In the Community August 27, 2012 A Weekly Calendar of Diversity Events from The 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, Aug 31, 4 to 10 pm; Sat, Sept 1 and Sun, Sept 2, noon to 10 pm: Soul of the City 2012, celebrating the African American community; open to all. Free general admission; $10 tickets for VIP seating and more; tickets at Meijer stores or Star Tickets 1-800-585-3737. Outdoor concerts, health and wellness fair, food. Sponsored by West Michigan's Vibe and Buster Mathis Foundation, co-sponsored by City of Thurs, Sept 13, 11:30 am: "Race, Culture, and Power," by Sean Huddleston, GVSU. Lunch and Learn series, sponsored by Partners for a Racism-Free Community: Expect Equality. $25. Register at (616) 466-6187 or contact staff@prfc-gr.org At Dominican Center at Marywood, Thurs, Sept 13, 6 to 10 pm: Tulipanes Gala and Premier Musical Event, part of annual Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival; also with Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP) and Holland Area Arts Council. Includes concert, El Ritmo Llego/The Rhythm has Arrived, with Diego. $75 individual, $125 couple. (616) 394-0000 or 800-506-1299. At Park Theater ( Thurs, Sept 13, 7 pm: One-man show "Not a Genuine Black Man," by Brian Copeland; monologue is "funny and poignant, touches on issues that include devastating impact of housing discrimination and racism." 5th annual fall event of Fair Housing Center of West Michigan. $25 (plus service fee) at www.wealthytheatre.org/copeland or buy in person at Wealthy Theatre Box Office, 1130 Wealthy St, SE, Grand Rapids Mon-Fri from 2 to 7 pm; (616) 459-4788. Credit cards subject to service fee. For scholarship inquiries or group tickets, visit www.fhwcm.org or (616) 451-2980. At St. Cecilia's Fri, Sept 14, 8:30 am – noon. Poverty Simulation. See information under Community Opportunties, below. Fri, Sept 14, 6 pm: Community Diversity Dinner. Share potluck meal, discuss family histories of immigration to the Fri, Sept 14, 7 pm: General meeting of the Wed, Sept 19, 7 pm: Speaker: Bread for the World president and World Food Prize Laureate Rev. David Beckmann, about how Bread for the World works to create "a circle of protection" around funding for programs vital to hungry people in the U.S. and abroad. Founded in 1974, Bread for the World's efforts complement the direct-relief efforts of charitable organizations. Contact: Mary Johnson, (616) 335-2617. At Maas Auditorium, COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES: Free ESL Classes Zeeland/Holland Adult Education will offer free ESL (English as a Second Language) classes at three Open Registration is as follows: --- TODAY, Mon, Aug 27, and Tues, Aug 28 from 9 to 10:30 am and 5:30 to 7:30 pm at VR Tech School, 461 Van Raalte (corner of Van Raalte and 20th), and --- Wed, Aug 29, from 9 to 10:30 am at After the Open Registration dates, call 494-8803 for details. Class hours/locations are: --- ESL classes: 9 am to noon Tues, Wed, Thurs at Engedi Church, and 9 am to noon Mon, Tues, Wed and 5:30 – 8:30 pm at VR Tech School. --- Math Club*: 12:30 – 3:30 pm Tues and Thurs at --- Work Keys Prep*: 12:30 – 3:30 pm Wed at VR *Math Club and Work Keys Prep are open to both ESL and non-ESL students. Poverty Simulation Ottawa Co. Great Start Collaborative/Great Start Parent Coalition and Community Action House present Poverty Simulation, "an opportunity to understand what those living in poverty might experience each day." Takes place Fri, Sept 14, from 8:30 am to noon. Register NOW at (616) 738-8940, ext 4478 or by email to Zahabia Ahmed-Usmani at aanyaatif@hotmail.com or Jan Shangle at jshangle@oaisd.org Volunteers are also needed, to staff tables representing local agencies and resources; contact Rachel Ahee at (616) 392-2368. At Ottawa County Department of Human Services Macatawa Meeting Room, lower level, New Racial Equity Institute Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance has announced a new, 8-week Racial Equity Institute on Wednesdays 3 to 5 pm, Oct 10 - Dec 5, at GVSU Meijer Campus, 515 Waverly,
"A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving." …Albert Einstein
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The Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony serves the greater Holland Michigan area.
