Primavera 2015 - Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers

Voz da
Comunidade
MAPS Gala Honors Community Leaders, Raises Record Funds
In this issue:
Award-winning
Staff (p. 2)
Boston Pride
Parade - AIDS
Walk - White
Ribbon Day Sexual Assault
Awareness Month
- Client Database Theater
Workshop (p. 4)
Senior Housing
Needs Survey Citizenship &
Health Insurance
Assistance Days Brazilian Consul
Visit (p. 7)
ARTIGOS EM
PORTUGUÊS –
páginas 8 a 10
Community
Festivals (p. 10)
Inspiring words, spirited musical performances and elegant surroundings marked the MAPS 2015
Awards Gala on April 18th, in the midst of Boston Marathon Weekend, at the Renaissance Boston
Waterfront Hotel. The annual black tie-optional event— with red carpet paparazzi welcome,
banquet, and awards
ceremony—attracted more
than 400 community members,
business leaders and officials to
raise $133,000 for MAPS'
culturally and linguistically
competent health and social
services for Portuguese
speakers. In keeping with the
Marathon atmosphere, the
event theme this year was
“Going the Distance for a
Award recipients line up on stage with presenters, Co-hosts & MAPS leaders
Stronger Community.”
"At MAPS, our Marathon is serving the Portuguese-speaking communities," said Paulo Pinto,
MPA, MAPS Executive Director.
MAPS awards were presented to five outstanding individuals for their service and many
contributions to the communities that MAPS serves in greater Boston and beyond. This year for the
first time, each award was highlighted by a 1-minute video interview of the recipient. Links to Gala
videos and photos are available at www.maps-inc.org.
The MAPS Person of the Year Award went to Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, for his community
leadership, support of many pro-immigrant measures, and his concern for the safety, health and wellbeing of his constituents. He said that his main focus was on social progress and improving the lives of
those who live and work in Somerville.
"We need to make sure everyone has access to health care,
and immigrant kids need to be able to go to college like my
kids," he said, earning a round of applause for his vocal
support of the Trust Act—a state bill to stop local law
enforcement agencies from enforcing federal civil
immigration policies.
MAPS Manuel N. Coutinho Outstanding Volunteer Award
was presented to António (Thony) Alves, owner of Thony’s
Barbershop in Roxbury, by Hopkinton Selectman John
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone (left) Coutinho, son of the late Manuel Coutinho. Alves has
receiving the Person of the Year Award
volunteered his work space and time to MAPS staff for years
from MAPS Board President Paula Coutinho
so they can offer on-site outreach and testing for HIV and
and Executive Director Paulo Pinto
Continued on page 3—See more Gala pictures on pages 5 and 6
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MAPS’ Talented Staff Receive Multiple Recognitions!
Paulo Pinto Named Finalist for MNN Nonprofit Excellence Award
Our Executive Director, Paulo Pinto, MPA, has been selected as a finalist of the MA
Nonprofit Network’s (MNN’s) 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Award in the Leadership
Category! The Excellence Awards are presented annually at the State House
on Nonprofit Awareness Day (NAD), a state holiday signed into law by Gov. Patrick
in 2007. This year’s celebration will be held on Monday, June 8.
MNN received hundreds of nominations from across the state and from every
nonprofit sub sector. These nominations were reviewed by a panel of judges who then chose just a few
exceptional finalists in each of the eight award categories. Pinto was nominated along with four other
very accomplished nonprofit leaders, and the winner will be announced at the NAD.
“Cordel do Abraço” earns MAPS employee Robson Lemos the
Brazilian Press Award for Best Video
MAPS Men’s Health Educator and actor extraordinaire Robson Lemos won the Brazilian
International Press Award on May 9 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the Best Video category for
“Cordel do Abraço,” a satirical tale about the myths surrounding HIV and the importance of
prevention and safe sex.
The story was originally created as a special play for the MAPS 2013 World AIDS Day event,
and the video was co-produced by Leo Tatara and Victor Berardinelli from Image Works. Please
join us in congratulating Robson, and make sure to check out the award-winning short film Cordel
do Abraço at bit.ly/1GqAbzr!
MAPS Advocates Receive CLSACC Award
MAPS Advocates Dulce DePina and Fania Resendes were honored by the Community Legal
Services and Counseling Center (CLSACC) with the Dr. Joseph H. Brenner Award! According to the
CLSACC, “in working with CLSACC staff and volunteers, Dulce and Fania each support their
clients through the legal process. They become an integral part of an advocacy effort from intake to
resolution. They are always available to interpret, explain, gather documents, and perform any
task needed to get the job done.”
