In the Community April 30, 2012 A Weekly Calendar of Diversity Events from The Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite." ... Nelson Mandela, in "Long Walk to Freedom." ACEH was founded in Holland in 1999 and is committed to justice, equal opportunity, cross-cultural understanding, and appreciation for diversity. Members and friends work together through programs, advocacy, and social events to make West Michigan a place where all people are welcomed and respected. "In the Community" is also on the ACEH website: www.harmonyalliance.org/Events Please help support ACEH. Dues are $20 a year ($35/two years) for an individual; $30 a year ($50/two years) for a family; $40 for nonprofits; $75 for businesses. You can pay at the website www.harmonyalliance.org/Join with PayPal, or send a check to ACEH, c/o Treasurer Bin Lim, Box 3007, Holland 49422-3007, or sign up at any ACEH meeting or social event. THANKS! ¡GRACIAS! Thurs, May 3, 5:30 pm: Lecture, "History of Tulip Time," by local historian Randy VandeWater. $5 for lecture and exhibit; free for members. www.hollandmuseum.org or (616) 796-3329. At Holland Museum, 31 West 10th St, Holland. Fri, May 4, and Sat, May 5: Annual Fiesta Mundial (formerly Cinco de Mayo), sponsored by (LAUP) Latin Americans United for Progress. Friday: afternoon-food vendors, carnival; night: outdoor music and dance performances, food vendors. Saturday: All day, music, performances, car show, King and Queen contest, scholarship awards, information booths, food vendors. Free. For schedule, go to http://www.laup.org At Holland Civic Center, Pine Ave at 8th and 9th Sts, Holland. Sat, May 5, 8 pm: Hitsville Revue Band and Show, with Motown hits, soul, rock, disco, funky dance music, and soft jazz from the 1960s to today. Fundraiser for Juneteenth organization of Holland. Tickets, $25. Contact Bobbie Brown at (616) 392-1926 or Theenda Yarbrough at (616) 546-9448. At Park Theatre, 248 S. River, Holland. Sat, May 5 - Sat, May 12: Tulip Time. Parades, shows, more. Schedule of events at www.tuliptime.com At various locations in Holland. Fri, May 11: Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony: Please see May 25 entry, below. Sat, May 19, 11 am to 4 pm: Holland International Relations Commission's 4th annual Festival: Celebrating Our Multicultural Connections, with Holland Youth Advisory Council. Music and dance performances, children's activities (face painting, story time, crafts, games), ethnic food vendors, handmade crafts for sale by Las Comadritas, information tables by local nonprofits, and HYAC's first Teen Market Day. Pinata at 2:30 pm. ACEH is a contributing sponsor. Free admission. For more information, contact Al Serrano at (616) 355-1322 or a.serrano@cityofholland.com At Kollen Park at Lake Macatawa, Holland. Fri, May 25, 5:30 pm: The Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH) general meeting (note change from usual date, time, and place). Potluck and Hearts in Harmony program to honor our vice-president, Rev. Angela Taylor Perry, who is leaving Holland to return to Kalamazoo. Please bring a dish to share; ACEH will provide table service and beverages. 392-5086. At meeting room of Holland Free Health Clinic, south end of Faith Christian Reformed Church parking lot, Michigan Ave at 26th St, Holland (across from Holland Hospital). Tues, June 5, 7:45 am to 3:30 pm: 8th Summit on Race and Inclusion. Keynote speakers Terry Keleher and Dr. David Anderson; breakout sessions on internalized, interpersonal, institutional, and structural levels of bias and their effects. $30, includes lunch. Register now at www.ethnicdiversity.org. Sponsored by Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance, with many collaborating organizations, including ACEH. At Hope College Dimnent Memorial Chapel, College Ave at 12th St, Holland. COMMUNITY ACTION HOUSE: Financial Management Workshop, Foreclosure Prevention Services 1) Wed, May 30 - Wed, July 11, 6 to 8 pm: Community Action House is offering a six-week workshop on Financial Management (money management, spending plan, credit and consumer protection, debt reduction, savings and banking basics, insurance and long-term planning, living in a happy, health home). Photo I.D. and income verification required; participants must attend all 6 sessions to earn a certificate. Contact Gwen Robles at (616) 738-1170, ext. 123 or grobles@communityactionhouse.org At Macatawa Resource Center, 665 136th Ave, Holland. 