In the Community from ACEH February 21

"Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable…Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals." … Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

 

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.

Tonight, Thurs, Feb 21, 7 pm: Fiction writer Lewis Nordan and essayist David Griffith will speak as part of the Hope College Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series. Nordan is the author of the Southern Book Award winner "Wolf  Whistle," based on the murder of Emmett Till, which occurred near Nordan's Mississippi hometown in 1955, when the author was 15 years old.  Griffith is author of "A Good War is Hard to Find," a collection of essays which Sister Helen Prejean has called "gripping personal testimony to the difficulties of living out Christian imperatives of love and forgiveness amid a culture that legitimizes government violence as the only 'real' way to establish social order."  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Feb 22, 6:30 pm:  Potluck and film, in honor of Black History Month.  Film is "The Children's March," documentary about the involvement of young people in the civil rights movement. Please bring a dish to pass.  For more information, call (616) 355-5188.  At L.E.A.P. West Michigan building, 21 West 16^th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Feb 22, 7:30 pm: Concert by the Harlem Quartet, A Sphinx Ensemble.  Black and Latino string quartet of first-place laureates of the prestigious Sphinx Competition held annually in Detroit to "increase participation of Blacks and Latinos in classical music."  Part of Great Performance Series at Hope College.  Tickets $17 adults, $12 seniors, $6 under age 18, available at DeVos Ticket Office in the fieldhouse or by calling (616) 395-7890.  At Dimnent Memorial Chapel, College Ave at 12^th St, Holland.

 

Tues, Feb 26, 7:15 pm: 12^th year of Holland First begins: Eight-week series "to explore personal leadership and cultural concerns, focusing on area programs and resources and keeping the cultural diversity of Holland in mind."  Free, but registration required.  A program of the Holland Area Chamber of Commerce, sponsored by Chemical Bank, and facilitated by Dante Villarreal.  Call Patricia Strachan, (616) 392-2389, ext. 110, for information and registration.

 

Fri, Feb 29: LAST DAY to buy tickets for Hope College's 11th annual Women of Color Celebration, honoring senior college women.  (Dinner is Wednesday, March 5, at 5 pm at the Maas Auditorium, 264 Columbia Ave, Holland.)  Tickets $7 for community members; purchase at Office of Multicultural Education, Martha Miller Center, Room 107, Columbia Ave at 10th St, Holland, or call (616) 395-7867 or email ome@hope.edu

 

Fri, Feb 29, 6:30 pm: Potluck and film, in honor of Black History Month.  Film is the 1964 documentary "Selma to Montgomery," revealing the vitality of the freedom marchers, who with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, trekked across the South during a critical phase of the civil right movement in the United States.  Please bring a dish to pass.  For more information, call (616) 355-5188.  At L.E.A.P. West Michigan building, 21 West 16th St, Holland.

 

Through May 4: Art of Africa exhibit of 80 objects "depicting how art and life come together in Africa; includes items from the collection of Warren Robbins, founding director of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.  Adults $12, seniors $9, various prices for students and youngsters.  Open daily, varying hours.  (616) 957-1580; www.meijergardens.org.  At Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Par, 1000 East Beltline, NE, Grand Rapids.

 

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY: Eight-week Neighborhood Leadership Academy to help residents learn leadership skills; teachers include area professionals from government, business, education, local agencies.  Free, but registration required.  Includes dinner and class materials.  Weekly classes begin Tuesday, March 6, and run through Tuesday, April 24, from 6 pm to 8:30 pm.  Contact Janie Briones, Ourstreet/Neighborhood Liaison Program, 355-3127, or at the office, 238 West 15th St, Holland.

 

 

 

In the Community from ACEH February 11

"Let us not be satisfied with just giving money.  Money is not enough.  Money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them.  So spread your love everywhere you go." …Mother Teresa

 

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.

