December 2009 ACEH Newsletter

Hi all...click on the following link to read the December Newsletter of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony--see information on the annual ACEH Holiday Potluck and Cultural Sharing Party--coming up Saturday, Dec. 5.  Invite family and friends!

 

http://www.harmonyalliance.org/newsletters/2009/2009-12.pdf

 

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.

 

 

 

In the Community from ACEH November 23

 

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It turns what we have into enough, and more… It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.  Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow".. .Author Melody Beattie

 

Happy Thanksiving, everyone!

Herb and Ann

 

Tues, Nov 24, 7 pm: Hope College Native American Heritage Celebration: "Does Jesus Have Blue Eyes?", by Michael Peters, executive director of Sabaoth Ministries, Grand Rapids; he works to "bridge the worlds of Christianity and the Anishnaabe tradition."  At Martha Miller Center, Fried-Hemenway Auditorium, Columbia Ave and 10^th St, Holland.

 

Sun, Nov 29, 11 am: "Islam as a Progressive Force," by Dustin Byrd.  (269) 543-3951.  At Mothers Trust/Lakeshore Interfaith Community.  6676 122^nd Ave, Ganges.

 

Fri, Dec. 4, 7 pm: Latin Americans United for Progress Annual Community Dinner.  $50 per person.  Make reservations by November 27 to (616) 594-7108 or laup@sbcglobal.net.  Can pay online at www.laup.org.  At Jubilee Midtown Center second floor, corner of Pine and 16^th, Holland.

 

Fri, Dec. 4: Deadline for registering for Neighborhood Holiday Celebration.  Forms available at Ourstreet Neighborhood Center, 238 W. 15^th St; 355-3133.  Celebration is Thurs, Dec. 10, at Jubilee Midtown Center second floor,  Pine and 16^th, Holland; crafts, refreshments, guests from the North Pole, gifts; door prizes.  Sponsored by City of Holland and Chemical Bank.

 

 

 

Annual ACEH Holiday Potluck

 and Cultural Sharing Party

Saturday, December 5, 2009, at 5:30 p.m.

First United Methodist Church, 57 W. 10^th St, Holland

 

Everyone is welcome! Invite family, friends, co-workers

 

Please bring a dish to share from your culture

and a non-perishable food item for a local food bank.

Beverages, table service provided by ACEH.

 

Entertainment, Music, Family Crafts, Fun, Fellowship

"Miss Nettie": African American storyteller from Kalamazoo

 

For more information, call 392-5549

 

In the Community from ACEH November 16

 "Happiness is not so much in having as sharing.  We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."  … Sir Norman MacEwen, British Royal Air Force officer in World Wars I and II; chair of the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Family Association.

 

Herb and Ann

 

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

 

 

 

 GIVING THANKS BY GIVING FOOD

 

1) Community Action House needs turkeys and canned and boxed food to fill Thanksgiving baskets for current clients (people who have been assessed and have met eligibility and other guidelines for services since Dec. 1, 2008) who live in area codes 49423, 49424, or 49460. Bring Thanksgiving donations this week between 9 am and 5 pm to CAH, 345 West 14^th St, Holland.  CAH is also organizing Stuff the Bus and another food drive through December 23; 392-2368.

 

2) The Lakeshore Latino Outreach Center asks for canned goods and dry foods such as rice and beans to supplement meat donated by a local business.  Food will be distributed on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.  Drop donations at the LLOC office, 345 East 16^th, Suite 241, Holland, between 9 am and 5 pm; phone 499-4872, or call 399-4077 to have your donation picked up.

 

3) West Ottawa Public Schools seeks pastas, cereals, beans, rice, potatoes, soup, household cleaning supplies, and personal care items for migrant families who stay in this area during the winter.  Donations will be accepted until Dec. 20; call Rosa Becerra-Silva at (616) 994-5189 or email becerrasilvar@westottawa.net.

 

 

 

TONIGHT, Nov 16 through Fri, Nov 20, 7:30 pm: Film, "Lemon Tree." Salma, a Palestinian widow stands up against her new neighbor, the Israeli defense minister, when he moves into his new house opposite her lemon grove, on the green line border between Israel and the West Bank. At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Tues, Nov 17, 6 pm:  Opening reception for "Women of Michoacán: Art and Artists" exhibit; 50 pieces of photography, painting, ceramics, and metalwork. Sponsored by Kentucky Institute for International Studies and the Ministry of Culture of Michoacán, Mexico.  Exhibit continues through Jan 5, 2010.  At Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Nov 18, 3 pm:  Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP) is starting a job club for people who need help finding employment.  Call 392-5058.  At LAUP office, Midtown Campus, 96 West 15^th, Holland.

 

Wed, Nov 18, 4 pm: Lecture by Michael Watson, Hope College exchange professor from Meiji Gakuin University in Japan: "L'écho des vicissitudes humaines": The Tale of the Heike through its Translation History. How French, English, German, Russian, and Chinese translators have conveyed the opening of the work; considers questions of literary translation and the reception of foreign culture.  At Martha Miller Center, 10^th St at Columbia, Holland.

