Annick Elziere

North East Tucson - Photo by Annick ElziereTucson (pronounced /ˈtuːsɒn/) is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles (98 km) north of the U.S.-Mexico border. As of July 1, 2006, a Census Bureau estimate puts the city's population at 525,529, with a metropolitan area population at 1,023,320 as of July 1, 2008. In 2005, Tucson ranked as the 32nd largest city and 52nd largest metropolitan area in the United States. It is the largest city in southern Arizona and the second largest in the state. Tucson is home to the University of Arizona.

While looking for some employment I volunteering as a Program Assistant to Programming Director, Lisa Janti, Desert Rose Baha'i Institute, Eloy, AZ. Check out  the 2008-2009 Programming Annual Report, the Program Team Biographies and my Youtube video below. We were all volunteers at Desert Rose.

The vision of "Desert Rose Baha’i Institute" (DRBI) is to create integrated programs of spiritually-based education for people of all ages. These programs especially focus upon the arts as the foundation of divine civilization and a powerful means for the development of human potential. The final goal of Desert Rose will be the establishment of a university for the fine arts in the future.

41 Conferences around the world: Los Angeles, USA (see my cell phone video below)

The Universal House of Justice, in a letter dated 20 October 2008, announced the convocation of a series of 41 regional conferences over a four-month period. The letter which marked the midway point of a five-year effort to expand activities at the grassroots level indicated that the purpose of the conferences is to celebrate achievements during the first half of the Five Year Plan and to deliberate on the next phase.

Conference reports
(see my cell phone video below)

FranceOn september 2005, I moved back to France. On September 2008 I returned to the United States. Why? To be closer to my children and  because I missed the States too much.

I was Borned and raised in Villefranche-sur-Saône which lies 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the Saône River, and is around 25 kilometres (16 mi)north of Lyon in the region of Rhône-Alpes. The inhabitants of the town are called Caladois. Villefranche-sur-Saône was founded in 1212 by Guichard IV, count of Beaujeu, and became in the 14th century the capital of the Beaujolais province. It endured three sieges in the 15th and 16th centuries. The town walls were taken down early in the 19th century. The polution is around 35,000.

Mini Meeting of the Minds at my home - Discovering EsperantoSaturday, April 11, 2008
Welcome at 7:00 PM / Program at 8:00 PM
Subject: Discovering ESPERANTO
Location: Annick's home at 17 rue des Noyers, Lyon 05
Watch a video below.

Banner-image of my invitation flyerSaturday February 2, 2008
Welcome: 7:00 PM / Program: 8:00 PM
Speaker: Ms. Alexis Aguilera
Location: Annick's home at 17 rue des Noyers, Lyon 05 - France
Alexis will talk about her experience with "Peace Corps" (Les Corps de la Paix) as a volunteer for two years. She recently came back from Cap Vert after spending much time in Mauritinia (Mauritanie).

Natacha Caillaux speakingOn May 5, 2007, I welcomed Dr. Nabil Ali and his wife to speak at a mini Conference near Lyon. A conference that I organized with great pleasure.

Date: May 5, 2007
Speaker: Dr. Nabil Ali from the United States
Subject: Persecution and harassment of The Bahá’í community of Egypt
Location: Newport Hotel, Villefranche sur-Saone, France

The Bahá’ís of Egypt have been subjected to persecution and systematic oppression. While their case has been evolving recently, with hopeful resolution on the horizon, the human rights of the Bahá’ís of Iran are increasingly & systematically violated by an extremist rule. Thus, while Egypt's case remains the main focus of this blog, there will only be occasional coverage on Iran since that case is being actively pursued on other sites and blogs specific to that subject.

Parcours 1955 - 2003 (click on the map to enlarge)MINI CONFERENCE
My guest: André Brugiroux
Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 3 p.m.
Subject: UNE VIE SUR LA ROUTE (My Life on the Road)
Location: "Gîte O Vinum", located in a lovely area of the Beaujolais and only 5 minutes from Villefranche sur-Saône.

André Antoine Brugiroux (born 11 November 1937) is a French traveler and author who, between 1955 and 2005, visited every country and territory in the world, the last being Mustang. He was named "greatest living traveler on earth" in 2007 in Jorge Sánchez's list of Viajeros notables contemporaneous (Notable Contemporary Travelers). He has made a documentary film of his first, 18-year trip and has devoted his life to spreading the message of the Bahá’í Faith worldwide.

Visit of Grant and Jenny Hindin Miller from New Zealand with their children in France (what a treat!)

I had the great pleasure to welcome the Grant, Jenny, Rebeccah and Isaac  Hindin Miller at my home in Villefranche sur-Saone., France.  We had a lovely time for a few days. Then we left for Paris and visited the Baha'i center of Paris. On Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. we met with Ali Benham at RadioFréquence 19 radio Baha’i for a live radio Interview with Grant. We had to... Grant from New Zealand was in Paris (can't happen every day :-)

Performing is Audiot, based in Hamilton, NJThe Princeton Packet
Story P 18A - Friday, July 2, 2004

The free daylong New Jersey Independent Music Festival, produced by Annick Elziere, attracted crowds to Tehrune Orchards in Lawrenceville last Sunday to hear more than 30 musicians, including performers of Persian music. Other activities included pony and tractor rides and cherry and blueberry picking. Visit: www.njmusicfestival.com (site no longer maintained)