In the Community September 17

In the Community September 17, 2012

A Weekly Calendar of Diversity Events

from The Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony

 

"We have a long way to go before we are able to hear the voices of everyone on earth, but I believe that providing voices and building bridges is essential for the World Peace we all wish for." … Joichi Ito (1966- ), Japanese businessman.

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!

 

Tues, Sept 18, 7 pm:  Dramatic presentation by Lois B. Owens of GVSU who "changes voices and hats to recreate an imaginary debate" between Susan B. Anthony, co-founder of the National Women's Suffrage Association, and Ida B. Wells, investigative journalist who documented lynchings of black men in the South, and a founder of the National Association of Colored Women.  Cosponsored by Holland League of Women Voters and Hope College Women's Studies.  At Winants Auditorium, Graves Hall, College Ave at 11^th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Sept 19, 4 pm to 6 pm: Public forum on the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, co-hosted by Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) and Grand Rapids Community Relations Commission "regarding the impact that anti-discrimination policies have on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) individuals." Written and verbal testimony accepted.  At GRCC, DeVos Campus, Sneden Hall, Room 108, 415 Fulton SE, Grand Rapids.

 

Wed, Sept 19, 7 pm: Bread for the World president and World Food Prize Laureate Rev. David Beckmann, about how Bread for the World works to create "circle of protection" around funding for programs vital to hungry people in U.S., abroad.  Contact: Mary Johnson, (616) 335-2617.  At Maas Auditorium, Hope College, Columbia Ave at 11^th St, Holland. 

 

Fri, Sept 21, 11 am: Spanish story time for children and parents ("Tiempo de Cuentos en Español").  Hear stories, sing songs, do crafts (Escuchando cuentos, cantando canciones, y haciendo manualidades).  Also Oct 5 and 19; Nov 2, 16, and 30; Dec 14. At Herrick District Library upper level, 300 South River Ave, Holland.

 

Fri, Sept 21, 7 pm (film at 8 pm): PFLAG meeting, with 57-minute film "Anyone and Everyone" about parents from diverse ethnicities and religions who share "how their children revealed they are gay or lesbian, struggles with non-acceptance by relatives and friends, and being ostracized by religious congregations."  At Grace Episcopal Church, 555 Michigan Ave, Holland.

 

Tues, Sept 25, and Wed, Sept 26: Hope College Critical Issues Symposium "Reconciliation: Hope in a Divided World."  www.hope.edu/cis/ for full schedule. Tues: 7 pm keynote: Miroslav Volf, director of Yale Center for Faith and Culture, professor of theology at Yale.  Wed 9 am keynote: Mark Charles, speaker, writer and consultant from Fort Defiance, AZ on the Navajo Reservation.  Both at Dimnent Chapel, Hope College, College Ave at 12^th St, Holland.

 

 

Thurs, Sept 27, 7 pm: Beal Memorial Lecture: "Peacemaking in a Violent World: A Christian Perspective," by Dr. Steve Bouma-Prediger, professor of religion at Hope College. Q&A and fellowship time follow.  Open to all. Hosted by Peace with Justice group of First United Methodist Church, with the collaboration of 28 diverse congregations and groups, including ACEH.  Event named for the late Dr. Philip Beal, peace activist, teacher, ACEH member.  At First United Methodist Church, 57 West 10^th St, Holland.

 

Tues, Oct 2, 7 pm: Award-winning documentary film "The Loving Story," about Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1950s, and their landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that changed history.  $10 reserved seats; tickets at www.sc4a.org or (269) 857-2399.  Sponsored by ACLU of Michigan.  At Saugatuck Center for the Arts, 400 Culver St, Saugatuck.

 

Wed, Oct 3, 6 to 7:30 pm: Hispanic Heritage Month event.  Sponsored by La Raza Unida in collaboration with the Office of Multicultural Education, Hope College.  At Martha Miller Center Fried-Hemenway Auditorium, Columbia Ave at 10^th St, Holland.

 

Thurs, Oct 11, 4:30 to 6:30 pm: Latino Food Festival.  Non-student price $5.  At Phelps and Cook Dining Halls, Hope College, 10^th St, Holland.

 

 

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES:

Adult classes sponsored by Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP); laup@sbcglobal.net or Juan Alfaro at 594-7109.

---Thurs, Sept 20, 6:30 pm OR Sat, Sept 22, 10 am: Orientation for Citizenship Preparation classes.  Classes resume Thurs, Sept 27 and meet once a week for 8 weeks.  At Midtown Center, 96 W. 15^th St, Room 305, Holland.

 

Exhibit, Sept 6 – Nov. 3: Obiter Dicta: Contemporary Latino Artists: works by 5 artists from the lakeshore on display at the Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland.