Herding and seen but worst any and valued. Good afternoon everyones aim kimberly the director for the department on the status of women. clapping and it is my honor to welcome you to the mayors twentyfour hour womens History Month sermon this year were Richter Scale women that promote diversity and enlargement and inclusion one of the things i love most about San Francisco when it comes to item trailblazers and changemakers we have talent our beneficiary is the it today is 5 honorees respecter that beneficiary but the work of the building exist and equity and infection for decades in fact, cloefk those women have been doing that work for more than one hundred years. Long before the summer of infecting and Brianne Taylor before our country our state and city were forced to reckon with the ugliness of racial inner justice they were doing the work for more just San Francisco so today, we honor them and their longstanding commitment to putting in the time and doing the work. Women when regardless of many obstacles and challenges disappoint and setbacks unless pursued those women have profiled and they epitomize as we condition to revise this work year 19 with so many good morning in the word and contribute and serve at beacons of hope and light that is womens History Month is all about and this is this years honorees are explain about and pc of profiles and courage i am incredibly proud to introduces the next woman leaders born and raised in San Francisco and herself religion to greatness. A woman has dedicated her desire career for lifting up others through Public Services please help and welcome 45 mayor and the first black woman to serve as is mayor of San Francisco london breed clapping. thank you. Kimberly for that warm introduction and more importantly to really bring together so many incredible trailblazers and amazing women not city and county of San Francisco not just our Department Heads and our commissioners, who are joining us but also these incredible trailblazers for the work theyve done and continue to do to uplift women in San Francisco and throughout this country we are so hurnd to have each one of you before i continue i want to take the opportunity thank some of our advisor supervisors have joined us including supervisor walton and supervisor preston and president peskin thank you for joining us and welcome youre ladies da rose deacon thank you, clapping. as well as our fire chief nicholson and mary protocol and carmen chu administrator. clapping. and in essence women run this plays we have about 54 percent of our commissioners that serve um, that are women. 58 um, percent of the commissioners uptick the people that serve as women are Department Heads. And 45 percent of our workforce is women so let me say that 54 percent of commissioners women and 58 percent of the Department Heads women and 45 of our workforce women clapping. and so watch out president peskin the women have taking over. But wed like to have your help laughter . And this years theme equity, diversity and inclusion have an important one especially in light of the challenges that continue not just in San Francisco but throughout the world quay when you bring together the incredible accuracy of next. Women im about to honor ill see why theyre significant and so theyre so important and why . Because of their work and their commitment and advocacy have transformed the lives of so many im going to start with with manny scott. clapping ive known matte since i was a kid had you grew up in the western edition you know all the moms and the grandmother and theyre youre hunger theyll fed you, you have to take your shoes off but can come in and use the bomber matte scott is a trailer blazer in our community the work shes done the advocacy shes pushed to address gun violence sadly because of the loss of her own son through her tragic i couldnt mingle what show went through and everyday thinking about her son george and the fact that i know wanting him here and knowing the senseless gun violence it took his life continues to this day and impacted community all over in country in some of the most traffic ways kids are doing drills to protect themselves from gun violence because of what has happened in the country and matte scott didnt sit back and wait for something to happen or change but consistent in her advocacy to bring victims together to share their stories and advocate for again gun violence an important part of our community when we were losing people to gun violence weekly and sometimes days in the row mating any scott with her mom came in as beacon of hope and supervision and helped to lift up the spirit of people in their takeist hours and she went on to work with a number of people the brady united against gun violence in california as well as moms to demand action because the moms were not taking it is no more and wanted to step up and that gap youve been to bridge between the africanamerican mothers and at raise fighting against gun violence it has been truly inspirational to watch you bring people together to watch help people no neither struggles and advocate for challenges for the legislation and waterproof iowa watch to push the envelope wearing your heart on your sleech and unlike to people in the advocacy world come and go you have persisted in our work and everything youve done and not just around gun violence but also for the freedom coop to make sure we protect the residents of freedom and looking at the Funding Sources including private sources to rebuild the community and to make sure that in light of what Free Development did in the past moving 0 people out your protecting the community with our work, your advocacy and everything you do i can go on and on telling Amazing Stories but no one has more of a heart of gold for protecting life and valuing the people of the community then this honoree