Our Driving Without Fear Virtual Town Hall speaking program will feature special guest Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley! Congresswoman Pressley has a long history of advocating for and advancing the rights of immigrants as a Boston City Councilor and Congresswoman in one of the most diverse districts in Massachusetts.

We hope you can join us for Driving Without Fear: A Virtual Town Hall this Thursday, May 21st at 6PM. We are coming together virtually to elevate why we need the Work and Family Mobility Actin Massachusetts and will be joined by special guests, including Congresswoman Pressley, to share more on how and why we are #DrivingMAForward amidst COVID-19. 
The event will be hosted by Roxana Rivera, VP of SEIU 32BJ and our campaign co-chair Natalicia Tracy, Executive Director of the Brazilian Worker Center.
Haven’t RSVP’d yet? You can do so by clicking here.
See you on Thursday,
Dalida Rocha and Natalicia Tracy
Driving Families Forward Co-chairs

The month of May has bee traditionally celebrated in the Haitian diaspora since 1998 as Haitian Heritage Month, with various themes emphasizing pride in Haitian history, culture and the need to empower the Diaspora community. With the dramatic situation caused by COVID-19 pandemic, several communities had to adjust their Heritage Month celebrations and their messages. 

The following organizations, based in 11 different US states, collaborated with Haitian Americans United Inc, based in Boston, to jointly release these posters in 3 languages, promoting a Haitian Heritage month theme that reflects the need to respond to the pandemic: "Protecting Our Heritage by Protecting Ourselves".  
Haitian national hero Jean-Jacques Dessalines was deemed the unifying voice who could command the moral authority to enjoin all to comply with crucial public health recommendations: wash hands frequently, stay at home until new guidance, wear masks, stay 6 feet apart from others. 

Please help share these posters widely with your audiences and let's commemorate our Heritage safely. From partners  

1. Connecticut: Haitian American Professionals of Connecticut - (HAPAC)
2. Florida: Family Action Network Movement - (FANM)
3. Georgia: Haiti on Demand
4. Illinois: GRAHN-USA 
5. Massachusetts: Haitian Americans United Inc - (HAU)
6. Michigan: Haitian Network Group of Detroit
7. New Hampshire: Haitian Community Center of New Hampshire
8. New Jersey: National Alliance for the Advancement of Haitian Professionals (NAAHP)
9. New York : Haitian Round Table (HRT)
10. Rhode Island: New Bridges for Haitian Success - NB4HS
11. Washington DC: Haitian Renewal Alliance - HRA
12. Multiple states: United Front of  the Haitian Diaspora (UFHD)

HAU Coordinating Committee