbon Cities Summit, cementing Boston's role as a model in energy efficiency.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was speaking at the second annual two-day Cities Summit this week in Beijing. The two-day meeting between local leaders in the two countries is described as “an opportunity to exchange best practices between US and Chinese cities.”
The summit is organized by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, which began in 2005 as a network for like-minded leaders and has grown into an organization of the world’s largest cities. Considering the fact that cities occupy only two percent of the world’s landmass but emit 70 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions and consume two-thirds of the world’s energy, C40 participants believe that, “As part of the climate change problem, cities also have the opportunity to be integral to its solution."
And C40 cities have already committed to reducing emissions by three gigatons of carbon dioxide by 2030.
“City mayors are directly accountable to their constituents for their decisions, and are more nimble than state and national elected officials to take decisive action – often with immediate and impactful results,” C40 explains on their website. “What our cities do individually and in unison to address climate change can set the agenda for communities and governments everywhere.”
The growing organization now includes 83 cities around the world: 10 cities in Africa, 11 in East Asia, 19 in Europe, 11 in South America, 14 in North America, and 18 cities in South, West, and Southeast Asia.
C40 cities represent 25 percent of global GDP and 600 million people worldwide.
“C40 is making a significant difference in improving the scale and speed of climate action, with 30 percent of all climate actions in C40 being delivered through city-to-city collaboration,” says the organization. “Today, nearly 10,000 climate change actions are in effect in C40 Cities, with over 78 percent of actions reported in 2015 planned for expansion.”
As vice chair of the group, Mayor Walsh flew to Beijing this week (with travel expenses paid for by the organization’s lead sponsor, Bloomberg Philanthropies) alongside Secretary of State John Kerry. Alongside Secretary Kerry and local Chinese leaders, Walsh announced plans for the 2017 meeting.
“This is an enormous honor and a clear sign that the policies put in place in Boston and Massachusetts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and grow a clean energy economy are working and are of worldwide significance,” Ken Kimmel, a former commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection, tells the Boston Globe.
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) named Boston the most energy efficient US city in 2015, and has named Massachusetts the most energy-efficient state since 2011. In Massachusetts, the clean energy industry grew 12 percent in 2015 to employ 100,000 additional people.
According to ACEEE, Boston excels at reducing energy usage through community-wide initiatives, building policies and utilities. Some relevant initiatives include LEED certification for commercial building projects over 50,000 square feet, the Renew Boston program to connect utility energy efficiency services with small businesses and middle income homes, and the Greenovate Boston initiative to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050.
The Cities Summit in 2017 will help boost the Boston economy by advertising this industry's growth as well as contributing about $1 million in tourism revenue.
A conference of this scale “really cements Massachusetts’ reputation as a clean energy leader,” Peter Shattuck, director of Acadia Center’s Massachusetts’ branch, tells The Boston Globe. “It puts Massachusetts companies on display.”[1]
Right to the City support
According to Mel King there’s an additional factor that figured significantly in Marty Walsh’s successful mayoralty campaign in 2013.
A group called Right to the City, composed of various organizations working on access to affordable housing, good jobs, quality education, and sustainable community development, seeks to enable a cross section of racial, ethnic, and income groups to remain and participate in all aspects of Boston.
The group’s members, a new rainbow coalition, are in the forefront of such issues as foreclosure blockades to protect people’s homes, stopping no-fault tenant evictions, and fighting alongside unions for construction jobs.
Following its questionnaire to both mayoral candidates, the group felt Walsh was more responsive to its concerns. Having encouraged these young adults to do this analysis, Mel King joined with them. At our endorsement announcement, I admired their commitment to looking forward and not wallowing in the past.
They saw a candidate who willingly shared parts of his life that indicated he has the capacity for change. He invited them to work with him to make a difference for all the city’s residents.
