"Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every person, both young and old, shared a little of what he or she was good at doing." … Quincy Jones, musician, composer, TV producer.
Herb and Ann
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Tues, Jan 26, 5 pm: "Love, Hope, & Act on Racism," performance by Act on Racism (AOR), a Grand Valley State University student-oriented anti-racism theatre troupe. At Grand River Room, Kirkhof Center, GVSU campus, Allendale.
Wed, Jan 27, 9 am until noon: Free workshop for teachers, parents, and students on alternatives to the military. Sponsored by Institute for Global Education (IGE); led by peace and human rights activist Jasiu Milanowski. Information from (616) 942-4713 or from Jasiu at 399-4642. At IGE, 1118 Wealthy St, SE, Grand Rapids.
Wed, Jan 27, 4 pm: Documentary, speaker, and discussion: "Surviving Auschwitz: Children of the Shoah" and Auschwitz survivor Tova Friedman. Date is designated by the UN General Assembly as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Reception at 5:30 pm. At Maas Center, Columbia Ave at 11th St, Holland.
Sat, Jan 30, 9 am: Registration and start date of free dance classes for youth. All For One dance program runs eight weeks and offers Mexican folklorico (9 am to 10 am) for children age 6 and older; zumba (9 am to 10 am) for age 12 and older; and hip-hop (10 am to 11 am) for age 12 and older. Folklorico students will have to purchase certain clothing items. Contact Norma Luna at moonchild1993@yahoo.com or (616) 298-8895. At Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8th St, Holland.
Mon, Feb 1, 7 pm: Keynote presentation of Belhar events on Hope College campus:
Prof. Chris Rice, co-director of the Center for Reconciliation of Duke Divinity School, will speak on "Becoming the Beloved Community in America's New Racial Time: Lessons from 30 Years in the Trenches." He lived for 20 years in an intentionally interracial community in Jackson, Mississippi, and is author of "More than Equals," "Grace Matters," and "Reconciling All Things." At Maas Auditorium, Columbia Ave at 11th St, Holland.
NOTE: Rice also will speak at the 10:30 a.m. chapel service at Dimnent Memorial Chapel (College Ave. and 12th St) and lead a discussion from 11 to noon with pastors and congregational leaders on ways churches can promote racial reconciliation (Room B12 in basement of Dimnent). The Belhar Confession is a Christian creed, ecumenical in scope, that emerged from the opposition to South African apartheid in the 1980s and is being considered for adoption by a number of Reformed Church bodies. For more information, contact Dr. Charles Green at green@hope.edu or 395-7725.
Fri, Feb 5, 7:15 pm: Opening program in 2010 Leonard F. Stoutemire Lecture Series in African American Religious History: Speaker is Rev. Eric Williams of Western Theological Seminary, on "Historicizing and Contextualizing African American Religious Thought." Everyone is welcome. (616) 392-2919 or www.imagine-fellowship.org At Imagine Fellowship Church, 167 West 20th St, Holland
