Join us on Saturday, January 10 from 1-4 pm (MST) for an afternoon of education, inspiration and community building with secular supporters from round the state.
This year, our focus is on mutual aid… because we are our own saviors. You won’t want to miss this inspirational luncheon with some of the most influential women in Arizona including:
- Senator Analise Ortiz
- Lisbeth Espinosa of Organized Solidarity Mutual Aide Network
- Jana Ferraro of Phoenix Toolbank
- Kimber Lanning of Local First Arizona
- Secular AZ’s Legal Director Dianne Post, who will provide us with a “State of the State.”
Join us virtually or in-person for a scrumptious catered lunch with your Secular AZ friends!
RSVP here to attend in-person.
RSVP here to attend virtually.
When:
Saturday, January 10 from 1-4pm
Where:
Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix
627 W. Rio Salado Parkway Mesa, AZ
Secular AZ Executive Director Jeanne Casteen speaks at the Black Mountain Dems.
Dates & Location:
- Saturday, October 18
- 10:30 am
- Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. School House Rd, Cave Creek AZ 85331
Join us!
Come say “hi” at Phoenix Pride, where Secular AZ will be proudly representing Arizonans that support separation of church and state!
Dates & Hours:
- Saturday, October 18: 2 PM – 10 PM
- Sunday, October 19: 12 PM – 9 PM
Location: Steele Indian School Park 300 E. Indian School Road in Phoenix
Stop by Booth Y08, or better yet, volunteer to table with us!
Please join us on September 10 in Phoenix for Lager with a Lawyer, a series of informal talks with legal experts to answer your concerns and questions about what is happening with immigration law and attacks on the migrant community in Arizona. *No questions about individual cases please!*
Location: RSVP for address
When: September 10 from 5:30-8:30
Our guest legal experts are:
- Rekha Nair, Executive Director of the Phoenix Legal Action Network
- Martín Quezada, attorney and school board member
Though we are not charging you for what would be a $300/hour legal consultation, we humbly ask that you will level up to Legal Beagle ($10) or Courtside ($50) or Supreme Cult ($100) or Chief (fighter for) Justice at the $500 mark.
We will send the address two days before the event to those who RSVP
Our guest panelists:
Rekha Nair is a first generation immigrant and Phoenician. She is a proud graduate of Arizona State University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (L’12). She is a former math teacher, public defender, and PLAN and Trans Queer Pueblo board member and has been fighting to protect and expand the rights of immigrants and their families in Arizona since 2014.
She became Executive Director of PLAN in July 2021. She loves chocolate and speaking Spanish; she abhors injustice and most fruit.
Martín Quezada has dedicated his life of public service to fighting for an Arizona that works for all of us, not just a wealthy few. He is most widely recognized as “The People’s Senator” after serving over 10 years in the AZ State Legislature. He was appointed to the State House of Representatives in 2012 and elected to a full term later that year. In 2014 he was elected to the State Senate and was re-elected to the Senate in 2014, 2016 & 2020. In 2022, he was the Democratic nominee for the office of AZ State Treasurer.
In 2010 he was first elected to the Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board. He was re-elected in 2014, 2018 and 2022 and served as Board President in 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2023.
Martín is also equally effective as a people’s servant. A native Arizonan, born to working class parents in the Maryvale community of West Phoenix, he has served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Patricia A. Orozco on the AZ Court of Appeals, a research analyst in the State Legislature, a justice of the peace pro tem, an educator at ASU’s College of Law teaching courses on contracts, business organizations, family law and immigration law and he served in Governor Hobbs’ cabinet as the Director of the AZ Registrar of Contractors, a state agency dedicated to protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public by promoting quality construction by AZ contractors.
This is all in addition to his role as a people’s attorney where he’s practiced criminal defense, domestic relations, civil litigation, immigration and election law as a member of his own law firm, The Law Office of Martín J. Quezada, PLLC or as an of counsel member of Desert Bloom Immigration (immigration law) and Thunderbird Law Group (labor law). He now serves as the Attorney and Civil Rights Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Arizona Chapter.
Due to unforseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. We will reschedule; stay tuned.
Please join us on July 9 in Phoenix for Lager with a Lawyer, a series of informal talks with a lawyer or two to answer your concerns and questions about what is happening with immigration/attacks on migrants in Arizona and the U.S. *No questions about individual cases please!*
When: July 9, 5:30-8p
Tonight, our guest speaker is Ayensa I. Millan of CIMA Law Group, PC.
