ACEH Meeting Tonight

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Child Advocate Speaks at ACEH Tonight

 

Jeremy Vance of Compassion International will speak at the general meeting of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH) Friday, October 12.

 

The meeting, which is open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. at the Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut.

 

Founded in 1952, Compassion International is a U.S.-based child advocacy ministry focusing on the spiritual, physical, economic, and social needs of some 800,000 children in 24 countries.

 

Vance, 31, who lives in Wyoming, MI, became involved with the organization 10 years ago.  He now sponsors four children and corresponds with six others.  He will share his overseas experiences and information about the organization that, he says, "changes the lives of children and has changed my life forever."  He is a graduate of Grand Valley State University with a degree in criminal justice.

 

For more information, call (616) 405-6761 or the website www.harmonyalliance.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the Community from ACEH Oct 9

"The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life." ... Jane Addams

 

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.

 

TODAY, Tues, Oct 9: Last day to register to vote in the November 6 elections.

 

Wed, Oct 10, 5 pm: Partners for a Racism-Free Community fall kick-off, with music, new t-shirts, and a press conference at 5:30 pm to announce the launch of its standards for "racism-free" and the next phase in the group's effort "to reach the tipping point where everyone can 'Expect Equality.'"  www.prfc-gr.org  At Rosa Parks Circle, downtown Grand Rapids.

 

Thurs, Oct 11, 7 pm:  League of Women Voters-sponsored forum for Holland city candidates for mayor and two contested council seats.  At Holland City Hall, River Ave at 12^th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Oct 12, 7 pm: Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony general meeting.  There has been a change in the program for this evening: We will be hearing from Jeremy Vance, of Compassion International, a U.S.-based child advocacy ministry founded in 1952 that now assists some 800,000 children in 24 countries.  For more information, contact www.harmonyalliance.org or (616) 405-6761.  At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

Fri, Oct 12: Deadline to respond to a short telephone survey about local transportation needs in Holland, Zeeland, and area townships.  Call Laurie Van Ark at (616) 395-7556.

 

Thurs, Oct 18, 7 pm (jazz at 6:30 pm): Nahid Rachlin (fiction and memoir) and Jay Hopler (poetry) read from their works as part of the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series of Hope College.  Rachlin is the award-winning author of four novels, including "Persian Girl," which tells the story of her growing up in Iran and gives American readers insight into Iranians' ambivalence toward the U.S.  Poet Hopler was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and won a new writers award for his first book, "Green Squall."  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Sat, Oct 20, 8 am: "Walk for Education" fundraiser for L.E.A.P. of West Michigan (Learning Enhancement Achievement Program, formerly Core City CCD), which offers after-school tutoring twice a week for middle schoolers.  Cost is $20; volunteers, contributors, and corporate sponsors also needed.  Call (616) 355-0071 to register, or mail a check to L.E.A.P. at 21 West 16th St, Holland.

 

Sat, Oct 20, 10 am to evening: Third annual Anishnabek Nodin Traditional Pow Wow, presented by the local Anishnabek community and Hope College.  Grand entries at 1 pm and 6 pm.  Dancers, drummers, Native vendors, more.  Adults $5, students $3, families $8, elders and preschoolers, free.  At Holland Civic Center, 8^th St at Pine Ave, Holland.

 

Wed, Oct 24, 4 pm: Detroit artist Hubert Massey, who creates large-scale murals and other works incorporated into buildings, speaks as part of the Hope College Multicultural Enrichment Series.  At Maas Auditorium, Columbia Ave at 11^th St, Holland.

 

NOTE:  ACEH is asking for your help.  If you currently receive the printed monthly ACEH Newsletter via postal mail--and you could get it by email--please let us know.  You'll need to be able to open an "attachment" in Microsoft Word.  Postage costs for mailing the Newsletter are significant--though we are quite willing to keep doing it that way for anyone who does not have Word and email.  But if you are able to switch, please email your information to database manager Herb Weller at hpweller@comcast.net.  Thank you!