CLSSC noted, “They each have a broad range of knowledge and skills. Their understanding of the
legal process and emotional impact on clients, their calm responses and analyses in the middle of
crises, and their warm and gentle demeanor help clients through the most difficult times.”
DePina and Resendes
Board Updates—The MAPS Board of Directors has elected its new officers. Paula Coutinho, LICSW, is the new
Board President, with Filipe Zamborlini as the Vice-President. Raymond Estrella, MBA, took charge once again as
Treasurer; and Patrícia de Oliveira, is the new Secretary. We also thank, Joseph J. Vasconcelos, who recently left the
Board after many years of remarkable contributions, including as the Board President.
Staff Updates ►Our warmest welcome to our two new staffers: Elen Peixoto, Brighton Office Assistant, and
Brighton Office Advocate Edna da Costa. We also congratulate Isidro Fagundes on his promotion to Cambridge Office
Manager and Communications Assistant, and wish the best of luck to former Men’s Health Educator Leonardo Rezende,
who returned to his native Brazil.
Recent Funding Announcements -Many thanks to our funders for their support: MA Office of Victim Assistance
and TJX Foundation, for Domestic Violence Services; Amigos da Terça, Cambridge Community Foundation (CCF) &
Tufts—ROCS, and Sailor’s Snug Harbor of Boston for the Cambridge Senior Center; CCF for Cambridge General Operations; CCF/Francisco Charity Fund and the Government of the Azores for Cambridge General Operations including Elder
Services; the MA Community Health Network Area 17 for our Client Database; the MA Office for Refugees and Immigrants
(MORI) for AmeriCorps Assistance for Citizenship & Employment in Greater Boston; and the Theodore Edson Parker
Foundation for a study and business plan for a Portuguese language Assisted Living Elder Housing Services.
Voz da Comunidade is a twice-yearly publication of MAPS. Please contact us at (617) 864-7600 or email [email protected]: Voz da Comunidade é uma publicação semestral da MAPS. MAPS Executive Director (Diretor Executivo) Paulo Pinto; Dir. Of Development & Communications (Dir.
de Desenvolvimento e Comunicações) Lois Josimovich; Editor Renan Leahy. Deadlines for newsletter submissions: 5/15,10/15.
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Gala Continued from page 1
other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), allowing hundreds of men to learn their HIV status
and find out how to stay healthy.
"We may be a barber shop by trade, but we are a community center by function," said Alves,
(left) an immigrant from Cabo Verde.
Manny Rogers, Jr. presented the MAPS Mary & Manuel
Rogers Lifetime Community Service Award, named after his
late parents, to Joel Schwartz (right), longtime Board
member of Cape Verdean Community UNIDO, founder of
the 10-year-old annual Cape Verdean-Jewish Passover Seder
in Boston, and founding Director of the Moving from Debts
to Assets Program.
"This award is for doing things all the time that bring me such joy anyway," he said.
"I get my award every day, and this is just something very special."
Rui Domingos (left), CEO of the Naveo Credit Union, was honored with the MAPS Álvaro
Lima Outstanding Business Award at the Gala for the outstanding success and innovation of
this 87-year-old financial institution, which recently changed its name from CPCU Credit
Union. Elsa Gomes-Bondlow, Director of Development at MIRA Coalition and a former
MAPS employee, represented Álvaro Lima in presenting the award.
"We like to think we are partners in the community," said Domingos, who credited Naveo's
Board of Directors and account holders for making the credit union's success and community
support possible. "It is because of you we are here tonight and we are able to help MAPS."
Joshua Fidalgo presented the MAPS Jorge Fidalgo Community
Service Award named after his father to Natalicia Tracy (right),
Executive Director of the Brazilian Immigrants Center (BIC) since 2010 and a founder of the
Massachusetts Coalition for Domestic Workers. Tracy received the award for her outstanding
leadership on workers’ rights—including her successful legislative advocacy for passage of the
first Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights, which went into effect on April 1 in Massachusetts.
"Because of a dream, today over 100,000 domestic workers in Massachusetts have rights that
they were deprived of for over 75 years!" said, Tracy (right), adding that advocates hope to
win similar success in Connecticut.
