Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari Hosts 3rd Annual Nowruz: A Global Night Market on March 16 | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/district-7/3043 | | City Council District 7 | 3/11/2024 7:00:00 AM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/3043/Newsroom_Council_News_07.jpg | | Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari Hosts 3rd Annual Nowruz: A Global Night Market on March 16 | <div class="ExternalClass61FCCB46C1F34F668A3144D9821A7FF2"><html>
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<strong>Phoenix, AZ – </strong>Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Arizona State University (ASU), Arizona Persian Cultural Center (AZPCC), and over thirty community partners are proud to host the 3rd Annual Nowruz at Civic Space Park on March 16, 2024. This event will feature a multicultural night market and resource fair spotlighting Phoenix’s refugee and immigrant communities.<br style=""></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">“As we welcome spring and the Persian New Year in Phoenix, I’m so proud to have grown Nowruz into a celebratory and inclusive community event where thousands can learn about our rich history, diverse communities and continue to build a more connected city,” said Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari. “From supporting new entrepreneurs to relishing in delicious cuisine and dance, I hope you join us in setting thoughtful intentions for a prosperous and peaceful year to come,” she added.<br style=""></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14.6667px;"><br></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Nowruz is celebrated in countries with significant Persian cultural influence, which includes Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkey, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.<br style=""></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Every year, Nowruz attracts thousands of attendees to Downtown Phoenix for a one-of-a-kind festival featuring cuisine, handmade crafts, interactive arts, and performances. To ensure we continue to grow this event as an inclusive and thoughtful community celebration, we will transform this year’s layout into a night market to respect many Phoenicians who may also be observing Ramadan.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">This year, we aim to continue building community beyond borders. Attendees can purchase traditional foods and handmade goods from local restaurants and artists representing the Persian and Middle Eastern communities. Those vendors include Afghan Clothing and Jewelry, Al Zhoubani Sweets, Fine Arts by Nada, Habbouz Tunisian Cuisine, Hummus Express, Jamila Kitchen, Khatoon, Rabah’s Henna, Rodian Syrian Kitchen, Rozi Market, and Tzikii Food Truck.<br style=""></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Local non-profit organizations and government agencies will be available to share resources and services, particularly those tailored to Phoenix’s immigrant and refugee communities. The nonprofits include the Afghan Student Association at ASU, Arizona Persian Yellow Pages, Arizona Refugee Center, Catholic Charities, Lutheran Social Services, Rafi Law Group, and Right Home Care.</span></div>
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<strong style="">What’s new: </strong>Nowruz will feature a special, exclusive performance from Grammy-award-winning Iranian composer, musician, and member of Opium Moon, Hamid Saeidi, and a 4-member band. In 2019, Saeidi and his band won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for their eponymously named “Opium Moon.”</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">A huge thank you to our community sponsors, Rafi Law Group, APS, SRP, the Phoenix Aviation Department, and many more who made this event possible.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">More details and event registration can be found here:</span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.nowruzphx.com/"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;"> nowruzphx.com</span></a></div>
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<strong style="">What:</strong> Nowruz 2024: A Global Night Market</span></li>
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<strong style="">Who</strong>: Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari, International Rescue Committee, Arizona State University, Arizona Persian Cultural Center, and Downtown Phoenix Inc.</span></li>
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<strong style="">Where:</strong> Civic Space Park </span></li>
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<strong style="">When:</strong> Saturday, March 16th, 4:00 – 8:00 pm </span></li>
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<strong style="">Media Contact: </strong>Maria Lopez, Councilwoman Ansari’s chief of staff, (623)703-6830</span></li>
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</span><strong style="font-size:14.6667px;">Vendor Registration:</strong><span style="font-size:14.6667px;"> </span><a target="_blank" href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=XGm5lg5PvUKK37p1V2A0azik78jC4IlFgiz6vQMf_8hUMzRYMkE2RUlITjJUNFA3T1JQRDBMN084RC4u&web=1&wdLOR=c56DE6361-73EF-4310-865E-956247D39884"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Click Here</span></a></li>
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</span><strong style="font-size:14.6667px;">Media Kit:</strong><span style="font-size:14.6667px;"> Photos from </span><a target="_blank" href="https://action.phoenix.gov/c1.pl?cf76f830b90c2b3cff2796fff3722952c603a1cc38f96d0f34969bab194130ef"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">2022</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">, </span><a target="_blank" href="https://action.phoenix.gov/c1.pl?bea725e1f12959cd6b45dd765471b6504a4eaa856098d68a80cddd4356b5111d"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">2023</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">, </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NKIzDp7gXY"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">B-roll</span></a></li>
