"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness." … Seneca, 4 BC-AD 65, Roman playwright and philosopher.
Herb and Ann
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Sat, Dec 5, 5:30 pm: 9th annual Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony Holiday Potluck and Cultural Sharing Party. Everyone is welcome! Please bring a dish to share, one from your ethnic background if possible, and a non-perishable item for local food banks. ACEH provides beverages and table service. Entertainment, music, family crafts. At First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 57 West 10th St, Holland (use 9th Street entrance). For more info, call 392-5549 or 396-2201.
Wed, Dec 9, 7 pm: Talk by Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center, civil rights activist, attorney, and author, on "Justice for All." Free. Presented by Fountain Street Church and Grand Rapids Community College Diversity Learning Center. (616) 459-8386. At Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St, N.E., Grand Rapids.
Thurs, Dec 10, 6 pm: Screening of "Milk," film about the late Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco board of supervisors and gay rights activist murdered by another supervisor in 1978; discussion follows, led by writer-director Dustin Lance Black. Seating is limited. For free tickets, contact hope.is.ready@gmail.com. At Park Theater, 248 South River, Holland.
Deadlines coming up:
Thurs, Dec 10: Pre-registration deadline to attend Thurs, Dec 17, free Foreclosure Prevention Seminar for Ottawa and Allegan area residents trying to avoid foreclosure. Seminar will offer information on crisis budgeting, safe alternatives to foreclosure, and loss mitigation that may be available through mortgage lenders. Homeowners will also have an opportunity to meet one on one with a specialist. To pre-register, call (616) 738-1170, ext. 109. Seminar will be held from 8:30 am to 4 pm at Community Action House, Northside office, 665 136th Ave, Holland.
Fri, Dec 11: Deadline for young Latinos in grades 9 - 11 to register for the 2010 Fiesta King and Queen contest sponsored by Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP). Any full-time student of at least 25 percent Latino heritage and with a grade point average of 2.5 of higher is eligible. Contestants will have six workshops to develop their self-esteem, job interview skills, public speaking abilities, basic banking and budgeting knowledge, and to gain insight to success from young Latino professionals. The Fiesta is April 30 and May 1; contest is May 1. To apply, contact Roberto Jara, LAUP executive director, at (616) 392-5058.
Fri, Dec 15: Deadline for sending an RSVP to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., luncheon sponsored by Hope College Office of Multicultural Education on Friday, January 15, 2010. Speaker is Dr. Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., president and CEO of Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: "MLK and Birmingham: Turning Point of the Civil Rights Movement." At Maas Auditorium, Columbia at 11th St, Holland. 616) 395-7867. email: ome@hope.edu or www.hope.edu/student/multi