This year's event was presented, as it was last year, by the three
Dunkin' Donuts franchises that make up the Gala's Diamond
Sponsor-Cafua Management Group, Couto Management Group and Riverside Management
Group, owned by the Cafua, Couto, Carvalho and Rodrigues families.
"We do this because we see and deeply appreciate the good work that MAPS does in our
communities," said Duarte Carvalho (left), CEO, President and Principal of Riverside
Management, speaking on behalf of the Diamond Sponsor groups.
During the evening, the crowd was treated to a bossa nova show by the Brazilian-themed
group Receita de Samba, entertained by Cabo Verdean singer Lutchinha, and soothed by
Portuguese Fado singer Catarina Avelar with guitarists, in addition to music by DJ Manny
Morais. The event also included a Silent Auction with a variety of donated items, including a
round-trip airfare to Portugal, donated by SATA Airlines. MAPS raised additional funds by
raffling four prizes, and winning ticket information is published on the Raffle page of the MAPS website. Filipe
Zamborlini, Vice-President of the MAPS Board, who is on the staff of State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, and former staff
member Elisangela Almeida, a local actress and model, were the Gala co-hosts. Co-chairs for the event were MAPS Board
member Elisa Tristán-Cheever, MD, and Lois Josimovich, MAPS Director of Development & Communication.
MAPS OFFICES (ESCRITÓRIOS DA MAPS) : CAMBRIDGE (617) 864-7600 SOMERVILLE (617) 764-2091
BRIGHTON (617) 787-0557
DORCHESTER (617) 825-5897 LOWELL (978) 970-1250 FRAMINGHAM (508) 872-2652
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Join Us for the 2015 Boston Pride Parade!
We’re preparing for the Boston Pride
Parade, which will take place Saturday,
June 13, starting in Copley Sq. at noon!
Keeping a tradition of many years,
MAPS’ float will be the last one at the
Parade, coming as a grand finale. All are
welcome to join and celebrate diversity
in our city in a fun, family-friendly way.
If you want to volunteer with us for the
Pride, please call our Brighton office at
(617) 787-0557 or contact Jesse
Rezende at [email protected].
Raising Sexual Assault
Awareness in the Community
April marked Sexual Assault Awareness
Month (SAAM) across the country, raising
awareness about sexual violence and educating individuals and communities about prevention. MAPS offices honored SAAM with
special displays and messages, while MAPS
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault staff
attended a variety of events made to educate
the community about the issue.
MAPS offers free, confidential assistance for
sexual assault and domestic violence survivors
in four of its six offices. For Cambridge, please
call (617) 864-7600; for Brighton, (617) 7870557; for Dorchester, (617) 825-5897; and for
Lowell, (978) 970-1250.
Walk with MAPS to Fight AIDS
Join us in the AIDS Action
Committee’s 30th AIDS Walk &
5K Run Boston on Sunday, June
7th. You can participate in
person or virtually, by making a
donation to support programs
and services to the HIV+
community and their loved ones. Please visit
www.aac.org/goto/MAPSTeam for more information on
the event and to join MAPS’ Team, and
www.aidswalkboston.org to learn more about the fight
against AIDS in Massachusetts, and thank you!
MAPS Honors the White Ribbon Day Campaign
MAPS honored the 2015 White Ribbon Day (WRD) Campaign with a
series of activities that we held or participated in during the month of
March, including a special
presentation at Oliveira’s
Brazilian Restaurant in Everett,
the statewide WRD event at the
MA State House, the City of
Lowell’s Annual White Ribbon
event, a Night of Poetry at the
MAPS Somerville office, and the
MAPS March staff meeting in
Somerville. In all these occasions, MAPS staff at the Statewide WRD event
men of all ages were invited to
at the MA State House
take the WRD pledge, either in
English or in Portuguese: “From this day forward, I promise to be part of
the solution in ending violence against women.”
WRD is an international campaign to urge boys and men to take part
in ending violence against women. Although most of the activities are
concentrated in March, participants are encouraged to take the pledge
any time of the year at the MAPS WRD page, www.maps-inc.org/services/
domestic-violence-and-sexual-assault-services/white-ribbon/.
MAPS Client Database to Launch on July 1
Our Director of Development and Communications, Lois
Josimovich, shared exciting news
about our new state-of-the-art
MAPS client database with
representatives of more than 30
local organizations at the
Community Health Network Area
(CHNA) 17’s 2015 Annual Showcase
on May 14, in Waltham.
