In the Community from ACEH February 1

 

"There is no 'them' and 'us.'  In a world this size, there can only be 'we'—all of us working together."  …  Don Ward

 

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, Feb 1, 7 pm:  "Becoming the Beloved Community in America's New Racial Times: Lessons from 30 Years in the Trenches," by Chris Rice, director of the Duke Center for Reconciliation.  Part of Belhar Confession events sponsored by several organizations at Hope College.  At Maas Auditorium, Columbia Ave at 11^th St, Holland.

 

Wed, Feb 3, noon: Great Decisions Series: "China Rising: A New Paradigm for U.S. Foreign Policy," with Dr. Glenda Quarnstrom, adjunct professor of Asian studies at Grand Valley State University.  Free light luncheon included.  At Herrick District Library, 300 South River, Holland.

 

Thurs, Feb 4, 4 pm: Performance, "The African American Experience," by the student theatre troupe Act on Racism.  Includes live skits on the African American experience, from slavery to present day.  Free.  At Cook-DeWitt Center, Grand Valley State University, Allendale.

 

Thurs, Feb 4, 6 pm: Celebrate Cambodian, Vietnamese, and Laotian New Year with Year of the Tiger event.  At Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Fri, Feb 5, 6 pm: First event in 2010 Leonard F. Stoutemire Lecture Series in African American Religious History: Presentations by Rev. Eric Williams, 2010 Faculty Fellow in Theology and Homiletics at Western Seminary, "Historicizing and Contextualizing African American Religious Thought," and Rev. Wayne Coleman, "Surviving Race and Place in My Black Face: C. Eric Lincoln."  Next events on Feb 19 and 26.  At Imagine Fellowship, 167 West 20^th St, Holland.

 

Sat, Feb 6, 9 am until 5 pm: DTE Ethnic Heritage Festival of music, dance, crafts, and displays of various ethnic groups that call West Michigan home. Free admission to the museum.  Food available for purchase; visitors over age 21 may sample beers from around the world (1 to 4 pm); showcase of traditional and modern fashions at 12:30 pm; planetarium show "Everybody's Sky: Star Stories from Around the World," at 11 am and 1, 2 and 4 pm.  www.grmuseum.org.  (616) 456-3977. At Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl St, NW, Grand Rapids.

 

Fri, Feb 12, 7 pm: Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony meeting, open to all. Video, "Justice for All," the story of Thurgood Marshall, the first African American on the U.S. Supreme Court, with local speakers Dr. Fred Johnson III, associate professor of history at Hope College, and Ruth Coleman, director of the Center of African American Art and History in Holland.  For meeting info, call 396-2201.  At the Center, 21 West 16th St, Holland (just east of intersection of River Ave and 16th St).

 

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY

 

The Migrant Mentoring Program sponsored by Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance seeks "caring, passionate individuals who would like to expand their cultural horizons and create a lasting friendship" with a child of a migrant farmworker family.  To learn more or apply, contact Sarah Salguera at program@ethnicdiversity.org

 

 

 

In the Community from ACEH January 25

"Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every person, both young and old, shared a little of what he or she was good at doing."  … Quincy Jones, musician, composer, TV producer.

 

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.

 

Tues, Jan 26, 5 pm: "Love, Hope, & Act on Racism," performance by Act on Racism (AOR), a Grand Valley State University student-oriented anti-racism theatre troupe.  At Grand River Room, Kirkhof Center, GVSU campus, Allendale.

 

Wed, Jan 27, 9 am until noon:  Free workshop for teachers, parents, and students on alternatives to the military.  Sponsored by Institute for Global Education (IGE); led by peace and human rights activist Jasiu Milanowski.  Information from (616) 942-4713 or from Jasiu at 399-4642.  At IGE, 1118 Wealthy St, SE, Grand Rapids.

 

Wed, Jan 27, 4 pm: Documentary, speaker, and discussion: "Surviving Auschwitz: Children of the Shoah" and Auschwitz survivor Tova Friedman.  Date is designated by the UN General Assembly as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  Reception at 5:30 pm.  At Maas Center, Columbia Ave at 11^th St, Holland.

 

Sat, Jan 30, 9 am: Registration and start date of free dance classes for youth.  All For One dance program runs eight weeks and offers Mexican folklorico (9 am to 10 am) for children age 6 and older; zumba (9 am to 10 am) for age 12 and older; and hip-hop (10 am to 11 am) for age 12 and older.  Folklorico students will have to purchase certain clothing items.  Contact Norma Luna at moonchild1993@yahoo.com or (616) 298-8895.  At Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8^th St, Holland.

 

Mon, Feb 1, 7 pm: Keynote presentation of Belhar events on Hope College campus:

Prof. Chris Rice, co-director of the Center for Reconciliation of Duke Divinity School, will speak on "Becoming the Beloved Community in America's New Racial Time: Lessons from 30 Years in the Trenches."  He lived for 20 years in an intentionally interracial community in Jackson, Mississippi, and is author of "More than Equals,"  "Grace Matters," and "Reconciling All Things."  At Maas Auditorium, Columbia Ave at 11^th St, Holland.

          NOTE: Rice also will speak at the 10:30 a.m. chapel service at Dimnent Memorial Chapel (College Ave. and 12^th St) and lead a discussion from 11 to noon with pastors and congregational leaders on ways churches can promote racial reconciliation (Room B12 in basement of Dimnent).  The Belhar Confession is a Christian creed, ecumenical in scope, that emerged from the opposition to South African apartheid in the 1980s and is being considered for adoption by a number of Reformed Church bodies.  For more information, contact Dr. Charles Green at green@hope.edu or 395-7725.

 

Fri, Feb 5, 7:15 pm: Opening program in 2010 Leonard F. Stoutemire Lecture Series in African American Religious History: Speaker is Rev. Eric Williams of Western Theological Seminary, on "Historicizing and Contextualizing African American Religious Thought."  Everyone is welcome.  (616) 392-2919 or www.imagine-fellowship.org  At Imagine Fellowship Church, 167 West 20^th St, Holland

In the Community update from ACEH

ACEH received from the city of Holland the following update to Monday's "In the Community."  The meeting referred to takes place tonight at 7 pm at City Hall.

 

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.

 

Could you please email out the following updated information regarding the City Housing Taskforce Presentation:

 

The invitation sent to you for the City of Holland Housing Task Force Presentation on January 19th was intended to be extended to City committees related to housing and neighborhood policy for their first review of the City of Holland Neighborhood Improvement Strategy. If you are not a member of one of the following City committees related to housing and neighborhood policy listed in the invitation, you are welcome to attend the meeting for informational purposes but may not be able to participate in the roundtable discussion at this particular meeting. You will be advised of any future meetings for public input. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

Please feel free to review a draft copy of the strategy by visiting the following website: http://www.cityofholland.com/Brix?pageID=35 (Near bottom, click on link titled "DRAFT 2009 City of Holland Neighborhood Improvement Strategy").

 

City of Holland Committees Involved With Housing and Neighborhood Policy:

Planning Commission, Ourstreet Committee, Ourstreet Neighborhood Sub Committee, Human Relations Commission, Human Relations Commission Housing Sub Committee, Community Development Committee