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Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari Participates in Annual Point in Time Count | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/district-7/2988 | | City Council District 7 | 1/22/2024 11:15:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2988/Newsroom_Council_News_07.jpg | | Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari Participates in Annual Point in Time Count | <div class="ExternalClass78753C56A316463E95536556721FD5B6"><html>
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<em>Her team will be speaking to unsheltered individuals, getting firsthand stories on our homelessness crisis.</em>
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<strong>Phoenix, AZ – </strong>The Point in Time Homelessness Street Count is a manual count of those experiencing homelessness over one night in January. Often referred to as the PIT Count, this national count takes place on the third Tuesday of the month, with some exceptions. </span>
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<span style="font-size:13.3333px;">“As the representative for some of the largest shelters in Phoenix and the area formerly known as ‘The Zone,’ I’ll be out talking to unsheltered individuals to better understand the current challenges to attaining safer shelter,” said Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari. “From our new Safe Outdoor Space to investing in behavioral health team engagements at our parks and intersections, I’m hoping today’s interactions can better inform future policy and help us make data-driven decisions to address our homelessness crisis,” she added.</span>
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<span style="font-size:13.3333px;">The Point in Time Homelessness Street Count will be conducted on <strong>Tuesday, January 23, at 6 a.m.</strong> in communities across the Valley. Hundreds of volunteers will scan alleys, parks, riverbeds, building doorways, and other areas in an effort to get an accurate count of the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. </span>
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<span style="font-size:13.3333px;">In 2023, the count found <strong>9,642 people experiencing homelessness</strong> in Maricopa County on a single night. These numbers represented a two-year increase of <strong>7 percent in overall homelessness</strong> in the region. That is 4,908 people living unsheltered and 4,734 in shelters. </span>
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<span style="font-size:13.3333px;">The count is coordinated by the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) and uses volunteer teams that include city, county, and state representatives, community and faith-based organizations, businesses, and private residents. </span>
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<span style="font-size:13.3333px;">The results from the count will not be available until April 2024; this is to allow time to verify information and check for any possible duplicate entries of people. A homeless person could be surveyed in one area of the Valley early in the morning and be observed by another group in a different grid later that day, so it’s important to curate the data during the count and that takes time. </span>
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<strong>Meeting Location</strong>: Burton Barr Library, 1221 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004</span>
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<strong>Media Contact</strong>: Maria Lopez, Councilwoman Ansari's Chief of Staff, maria.lopez@phoenix.gov, (623)703-6830</span>
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Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari’s Statement on Delivering a Prevailing Wage Ordinance | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/district-7/2973 | | City Council District 7 | 1/9/2024 7:00:00 AM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2973/Newsroom_Council_Statement_07.jpg | | Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari’s Statement on Delivering a Prevailing Wage Ordinance | <div class="ExternalClass04F8E39F64AF474D85ACDF09D8C63C63"><html>
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<strong>January 9, 2024 —</strong> “This is a great, great day for workers in Phoenix – workers who deserve dignified wages and benefits during a time of exponential growth for the fifth largest and fastest-growing city in the country. By passing this ordinance today, we bring that reality to more Phoenicians, even those not represented by a labor union.</span>
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<span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;">It also signals that Phoenix stands by its workers, especially when housing costs and everyday needs are more expensive than they were before – it's beyond time that we guarantee wages that keep up with those trends.</span>
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<span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;">We want every Phoenician to be able to live comfortably in our city and grow their families here. Our city, which has benefitted immensely from infrastructure investments like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and CHIPS Act, needs to ensure we work to keep these dollars in our local economy and expand good labor practices into our own projects.</span>
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<span style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;">By investing in people, today we take major steps in continuing to build a diverse, competitive workforce that is proud to build the Phoenix of tomorrow.”</span>
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<strong>Media Contact:</strong> Maria Lopez, Councilwoman Ansari's Chief of Staff, maria.lopez@phoenix.gov, (623)703-6830</span>
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