#iheartmesa

Straight out of Mira Flores or Barrio Barranco... This is my second time eating at this restaurant. I came here with a small group for a casual lunch and then with a large group and held a meeting. THE FOOD IS EXCELLENT! It brought me back to my time in Peru. I ordered the Anticuchos and the papas & huancana. Both were authentic and delicious and came with choclo! The Colombian style empanadas are great and the Mexican food is wonderful. I brought my 3 year old and he ate the rice and papas. It’s very nice inside and the staff is very helpful and eager to help with suggestions. The food is fresh and it comes quickly. #peruvianfood #colombianfood #mexicanfood #panlatin #iheartmesa #mesaaz #tempeaz #chandleraz #azfoodie #mesafoodie (at El Autentico - Latin American Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwGRAIPBHyt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jpfh4b9hwqrn

I need help and committed civic activists who want to see something actually come of an innovation district and have real community input: It was a well attended RAILmesa: Retail, Arts, Innovation & Livability monthly meeting as always. People are hungry for knowledge about what plans and happenings are in process and electeds on all levels have never made it easy to participate in public processes. The innovation district is great in theory but we need more community members at the table. If you are willing to give a little Time working on this from a community standpoint, I and a few other community members are willing to be the organizer of a coordinated effort make this happen in a way that benefits the community. ——————-my opinion zone——————- My personal opinion (not any other group I am associated with) on the innovation district in Downtown Mesa, Arizona as presented by The Brookings Institution: - City Officials have no clear plan. - There is no clear way for the community to be involved. - This is another top down “idea” that is not backed by any infrastructural coordination. - There is no plan to lead in diversity or inclusionary practices. - There is no viable economic development plan to support programs to uplift small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs, no real community outreach plan. - There is no dedicated funding to make any of the above even start to happen. Brookings guiding principles for an innovation district: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/metropolitan-revolution/2017/09/08/12-principles-guiding-innovation-districts-2/ We have great talent pools like HeatSync Labs, #yesphx, Mesa Community College networking academy and entrepreneurs group, East Valley Institute of Technology, EVIT entrepreneurs as well as Creative Catalysts artist entrepreneurs who are not at the table. Add this “plan” to the graveyard of unfunded and unplanned dreams that city officials use as leverage to push their own political agendas. (Cough Cough giving ASU buildings was already voted down Giles, stop your consistent effort to undermine the voters) #iheartmesa #commUNITY #innovationdistrict #economicdevelopment #entrepreneur #communityquarterback (at The Nile)

We would like to give a big thanks to our sponsors, volunteers and community partners who supported the Asian District Night Market: Kamayan Festival! 🌟 it was amazing as always! Stay tuned for more! #azasianchamber #adnm #asiandistrict #commUNITY #iheartmesa #kamayanfestival #doitfortheneighborhood (at AZ International Marketplace) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkCKsHDPQGa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hello Again Friends and Fellow Neighborhood Guardians, Welp, we've done it again. RAIL CDC is extremely proud to be featured in this national spotlight by LISC. LISC Phoenix has been a key partner in our inclusive, community development work as well as our small business & commercial corridor economic development work. Check out the full article here: People Over Property: A Latinx Community Asserts Its Historic Place in Mesa, AZ https://www.lisc.org/our-stories/story/people-over-property-latinx-community-asserts-its-historic-place-mesa-az/ Displacement, purposeful and targeted displacement, is affecting many of our neighborhoods here in Maricopa County. The same families and old boys club power holders who segregated and pushed Black, Latino, and Indigenous families into neighborhoods like the Southside Neighborhoods in Mesa while holding ownership of the very houses that those Black, Indigenous, and Latino families occupied are still up to the same old tricks. This time, generations later, this neighborhood is being "moved" again by the same ownership groups that did this to Black, Latino, and Indigenous families all those years ago. Our work has shown with data, that decision maker in Mesa, while racing ahead with developers, is not choosing an inclusive growth policy that includes the people currently living in the neighborhoods. As my fellow organizer in Phoenix, Masavi Perea from CHISPA says, "Mi casa no es su casa. No gentrification without representation." Read it, share it, have the tough conversations with your elected leaders, and please join RAIL CDC in our anti-displacement work as we push for justice for our communities. Always, Do It For The Neighborhood! Thank You, Gracias, Obrigado, Ryan David Winkle (602) 741-6465 Executive Director - www.railcdc.org Executive Director - www.azfhc.org #iheartmesa #downtownmesa #southsidemesa #distritolatino #commUNITY #development #economicdevelopment #justice #gentrification #displacement #cityofmesa #peopleoverprofit #doitfortheneighborhood (at Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVBic-RhyNE/?utm_medium=tumblr