please welcome matte scott. clapping . Thank you, mayor london breed. Shes right shes my daughter we moms, you know, take action and continue to take action i want to first give the honor for Homeland Security me up wouldnt have done it without and a honoree to my mother she cant hear by shields think one hundred and 2 in april silver spring. To my son and 345i my daughter scott and ronnie and daunt when keeps mow sharp. And my sister and brady and sherri all the moms here and everything from the community from the united players and everything thank you, for being here and being on this adjourn with us this journey is not easy it is painful but, you know, we dont lay down we get up. When things happen. I always bring any babies picture everywhere i go every breath is a gift to my son george scott father of who beautiful boys and now im a great grandmother you all. But anyway, um, you know, there is a scripture i standin 0 my mother told us second chronicles 14 my people if any people which is us are called by my name is humble themselves and pray and seeker any face and turning from my bigotry and racism and ways i would individual did lands thats what it says i, i have forgive their sips and heal their land i believe in the i stand on that principle today were here as citizens of god kingdom and together to do better i believe we can End Gun Violence and stop the killing and start the healing because this about all of us or none of us this about all of us or none of us your child is my child it is what time is it . So i thank mayor london breed more this honor and brady family and moms and families for being here. And like i said beautiful women that are honored thank you for what youve contributed and done thank you. And so much for us to do we have work to do aaron we have work to do. Yes, we are in control we feed i men two we cant do it alone like i said all of us or none of us im a Firm Believer we can and will stop the violence and confident and will be here for it had do and two advocate for our children that is crying to come up to School Drills so our children can play on the grourndz and confident we can come to city hall when i happen to worry about someone coming in and taking lives. And the cant do it alone i need you. We need each other lets get the job done. Thank you very much. clapping . clapping. it matches youre out fit clapping. we can put it back on the table unintelligible . Okay. All right. Lets give matte scott another a round of applause. Now for the next honoree all i got to say had you talk about a phenomenal women you look at up in the dictionary next to phenomenal woman is her im in awe of her because of the work shes done for decades. I can take us a back had i was young a long time ago and, yes thank you, thank you laughter . And i remember meeting is a any for the first time at an event hosted for partners ending Domestic Abuse an organization that she started and organization that works to raise resources to help a number of organizations in San Francisco that serve people who have been impacted by Domestic Violence and a lot of the trail blazing work shes done has opened the door for the city to do more and to be a real partner in providing resources including support for women who need to escape in some cases violent situations and having a place to live while they figure out what theyre next steps are this organization she started helped to pave the way. But today, i can say so many things but sissy swig for her support for the Jewish Museum or all things helping to the arts and uplifting community and marking contributions. But her heart today is why shes being hurnd and the work shes done with the alliance to bridge a gap to make sure this city in other parts of the city have paying attention to what is needed and what the Bayview Community deserves. And in particular the Bayview Alliance which they and folks like chuck accordingly i think so talk about the challenges of bayview and how they can be supportive and in fact, im excited and proud how shes butt equivalent first in their contributions by making sure that in the abatement will transform the your honor, simply waterfront to look better than the marina in the bayview Hunters Point clapping. she could have chosen to focus her attention on some of the other projects were being voekdz for and in other parts of sacrifice but has made a commitment to an abandonment to the organizations part of the bayview Hunters Point in the cafe train people to work in the hospitalities for kids getting Second Chances and this was she didnt talk about i see you at the events i see you fighting for community, i see you long run to the community and making investment on their needs and desires and see that your heart is in the right because placing because about supporting the community and uplifting people so i can so, so many about the boards and commissions about the place and the things that you supported. But i appreciate more than ever in this years theme the work youve done for really live by the years of the inclusion and equity what that means to be a real advocate and partner in those efforts and the ladies and gentlemen, it is any honor to honor this incredible extraordinary phenomenal woman here today please join me in celebrating ms. Sweig clapping . Well, im a little bit just for a minute laughter . But first of all, i want to thank you, clearing throat i was taken by surprise for this wonderful honor. And i really so grateful and appreciate active and thank you all i mean so many friends of mine in the audience when whom i worked so many years with and it would be nice everybody and the honorees clearing throat is quite wonderful so thank you. As i said im honored im humbled i have any one of my grandchildren here clapping. one of my daughters here susan swig. Im fortunate to have clapping. four