MAPS Lowell Office Promotes Social
Change with Theater Workshop
Participants in the ongoing Theater Workshops at
the MAPS Lowell Office (11 Mill Street) are finding a
unique space to discuss
questions of health, violence,
culture, racism, relationships,
family, and other sensitive
topics through acting
exercises. At the end of the
program, they perform a real
play.
CHNA helped fund development
of this great new agency tool by
EmpowerDB, which is scheduled for To find out more or to sign
launch on July 1.
up, please call (978) 970-1250.
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Gala pictures by Amélia Andrade, Lucilene
Mascena, Sissi Rodrigues and SckyArt Photo
Diamond Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Bronze Sponsors
MAPS also acknowledges the ongoing support of the United
Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
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Media Sponsors:
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Brazilian Times, O Favorito, ForCV.com, O Jornal, Jornal dos
Sports, Portuguese Times, Radio Nhá Terra and WJFD Radio
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MAPS Runs Senior Housing Needs Assessment & Feasibility Study
MAPS is looking at the feasibility of providing housing for our aging
seniors with some type of supportive services to allow our seniors to age
in place, such as assisted living, supportive housing, or other residential
alternatives for our Portuguese-speaking seniors, somewhere between
Lowell and Boston. We’re exploring many possibilities—from raising
money for a new or renovated residential building, to collaborating with
other organizations that are already running such residences, so we can
better assist the growing group of Brazilian, Portuguese, Cabo Verdean
and other elders we serve.
Public forum at the MAPS Cambridge Senior Center
Working with an experienced consultant, LDS Consulting Group, LLC,
in May
and a generous grant from the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation, we
ran a series of public forums this spring to hear questions and thoughts from the community. Attendees were asked to
fill out a survey on this subject, which was also available online for the general public. We hope to complete the study
by June 2015. For more information, please call (617) 864-7600.
Keep Up with Our Seniors on Facebook!
MAPS’ Senior Center now has its own Facebook page. Join at
on.fb.me/1KnP8oe and stay on top of all their fun activities!
Cambridge Residents Vote on
City Improvements
Cambridge
community
Some Senior Center members have also created their own
organizers were at
social media profiles. Mrs.
Neuza Maria can now get in MAPS in March to
touch online with her family help residents vote
in Brazil thanks to the help on what projects
the City should
from Harvard University
include in a
student Shawheen Rezaei,
capital budget of
who has been honing his
$500,000. Voters
Portuguese language skills
also learned more about the participatory budget
while volunteering at the
process at our Senior Center. The results of the voting
MAPS Cambridge Senior
are available at cambridgema.nationbuilder.com.
Center.
MAPS Citizenship & Health Insurance Assistance Days
We continue to offer our successful series of special
drives as an extra resource for community members
when applying for health insurance and/or US
citizenship, in addition to the regular free assistance
in our offices. Please check www.maps-inc.org or call
(617) 864-7600 to find a drive near you
and schedule an appointment. The
projects are funded by the Massachusetts
Health Connector and Project Citizenship.
And don’t forget that eligible citizenship applicants can get an
interest-free loan from Naveo Credit Union to help pay the
citizenship application fees! For more
information on the Dreamer Loan,
please visit www.naveo.org.
Brazil’s New Consul in Boston
Visits MAPS
It was such a great pleasure getting to host the
new Brazilian Consul General in Boston, the
Honorable Glivânia Oliveira, at our Cambridge
office in February!
It was also
a valuable
opportunity
to present
our
organization
to the new
Consul and to
discuss how
we can cooperate in the future for the
betterment of our communities.
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MAPS homenageia 5 líderes da comunidade e angaria $133,000 na Festa de Gala 2015
A Festa de Gala de 2015 da MAPS, realizada no dia 18 de abril, no Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, atraiu mais de 400
membros das comunidades de língua portuguesa, líderes empresariais e oficiais locais, e arrecadou $133,000 para ajudar a
financiar os serviços que a MAPS proporciona.
O prêmio MAPS Pessoa do Ano foi atribuído ao Presidente da Câmara/Prefeito de
Somerville, Joseph A. Curtatone, em reconhecimento da sua liderança, do apoio que tem
demonstrado a várias medidas pró-imigrantes, da sua preocupação com a segurança, saúde e
bem-estar dos seus constituintes. Curtatone recebeu o prêmio das mãos do Diretor Executivo
da MAPS, Paulo Pinto, e da Presidente da Diretoria da agência, Paula Coutinho, e reafirmou
que o seu principal objetivo é o progresso social e a melhoria das vidas de todos os que vivem
e trabalham em Somerville.