 

Wed, Nov 18, 5 pm until 9 pm: Girls Night Out, to benefit Center for Women in Transition. Free spa treatments, makeovers, massages, cooking tips, design tips, snacks.  $5 donation at door. (616) 396-2121. At Talsma Furniture, 4943 Talsma Dr, Holland.

 

Wed, Nov 18, 7 pm: "The Cool Train," performance by Hope College alumnus Lunga Sinuka about growing up in apartheid-era South Africa, "reflects the lives of many black South Africans before the end of apartheid in 1994; told through songs and stories filled with warmth, humor, and love."  Free; suitable for ages 13 and over.  After the performance, Earl James, coordinator of multicultural initiatives and social justice for the Reformed Church in America, will lead a discussion on the Belhar Confession, a statement of faith that arose in apartheid-era South Africa. This year the RCA and the Christian Reformed Church will decide whether to make the Belhar an official standard—the first new creed for either denomination in 400 years; the Belhar speaks to Christians of all traditions and to people of other faiths. At Dewitt Theatre, Columbia Ave at 11^th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Nov 20, 7:30 pm: Concert, Nathaniel Dett Chorale; part of Hope College Great Performance Series.  Chorale is a Canadian group "dedicated to Afrocentric music of all styles, including classical, spiritual, gospel, jazz, folk, and blues," and named after renowned African-Canadian composer R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943). Tickets ($17 regular; $12 seniors; $6 age 18 and younger) from DeVos  ticket office, (616) 395-7890.  At Dimnent Chapel, 277 College Ave, Holland.

 

Sat, Nov 21, 4:30 pm until 6 pm: Images International Food Festival.  Sponsored by Hope College International Education.  At Phelps Dining Hall, 10^th St at Columbia Ave, Holland.

 

Sat, Nov 21, 7 pm: Images: A Reflection of Cultures.  Skits, music, readings, other performances by Hope College international students.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Sun, Nov 22, 11 am: The Jain Religion of India, by Sailesh Jaswa.  (269) 543-3951. At Mothers Trust, Lakeshore Interfaith Community.  

 

Tues, Nov 24, 7 pm: Hope College Native American Heritage Celebration: "Does Jesus Have Blue Eyes?", by Michael Peters, executive director of Sabaoth Ministries, Grand Rapids; he works to "bridge the worlds of Christianity and the Anishnaabe tradition."  Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Education.  At Martha Miller Center, Fried-Hemenway Auditorium, Columbia Ave and 10^th St, Holland.

 

 

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 ACEH HOLIDAY POTLUCK

 

Sat, Dec 5, 5:30 pm:  Annual holiday potluck and cultural sharing party of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH).  Please bring a dish to share from your culture and a non-perishable food item for local food banks.  African American storyteller, family activities, music, fellowship with old friends and meet new people in the community.  Invite your family, friends, and co-workers.  ACEH will provide beverages and table service.  At First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 57 West 10^th St (use 9^th St entrance), Holland.

 

 

In the Community from ACEH November 9

"It is the shelter of each other that the people live." … Irish proverb

 

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.

Tues, Nov 10, 6 pm to 9 pm: Kandu Artists' Reception and Auction.  For information, call Peg Beall at 355-3214.  At Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th, Holland.

 

Wed, Nov 11, 7 pm: Diversity Lecture Series XV: "Global Forgiveness and Connectedness," by Prince Cedza Diamini, humanitarian, founder of the Ubuntu Institute for Young Social Entrepreneurs, grandson of Nelson Mandela.  He promotes "global forgiveness, compassion, and the use of dialogue, instead of violence, for conflict resolution."  Free; on-campus parking $3.  (616) 234-3390.  Offered by Grand Rapids Community College through the Bob and Aleicia Woodrick Diversity Learning Center.  At Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain NE, Grand Rapids.

 

Thurs, Nov 12, 11:30 am until 1 pm:  Soup for All lunch to raise funds to address homelessness and supports the goals of the Plan to End Homelessness.  Proceeds to go Homelessness Prevention endowments at the Holland/Zeeland and Grand Haven Area Community Foundations.  Cost of lunch is $10.  At Holland Civic Center, Pine Ave between 8^th and 9^th Sts, Holland, and at St. Patrick's Church, Grand Haven.

 

Thurs, Nov 12, 6:30 pm: Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series: Novelist Susan Choi, author of "A Person of Interest" and "American Woman," the latter a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Nov 13, 7 pm: "Equal Justice under the Law and the Vote," by election law expert and educator Jocelyn Benson.  Monthly meeting of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony; everyone is welcome.  392-5086.  www.harmonyalliance.org  At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

Sat, Nov 14, 9:30 am until 11:30 am: Multicultural Resources Open House, featuring information tables by ACEH and other organizations and programs concerned with diversity, equal opportunity, and justice.  At Hope Church, 92 West 10^th, Holland.