As I walk around downtown Mesa and talk to neighbors and business owners I just keep hearing the same thing, “I got 3 code violations for xxx, xxx, and xxx. I’ve been here for X years and never had any issues” most, if not all, of these micro-businesses are renters and in pandemic mode. I wonder what’s happening. ??? #displacement #gentrification #iheartmesa #mesasmostnotorious #commUNITY #whitesupremacy #racisminamerica #mesaaz (at Downtown Mesa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUHA9EPrnDd/?utm_medium=tumblr

Always start your community organizing project listening, working from the ground up. The goal is always to grow the capacity of the people you’re working with and help them to complete their goals. Lots of this involves personal learning and humility at at the foot of the power that the people already hold, they may just not know how to activate it. Families First. People First. Neighborhood First. Community First. This is their project, you are just lucky to learn and take part in it. #doitfortheneighborhood #commUNITY #organizer #speedoftrust #iheartmesa #ld18 #peopleoverprofit (at Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTOVHzRHVD1/?utm_medium=tumblr

☝🏽Mesa Folks - Follow this account!☝🏽 From @WeAreVivaMesa - We are Mesa. We are a diverse city made up of many colors, backgrounds, religions, political leanings and beyond. Viva Mesa strives to gather our community together in the these times of division for conversations, education and actions that seek changes needed now and in the future for a more safe and equitable Mesa for ALL our valuable residents. ❤️ #weareVivaMesa #vivamesa #iheartMesa #mesaarizona #commUNITY #knowledgeispower #unitedwestand #lovewillprevail (at Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjyHsrD6rT/?igshid=98glzg3ra540

Buenas noticias amigos que tienen NEGOCIOCITOS en Mesa! La Ciudad de City of Mesa, a lanzado ayuda para todo pequeño negocio. ¡El dinero viene de el gobierno Federal para ayudar con 3 meses de renta 💵 y 3 meses de utilidades 💰! La solicitud está disponible hasta el día 24 de mayo a las 5:00 PM. RAIL: Retail, Arts, Innovation & Livability CDC quiere ayudarte con la solicitud, si necesitas ayuda, manda un texto o habla al: 👉🏼480-331-3049👈🏽 La Ciudad de Mesa va a pagar los siguientes: 🌵3 meses de renta 🌵3 meses de utilidades Prepárate con estos documentos: ✔️Copia de las facturas de Electricidad, Gas, Agua, teléfono, internet. ✔️Copia del contrato de renta o factura de renta ✔️La Forma W-9 de IRS (te podemos ayudar a llenar la forma) ✔️Copia de la licencia de Negocio de Mesa Otra vez! Si 👊🏿necesitas 👊🏼 ayuda 👊🏽, manda un texto o habla al: 480-331-3049 👈🏽 Si gustas llenar la solicitud en línea, sin ayuda, haz clic aquí: https://secure.blueink.com/portal/4xoKK2GEkfKiLQC0FkxgVsmg o llama a la Ciudad y ellos te pueden ayudar con llenar la solicitud sobre el teléfono: 480-644-CARE (2273) #SmallBusiness #NegociosPequenos #negociocitos #CAREact #iheartmesa #RAILcdc #AzAsianChamber #LISCphoenix (at Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAMG-LoDXp3/?igshid=1la2urvwgnek3