Next five speakers. Alma robinson. Jackie flin. Delores mcgee. Eddie zane. Erin yen. Al Alma Robinson [repeating] this is erin yen. Thank you very much. Good evening supervisors, mr. Mayor. I really appreciate you coming to my neighborhood, district 10. And listening to so many committed citizens who have turned out tonight. I am here to speak on behalf of a couple programs, first of all a thank you. My name is Alma Robinson. I am director of california lawyers for the arts. We very much appreciate the funding from the department of children, youth and families, that has been a part of our effort for a number of years. This is our 20th year to provide internships for high school students, many from bayview with art programs and we look to expand that program to include forprofit businesses. Including old navy and startup design companies, and as well as nonprofit art organizations. We provide training and communication skills, the socalled soft skills that are important to keep jobs an
good evening, i am jackie flin, i am executive director of the program in san francisco. i want to thank you supervisors for something and thank you for your service to the city. but i am here to ask for your continued support in three major areas. one is in employment services. and i would like to thank you, rhonda simmons for supporting the randolph institute and for the contract around construction services. to make sure that we can recruit experienced construction workers and not only experienced workers but young folks to enter in the construction trade. a lot of training and education comes through our office. and so far we have worked with over 400 clients that have signed up with city build to get employment throughout the city. but i would like to see continued support in that effort, and maybe see a broader spectrum of employment opportunities other than just construction. youth services is another area that we would like it see your continued support. there are g
speak too. please. okay. [speaking foreign language] translator: the chinese community has so many problems but have no way to express it because of the language barrier. we only stay in our home and with our family and can t find a solution. only because our language, our english is not very well, we cannot read. we cannot speak. [speaking foreign language] translator: i know, language barrier is not our fault. or the society fault. but i just want to get the chance to speak. i don t know why i always say at the end of line and never can get a chance to speak. [speaking foreign language] translator: i not feel comfortable to speak in front of the public. i hope i can schedule a meeting with the mayor and supervisor to talk about our issue. sorry about it. and thank you. again, before we get to the next set of speakers. i want us to be mindful, of course if we had the opportunity we would let everyone to speak. we know that everyone has important things to say. i have mor
i am here to speak on behalf of a couple programs, first of all a thank you. my name is alma robinson. i am director of california lawyers for the arts. we very much appreciate the funding from the department of children, youth and families, that has been a part of our effort for a number of years. this is our 20th year to provide internships for high school students, many from bayview with art programs and we look to expand that program to include for-profit businesses. including old navy and start-up design companies, and as well as non-profit art organizations. we provide training and communication skills, the so-called soft skills that are important to keep jobs and continue on a career that is meaningful. i want to speak on the san francisco art commission and the proposal to extend cultural equity grants that is important for communities throughout san francisco. i was part of a task force for many years that established that program. thank you for your consideration. a
a current student at mission high school, and a former student in the lyric initiative at horace mend middle school. throughout my time in this initiative i got to see the change of my school within my. before this initiative i used to think that being gay and being gender queer was a sin, a sickness, i did not want to live like this. thanks to the school-based initiative i finally accepted myself and embraced who i was. before lyric seminar, my school was a gay - utopia. the word faggot was thrown around it was an unsafe space. after the school-based initiative and after a pride seminar that we had at the school i saw a huge change in the school. i managed to come out in the middle of the assembly the whole school, and i was expecting a horrible reaction from everyone. but it was the most loving and respectful time. it was an amazing experience. if it wasn t for lyric, the school-based seminar, i don t know what would ve happened to me. (applause) moderator: thank you ro