 

Sat, Nov 14, 6 pm to 10 pm: Dinner "with an African Blessing," featuring Pastor Timothy Kakooza of Uganda; music; dance instruction.  At Urban Youth Ministries, 514 Lincoln, Holland.

 

Sun, Nov 15, 11 am: "Living the Vision," ongoing weekly dialogue on multiculturalism led by Rev Angela Taylor Perry, pastor of reconciling ministries at Faith Christian Reformed Church (and ACEH board member).  At Faith CRC offices, currently located in the Holland Free Clinic, 99 West 26^th St, Holland.

 

Mon, Nov 16-Fri, Nov 20, 7:30 pm: Film, "Lemon Tree." Salma, a Palestinian widow stands up against her new neighbor, the Israeli defense minister, when he moves into his new house opposite her lemon grove, on the green line border between Israel and the West Bank. At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Mon, Nov 16, 7 pm: Japanese Language Group.  Learn about the Japanese language and culture with hosts from Sister Cities International. (616) 647-0999. At Schuler Books & Music, 3165 Alpine Ave, NW, Walker.

 

Tues, Nov 17, 6pm until 8 pm:  Opening reception for "Women of Michoacán: Art and Artists" exhibit; 50 pieces include photography, painting, ceramics, and metalwork. Sponsored by Kentucky Institute for International Studies and the Ministry of Culture of Michoacán, Mexico.  Exhbit continues through January 5, 2010.  At Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Nov 18, 4 pm: Lecture by Michael Watson, Hope College exchange professor from Meiji Gakuin University in Japan: "L'écho des vicissitudes humaines": The Tale of the Heike through its Translation History, a "narrative of epic length and style that gives a romanticized account of Japan's first great civil war of the 1180s."  Focuses on how French, English, German, Russian, and Chinese translators have conveyed the opening of the work and considers questions of literary translation and the reception of foreign culture.  At Martha Miller Center, 10^th St at Columbia, Holland.

 

Wed, Nov 18, 7 pm: "The Cool Train," a one-man performance by Hope College alumnus Lunga Sinuka about growing up in apartheid-era South Africa.  His journey "reflects the lives of many black South Africans before the end of apartheid in 1994; told through songs and stories filled with warmth, humor, and love."  For ages 13 and over. At Hope's Dewitt Theatre, Columbia Ave at 11^th St., Holland.

 

Thurs, Nov 19, 5:45 pm: Reception and dinner to celebrate Dutch-American Heritage Day.  Guest speaker: Historian Hans Krabbendam of the Roosevelt Study Center: "Four Centuries of Dutch-American Relations: Our America? How the Dutch Won and Lost a Continent."  Entertainment by the Dutch Mulder Boys.  $15 per ticket; purchase by Nov. 13. Call (616) 726-8010; email information@wmdutch-americanheritage.com.  At Pinnacle Center, 3330 Highland Dr, Hudsonville.

 

                                     

 

 

                                        LOOKING AHEAD: ACEH Holiday Potluck**

 

Sat, Dec 5, 5:30 pm:  Annual holiday potluck and party of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH).  Bring a dish to share from your culture.  Family activities, music, fellowship with old friends and an opportunity to meet new people in the community.  Invite your family, friends, and co-workers. ACEH will provide beverages and table service.  At First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 57 West 10^th St (use 9^th St entrance), Holland.

 

**We are looking for someone willing to videotape some of the potluck.  Please contact Marvin at 392-5086.

 

 

In the Community from ACEH November 5

 

 "Every view of the world that becomes extinct, every culture that disappears, diminishes a possibility of life." … Mexican poet, writer, and diplomat Octavio Paz (1914-1998).

 

Herb and Ann

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

 

Our apologies: The Events list was originally sent on Monday but a computer gremlin apparently ate it up, so a couple of early-week events have already gone by.  We hope this one works!

 

Thurs, Nov 12, 6:30 pm: Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series: Novelist Susan Choi, author of "A Person of Interest" and "American Woman," the latter a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Nov 13, 7 pm: General meeting of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony; public is invited.  "Equal Justice under the Law and the Vote," by Jocelyn Benson, an election law expert and assistant professor of law at Wayne State; she worked for the Southern Poverty Law Center as an investigative journalist researching white supremacist and neo-Nazi organizations. Check website www.harmonyalliance.org or call 392-5086.  At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

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Tues, Nov 10 through Sat, Nov 14: Grand Valley State University's History Department presents the 34^th annual Great Lakes History Conference 2009 with the theme "Indigenous Peoples of the Globe: Colonization and Adaptation."Events associated with the conference include: Film, "We Shall Remain: Episode V – Wounded Knee," with special guest Dennis Banks; a traditional ceremony; film "The Business of Fancydancing"; keynote address "Without Reservations: An Urban Indian's Comic, Poetic & Highly Irreverent Look at the World," by author Sherman Alexie, and a conference keynote address, "Surviving the American Conquest: Themes in Contemporary American History," by Dr. Ned Blackhawk of Yale University. For locations, times, conference registration, etc., go to www.gvsu.edu and click on History and Great Lakes History Conference.

 

 

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