This special event is limited to Secular AZ members; though we are not charging you for what would be a $300/hour legal consultation, we humbly ask that you will level up to Legal Beagle ($10) or Courtside ($50) or Supreme Cult ($100) or Chief (fighter for) Justice at the $500 mark.
Jeanne Casteen will speak at “Donuts With Dems” from 10:00 to noon at the Rim Country Democratic Headquarters at 110 E. Bonita in Payson, AZ. This weekly bi-partisan meeting of like-minded people is a great opportunity to chat and get information about events and status in the Rim County community and the nation. Donuts and coffee/tea provided.
Please join us on May 7 in Tempe for Lager with a Lawyer, a series of informal talks with a lawyer or two to answer your concerns and questions about what is happening on the national level with attacks on the Constitution and Rule of Law. *No questions about individual cases please!*
When: Wednesday, May 7 at 6 -8 pm
At our May 7 event, legal guests will include Bob McWhirter, a constitutional lawyer featured on
ABC news, KCAL news,
MSNBC, and more, and Dianne Post, Secular AZ’s Legal Director and International Human Rights Lawyer.
This special event is limited to Secular AZ members; though we are not charging you for what would be a $300/hour legal consultation, we humbly ask that you will level up to Legal Beagle ($10) or Courtside ($50) or Supreme Cult ($100) or Chief (fighter for) Justice at the $500 mark.
Join us to support Secular AZ and enjoy an evening with Seth Andrews.
Please join us in Scottsdale on the evening of March 5 from 6-8:30pm for a fundraising event with special guest Seth Andrews.
A limited number of tickets are available for this special event; $50 includes dinner and cocktails.
This event will be held in a private home in mid-Scottsdale; you will receive the address the day before the event.
Seth is a broadcaster, storyteller, author, activist, and public speaker best known as host of the popular website, podcast, and online community, The Thinking Atheist. Originally the product of Christian fundamentalism, today Seth is an advocate, not for religion, but for people, and while he – as a storyteller – loves the distraction of supernatural fiction, he ultimately encourages everyone to root their pursuit of the truth in reason and evidence, and to pursue a Personal Relationship With Reality.
Join us in Phoenix for Secular Day at the Capitol on March 6, 2025.
Let’s meet at Wesley Bolin Plaza for a day filled with advocacy, community and activism at our state’s Capitol in Phoenix. Food included – RSVP required.
Speakers include Seth Andrews, Will Humble, Rep. Quantá Crews, and more.
As per usual, when a bunch of secular supporters get together, great conversation ensues… and this weekend’s Secular Summit was no exception. Several of you requested that we post the transcript of the chat that took place during the live event, so you can access the links and information we shared. The chat has been (lightly) edited to remove personal information.
Watch the full Summit on Secular AZ’s YouTube channel.
01:51:37 Iain – Secular AZ: and here we go!
01:52:30 Cynthia: Cynthia, Phoenix thank you so much for streaming.
01:52:31 Peter: Thanks for the tech support so we can participate from home.
01:53:48 Wil: Wil – Houston TX. Excited to learn from y’all!
Please join us January 4, 2025 for the Secular Summit! This annual event draws members and supporters from around Arizona for a day of education, advocacy, inspiration and activism, all centered on the theme of building bridges within the secular community and beyond.
Speakers include Matthew Taylor, author of The Violent Take it by Force: The Christian Movement that is Threatening Our Democracy; Talia Lavin, author of Wild Faith: How the Christian Right is Taking Over America, a panel discussion featuring faith leaders committed to fighting Christian nationalism, and more. Food included!
This year’s event will be hybrid – both in-person and over Zoom; we’ll meet at Shadow Rock UCC: 12861 N. 8th Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85029.
Join us on Saturday, January 10 from 1-4 pm (MST) for an afternoon of education, inspiration and community building with secular supporters from round the state. 
Rekha Nair is a first generation immigrant and Phoenician. She is a proud graduate of Arizona State University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (L’12). She is a former math teacher, public defender, and PLAN and Trans Queer Pueblo board member and has been fighting to protect and expand the rights of immigrants and their families in Arizona since 2014.
In 2010 he was first elected to the Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board. He was re-elected in 2014, 2018 and 2022 and served as Board President in 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2023.