children four grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren but whose counting. And we love each other as a family and so proud of them and happy i have a couple of representatives here. So i just um, uni was thinking about that honor and it is angle an honor but responsibility this is a responsible for me to be request will to the mayors you have presented and im i thank you for that. I say burn cerebroa family that really experienced its values. And the permity responsibility as a child and through to today. And the feel so fortunate to have that that background. I realized as i grew i recognized how fortunate i was to have values clearing throat to draw from. And to share with my family. And share with my friends and my colleagues. And my community. Giving back was primary. T q which is a phrase some of im sure are aware. Giving back without exemption of anything in return giving back without exemption of anything in return. And listening, feeling, encouraging and embarrassing and sharing and always trying to do good to be positive. To look forward. And to practice positivity. Practicing positivity. It is responsibility that i know that i share with all of you. And so many others for the in this room. And owe feel so, so fortunate. To have that. And so, so lucky. So i thank you, maam mayor. I thank you and thank you and thank you, again. Im so grateful for all youre doing and continue will do for our city and may you continue to lead us and go from strength to strength. Thank you. clapping. im just going to say it 90 it is new 50 on you laughter thank you again and congratulations time. Our next honoree this is one of my favorites because city is not only the honored today but ive known her for many, many, many, many years go back back to her days and and legislative aid for is board of supervisors well not tell the secrets today but the next honoring hoourn has been a quiet force in uplifting and supporting community and so in extraordinary ways. She is an attorney. And thats how they makes her living but an attorney thats how she works pro bono extraordinary work for so many merchants in the sunset and chinatown helping to represent over 200 merchants who struggle with the challenges of dealing with the city, who struggle with the um, issues that continue to be programmatic with San Francisco and i know this the call comes to me on a registry basis about the chafrjz or challenges of individual businesses and her advocacy kicked in for those businesses and the first thing i do i say what are you getting paid. I go back to my day job i make money it is what i do because i love my community this is what i do because i want my community to succeed and it is not just about representing merchants ann as an attorney but the work shes done with the c w c with the Community Youth center i think one in the audience that the director that leads the organization and clapping. and as board member didnt sit around but raise money for the organization and help to work around the policies that organization can do to be supportive in the community and terrorizing the arms of students to get out there and work harder and to work better and support the communities every conversation and everything around advocacy has to do with with supporting the community. And as the height of the asian hate that happened in 2022 the city was struggling we looked at ways we could Work Together as partners and the First Organization to raise their hand and work with the folks in the Africanamerican Community to provide ambassadors when are cantonese and africanamerican patrol neighborhoods and Environment Commission valley and other places it was c y c because of relationship that she had with the community and the relationships she built over the years she wanted to help bridge this gap and protect the community and make significant challenges as a result weve seen in 2023 anti Asian Hate Crime declines but over 70 percent of the work with that organization to make positive change in communities and she has been a great mentor and i was around and she was around with the organization sf pc was started agency way and my next honoree was around two the thing she went on about her life had a few kids was doing her thing in business but never stopped being a mentor for political women growing up in San Francisco and so shes been a mentor, shes been a Bridge Builder and problem several and focused on how to make things better and usually never said 2023 be recognized and not wanting to be in the for the most part a behind the scenes person why she is another person who is my honoree and privilege to recognize during the womens History Month as a true trailblazer continuing to bridge the gap necessary to promote equity and inclusion in sour city ladies and gentlemen, please welcome her clapping . Thank you, mayor london breed. Um, this award is especially special to me, im a native san franciscan i was born and raised her and dedicated here sacred heart law i love the city and had it stand for and proud london is our mayor, i started volunteering as a teenager and when i was in law school i was pursuing a certificate i got a public utility ward and after a few months of i cant wait i thought approached who became the executive director to join the board she was 20 plus a 10 percent contingency i was 20 some things we knew nothing about the world but wanted to make that better to two 20yearold with women and 20 years later were still here, you know, and clapping. we grown introduce it organization and super, super proud of the work we started did organization our mainly budget was 800 thousand that is over 20 million now, you know, and a lot of thanks to our support mayor london breed and around that at the same time i was out of law school was interested in politics and the contributions that women make so i