2)The Michigan Foreclosure Task Force has prepared a free online toolkit to help people address issues related to foreclosure in their own communities; available at www.miforeclosureresponse.org In Holland, Community Action House continues to provide foreclosure prevention services at no charge for residents of Ottawa and Allegan counties. Visit the CAH website www.communityactionhouse.org or call (616) 738-1170. COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY: CWIT May Basket Campaign The Center for Women in Transition needs personal care and household cleaning products for its 2012 May Basket Campaign to help its clients. Filled laundry baskets and/or product donations may be delivered through May 18 to the Center's Holland location, 411 Butternut Drive. Call (616) 494-1747 for information. INTERNSHIPS, JOBS www.InterninMichigan.com is a statewide website helping to match students seeking internships with employers looking for interns. Internships may be paid or unpaid, depending on the nature of the company or agency. Telamon Corporation lists jobs in Michigan and 10 other states; Openings include education and family support specialists. Telamon also administers the National Farmworker Jobs Program of employment, training, and support services for seasonal and migrant farmworkers. www.telamon.org In Holland, call (616) 396-5160. Michigan Works! offers services for employers and job hunters, including the Michigan Talent Bank and links to job listings and resources. Holland service center: 121 Clover St; (616) 396-2154. Grand Haven service center: 1830 172nd St, Suite G; (616) 296-0818. www.michiganworks.org PAY LESS FOR PRESCRIPTIONS A prescription discount card is available free from FamilyWize Community Service Partnership, Inc. and participating United Way organizations. Available to anyone, with or without insurance; covers FDA-approved prescription medications. Honored at most area pharmacies. To see terms and conditions and a list of participating pharmacies, or to print a discount card, go to www.familywize.org or call 866-810-3784 to ask to have a card sent to you or a family member or friend.
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In the Community April 23
In the Community April 23, 2012 a weekly calendar of diversity events from the "I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort, where we overlap." …Ani DiFranco, Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, and songwriter; widely celebrated as a feminist icon. TONIGHT, Mon, Apr 23, 7 pm: Facilitated book discussion: "The Warmth of Other Suns," by Isabel Wilkerson: the story of three people who were part of the Great Migration of black Americans from the South to the North and West between World War I and the 1970s. Partners for a Racism-Free Community (PFRC) Reads the Book, in support of the YWCA's Stand Against Racism. At YWCA of West Tues, Apr 24, 6:30 AM to midnight: Coffee for CASA, a fundraiser for CASA (Children's After School Achievement) program at Tues, Apr 24, noon: Book discussion: "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down," by Anne Fadiman; chronicles the struggles of a Hmong refugee family from Wed, Apr 25: Deadline for tickets and applications for recognition at a May 4 fundraising program "Sons and Daughters of Africa in the Civil War," sponsored by the Grand Rapids Sister Cities International – GA District Committee. Individuals whose ancestors served in the 102nd Colored Troop of Michigan or other troops are encouraged to nominate their ancestors for recognition. Celebration will include fine African cuisine, speakers, singing, a dramatic re-enactment, and a "Forgiveness Ceremony" for the role Africans played in the slave trade. $30 per person or $220 per table. Contact Mary Thurs, Apr 26, 10 am: Grand opening of new Jim Crow Thurs, Apr 26, 7 pm: Award-winning documentary "Miss Representation"; explores women's underrepresentation in positions of influence and challenges portrayal of women in media. Free, but pre-registration encouraged. http://aplaceforwomen.org/events.html Hosted by Center for Women in Transition in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. At Park Theatre, 248 South River, Fri, Apr 27, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm: Partners for a Racism-Free Community Lunch and Learn Series: Organizational Diversity--Best practices and traits of organizations with a successful diversity structure, featuring Eric Foster, diversity and inclusion counsel for a senior advocacy center in West Michigan (formerly advancement officer for diversity and inclusion at Sun, Apr 29 – May 3: 14th annual Jewish Film Festival. Series of 6 films (Strangers No more, Dolphin Boy, Joanna, Reuniting the Reubins, Torn, Bride Flight). $6 per film; $36 for 8 admissions. Information at the Jewish Federation of Grand Rapids (616) 942-5553 or www.jewishgrandrapids.org At Celebration Cinema North, 2121 Celebration Dr NE, Grand Rapids (intersection of Knapp Ave NE and East Beltline). Fri, May 4, and Sat, May 5: Annual Fiesta, sponsored by (LAUP) Latin Americans United for Progress. Friday night: Outdoor music performances, food vendors. Saturday: All day, music, performances, car show, King and Queen contest, scholarship awards, information