Sunday, November 4, 2012
Canton Township, county, state and federal candidates attended a candidate forum Friday night at the Muslim Community of Western Suburbs (Canton Mosque).
Lin MacDonald, of Canton, asked the candidates at Friday night's forum at Muslim Community of Western Suburbs (Canton Mosque) how they would build meaningful relations with Muslims and others who think differently than them. MacDonald said she, who is Muslim but is not always assumed to be so because she is Caucasian and does not wear a headscarf, hears racist comments from Canton residents about Muslims. "It's ignorance that creates that problem," said Dave Curson (D), running for the special election for U.S. Congress. He said some examples of that ignorance are the sickening ads made against Syed Taj (D), running for U.S. Congress, that attacked his faith. Steve Sneideman (D), running for Canton Township trustee, said one way to deal …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Canton Township, county, state and federal candidates attended a candidate forum Friday night at the Muslim Community of Western Suburbs (Canton Mosque).
Diversity was a key issue the candidates addressed at Friday night's forum at the Muslim Community of Western Suburbs (MCWS), or Canton Mosque. There were 10 township, county, state and federal candidates who spoke to a crowd of 125 to 150 people at the forum, which the Canton Mosque held in cooperation with the Michigan Muslim Community Council. The campaign manager for Syed Taj (D), running for U.S. Congress, spoke on his behalf, although he did make it at the end to hear his fellow candidates speak. Canton Trustee Michigan House of Representatives (21st District) Michigan House of Representatives (20th District) U.S. Congress (11th District) Wayne County Commissioner (10th District) Wayne County 3rd Circuit Judge Haaris Ahmad, vice …
Canton Township, county, state and federal candidates attended a candidate forum Friday night at the Muslim Community of Western Suburbs (Canton Mosque).
Local residents and interested voters listened to candidates address issues at Friday night's forum at the Muslim Community of Western Suburbs (Canton Mosque). Read about how the candidates would address racism and encourage understanding.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
The Muslim Community of Western Suburbs (Canton Mosque) is hosting the event in coordination with the Michigan Muslim Community Council.
Local residents and interested voters are invited to the Muslim Community of Western Suburbs (Canton Mosque) 8:15 p.m. Friday to meet and ask questions of candidates running for township, county and state positions. "There will be a short introduction by one of the board members of the Mosque," said Muhi Khwaja, 27, who organized the forum. "After that we'll just do a short intro by each of the candidates. Then there will be two rounds of questions for the candidates and a short response from each as well." Khwaja said the rest of the forum will be open for audience questions. The Canton Mosque is cooperating with the Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC) for the forum. MMCC, which sponsored other candidate forums, organizes the Muslim…
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) Vote - Michigan is sponsoring the event.
Interested voters can meet and question candidates running for a number of positions at a Saturday political forum sponsored by Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) Vote - Michigan. APIA Vote - Michigan is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes and provides civic participation, advocacy and education in the Asian Pacific Islander American community. The forum is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Canton Public Library, 1200 South Canton Center Road. Invited candidates include those running for U.S. Senate, the 11th U.S. Congressional district, the 20th and 21st Michigan House districts, State Board of Education and Michigan Supreme Court Justice. Those running for Wayne County Prosecutor, Sheriff, Clerk, Treasurer…