 

 

 

In the Community from ACEH Sept 26

"Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph." … Haile Selassie, Ethiopia

 

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, Sept 26, 7:30 pm: Diversity Film Series: "Crossing Arizona," immigration: where do you draw the line?  Free. For information, call (616) 456-3000. At Rosa Parks Circle, downtown Grand Rapids.

 

Tonight, Sept. 26, and Wednesday, Sept 27, 7 and 9 pm:  Film, "Crossing Arizona."  Part of Hope College Critical Issues Symposium.  Tickets at door.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 West 8th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Sept 27, 7:30 pm: Diversity Film Series: "Street Fight," bare-knuckles race for mayor of Newark, New Jersey.  Free.  Call (616) 456-3000.  At Rosa Parks Circle, downtown Grand Rapids.

 

Sat, Sept 29, 8 pm: Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble performs Japanese drum (taiko).  Tickets $30, students $15.  (269) 857-2399.  At Saugatuck Center for the Arts, 400 Culver, Saugatuck.

 

Tues, Oct 2, 7 pm:  Opening keynote speaker for Hope College Critical Issues Symposium ("Immigration: Shaping and Reshaping America"): Luis Albert Urrea, author of "The Devil's Highway," a nonfiction account of a group of Mexican immigrants lost in the Arizona desert; the book was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and named best book of the year by many publications. At Dimnent Memorial Chapel, College Ave at 12^th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Oct 3, 9 am: Hope College Critical Issues Symposium: Keynote speaker Stephanie J. Nawyn.  At Dimnent Memorial Chapel, College Ave at 12^th St, Holland.  See other Oct 3 sessions below.

 

Wed, Oct 3, 10:30 am: Concurrent sessions on illegal immigration:

a) "The Right to Migrate, Illegal Immigration, and the Rule of Law," Andrew M. Yuengert;

b) "Unauthorized Immigrants: Current and Future Roles in American Society," Jennifer Van Hook;

c) "Local Issues" panel with area residents Tony Castillo, Roberto Jara, two others;

d) "Crossing Arizona" discussion with activist Mike Wilson and film director Dan DeVivo.  Locations of sessions to be announced.  Check www.hope.edu/cis

 

Wed, Oct 3, 1 pm: Concurrent sessions on various immigration-related issues:

a) "The Metamorphosis of Immigration Reform in the United States," Catherine Wilson;

b) "Welcoming the Immigrant," Vincent Delgado;

c) "The Netherlands: A Reluctant Immigrant Nation," Gerrit-Bartus M. Dielissen;

d) "Migration to America: African Experience," Fariyal Ross-Sheriff;

e) "Can Humans be Illegal? A Legal Perspective on Current Immigrations Laws and Enforcement," Richard Kessler.  Locations to be announced.  Check www.hope.edu/cis

 

Wed, Oct 3, 2:15 pm: Department-sponsored sessions:

a) "Sink or Swim: How U.S. Policies (Sometimes) Fail to Support Immigrant Integration," Jennifer Van Hook; sponsored by Sociology, place to be announced.

b) "Welcoming the Immigrant: How Schools and Libraries Contribute to Success," Vincent Delgado; sponsored by Van Wylen Library, Education Dept, in Schaap Science Center, College Ave at 11th St.

c) "Immigration: No Laughing Matter," Eliot Dickinson and Annie Dandavati, Women's Studies and Political Science, in Winants Auditorium, Graves Hall, College Ave at 11th St, Holland;

d) "Truths and Myths about Immigrants in the US--A Pastoral Response," Luis Beteta, sponsored by Modern and Classical Languages, Martha Miller Center 239, Columbia and 10th St.

e) "Illegally Yours: A Hope College Professor's Journey Through Borders, or Photographs and Stories Gained on the Road," Jesus Montano, English Dept, at Martha Miller Center 135, Columbia and 10^th.

f) "Who Would Jesus Deport?" Jennifer Hill, English Dept, at Herrick Room, Dewitt Center, Columbia and 11th St.

g) "The Economics of Immigration," Andrew Yuengert, Robin Klay, and John Lunn, sponsored by Economics, Management, and Accounting, location to be announced.