booths, food vendors. Free. At Sat, May 5, 8 pm: Hitsville Revue Band and Show, with Motown hits, soul, rock, disco, funky dance music, and soft jazz from the 1960s to today. Fundraiser for Juneteenth organization of LOOKING AHEAD The INTERNSHIPS, JOBS, READY NOW event www.InterninMichigan.com is a statewide website helping to match students seeking internships with employers looking for interns. Internships may be paid or unpaid, depending on the nature of the company or agency. Telamon Corporation lists jobs in ---Ready NOW: --Wed, May 2, and Thurs, May 3, are open to help registered attendees with one-on-one assistance at the -- On Fri, May 4, registered attendees who have taken part in the Monday and Tuesday activities are guaranteed at least 2 interviews with PAY LESS FOR PRESCRIPTIONS A prescription discount card is available free from FamilyWize Community Service Partnership, Inc. and participating
Sunday, April 15, 2012
In the Community April 16, 2012
In the Community April 16, 2012 A Weekly Calendar of Diversity Events from The "If you think you can't make a difference, you are wrong. If you think you are too old or too young to make change happen, you are wrong. If you think that somebody else will do it first, you are wrong." … Blogger Dan Pearce ACEH was founded in Please help support ACEH. Dues are $20 a year ($35/two years) for an individual; $30 a year ($50/two years) for a family; $40 for nonprofits; $75 for businesses. You can pay at the website www.harmonyalliance.org/Join with PayPal, or send a check to ACEH, c/o Treasurer Bin Lim, Box 3007, Holland 49422-3007, or sign up at any ACEH meeting or social event. THANKS! ¡GRACIAS! Tues, Apr 17, 7 pm: Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series of Hope College, featuring award-winning poet Susanna Childress, who lives in Holland, and Bich Minh Nguyen, who was born in Vietnam and lived for a time in Grand Rapids; she teaches creative nonfiction and Asian American literature at Purdue University. Nguyen's book, "Stealing Buddha's Dinner," was a Read Along the Lakeshore selection. At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 --At 3:30 pm, both authors will take part in a question-and-answer session in the Herrick Room, Wed, Apr 18, 10 am: Quarterly meeting of the Michigan Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (MCIRR), with the Multiracial Association of Professionals. Coffee, breakfast snacks; free parking. At Diocese of Fri, Apr 20, 7 pm: PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) meeting, with representatives from Fri, Apr 20, 7:30 pm: 10th anniversary Nobel Public Address "Voices on the Margins," by Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum of Sat, Apr 21, 8 am to 5 pm: Ready to Run conference, a bipartisan program for women who want to run for office, work on a campaign, get appointed to office, or learn more about the political system; facilitated by elected leaders, campaign consultants, and political experts. Keynote speaker is Shirley Franklin, first African American mayor of Mon, Apr 23, 7 pm: Facilitated book discussion: "The Warmth of Other Suns," by Isabelle Wilkerson: the story of three people who were part of the Great Migration of black Americans from the South to the North and West between World War I and the 1970s. Partners for a Racism-Free Community (PFRC) Reads the Book, in support of the YWCA's Stand Against Racism. At YWCA of West Tues, Apr 24, noon: Book discussion: "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down," by Anne Fadiman; chronicles the struggles of a Hmong refugee family from Wed, Apr 25: Deadline for tickets and for applications for recognition for a May 4 fundraising program "Sons and Daughters of MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS: New Service The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has a new web portal that allows anyone access online to file a discrimination complaint, report an incident of bias or hate, request training, or ask for information. The service is available from 5 am to midnight, Monday through Saturday. Visit www.michigan.gov/mdcr and click on "Get the Help You Need" link and follow the instructions there. You can also contact the department by phone at 1-800-482-3604. COMMUNITY A youth dance group from the state of INTERNSHIPS and JOBS www.InterninMichigan.com is a statewide website helping to match students seeking internships with employers looking for interns. Internships may be paid or unpaid, depending on the nature of the company or agency. Telamon Corporation lists jobs in Pure Botanical LLC, manufacturers of all-natural and organic spa products, is looking for a part-time, in-home seamstress to make the fabric outer covers for its products. Must have own sewing machine; home and work must be smoke-free. Paid on a per piece basis; company delivers the fabric and picks up the finished products. Contact Christine Mackie at (616) 499-7700; Pure Botanical LLC, PAY LESS FOR PRESCRIPTIONS A prescription discount card is available free as a service of FamilyWize Community Service Partnership, Inc. and participating
