In the Community 1 from ACEH Jan 30

 Community opportunities coming up!

Herb and Ann

This information is provided by the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH).  If you do not wish to receive it in the future, please contact hpweller@comcast.net or editann@aol.com.  Events List is also posted on the ACEH website, www.harmonyalliance.org.

 

 SPEAKER: Thurs., Feb. 2, 4 pm: Dr. Veta Tucker, associate professor of English and African/African American Studies at Grand Valley State University, srican American Women's History in Verse."  Sponsored by Office of Multicultural Life, Hope College. At Maas Auditorium, Columbia Ave. and 11th St., Holland.

 

FOOD: Thurs., Feb. 2, 4:30 to 6:30 pm:  Soul food dinner at Phelps Dining Hall, Hope College, Columbia Ave. between 10th and 11th St., Holland.  Charge for non-students.

 

FESTIVAL: Sat., Feb. 4, 5 to 11:30 pm:  Vietnamese New Year Festival celebrating Tet, the lunar new year; this is the Year of the Dog. Festival is sponsored by Vietnamese Community organization and includes traditional Vietnamese games, activities, ceremonies, songs, dances, skits; food for purchase.  Public is invited. At West Ottawa High School south building, 3600 152^nd Ave., Holland.

 

TELEVISION: Sun., Feb. 5, 12, and 19, all at 4 pm: “Race: The Power of an Illusion.”  Feb. 5: Part 1, The Difference Between Us, examines why humans cannot be subdivided into races.  Feb. 12: Part 2, The Story We Tell, traces origins of the racial idea to the European conquest of the Americas and to the American slave system.. Feb. 19: Part 3, The House We Live In, focuses on how institutions leave different groups differently advantaged. On WGVU public television, a service of Grand Valley State University.

 

SUMMIT: Mon., Feb. 6: Registration opens for Grand Rapids Summit on Racism 2006, “Shaping Our Future,” which will be held March 24.  Featured speaker is Bobbie Moresco, co-writer/producer of the movie "Crash."  Sponsored by Grand Rapids Area Center for  Ecumenism, Racial Justice Institute.  For information/registration go to www.graceoffice.org

 

SPEAKER: Fri., Feb.10, 7 pm:  Dr. Fred L. Johnson III speaks on “Flying Under the Radar: Racism in America and the KKK in Michigan.”  Program of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH) to observe Black History Month. Open to the public. At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

FILM: Sat., Feb. 11, noon: “Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks” award-winning video of Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.  Suitable for upper elementary age children; teens; adults.  Free, cosponsored by Holland Museum and ACEH.  At the museum, 31 West 10^th St., Holland.