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In the Community from ACEH October 26

 "To refuse to participate in the shaping of our future is to give it up… Each of us must find our work and do it.  Militancy no longer means guns at high noon, if it ever did.  It means actively working for change, sometimes in the absence of any surety that change is coming."  Audre Lorde, from her book "Sister Outside."

 

 

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.

ONLY SIX MORE DAYS to benefit ACEH by purchasing food at Glorious Wings!  Check out this take-out restaurant at 208 West 18^th St, Holland (Washington Square); in October a portion of the proceeds will be donated to ACEH; if you mention the ACEH when you order, you'll get a 10 percent discount on your food, too.  www.gloriouswings.com or (616) 396-0535. Thanks to owners Sara Blomeling DeRoo and Jaime Blomeling for selecting ACEH as the "Good Neighbor of the Month."

 

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TONIGHT, Mon, Oct 26, 7 pm: Presentation by Kim Douglas, author of "High Desert: Breaking the Cycle of Violence," sponsored by Herrick District Library in observance of Domestic Violence Month.  At Herrick District Library, 300 South River, Holland.

 

Tues, Oct 27, 4 pm until 7 pm: Public open house for retiring Holland mayor Al McGeehan and Holland city councilman Craig Rich.  At Holland City Hall, council chambers, 270 South River, Holland.

 

Tues, Oct 27, 7 pm: Forum for discussion by the four candidates for Saugatuck City Council.  Sponsored by League of Women Voters-Holland Area.  786-9832. At Saugatuck High School media center, 401 Elizabeth St, Saugatuck.

 

Wed, Oct 28, noon: Presentation on immigration issues and policy by Dr. Miguel De La Torre, author of "Trails of Hope and Terror—Testimonies of Immigration."  Bring a brown bag lunch, preorder (until 10 am) a $6 box lunch from the library café (355-6250), or buy food from the café when you arrive. Sponsored by Justice for Our Neighbors-West Michigan, a United Methodist church ministry that provides immigration legal services, education, and advocacy in Holland and Grand Rapids.  Dr. De La Torre's book will be available for purchase; a portion of the proceeds will go to JFON.  At Herrick District Library, 300 South River, Holland.

 

Sat, Oct 31, noon until 4 pm: Chili cook-off and costume party (costumes encouraged, not required to attend) to benefit Holland Young Professionals Fund and Jubilee Ministries.  Free admission; $5 wine and beer; $1 to vote for favorite chili prepared by local groups.  At Midtown Center, Pine Ave and 15^th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Nov 4, 7 pm: Program, "Re-thinking Afghanistan," including a short film on the country and a panel of Holland-area women (Sara Leeland, Jean McFadden, Patricia Reilly, Darlene Kolean); discussion/responses to the issues and the impact of the war on women and civilians.  Sponsored by Lakeshore Women for Peace, www.ls-women-for-peace.blogspot.com  At Herrick District Library, 300 South River, Holland.

In the Community from ACEH October 19

 

 "…I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself." .. . Lone Man (Isna-la-wica) Teton Sioux

 

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: Mon, Oct 19, through  Thurs, Oct 22, and again on Sat, Oct 24, 7:30 pm: Film, "The Class,"  follows a year in the life of a French high school teacher "in a tough neighborhood of Paris where cultures and attitudes often clash."  Winner of numerous awards.  $6 regular; $5 seniors.  At Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Tues, Oct 20, 4 pm and 7 pm: One-hour film, "Up from the Bottoms: The Search for the American Dream,"  documents "migrations of African Americans from the rural South to the North during World War II and beyond."  Actress Cicely Tyson narrates; includes stories of 15 residents of Muskegon. At GVSU Cook-Dewitt Center, Allendale.

 

Sat, Oct 24: 5^th annual Native American Pow Wow, sponsored by the local Anishnabek Community, Hope College, and City of Holland, with the theme of "Honoring the Pink Shawl."  Grand Entry of drumming, dancing at 1 pm; host drum is Sons of the Three Fires.  Native American story-teller Larry Plamondon at 3 pm, sponsored by Holland Museum; vendors; food.  At DeVos Fieldhouse, between Fairbanks and Lincoln Ave and 8^th and 9^th Sts, Holland.

 

Mon, Oct 26, 7 pm: Presentation for Domestic Violence Awareness Month: "A Journey of Hope: Breaking the Cycle of Violence," book by local author Kim Douglas.  Sponsored by Center for Women in Transition, Hope College Women's Issues Organization, and the library. At Herrick District Library auditorium, 300 South River, Holland.

 

Wed, Oct 28, noon:  Dr. Miguel De La Torre will speak about his new book, "Trails of Hope and Terror: Testimonies of Immigration."  Sponsored by Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON), a national United Methodist Church ministry of immigration legal services, education, and advocacy with programs in Grand Rapids and Holland.  Bring your own lunch or pre-order a boxed lunch ($6) from the library café (355-6250).  Books will be available for purchase; a portion of the proceeds goes to JFON-West Michigan.  At Herrick District Library auditorium, 300 South River, Holland.

 

Thurs, Oct 29, 8 pm: S.L.I.C. (Student Leaders Initiating Change) Red Ribbon Dance for youth.  DJ, food, giveaways.  Tickets, $5, must be reserved from www.ottawaslic.org or email ottawaslic@gmail.com or call (616) 396-2301, ask for Leigh.  At Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holland northside facility, 583 Riley east of Butternut intersection, Holland.

 

EXHIBIT: Now through Fri, Oct 30, Mon-Fri, 10 am to 5 pm (until 7 pm on Fridays):  Exhibit, "Mystic India: Land of Color and Tradition: Folk Art and Miniature Paintings from Grand Valley State University"; 60 pieces of Indian art, focusing on stories and legends of India's cultures.  Free.  At  GVSU Art Gallery, Performing Arts Center, 1 Campus Dr, Allendale.

 

LOOKING AHEAD: Fri, Nov 13: General meeting of Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH).  The public is invited.  "Equal Justice Under the Law and the Vote," by Jocelyn Benson, Wayne State University law professor and former researcher on white supremacist and neo-Nazi organizations for the Southern Poverty Law Center.  At Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut, Holland.

 

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Thirteen more days to take part in this win-win opportunity

of good food for you, some funds for ACEH:

Glorious Wings, the take-out restaurant at 208 W. 18^th  Street in Washington Square, has chosen the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony as its Good Neighbor of the Month in October and is (1) giving a portion of its proceeds to ACEH; (2) setting up a donation jar at the counter; and (3) offering YOU a 10 percent discount on your order if you mention ACEH.  You can buy an ACEH t-shirt there, too. The restaurant is open daily, into the evenings. The menu is online at www.gloriouswings.com; stop in or call (616) 396-0535 to order.  Many thanks to Glorious Wings' owners Sara Blomeling DeRoo and Jaime Blomeling!

 

 

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