In the Community: August 12, 2013
A Weekly Listing of Diversity and Multicultural Events
From the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony
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"Love is Stronger than Hate": Support Fund
As a follow-up to recent attacks that damaged vehicles of African Americans in Holland, the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony has established an account at Macatawa Bank to help reimburse Rev. Wayne and Ruth Coleman and Marvin Younger for auto insurance deductibles and other expenses they will have to pay as a result of the incidents.
Checks should be written to ACEH Support Fund: Love is Stronger than Hate, with the account number 7201 1337, and deposited at any Macatawa Bank branch.
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Tues, Aug 13, 6 pm: "Justice for Some or Justice for All?: A Community Conversation on Race." Local panelists and discussion will follow up on recent vandalism to vehicles owned by African Americans in Holland, other issues and community experiences related to race and ethnicity, and what steps can be taken to move forward. Open to all. Organized and led by Pastor Wayne Coleman. ACEH will provide refreshments. For more information, contact wayne465@yahoo.com. At Imagine Fellowship, 167 West 20th St, Holland.
Sat, Aug 17, 8 am - 1:30 pm (public tasting,11 am to 1 pm; Jalapena Eating Contest, noon): Holland Farmers Market Salsa Showdown and Jalapeno Eating Contest. Judged competition for amateur and professionals to prepare--and the public to taste and vote on--salsas in mild, hot, inferno, and fruit categories. $3 for public to taste/vote. Cash prizes and medals in Amateur, Professional, and People's Choice categories. To enter the salsa contest, register and pay entry fee by Wed, Aug 14, at 5 pm; www.salsashowdown.org or Salsa Showdown, 44 West 8th, Holland; make checks payable to City of Holland. (Online registration also required for Jalapeno Eating Contest.) At Holland Farmers Market, Pine Ave at 8th St, Holland.
Sat, Aug 17, noon to 6 pm: Taste of Asia, event to showcase the Asian American community in the Lakeshore area: culture, dance, music, fashion, and authentic Asian food. Produced by Youth Ethnic Leadership League (YELL) in partnership with Lao Lahanam Association (LAOLAHA) to grow stronger bonds among the Asian American community and within West Michigan and to help advance Laotian students in higher education. Info from Kavy Lenon at kvlenon@gmail.com or (616) 298-4735; or LAOLAHA at http://www.laolaha.org. At Ottawa County Fairgrounds, Ottawa Beach Rd., Holland.
Fri, Aug 16, 7 pm (support group), 8 pm (program): PFLAG meeting to hear Leslie Boker, incoming president of Out 'N' About, the gay/straight student organization at Grand Valley, will present a personal story about gender identity, the difficulties that come with living outside of categories, and what an inclusive future should look like. At Grace Episcopal Church, 555 Michigan Ave, Holland.
Tues, Aug 20, 6:30 pm (Native English speakers) and 7:30 pm (Native Spanish speakers). Informational meeting for Reciprocal Language Partnership Class that will be held this fall. RLP pairs people who want to learn or improve their English language skills with people who want to learn or improve their Spanish. Another meeting will be held Aug 27 (see below); attend Aug 20 or 27, not both. At Central Wesleyan Church, Room D102, 446 West 40th, Holland.
El martes, el 20 de agosto, a las 6:30 pm (hablantes nativos de inglés) y a las 7:30 pm (hablantes nativos de español). Reunión informativa para la Clase del Programa Recíproco de Idiomas que se ofrecerá este otoño. PRI empareja a personas que quieran aprender o mejorar su dominio del idioma inglés con personas que quieran aprender o mejorar su español. Otra reunión se celebrará el 27 de agosto (véase a continuación); favor de asistir o el 20 de agosto o el 27, pero no los dos días. En la Iglesia Wesleyan Central, Sala D102, 446 Calle 40 Oeste, Holland.
Thurs, Aug 22, noon to 1:30 pm: "The Intersection of Immigration and Domestic Violence" brown bag lunch professional development event with panel of attorneys, domestic violence survivor, and staff from Hispanic Center of Western Michigan. Free, open to public. Hosted by Kent County Domestic Violence Coordinated Community Response Team. At Kent County Courthouse, 1st floor Jury Assembly Room, 180 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids.
Thurs, Aug 22, 6:30 – 9:30 pm: Movin' On In. Hands-on housing simulation event, including speakers and a service project, "to educate about issues related to homelessness and affordable housing; promote efforts to end homelessness; and raise awareness of local challenges in obtaining housing." Organized by AmeriCorps members who serve through Michigan's Coalition to End Homelessness. Free, open to public; register at http://movinoninholland.eventbrite.com/# For info, contact Lisa Hinkel at (616) 454-1661, ext. 218 or lisa.hinkel@comcast.net At New Apostolic Church, 117 West 14th St, Holland.
Sat, Aug 24, 10:30 am: Lakeshore Spanish-English Language Exchange: Informal Language Meetup group, to have a cultural exchange, help each other learn, make friends, and have fun in the process. We are as interested in teaching English as learning Spanish. At Little Puebla, 12331 James St, Holland.
El sábado, el 24 de agosto, a las 10:30 am: Intercambio Lingüístico Español-Inglés de Orillas del Lago: Grupo de Encuentro Informal de Idiomas, para un intercambio cultural, ayudarnos a aprender, hacer amigos, y pasarlo bien en el proceso. Nos interesamos tanto por enseñar inglés como aprender español. En Little Puebla, 12331 Calle James, Holland.
Tues, Aug 27, 6:30 pm (Native English speakers) and 7:30 pm (Native Spanish speakers). Informational meeting for Reciprocal Language Partnership Class that will be held this fall. RLP pairs people who want to learn or improve their English language skills with people who want to learn or improve their Spanish. At Central Wesleyan Church, Room D102, 446 West 40th, Holland
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LOOKING AHEAD: TULIPANES EVENTS
Tulipanes, the annual Latino Art and Film Festival in Holland
has announced the following events:
Thurs, Aug 22: Annual Gala at the Holland Area Arts Council
Tues, Sept 10: Movie and Tapas at Holland Civic Theater
Wed, Sept 11 - Sat, Sept 14: Latino films at various venues
Fri, Sept 13: Mexika School Performances
and evening public performancesat Hope College Dewitt Center
Fri, Sept 13, film: "Xingu" at Dewitt Center
Sat, Sept 14: Baile "Dance" Night at VFW Hall
Sun, Sept 15: Faith and Worship Celebration, location to be determined.
For more information, go to www.tulipanes.org or tulipanesfestival@gmail.com
