"The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life." ... Jane Addams
Herb and Ann
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TODAY, Tues, Oct 9: Last day to register to vote in the November 6 elections.
Wed, Oct 10, 5 pm: Partners for a Racism-Free Community fall kick-off, with music, new t-shirts, and a press conference at 5:30 pm to announce the launch of its standards for "racism-free" and the next phase in the group's effort "to reach the tipping point where everyone can 'Expect Equality.'" www.prfc-gr.org At Rosa Parks Circle, downtown Grand Rapids.
Thurs, Oct 11, 7 pm: League of Women Voters-sponsored forum for Holland city candidates for mayor and two contested council seats. At Holland City Hall, River Ave at 12th St, Holland.
Fri, Oct 12, 7 pm: Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony general meeting. There has been a change in the program for this evening: We will be hearing from Jeremy Vance, of Compassion International, a U.S.-based child advocacy ministry founded in 1952 that now assists some 800,000 children in 24 countries. For more information, contact www.harmonyalliance.org or (616) 405-6761. At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.
Fri, Oct 12: Deadline to respond to a short telephone survey about local transportation needs in Holland, Zeeland, and area townships. Call Laurie Van Ark at (616) 395-7556.
Thurs, Oct 18, 7 pm (jazz at 6:30 pm): Nahid Rachlin (fiction and memoir) and Jay Hopler (poetry) read from their works as part of the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series of Hope College. Rachlin is the award-winning author of four novels, including "Persian Girl," which tells the story of her growing up in Iran and gives American readers insight into Iranians' ambivalence toward the U.S. Poet Hopler was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and won a new writers award for his first book, "Green Squall." At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th St, Holland.
Sat, Oct 20, 8 am: "Walk for Education" fundraiser for L.E.A.P. of West Michigan (Learning Enhancement Achievement Program, formerly Core City CCD), which offers after-school tutoring twice a week for middle schoolers. Cost is $20; volunteers, contributors, and corporate sponsors also needed. Call (616) 355-0071 to register, or mail a check to L.E.A.P. at 21 West 16th St, Holland.
Sat, Oct 20, 10 am to evening: Third annual Anishnabek Nodin Traditional Pow Wow, presented by the local Anishnabek community and Hope College. Grand entries at 1 pm and 6 pm. Dancers, drummers, Native vendors, more. Adults $5, students $3, families $8, elders and preschoolers, free. At Holland Civic Center, 8th St at Pine Ave, Holland.
Wed, Oct 24, 4 pm: Detroit artist Hubert Massey, who creates large-scale murals and other works incorporated into buildings, speaks as part of the Hope College Multicultural Enrichment Series. At Maas Auditorium, Columbia Ave at 11th St, Holland.
NOTE: ACEH is asking for your help. If you currently receive the printed monthly ACEH Newsletter via postal mail--and you could get it by email--please let us know. You'll need to be able to open an "attachment" in Microsoft Word. Postage costs for mailing the Newsletter are significant--though we are quite willing to keep doing it that way for anyone who does not have Word and email. But if you are able to switch, please email your information to database manager Herb Weller at hpweller@comcast.net. Thank you!
