In the Community from ACEH Aug 21

 I note the obvious differences

in the human family.

Some of us are serious,

some thrive on comedy….

 

The variety of our skin tones

can confuse, bemuse, delight,

brown and pink and beige and purple,

tan and blue and white….

 

We love and lose in China,

we weep on England's moors

and laugh and moan in Guinea,

and thrive on Spanish shores.

 

We seek success in Finland,

are born and die in Maine.

In minor ways we differ

in major we're the same.

 

I note the obvious differences

between each sort and type,

but we are more alike, my friends,

than we are unalike.

 

We are more alike, my friends,

than we are unalike….

 

Excerpted from the poem "Human Family" by poet and teacher Maya Angelou

 

Herb and Ann

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Sun, Aug 26, 11 am: Spiritual basis of the martial arts, by ACEH member Jim Chance. Call (269) 543-3951 or email tapas@accn.org.  At Mother's Trust and Lakeshore Interfaith Institute, 6676 122^nd , Ganges.

 

Tues, Aug 28, 4 pm: "Growing Up Dutch-American: Recollections of Cultural Identity by Older Dutch-Americans," address by Peter Ester, Netherland-America Foundation Visiting Research Professor at the Van Raalte Institute of Hope College.  Free, open to the public. At Fried/Hemenway Auditorium, Martha Miller Center, 257 Columbia Ave, Holland

 

Wed, Aug 29, 7 pm: Concert by soprano Martha Juliana Ayech Rodriguez, from Querétaro, Mexico, Holland's sister city.  Part of Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival.  Tickets $11.50 adults, $6.50 students, at Hope College ticket office, DeVos Field House, Fairbanks Ave, or call (616) 395-7890.  At Dimnent Memorial Chapel, College Ave at 12th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Aug 31 - Sun, Sept 2: 7th annual Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival, downtown Holland locations.  Includes free films, music and dance performances, fine art fair, children's mural, giant piñata, storyteller, poetry, paso fino horse demonstration, food booths.  See the website www.tulipanes.org for schedule of events and times.

 

Fri, Aug 31, 8:30 pm: Outdoor family film, "Happy Feet," part of Tulipanes. Free.  At Centennial Park, River Ave at 10^th St., Holland.

 

Sat, Sept 1, 8 pm: Tulipanes Salsa Night, with Orcestra Sensacional; includes salsa lessons.  Tickets $10 at Holland Visitors Bureau, 76 East 8^th St, Holland, phone 394-0000; or $15 at the door.  At Holland Armory, 9^th St at Central Ave., Holland.

 

Sun, Sept 2, 11 am: Culture and Spirit in Liberia, by Jackie Ladwein.  At Mother's Trust and Lakeshore Interfaith Institute, 6676 122^nd, Ganges.

 

Sun, Sept 2, 3 pm to 4 pm:  Bilingual faith and worship service in Centennial Park, led by Pastor Edgar Gomez of Resurrection Life church.  Concluding event of Tulipanes.  At the park, River Ave at 10^th St, Holland.

 

Thurs, Sept 6, 6:30 pm (English speakers) and 7:30 pm (Spanish speakers): Information meeting for persons interested in taking part in the Reciprocal Language Partnership, which pairs English speakers with Spanish speakers to learn each other's language. www.rlpprogram.org or call (616) 392-9022, ext. 103.  At First Presbyterian Church, 659 State St, Holland.  (Additional information meetings: Mon, Sept 10 at Fellowship Reformed Church, 300 168^th St, and Tues, Sept 11, at South Side Christian School, 913 Pine Ave.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the Community from ACEH August 7

"I wonder how often in the past I may have missed the good in people because I prejudged, based on the differences?"  ...British novelist Anne Perry

 

Herb and Ann

This information is provided by the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH).  If you do not wish to receive it in the future, please contact hpweller@comcast.net or editann@aol.com.  Events List is also posted on the ACEH website, www.harmonyalliance.org.

Tonight, Tues, Aug 7, 7:30 pm:  John Davis, of CARE International, an international network of relief and development organizations, will speak about his recent trip to  Darfur and current conditions there.  Free, open to the public.  At Leaf and Bean Too, Columbia Ave. and 19^th St., Holland.

 

Thurs, Aug 9, 7:30 pm: Poet Daniel Kolos and musician Alexander Kofi Washington in an evening of "poetry inspired by Rumi and music inspired by universal love and peace."  Free, open to the public. At Leaf and Bean Too, Columbia Ave. and 19^th St, Holland.

 

 

In the Community1 from ACEH August 3

If you received this earlier this morning, sorry!  A little computer mix-up.

 

If we all hold hands, we can't fight." ... Fabian, age 6, Brooklyn, NY

 

Herb and Ann

This information is provided by the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH).  If you do not wish to receive it in the future, please contact hpweller@comcast.net or editann@aol.com.  Events List is also posted on the ACEH website, www.harmonyalliance.org.

Tonight, Fri, Aug 3, 5 pm to 7 pm: Opening reception for "India: A Celebration of Our Common Humanity," photographs/paintings by Kandyce Kingsley and Kathy Kingsley, who seek to "bring attention and aid the problems facing millions of Indians, including casteism, severe agricultural pressure, and increasing economic disparity."  Also: Artists' talk at 7 pm and open India market, sale of clothes, purses, toys, and art from India.  At Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Tonight, Fri, Aug 3, 7 pm: "Creating Peace -- in Iraq and at home" will be the theme of shared reflections and prayer at Holland's Peace Pole. Contact Sara Leeland, 616-335-2686. Sponsored by Lakeshore Women for Peace.  At  Smallenberg Park, Fairbanks and 16^th St, Holland.

 

Sun, Aug 5, 1 pm to 4 pm: 9^th annual Potluck in the Park of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony.  Everyone is welcome.  Please bring a dish to pass, one from your own ethnic background if possible.  ACEH provides beverages and table service.

Family activities, music, meet new people.  www.harmonyalliance.org or call 405-6761. At Ransom Park on Holland's north side, 16500 Ransom, north of Quincy and between 160^th and 168^th.

 

Mon, Aug 6, 4 pm to 8 pm: Greater Holland Area National Night Out "to take a bite out of crime."  Kids' games, contests (limbo, hula hoop, pie eating, twist), dunk tank, bingo for seniors, music.  At Kollen Park, Van Raalte at 10th, Holland (Lake Macatawa).

 

REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK: The planning committee for the 2008 Summit on Racism is seeking community input on topics that could be included in breakout sessions.  Please email your response directly to Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance at leda@ethnicdiversity.org

 

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

The Summit on Racism Planning Team is preparing the 2008 Summit. We are designing the breakout sessions based on topics of interest (in the past the breakouts were designed for specific sectors, such as business or education).  PLEASE LET US KNOW WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS YOU FIND OF INTEREST. Please also let us know of ANY TOPICS YOU FEEL ARE MISSING.

 

Ottawa Area Summit on Racism

 May 20, 2008

Suggested breakout sessions:

 

1) Strategies for Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of a Diverse Workforce

          2) Ensuring Effective Diverse Work Teams

          3) Supplier Diversity

          4). The New Face of Affirmative Action.

          5). Race in the American Church

          6) Understanding Contemporary Attitudes about Race.

                                      7). Crisis in Michigan: Diversity in the current economy.

          8) The Bottom Line: Capitalizing on Diversity

9) Tapping into New Markets

10). Understanding the History of Racism and Its Impacts.

11). Immigration: How Racism Clouds the Issue.