- Both at the endorsement event, when a high school student spoke, and at Fields Corner, where a diverse group rallied, I saw evidence of ways Walsh’s campaign included people. A personal highlight was watching the candidate join in singing a song I wrote: “We are in harmony; once to every generation comes the chance to change the world.”[2]
RTTC endorsement
Right to the City VOTE, a new civic action project focused on building power for working class neighborhoods and communities of color, announced today that it has endorsed Marty Walsh in the 2013 Boston mayoral race.
Right to the City Vote leaders cited Marty Walsh’s commitment to stabilizing working class neighborhoods, diversifying city leadership, increasing access to jobs, and closing opportunity and achievement gaps for Boston youth. More importantly, the group pointed to his State House record of championing equality for all, workplace and unemployed rights, supporting immigrants, and leading the fight for gun control and programs that address substance abuse.
Right to the City VOTE also endorsed At-Large City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, who is running for re-election, and District 2 City Council candidate Suzanne Lee. Both candidates fully support the Right to the City platform to Remain, Reclaim, and Rebuild Boston and are proven leaders who have stood on the frontlines with communities of color to fight for voting rights, library services, access to good jobs, and stabilization of working class neighborhoods.[3],
Womens March
State Attorney General Maura Healey, Sen. Ed Markey, philanthropist Barbara Lee, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Mayor Marty Walsh and State Treasurer Deb Goldberg march down Commonwealth Avenue for the Women's March for America in Boston, 2017.
CPA thanks Walsh for support
CPA 40th Anniversary Gala dinner
Chinese Progressive Association Friday, May 19, 2017 6:00 – 9:00 pm, at Hei La Moon Restaurant. 88 Beach Street in Boston Chinatown
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- Honorary Event Chair Mayor Martin J. Walsh
- US Senator Elizabeth Warren
- US Congressman Michael Capuano
- Attorney General Maura Healey
- State Treasurer Deb Goldberg
- State Auditor Suzanne Bump
- State Senator Joseph Boncore
- State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz
- State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry
- State Representative Aaron Michlewitz
- State Representative Liz Malia
- City Council President Michelle Wu
- City Councilor Ayanna Pressley
- City Councilor Anissa Essaibi-George
International Women's Day Celebration
Chinese Progressive Association (Boston) International Women's Day Celebration March 8, 2017 - 5:30pm
SEIU 32BJ Local 615 26 West Street Boston, MA 02111.
Celebrate International Women’s Day and the Chinese Progressive Association Workers Center’s 30 years of organizing.
Honorary Committee
- Honorary Event Chair Mayor Martin J. Walsh
- US Senator Elizabeth Warren
- Attorney General Maura Healey
- State Treasurer Deb Goldberg
- State Auditor Suzanne Bump
- State Senator Joseph Boncore
- State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz
- State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry
- State Representative Aaron Michlewitz
- State Representative Liz Malia
- City Council President Michelle Wu
- City Councilor Ayanna Pressley
- City Councilor Anissa Essaibi-George
- City Councilor Andrea Campbell
CPA celebrates 40 years of community advocacy
Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley spoke before presenting the Chinese Progressive Association’s Community Building Award to the Friends of the Chinatown Library on May 19 2017 at Hei La Moon.
The Chinese Progressive Association, a grassroots organization that rose up in the late ’70s to become a stalwart advocate for the Chinatown community, celebrated four decades of accomplishments at a food-filled gala attended by hundreds, including Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. The “Many People, One Heart” gala also included an award ceremony honoring community leaders as well as traditional dance performances by local troupes.[4]
CPA banquet
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Boston Globe, A new rainbow coalition backs Marty Walsh, Mel King, NOVEMBER 17, 2013
- ↑ [http://rtcvotebos.tumblr.com/Press Advisory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2013 Right to the City Vote Endorses Walsh, Pressley, Lee]
- ↑ Sampan, Chinese Progressive Association celebrates 40 years of community advocacy By Dora Chi 齊妮妮 2017/05/25