In the Community from ACEH September 19

From the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony

In the Community: September 19, 2011

 

"Not the faults of others, nor what others have done or left undone, but one's own deeds, done and left undone, should one consider." …Buddha

 

 

Herb and Ann Weller

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TONIGHT, Mon, Sept 19, 5:30 pm: Women of Sister Circle Roundtable and potluck supper, a part of Hearts in Harmony program, open to all women interested in racial reconciliation; facilitated by Rev. Angela Taylor Perry.  Please bring a dish to share.  At Faith Christian Reformed Church, 85 West 26^th St, Holland.

Tues, Sept 20, 11:30 am: "Attracting and Retaining Persons of Color to Your Organization," with guest speaker Faye Richardson Green.  Sponsored by Partners for a Racism-Free Community.  $25, includes lunch; send check to PRFC, 250 Commerce Ave, SW, Grand Rapids 49503.  At Dominican Center, 2025 East Fulton, Grand Rapids.

Tues, Sept 20, 7 pm: League of Women Voters-Holland Area forum "The New Election Maps: Will They Change the Impact of Your Vote?"  Free, open to public.  Speakers: Prof. David Ryden, Hope College Department of Political Science; State Rep. Amanda Price (R), and Liddy Olszewski, chair, Ottawa County Democrats.  At Graves Hall, Hope College, College Ave at 11^th St,, Holland.

Mon, Sept 26, 7 pm: Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist, author of "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women," outlines "an agenda for the world's women and three major abuses: sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality." Grand Rapids Community College Diversity Lecture Series.  Free, open to public.  At Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St, NE, Grand Rapids.

Wed, Sept 28, 4:30 to 6:30 pm: Latino Food Festival.  $5 for community members.  At Hope College Phelps and Cook dining halls, 10^th St between College and Columbia, Holland.

Thurs, Sept 29, 6:30 to 8 pm: 2011 Student Leadership Expo, for parents and 9^th to 12^th grade students, to find out about volunteer and leadership opportunities for students in the greater Holland community; building leadership skills; more.  Representatives from a dozen local organizations, including ACEH, will be there.  At Holland City Hall, 270 South River, Holland.

 

Update: Schedule Changes for

INSTITUTES FOR HEALING RACISM

Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance has announced changes in the dates for fall Institutes for Healing Racism:

--An eight-week Institute will now be 3 to 5 pm on Tuesdays beginning Oct. 4 through Nov. 16, and Nov. 29.  Cost is $100.

--A two-day Institute, "Continuing the Conversation," for previous participants in an Institute, will now be Wed, Nov 16, and Thurs, Nov 17, from 8 am to 5 pm. Cost is $125.

 

Both Institutes will be held at GVSU Meijer Campus, Room 104, 515 South Waverly, Holland. Financial hardship scholarships are available to anyone who cannot afford the Institute fees. Contact  www.ethnicdiversity.org for more information and registration.

 

 

Art Prize 2011

Holland resident Sandra Hansen is among the artists taking part in Art Prize this year.  Her triptych (three-panel work; altarpiece) painting of the story of Emmet Till, his mother, and other icons of civil rights is on exhibit at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St NE, Grand Rapids.