General Meetings
Meetings are in the Agua Fria Room at Cimarron Center
17100 W. Clearview Blvd., Surprise, Arizona
Meetings begin at 6:30 PM
Coffee, Cookies and Conversation at 6 PM
2012
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January 12 - Board Meeting
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January 25
Carolyn Warner , Founder and President of Corporate
Education Consulting, Inc., AZ Delegate to the Democratic National
Committee, and Democratic Women's Leadership Forum
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Azra Hussain – February 22, 2012 |
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Fact vs. Fiction on Beliefs & Practices of Islam & Muslim Culture
 Azra is the founder and director of the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona (ISBA), an apolitical, non-profit, educational organization founded in 1999 providing education about Islam and Muslim culture.
As director she trains speakers for the bureau, plans and facilitates educational and interfaith event, and publicly speaks for the ISBA. She speaks mainly on beliefs and practices in Islam and gender roles. Azra has spoken at numerous schools, colleges, churches and other public institutions as well as civic groups.
Azra has conducted cultural sensitivity training to police departments, hospital personnel and corporations. She currently serves on the Arizona Muslim Police Advisory Board and on the Banner Health Professional Advisory Committee for Clinical Pastoral Education. Azra is also on the steering committees for the Interfaith Network of Scottsdale as well as the tri-faith Salaam Chai Paradise. Azra is one of the founders and a past Board member of the Islamic Center of the Northeast Valley.
She has served on the Phoenix FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Board as Vice President and as a Citizen member on the Scottsdale Police Department Use of Force Review Board.
Azra is married and lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband and four children.
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GRAND DEMS MISSION STATEMENT |
To establish a strong presence in the community in order to ensure a voice in local Democratic politics; to prepare for upcoming elections by supporting local and national Democratic candidates; to develop relationships with state officials holding democratic values; and to inform members about important government issues and actions.
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The Grand Democrats interest group was founded in the fall of 2004 by Lilly and Jim Mitsui while working arduously on the Kerry campaign. Despite the belief that there were "no democrats in Sun City Grand", 275 people attended the first Grand Democrats meeting.
In the last two years the group has grown into an enthusiastic and viable political organization committee. Speakers at the general meetings have included JIm Pederson, former Arizona State Democratic Party Chairman and current Senate candidate, Kirsten Sinema, Arizona State Representative as well as other prominent democratic candidates and representatives.
The Grand Democrats meet monthly with a 90 minute program that includes a speaker or special program tailored to relevant and timely government issues and concerns. Monies collected through fundraising events are used to support local Democratic programs.
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