Monday, April 09, 2012
In the Community April 9
In the Community April 9, 2012 A Weekly Calendar of Diversity Events from The "I think that nonviolence is one way of saying that there are other ways to solve problems, not only through weapons and war. Nonviolence also means the recognition that the person on one side of the trench and the person on the other side of the trench are both human beings, with the same faculties. At some point they have to begin to understand one another." …Guatemalan indigenous peace activist Rigoberta Menchú Tum, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. (See April 20, below.) ACEH was founded in Please help support ACEH. Dues are $20 a year ($35/two years) for an individual; $30 a year ($50/two years) for a family; $40 for nonprofits; $75 for businesses. You can pay at the website www.harmonyalliance.org/Join with PayPal, or send a check to ACEH, c/o Treasurer Bin Lim, Box 3007, Holland 49422-3007, or sign up at any ACEH meeting or social event. THANKS! ¡GRACIAS! Fri, Apr 13, 7 pm: "Passport to Fri, Apr 20, 7:30 pm: 10th anniversary Nobel Public Address "Voices on the Margins," by Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum of COMMUNITY A youth dance group from the state of SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS and JOBS The --for women age 30 and older in --will attend a West Michigan-area accredited school (4-year, 2-year, technical, or vocational) --have limited financial resources --want to pursue a professional, business, or entrepreneurial career Scholarship can be used for tuition and other expenses needed to attend classes (child care, housing, transportation). Applications are available at www.InterninMichigan.com is a statewide website helping to match students seeking internships with employers looking for interns. Internships may be paid or unpaid, depending on the nature of the company or agency. Telamon Corporation lists a number of jobs in PAY LESS FOR PRESCRIPTIONS A prescription discount card is available free as a service or FamilyWize Community Service Partnership, Inc. and participating
Monday, April 02, 2012
In the Community April 2, 2012
In the Community April 2, 2012 A Weekly Calendar of Diversity Events from The "A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful."…Charles W. Pickering (1937- ), retired federal judge; appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th District, by President George W. Bush. ACEH was founded in Holland in 1999 and is committed to justice, equal opportunity, cross-cultural understanding, and appreciation for diversity. Members and friends work together through programs, advocacy, and social events to make Please help support ACEH. Dues are $20 a year ($35/two years) for an individual; $30 a year ($50/two years) for a family; $40 for nonprofits; $75 for businesses. You can pay at the website www.harmonyalliance.org/Join with PayPal, or send a check to ACEH, c/o Treasurer Bin Lim, Box 3007, Holland 49422-3007, or sign up at any ACEH meeting or social event. THANKS! ¡GRACIAS! TONIGHT, Mon, Apr 2, 7 pm: Holland is Ready meeting, with two speakers from the Transgender Education Collaboration in Grand Rapids discussing transgender discrimination in the workplace and housing; includes personal experiences, national statistics, questions and answers. www.hollandisready.org At Grace Episcopal Church, TONIGHT, Mon, Apr 2, 7 pm to 9 pm: Documentary film, "The People's Crisis," about the "real crisis" of humanitarian disasters in North Korea—beyond nuclear weapons, security, or leaders' attitudes. Film follows four North Korean refugees from their escape into Tues, Apr 3, 7 pm: Free public screening of documentary film, "Freedom Riders," in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Riders' struggle to desegregate the bus system in the Deep South; panel discussion with local leaders. Seating is limited; call (616) 331-6777 to reserve. At Celebration Cinema South, Wed, Apr 4, 7 pm: "The Voices of First Generation Americans": Panel of Grand Valley State University students who have immigrated to the U. S, sharing their stories of coming to the U.S, cultural blending and clashing, and understanding of their identity in Wed, Apr 11, 5:30 pm: Senior Recognition and Women of Color Celebration at Fri, Apr 13, 7 pm: "Passport to INTERNSHIPS and JOBS www.InterninMichigan.com is a statewide website helping to match students seeking internships with employers looking for interns. Internships may be paid or unpaid, depending on the nature of the company or agency. Telamon Corporation lists a number of jobs in
