ACEH "In the Community" 1 for 10/11/11

From the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony

In the Community: October 11, 2011

"A good motivation is what is needed: compassion without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers and sisters and respecting their human rights and dignities. That we humans can help each other is one of our unique human capacities." … Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama  

Herb and Ann Weller

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DEAR READERS OF "In the Community":  The Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH) hopes this weekly email of events is useful to you.  If you are  an ACEH member, thank you, and you will receive a reminder when's it's time to renew.

If you aren't a member, please consider joining to support "In the Community," our monthly newsletter, and programs like "Bullying" on October 14.  ACEH partners with community groups and events to increase cross-cultural awareness and appreciation for diversity in West Michigan.

It's easy to join.  Go to the ACEH website www.harmonyalliance.org and click on Join Us, paying through PayPal.  Or mail a check to ACEH, c/o Treasurer Bin Lim, P.O. Box 3007, Holland, 49422.  Or join at any ACEH meeting or social event.  Dues are $20/yr for an individual ($35 2/yrs); $30/yr for a family ($50 2/yrs.), $40/yr for a nonprofit organization; $75/yr for a business.  Instead of paying dues, you may make a pledge of service to ACEH.         THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Thurs, Oct 13, 11:30 am:  Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON) hosts Margaret Regan, author of "The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona Borderlands." Covers humanitarian issues and U.S. border enforcement, including voices of migrants, border patrol, ranchers, activists, others.  Public is invited.  JFON is an outreach of the United Methodist Church Committee on Relief (UMCOR), offering immigration legal clinics at some 20 locations across the U.S., including Holland and Grand Rapids.  More than 900 clients from 60 countries have been assisted in West Michigan since 2004.  Bring your lunch or buy at library café.  At Herrick District Library, 300 S. River, Holland.  (See also Grand Rapids event, Oct. 14.)

Thurs, Oct 13, 6 pm: Hispanic Heritage Month event.  Sponsored by Hope College Office of Multicultural Education in collaboration with La Raza Unida.  At Martha Miller Center Fried-Hemenway Auditorium, 10^th St at Columbia Ave, Holland.

Fri, Oct 14, noon: Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON) luncheon and program with author Margaret Regan.  Visit www.jfonwestmichigan.org to RSVP and for more information.  At Cooley Law School campus, 5^th floor, 111 Commerce Ave, SW, downtown Grand Rapids.

  Fri, Oct 14, 7 pm: "Bullying." General meeting of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH) with award-winning video "Bullied: A Boy, A School, and a Case That Made History" and local  panelists Lesley Coghill, Joe Bechard, and Jack Hyde.  Public is invited.  Hosted by Holland Human Relations Commission.  For more information, call 392-5086 or visit ACEH website www.harmonyalliance.org  At Holland City Hall Council Chambers, 270 South River, Holland.

Fri, Oct 14, 6:30 pm social hour, 7 pm dinner : Freedom Fund banquet of the Muskegon branch of the NAACP.  Speaker: Mrs. Elaine Eason-Steele, co-founder of the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development.  Tickets $35 individual; $280 for table of eight.  At Muskegon Heights High School, 2441 Sanford St, Muskegon.

 

Sat, Oct 15, 10 am to noon: Family activity day for "Viva la Vida Festival": make sugar skulls and crafts. www.hollandarts.org  At Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Sat, Oct 15 to Nov 1: Help create a community ofrenda for "Viva la Vida Festival."  Events sponsored by Holland Area Arts Council, Latin Americans United for Progress, Holland Museum, and Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival.  www.hollandarts.org  At Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Mon, Oct 17, 7 pm and 8:30 pm: Premier performances of play, "Vision of a New Life," by Max Bush, about Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte, Holland's founder.  At Holland Museum, 31 West 10^th St, Holland.

 

Thurs, Oct 20, 7 pm: "The Hijabi Monologues." Muslim-American women's  "humorous, serious, heartfelt" stories.  Free, open to public, parental discretion advised.  In conjunction with Migrations of Islam project of Michigan State University; part of Grand Rapids'  2012 Year of Interfaith Understanding.  At GVSU Eberhard Center, 301 West Fulton, Grand Rapids.

 

Fri, Oct 21, 6 pm: Start of 5-day Founders Festival: Community party celebrates bicentennial of birth (Oct 17) of Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte, who founded Holland in 1847.  Arts, crafts for families, Klompen Derby wooden shoe car decorating (kits $5), birthday cake.  www.dutchheritagewestmichigan.com   At Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Oct 21, 7 pm:  Documentary film, "Return to El Salvador," with commentary by local pastor Lou Wagenveld, who recently traveled there and will facilitate dialogue on the "socio-political-religious realities of this Central American country from the civil war of the 1980s to the present."  The 68-minute film features refugees "who in a changed climate since the 2009 elections felt free to return and visit; they speak of what made them leave and their hopes for the future."  Free, donations accepted.  At Park Theatre, River Ave. at 10^th St, Holland.

 

Sat, Oct 22, various times, locations, continuation of Founders Festival: At Herrick District Library: 10 am storytelling; 11 am and 1 pm, Van Raalte-themed play "Vision of a New Life."  At Hope College Graves Hall, 10 am and 2 pm: Dutch films.  At Holland Armory, 11 am to 3 pm, family games; 2 pm, Klompen Derby wooden shoe car races; birthday cake.  At Holland Area Arts Council, 11 am and 1 pm, puppet shows.  At West Ottawa Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, Holland Chorale concert "Expressions of the Soul" including music from the Netherlands and Dutch composers.  Tickets: 494-0256 or www.hollandchorale.org 

 

For information on these and other events, go to www.dutchheritagewestmichigan.com

 

                       

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SOUGHT

The Lakeshore Latino Outreach Center (LLOC) is seeking applications for a  full-time, salaried executive director who will represent LLOC to funders, partners, community, organizations, and local, state, and federal entities; be responsible for overall leadership of the agency, program development, grant writing, recruit/train staff and volunteers; manage daily operations; develop community relations.  Requirements: Bachelor's degree (master's preferred) in social work, nonprofit management, business, or related field.  Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking Spanish.  Strong commitment to underserved populations of community; strong negotiating and diplomatic skills; experience in forecasting, budgeting, strategic planning; demonstrated success in fundraising and grant writing.  To appy: Submit cover letter, salary history, resume to Lakeshore Latino Outreach Center, Inc.; attn: Lu Reyes, executive director; PO Box 1664, Holland 49422-1664 or email to lu.reyes@latinooutreach.org  by October 28.  No phone calls, please.