“Temos que nos certificar que todos têm acesso a cuidados de saúde e que as crianças
imigrantes têm a oportunidade de frequentar o ensino superior, tal como os meus filhos”,
acrescentou ele, que verbalizou o seu apoio ao Trust Act – uma lei estadual cujo objetivo é
impedir que os agentes da autoridade ponham em curso regulamentações federais sobre
imigração.
Thony Alves com Milena Mello,
Diretora do Programa de
Prevenção e Educação sobre
HIV/DSTs da MAPS
Joseph A. Curtatone entre Elisangela
Almeida, Filipe Zamborilini, Paulo
Pinto e Paula Coutinho
John Coutinho entregou o prêmio MAPS Manuel N. Coutinho Voluntário de Destaque, que leva o
nome dos seus pais, a António (Thony) Alves, proprietário da Thony’s Barbershop, em Roxbury.
Alves, que é nativo de Cabo Verde, tem cedido, ao longo dos anos, o seu espaço e tempo para que a
MAPS ofereça ali serviços de prevenção e testes de HIV e outras doenças sexualmente
transmissíveis (DST’s) a centenas de homens, que, dessa forma, tomam conhecimento sobre o
estado da sua saúde.
“Nós oficialmente somos uma barbearia, mas na prática, somos um centro comunitário”,
acrescentou.
O prêmio MAPS Mary & Manuel Rogers de Vida Dedicada ao Serviço Comunitário foi entregue
por Manny Rogers, Jr., filho do casal Rogers, a Joel Schwartz, membro de longa data da Diretoria
da associação Cape Verdean Community UNIDO, fundador da Cape Verdean-Jewish Passover
Seder em Boston, e fundador e diretor do Moving From Debt to Assets Program.
“Este prêmio reflete todas as coisas que faço diariamente e que me dão tanto prazer”, disse
Schwartz, acrescentando que “todos os dias recebo o meu prêmio, e este é um momento muito
especial”.
Rui Domingos, CEO da Naveo Credit Union, recebeu o prêmio MAPS
Álvaro Lima Empresa de Destaque, em reconhecimento do extraordinário
sucesso e inovação demonstrados por aquela instituição financeira que existe há 87 anos, originalmente como
CPCU Credit Union. Elsa Gomes-Bondlow, Diretora de Desenvolvimento na MIRA Coalition e exfuncionária da MAPS, representou Álvaro Lima na apresentação do prêmio.
Manny Rogers e Joel Schwartz
“Gostamos de pensar na Naveo como uma parceira da comunidade”, disse Domingos,
que reconheceu também o importante papel da Diretoria da Naveo Credit Union e de
todos os seus correntistas no sucesso da instituição. “É graças a vocês que estamos aqui
hoje e que podemos ajudar a MAPS”, salientou.
Natalícia Tracy
Rui Domingos
Joshua Fidalgo entregou o prémio MAPS Jorge Fidalgo de Serviço Comunitário, cujo título relembra o seu
pai, a Natalicia Tracy, Diretora Executiva do Brazilian Immigrants Center (BIC) desde 2010 e fundadora da
Massachusetts Coalition for Domestic Workers. Tracy foi homenageada pela sua extraordinária liderança no
que diz respeito a direitos dos trabalhadores, incluindo o seu esforço na aprovação da primeira lei sobre
direitos dos trabalhadores domésticosno estado.
“Graças a este sonho, hoje, mais de 100 000 trabalhadores domésticos de Massachusetts têm direitos dos quais tinham
sido privados durante mais de 75 anos!”, explicou Tracy, acrescentando que atualmente em Connecticut, a mesma luta
está sendo travada.
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MAPS Realiza Estudo de Viabilidade de Habitação para Idosos
A MAPS está analisando a viabilidade de oferecer moradia para os nossos idosos, incluindo alguns serviços de apoio que
os permitam envelhecer em casa, como moradia assistida ou outras alternativas de
habitação, em algum lugar entre Lowell e Boston. Estamos considerando várias
possibilidades – desde arrecadação de recursos para a construção ou reforma de um edifício
residencial, à colaboração com outras organizações que já operam esse tipo de habitação,
para que possamos atender melhor o crescente grupo de idosos brasileiros, caboverdianos,
portugueses e de outras nacionalidades que servimos.