Wed, Feb 13, 4 pm: Professionals of Color Lecture Series: Betty Nguyen, "Humanitarian Work: It Will Change Your Life."  Nguyen is a CNN anchor who helped cover hurricane Katrina and the tsunami disaster in South Asia and co-founded Help the Hungry, an organization that strives to alleviate global hunger.  Sponsored by Grand Valley State University Office of Multicultural Affairs, part of Asian Pacific Heritage Celebration. (616) 331-2177 or www.gvsu.edu/oma.  At GVSU Kirkhof Center Grand River Room, Allendale.

 

Thurs, Feb. 14, 6 pm: Asian New Year Festival featuring dragon dance, food, entertainment, and diversity theatre, "Inside the Model Minority" written and directed by Kennedy Management Resources, Inc.  No charge.  Asian Pacific Heritage Celebration.  dangc@gvsu.edu or www.gvsu.edu/oma  At Grand Valley State University, Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room, Allendale.

 

Fri, Feb. 15: Sign-up deadline for Holland First, a free, 8-session program of the Holland Area Chamber of Commerce (Feb. 26 through Apr 22, from 7 to 9:15 pm), "to understand our community through the eyes of diversity."  Open to all; facilitated by Dante Villarreal; sponsored by Chemical Bank.  Register with Patricia Strachan, (616) 3929-2389, ext. 110.  At Holland Area Chamber of Commerce, 272 East 8^th St, Holland

 

Fri, Feb 15, 7 pm: "Black History Month—An Evening of Jazz: From Bebop to Afro-American Funk" featuring nationally recognized trombonist, band leader and composer Dr. John Hair and New Connections.  Contact Office of Multicultural Affairs at Grand Valley State University: oma@gvsu.edu

At GVSU Pew Campus, DeVos Center, Loosemore Auditorium, downtown Grand Rapids.

 

Sat, Feb 16, 4 pm: Vietnamese Community Gathering.  Traditional celebration, including dragon dance, music show, dancing, food.  At West Ottawa High School South, 3600 152^nd Ave, Holland.

 

Sat, Feb 16, 6:30 pm: International Food Fair, by Hope College students.  Tickets at door.  At Maas Auditorium, Columbia Ave at 11^th St, Holland.

 

Sun, Feb 17, 5:30 pm:  Community potluck; everyone is welcome.  Bring a dish to pass, ideas to share; meet new people.  355-2251.  At Leaf and Bean Too, 19^th and Columbia, Holland.

 

Mon, Feb 18, noon: "Update Russia: Putin's Long Shadow."  Video, remarks, discussion; brown bag lunch provided.  Sponsored by Herrick District Library and World Affairs Council.  At Herrick District Library, River Ave between 12^th and 13^th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Feb 20, 6 pm: Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration. "Muslim Boarders and American Muslims." Movie and discussion, presented by GVSU's Muslim Student Association.  Contact Connie Dang, dangc@gvsu.edu.  At GVSU, Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room, Allendale.

 

Fri, Feb 22, 6:30 pm: Film, "The Children's March" (children's activism for civil rights), and potluck to honor Black History Month.  Please bring a dish to pass.   (616) 355-5188.  At L.E.A.P. West Michigan building, 21 West 16^th St, Holland.

 

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES:

(1) The Neighborhood Leadership Academy 2008, sponsored by the City of Holland and the Ourstreet/Neighborhood Liaison Program to "educate, enhance, and empower neighborhood leadership" will begin Thurs, March 6 and run through Thurs, April 24.  The free, 8-week program helps participants learn leadership skills and is taught by a diverse group of local professionals.  Classes are 6 pm to 8:30 pm and include free dinner.   To register, call Janie Briones at (616) 355-3127 or apply at the office, 238 West 15^th St, Holland.

 

(2) Conectando con la Familia, una programa para "cualquier padre que esté interesado en mejorar su relación con sus hijos.  Clases son el segundo y cuarto martes de cada mes, 26 de febrero a 27 de mayo; clases y cena son gratis para los participantes.  Cena, 5:30 pm; clase 6 pm.  Se requiere registración.  Para mas información, llame Janie Briones, City of Holland Neighborhood Liaison, (616) 355-3127 o Mercedes García, Center for Women in Transition, (616) 494-1748.  Donde: Western Theological Seminary, 101 East 13^th St, Holland (13^th and College Ave).

