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SACRAMENTO TO HOST THE 2023 HOMELESS WORLD CUP


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SACRAMENTO TO HOST THE
2023 HOMELESS WORLD CUP
- Sacramento, the State capital of California will host the Homeless World Cup in July 2023
- The Homeless World Cup hasn’t been held since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic
- The tournament will be played at the Hornet Stadium, California State University, Sacramento
Launch film featuring Homeless World Cup Champions Michael Sheen and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (free to use): https://www.dropbox.com/s/bck0qwp5v8tvdc7/Sacramento%20Announcement-Final.mp4?dl=0
The Homeless World Cup is delighted to announce that the 2023 annual tournament will be held in Sacramento, USA. The Homeless World Cup will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next year and it will be the first time that the tournament has been held in the USA.
California State University, Sacramento and national nonprofit, Street Soccer USA, will host the tournament in July 2023 with the action taking place on campus at the iconic Hornet Stadium. The Homeless World Cup brings together a network of Homeless World Cup Member Countries from around the globe to celebrate the beautiful game.
The Homeless World Cup is a unique and pioneering tournament that uses football to inspire and demonstrate the power of sport in changing people’s lives. After the postponement of three tournaments since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, today’s announcement is a step in the right direction for the Homeless World Cup and its 70+ Member Countries as the much-loved tournament returns to the global stage. Sport for social change nonprofit and the Homeless World Cup’s American partner, Street Soccer USA will organise the event and field the US Men’s and Women’s national teams.
The tournament will take place from Saturday 8th July – Saturday 15th July 2023 at California State University, Sacramento as well as the venue for the games, the university will also accommodate the visiting countries from across the globe and their players on campus.
Mel Young, Homeless World Cup President and Co-Founder, said: “Since 2003 we have proved that the power of football can change lives and through our annual tournament and our partnerships across the world, we are committed to tackling and ending homelessness.
“Everyone at the Homeless World Cup, our global Member Countries and our loyal supporters have deeply missed our annual tournament, so we are delighted, excited and encouraged to be in a position to announce alongside our partner Street Soccer USA that the state capital of California, Sacramento and California State University, Sacramento will be hosting the Homeless World Cup in 2023.”
California State University, Sacramento President Robert Nelsen said: “The University’s role as tournament host is another example of its commitment to building deep and meaningful connections in our community and beyond.
“I am proud that we will host the Homeless World Cup in 2023, and I look forward to welcoming athletes from around the world to the Sacramento State campus. This event will reimagine the conversations surrounding the global issue of homelessness while transforming the lives of the athletes as well as the spectators.”
Lawrence Cann, Street Soccer USA Co-founder and President said: “Hosting the Homeless World Cup for the first time in the United States is a signal of Street Soccer USA’s ambition to drive social impact through soccer at scale and from the bottom up.
“Be prepared to feel the true power of teamwork and community before, during, and after this one of a kind event. The Homeless World Cup places those across the world who are most in need at the very centre of our attention and showcases not their challenges, but their abilities and humanity. We are grateful to the leadership of Sacramento State University and excited to partner with them to host the event to and ensuring its legacy in the California capital.”
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The Homeless World Cup is an annual, world-class, international football tournament. Every year, teams of men and women who are homeless or have experienced homelessness get the chance to represent their country during the tournament.
For any Homeless World Cup enquiries, please contact:
Matthew Williams / Marketing and PR Manager at the Homeless World Cup
+447789 722 561 / matthew@homelessworldcup.org
For further information on the Homeless World Cup and the Homeless World Cup Foundation please visit: www.homelessworldcup.org
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Street Soccer USA is a national 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty and strengthening community through soccer in more than a dozen U.S. cities. Street Soccer USA holds Cups, builds Street Soccer Parks, and develops programs in the least served neighborhoods across the country, increasing access to the world’s most popular game and using soccer as a tool for youth and community development.
For any Street Soccer USA enquiries, please contact:
Tiffany Fraser / Street Soccer USA Chief of Staff, Sacramento
Sacramento2023@streetsoccerusa.org / +1 (408) 499-5112
For further information on Street Soccer USA please visit: https://www.streetsoccerusa.org/
For any Sacramento State enquires, please contact:
Anita Fitzhugh
(916) 278-2806
For further information on Sacramento State please visit: https://www.csus.edu/
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Ivory Coast media profile – Yahoo News Canada
Cote d’Ivoire’s long-running political divisions continue to be reflected in its media landscape. Most outlets are partisan in their political coverage.
The media were accused of inflaming violence following a coup in 1999 and during civil wars in 2002-2007 and 2010-2011.
In 2020, many journalists were detained while covering protests and violence during and after the presidential election in October of that year.
Cote d’Ivoire was among the last countries in West Africa to liberalise its broadcast media. As a result, the Ivorian state remains a major media player. The opposition has limited access to official outlets, even during election campaigns when it is entitled by law to “equitable media access”.
Most of the main commercial TV channels have owners with links to the ruling coalition. Radio has traditionally been the main medium, but online news sources are increasingly popular.
BBC World Service in French is available on FM, including in Abidjan (94.3). There are also FM relays of Radio France Internationale and Voice of America.
Around 46% of the population have internet access. There are no formal restrictions on internet use. Facebook is the most popular social network.
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Media Advisory – Governor General to meet with the King of Jordan – Yahoo Canada Finance
OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 25, 2023 /CNW/ – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will meet with His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Friday, January 27, 2023, at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa.
Notes for media:
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All media must be accredited by the Parliamentary Press Gallery.
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To guarantee your access to the meeting, we ask that you please confirm your attendance with the Rideau Hall Press Office via email at media@gg.ca.
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Media are asked to arrive at the Princess Anne Entrance no later than 8:45 a.m. on the day of the meeting.
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Please note masks are mandatory.
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Photos of the meeting taken by the Governor General’s official photographer will be made available upon request.
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SOURCE Governor General of Canada
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Letter: Media focus on Moe-Trudeau spat over Saskatoon visit a failure – Saskatoon Star-Phoenix


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I live in Saskatoon and regularly listen to/read news from a variety of media outlets — the StarPhoenix, Globe and Mail, CBC radio and TV, CTV, Global TV and CKOM radio. I’m often proud of the work that you all do.
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But I was very sad to see that almost all the media coverage of Trudeau’s visit to Saskatoon to announce federal support for rare earth mining in Saskatchewan was primarily focused on the game-playing of Trudeau and Moe.
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This announcement is a really important move, for the global future of sustainable energy, for the economy of Saskatchewan, and it deserved full attention to the subject itself.
Where are the rare earth reserves in Sask.? What are potential issues in mining, processing and transporting them? What are the market dynamics with other competitors?
I would love to have heard some in-depth interviews with geologists, battery manufacturers, commodity brokers, Indigenous and other leaders in the areas where the mineral reserves are. But we got very little of that.
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