Happy New Year to all. We look forward to sending In the Community again in 2006, and hope it’s useful to you.
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.
Sunday, Jan. 8, 9 a.m.: A four-part series on Race and Racism begins at First United Methodist Church. David and Kim Douglas, ACEH founders, will speak on “Cross-Cultural Marriage—the Challenges and Benefits.” In the church lounge, 52 West 10th St. (use 9th St. entrance), Holland. (See below for future programs.)
Friday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m.: ACEH begins its 8th year! Annual meeting, election of new board members, brainstorming for future programs. Share your ideas! Open to the public; children’s group for ages 4 to 14 also will meet. At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.
Sunday, Jan. 15, 9 a.m.: “Free Indeed: A Video Drama About Racism,” followed by discussion to respond and seek to understand “white privilege.” Led by Methodist church member and ACEH member John Buttrey, who is coordinating the series. At First United Methodist Church, 52 W. 10th St. (use 9th St. entrance), Holland.
Monday, Jan. 16- Friday, Jan. 20: “I Have a Dream” week at Hope College:
MONDAY: 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Community Hour Luncheon featuring speaker Wayne Coleman, an ACEH member. RSVP via email or phone by Monday, Jan. 9, to oml@hope.edu or 395-7867. At Haworth Center Ballroom, 10th St., Holland. 12:30 – 1 p.m.: Unity March begins at Haworth, to six campus locations. 6 p.m.: Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Dr. Walter Braime, CEO of Grand Rapids Urban League, is keynote speaker. At Dimnent Memorial Chapel, Hope College, College Ave. between 11th and 12th Sts., Holland.
TUESDAY, 4 p.m.: “The Effects of Multicultural Education on Hope Students,” by Hope psychology professor and ACEH member Mary Inman. At Martha Miller Center, 10th St. and Columbia Ave., Holland.
WEDNESDAY, 10:30 a.m.: "They Still Have a Dream," featuring speakers Connie Boersma, Ruby Sueing, and Roxanne Sueing. At Dimnent Chapel, College Ave. & 12th St., Holland.
THURSDAY, 5 p.m.: Diversity in the Workplace career panel, followed by networking reception. At Martha Miller Center, 10th St. and Columbia Ave., Holland.
SATURDAY, 1 p.m.: Gospel Fest with Hope College Gospel Choir, various college and university choirs, and a local church choir and praise dance team. At Dimnent Chapel, College Ave. & 12th St., Holland.
Sunday, Jan. 22, 9 a.m.: Leonzo Hudson and Emmanuel Quarshie-Konuah: “Reflections from African American and African Perspectives.” Hudson is the health services manager at Riverside Correctional Facility; Quarshie-Konuah is an ordained pastor from Ghana and currently a student at Western Theological Seminary. At First United Methodist Church, 52 W. 10th St. (use 9th St. entrance), Holland.
Sunday, Jan. 29, 9 a.m.: Lupita Reyes, “Personal Reflections from a Hispanic Perspective.” Mrs. Reyes is a social worker, host of a Spanish radio show, executive director of the Community Health Center for nine years, and with her husband, Tino, a guiding force in Latin Americans United for Progress; both are ACEH members. At First United Methodist Church, 52 W. 10th St. (use 9th St. entrance), Holland.
Sunday, Jan. 29, 5:30 p.m.: Community potluck at Leaf and Bean Too; come and share ideas, meet new people, help build a community. At 19th and Columbia, Holland.
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.
Sunday, Jan. 8, 9 a.m.: A four-part series on Race and Racism begins at First United Methodist Church. David and Kim Douglas, ACEH founders, will speak on “Cross-Cultural Marriage—the Challenges and Benefits.” In the church lounge, 52 West 10th St. (use 9th St. entrance), Holland. (See below for future programs.)
Friday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m.: ACEH begins its 8th year! Annual meeting, election of new board members, brainstorming for future programs. Share your ideas! Open to the public; children’s group for ages 4 to 14 also will meet. At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.
Sunday, Jan. 15, 9 a.m.: “Free Indeed: A Video Drama About Racism,” followed by discussion to respond and seek to understand “white privilege.” Led by Methodist church member and ACEH member John Buttrey, who is coordinating the series. At First United Methodist Church, 52 W. 10th St. (use 9th St. entrance), Holland.
Monday, Jan. 16- Friday, Jan. 20: “I Have a Dream” week at Hope College:
MONDAY: 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Community Hour Luncheon featuring speaker Wayne Coleman, an ACEH member. RSVP via email or phone by Monday, Jan. 9, to oml@hope.edu or 395-7867. At Haworth Center Ballroom, 10th St., Holland. 12:30 – 1 p.m.: Unity March begins at Haworth, to six campus locations. 6 p.m.: Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Dr. Walter Braime, CEO of Grand Rapids Urban League, is keynote speaker. At Dimnent Memorial Chapel, Hope College, College Ave. between 11th and 12th Sts., Holland.
TUESDAY, 4 p.m.: “The Effects of Multicultural Education on Hope Students,” by Hope psychology professor and ACEH member Mary Inman. At Martha Miller Center, 10th St. and Columbia Ave., Holland.
WEDNESDAY, 10:30 a.m.: "They Still Have a Dream," featuring speakers Connie Boersma, Ruby Sueing, and Roxanne Sueing. At Dimnent Chapel, College Ave. & 12th St., Holland.
THURSDAY, 5 p.m.: Diversity in the Workplace career panel, followed by networking reception. At Martha Miller Center, 10th St. and Columbia Ave., Holland.
SATURDAY, 1 p.m.: Gospel Fest with Hope College Gospel Choir, various college and university choirs, and a local church choir and praise dance team. At Dimnent Chapel, College Ave. & 12th St., Holland.
Sunday, Jan. 22, 9 a.m.: Leonzo Hudson and Emmanuel Quarshie-Konuah: “Reflections from African American and African Perspectives.” Hudson is the health services manager at Riverside Correctional Facility; Quarshie-Konuah is an ordained pastor from Ghana and currently a student at Western Theological Seminary. At First United Methodist Church, 52 W. 10th St. (use 9th St. entrance), Holland.
Sunday, Jan. 29, 9 a.m.: Lupita Reyes, “Personal Reflections from a Hispanic Perspective.” Mrs. Reyes is a social worker, host of a Spanish radio show, executive director of the Community Health Center for nine years, and with her husband, Tino, a guiding force in Latin Americans United for Progress; both are ACEH members. At First United Methodist Church, 52 W. 10th St. (use 9th St. entrance), Holland.
Sunday, Jan. 29, 5:30 p.m.: Community potluck at Leaf and Bean Too; come and share ideas, meet new people, help build a community. At 19th and Columbia, Holland.