Trabalhando com uma consultora experiente, LDS Consulting Group, LLC, e com
recursos da Theodore Edson Parker Foundation, nós realizamos uma série de fóruns
públicos para ouvir dúvidas e sugestões da comunidade. Os participantes puderam
preencher um questionário sobre o assunto, que também esteve disponível online para
quem não pode participar das reuniões. O objetivo é que o estudo seja concluído em junho
de 2015. Para mais informações, ligue para (617) 864-7600.
Isidro Fagundes, Gerente da MAPS em
Cambridge, conduziu fórum em maio
Dias de Cidadania & Saúde da MAPS
Clínicas de Saúde da MAPS
Nós continuamos a oferecer nossa bem-sucedida série de eventos
especiais para oferecer oportunidades adicionais de assistência para
quem busca seguros de saúde ou naturalização, além do atendimento regular em nossos escritórios. Acesse www.maps-inc.org ou
ligue para (617) 864-7600 para saber o calendário dos eventos e
para marcar um horário. O
projeto é financiado pelo
Project Citizenship e pelo
Massachusetts Health
Connector.
E não esqueça que você pode
receber um empréstimo sem
juros da Naveo Credit Union
para ajudar a pagar as taxas da
imigração! Para mais
informações sobre o Dreamer Loan, acesse www.naveo.org.
Nas Clínicas de Saúde gratuitas da MAPS, os clientes
podem se encontrar privativamente com um de nossos
Educadores de Saúde, receber informações e fazer testes de
HIV e outras
doenças
sexualmente
transmissíveis
(DSTs). Os
testes são
confidenciais e
não é preciso
marcar horário.
Basta
comparecer a
um de nossos
escritórios
seguindo a
tabela ao lado.
MAPS Celebra a Campanha do Laço Branco 2015
A MAPS marcou a passagem da Campanha do Dia do Laço Branco 2015 (WRD, na
sigla em inglês) com uma série de atividades que organizamos ou participamos
durante o mês de março, entre elas uma apresentação especial no restaurant
Oliveira’s, em Everett, o evento estadual WRD na State House, o evento anual do
Dia do Laço Branco em Lowell, uma Noite de Poesia, no escritório da MAPS em
Somerville, e na reunião bimestral dos funcionários da MAPS, também em
Somerville. Em todas essas ocasiões, homens de todas as idades e estilos de vida
foram convidados a fazer o Juramento do Laço Branco, fosse em inglês ou em
português: “A partir de hoje, eu prometo fazer parte da solução e dar fim à violência
Clientes da MAPS fazem o Juramento do Laço
contra as mulheres.”
Branco na Noite de Poesia em Somerville
O WRD é uma campanha internacional que encoraja os homens a participarem da
luta pelo fim da violência contra as mulheres. Os participantes podem fazer o Juramento do Laço Branco durante todo
o ano na página do WRD no site da MAPS, www.maps-inc.org.
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Save the Dates!
Boston Portuguese Festival— Several attractions on the
BPF program, which started in March and goes on until
Sunday, June 21, with the traditional
Day of Portugal Parade in Somerville
and Cambridge. More information at
www.bostonportuguesefestival.org.
Marque em sua Agenda!
Boston Portuguese Festival— Várias atrações na programação, que começou em março e vai até o domingo, 21
de junho, com o tradicional Desfile do
Dia de Portugal pelas ruas de Somerville
e Cambridge. Para mais informações
acesse www.bostonportuguesefestival.org.
Cape Verdean Independence Festival— The
40th year of Independence of Cape Verde will
be celebrated on July 4th and 6th, at the Boston
City Hall Plaza with many attractions. Find
out more at www.cvcunido.org/independenceday/.
Brazilian Independence Day Festival—
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Festival
will feature children’s activities, information
tables, arts and crafts, ethnic food, live music
and much more on September 13. Stay tuned
on www.verdeamarelo.org/festival for other
attractions still to be announced!
Festival da Independência de Cabo Verde— A
comemoração dos 40 anos da independência de
Cabo Verde será realizada nos dias 4 e 6 de
julho, no Boston City Hall Plaza, com
inúmeras atrações. Acesse www.cvcunido.org/
independence-day/ para mais informações.
Festival da Independência do Brasil em
Boston—Em sua 20ª edição, o Festival trará
atividades infantis, mesas de informações e
artesanato, comidas típicas, música ao vivo e
muito mais, no dia 13 de setembro. Fique de
olho no anúncio de outras atrações na página
www.verdeamarelo.org/festival
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