 

 

In the Community from ACEH

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." … Anais Nin

 

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.

Mon, Feb 4, through Fri, Feb 8 (closed on Tuesday): "Conflict and Compromise in History," the winning history projects from East and West Middle Schools in Holland.  392-9084 or www.hollandmuseum.org.  At Holland Museum, 31 West 10^th, Holland.

 

Tues, Feb 5, noon: "Iraq—No Exit in Sight," by NPR reporter Deb Amos.  Video, informal remarks, discussion.  Brown bag lunch provided.  Great Decisions 2008, sponsored by Herrick Library and World Affairs Council.  At Herrick Library, River Ave at 13^th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Feb 6, 11:30 am: Business Connections Committee luncheon of Holland Area Chamber of Commerce.  Jeff Ebihara presents "The Business Case for Diversity: Holland Christian Schools."  $10.  Reservations to Patricia Strachan, (616) 392-2389, ext. 110.  The BCC "listens actively, supports, and empowers minority and women-owned businesses."  At Tiger Studio, 201 West Washington Ave, Suite 210, Zeeland.

 

Fri, Feb 8, 7 pm: Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony general meeting, open to the public.  Rev. Angela Taylor Perry presents her program, Hearts in Harmony, the intentional development of multiracial friendships.  Video, discussion, group exercises.  Rev. Taylor Perry is pastor of Reconciliation Ministries of Faith Christian Reformed Church, Holland.  (616) 212-7159. www.harmonyalliance.org   At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

Mon, Feb 11, noon: "U. S. – China Trade Policy."  Video, informal remarks, discussion.  Brown bag lunch provided.  Great Decisions 2008 series sponsored by Herrick Library and World Affairs Council.  At Herrick Library, River Ave. at 13^th St, Holland.

 

Mon, Feb 11, 4 pm: Asian Pacific Heritage Celebration: "Discovering Their Past for the Future" panel discussion. Contact Connie Dang at dangc@gvsu.edu or www.gvsu.edu/oma.  At Grand Valley State University, Cook-DeWitt Center, Allendale.

 

Tues, Feb 12, noon: "Asian American Engagement in Philanthropic and Nonprofit Sectors," by Susan Morales-Barias. dangc@gvsu.edu or www.gvsu.edu/oma  At Grand Valley State University, Kirkhof Center, room 2204, Allendale.

 

Tues, Feb 12, 5:30 pm: "Asian Adoptees, Part II," by Carissa Woodwyk.  Asian Pacific Heritage Celebration.  dangc@gvsu.edu or www.gvsu.edu/oma  At Grand Valley State University, Kirkhof Center, Room 2215/2216, Allendale.

 

 

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

 

1) Warner Norcross and Judd law firm is offering five scholarships of up to $1,500 each "to enable minority college students in Michigan to attend a study course to prepare them to take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)."

 

2) The Mary Free Bed Guild of Grand Rapids is offering two annual scholarships for minority students pursuing degrees in nursing and rehabilitation therapy programs (physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy) at accredited colleges or universities; the scholarships provide support for up to $17,500 each for education-related expenses.  Application deadline is April 1, 2008.  Call (616) 242-0404 or contact  www.maryfreebed.com

 

ON PUBLIC TELEVISION, WGVU, THIS WEEK:

 

Tues, Feb 5, 9 pm:  "A Prince Among Slaves," profiles an African prince enslaved in the South for 40 years before securing his freedom.  Repeats on Sun, Feb 10, at 11 pm.

 

Wed, Feb 6, 9 pm:  "African American Lives 2: Long Journey Home/Freedom's Just Another Word," genealogy and DNA are used to trace celebrities' roots through American history and back to Africa.

 

Sun, Feb 10, 5 pm: "Slavery and the Making of America: Liberty in the Air," part 2 of 4-part series explores the expansion of slavery in the colonies and the evolution of an African American culture.