In the Community from ACEH November 4

Tues, Nov 5: 7 am to 8 pm: VOTE TODAY.

Tues, Nov 5, 5 pm: Day of the Dead Altered Book Workshop with Kelli
Perkins. Basic supplies provided but bring small photos of loved ones
and/or favorite ephemera and charms to include in your book. Limited
to 20 people; registration required. At Herrick District Library, 300
S. River, Holland.

Tues, Nov 5, 7 pm to 9 pm: 5th Annual Storytelling Event: LGBT
students discuss "what it's like at Hope College to be a minority."
Hosted by Student Development, GLBOE, BSU, LSO, HAPA, and Disability
Services. Thurs, Nov 14: Racial minority students; Wed, Nov 20:
Disabled students. At Schaap Science Center 1000, College Ave at 10th
St, Holland.

Wed, Nov 6, 6:45 pm: General meeting of Alliance for Cultural and
Ethnic Harmony (ACEH), showing new documentary film "Our Fires Still
Burn: The Native American Experience" featuring a businessman,
journalist, artist, and youth advocate. Discussion and refreshments
follow. Everyone is welcome. 392-5086. At Fried-Hemenway Auditorium,
Martha Miller Center, Hope College, 10th St. at Columbia Ave, Holland.
NOTE different time, day, and place from usual meetings.

Thurs, Nov 7, 4 pm to 6 pm: Documentary film, "Indian Schools: The
Survivors' Story," followed by panel with Fay Givens, executive
director of American Indian Services; Dr. Kay McGowen, anthropology
faculty at Eastern Michigan University; and Warren Petoskey, artist and
author of "Dancing My Dream." At Cook-DeWitt Center, Grand Valley
State University, Allendale.

Thurs, Nov 7, 4 pm to 7 pm: Community Open House for Mediation
Services. Guest speaker (5:45 pm) Doug Van Epps, director of Office of
Dispute Resolution, Michigan Supreme Court State Court Administrative
Office. Learn about mediation programs, meet staff, video
presentations, raffle, refreshments. (616) 399-1600. At Courthouse
Square, 68 West 8th St, Suite 220, Holland.

Thurs, Nov 7, 7:30 pm: Annual A. J. Muste Memorial Lecture with
speaker Dr. David Cortright, "The Power of Nonviolence: Why peaceful
methods are more effective than the use of force." He is director of
policy studies at the Kroc Institute for International peace studies at
the University of Notre Dame. The lecture series began in 1985 to
commemorate the life and work of A. J. Muste, a Hope alumnus who became
a tireless activist for peace and justice. Contact gruenler@hope.edu.
At Wichers Auditorium, Nykerk Hall of Music, Hope College mid-campus
east of College Ave, Holland.

Fri, Nov 8, 6:30 pm, silent auction, appetizers; 7:30 pm, dinner.
Annual Dinner of Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP). $50 per
person. www.laup.org At Midtown Center, 2nd floor auditorium, 96 West
15th St, Holland.

Sun, Nov 10, 2 pm to 4 pm (comments at 3 pm): Photo exhibit open
house: "We Have Faith," featuring LGBT and allied clergy and people of
many faiths and denominations, including Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
Sponsored by Hope Church's Reconciliation Ministry, the exhibit is
open to Nov 17. (616) 392-7947. www.hopechurchrca.org At Hope
Church, RCA, 77 West 11th St, Holland.

Wed, Nov 13, 5:30 pm reception, 6:45 pm dinner and program: 2013
Dutch-American Heritage Day. Keynote speaker Dr. Robert Swierenga, on
the history of Holland. Tickets $15. (616) 726-8010 or
info@wmdutch-americanheritage.com At The Pinnacle Center, 3330
Highland Dr, Hudsonville.

Sat, Nov 15, 9 am to 5 pm: 18th annual Kalamazoo Russian Festival.
Musical performances, educational programs, children's activities, and
Russian Art, vendors, and cuisine. Adults $10; students $6; age 12 and
under, $2; family, $20. www.russianfestival.org At Fetzer Center,
Western Michigan University, 2350 Business Court, Kalamazoo.

Tues, Nov 19, 6 pm to 7:30 pm: Justice for Some or Justice for All?
Community Conversation on Race. Presentation by the Restorative Circles
group; possible speakers from Muslim and Jewish faiths. At Imagine
Fellowship, 167 West 20th, Holland. (Rescheduled from Nov 12)

Tues, Nov 19, 7 pm to 8:30 pm: Native American Lecture: "For Reasons
of Blood and Survival." Historian Dr. Fred Johnson of Hope College
speaks his personal background and about the relationship between
Native and African Americans "as they formed relationships to protect
themselves from racial injustice." Discussion follows. Sponsored by
Office of Multicultural Education at Hope. At Maas Conference Center,
Columbia Ave at 11th St, Holland.

Community Opportunity: Food Distribution Friday, Nov 8
Surplus food commodities supplied by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
will be distributed by Ottawa County Community Action Agency on Friday,
Nov 8 at four locations in the county. Boxes of food distributed to
income-qualified families* will contain apple juice, green beans,
carrots, cranberry juice concentrate, egg noodles, grapefruit juice,
shelf stable milk, rolled oats, peanut butter, pears, canned pork,
potato flakes, and cream of mushroom soup.

Proof of income is verbal only but proof of residence is required (such
as a driver's license, utility bill, lease agreement, tax bill, trash
collection bill, etc.) Families are allowed food from one location
only. Families who are in the Family Independence Program or SNAP
program are automatically eligible.

Sites and hours:
--Community Action House, 345 West 14th St, Holland. 1 pm to 3 pm.
--Love, Inc., of Southeast Ottawa County, 3300 Van Buren, Hudsonville.
1 pm to 3 pm.
--St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 920 Fulton, Grand Haven. 10 am to
noon.
--V.F.W. Post 5598, 511 North 68th Ave, Coopersville. 10 am to noon.

The food program coordinator is Mary Grillo, CAA, (616) 393-5619.

*Household of one, income of $22,980 or below; two-person household,
$31,020 or below; three-person, $39,060 or below; four-person, $47,100
or below. Income limits rise approximately $8,000 for each additional
household member.