ACEH Party in the Park 2022
Thank you to our sponsors, donors, volunteers and those who attended the event
despite the rainy day. It may not have been in a park, but it was still quite the party!
despite the rainy day. It may not have been in a park, but it was still quite the party!
ACEH Heart 2 Heart 2022
We are grateful to our sponsors, donors and those who attended and made the night a
resounding success for our scholarship program. Thank you!
resounding success for our scholarship program. Thank you!
ACEH appreciates the talents of ACEH Board Member Yadah V. Ramirez and volunteer Lee Strebel who photographed our event. Thank you!
We owe our success to our sponsors!
We are grateful to them all.
We are grateful to them all.
Community Events
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Mon, June 13, 7 pm: Pilgrimage to Peace. A conversation "about peacebuilding and advocacy related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," with Kairos West Michigan and Jennifer Maidrand and Tala Raheb of Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP). At Third Reformed Church, 111 West 13th St, Holland.
Tues, June 14, noon to 1:15 pm. Virtual Fair Housing training for LGBTQ+ community. Presentations on housing experiences specific to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+ (LGBTQ+) community; discussions on housing discrimination and harassment and fair housing protections. Presented by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights partnering with the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan. Everyone is welcome. Tommy Allen, civic activist in Grand Rapids, will be the community advocate. Here is the link to register for June 14.
Thurs, June 16, 6 pm to 7:15 pm: A repeat of the June 14 virtual Fair Housing training. Here is the link to register for June 16. NOTE: Neither session will be recorded.
Sat, June 18, 7:30 pm: Sojourner Truth: A Legacy. Program written and performed by Sandra Jones, who "steps into the role of Sojourner Truth and bridges the dimensions of time to bring to life one of the most astonishing women of history." Jones' career has included film, TV, theater, and directing; she co-starred with Dr. Maya Angelou in Langston Hughes' "Tambourines to Glory." Part of South Haven Theatre Series, with support from South Haven Community Foundation. Admission is on a donation-only basis. At Listiak Auditorium, South Haven High School, 660 Elkenburg St, South Haven.
Wed, June 22, 7 pm to 8:30 pm: Organizing for Change: Working Together to Empower Our Community. Third public meeting of CARE (Community Action for Racial-Justice and Equity), a collective effort "to shift the balance of power in our community so that ordinary people can have voice and agency...related to housing, policing, jobs, food insecurity, discrimination, immigration, and other obstacles that many members of our community face." Is working to build relationships that create a different kind of power to address these challenges. Some 70 people attended last month's meeting. Please click here to register. At Hope Church, 77 West 11th St, Holland.
Area Events and Festivals
June 10-11: Grand Rapids Asian Pacific Festival. www.grapf.org
June 17--18: Juneteenth Freedom Festival. https://iamacademymi.org/juneteenth/
June 24--25: Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival & Highland Games https://hollandcelticfestival.org/
June 25: PRIDE Festival. https://outonthelakeshore.org/holland-pride/
July 9: LAUP Fiesta. https://laup.org/fiesta
August 5-7: Hispanic Festival 2022 https://hispanic-center.org/festival-hispano
September 11: ACEH Community Party in the Park www.harmonyalliance.org
October 1: International Festival of Holland https://www.internationalfestivalholland.com/
October 28: LAUP Gala. https://laup.org/gala/
Exhibit
Now through June 20: Contemporary Portraits of Native Americans by James Cook. 25 color photographs explore the varied lives of modern-day Native Americans--stories of family, tradition, and resilience. At Holland Museum, 31 West 10th St, Holland.
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Tues, June 14, noon to 1:15 pm. Virtual Fair Housing training for LGBTQ+ community. Presentations on housing experiences specific to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+ (LGBTQ+) community; discussions on housing discrimination and harassment and fair housing protections. Presented by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights partnering with the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan. Everyone is welcome. Tommy Allen, civic activist in Grand Rapids, will be the community advocate. Here is the link to register for June 14.
Thurs, June 16, 6 pm to 7:15 pm: A repeat of the June 14 virtual Fair Housing training. Here is the link to register for June 16. NOTE: Neither session will be recorded.
Sat, June 18, 7:30 pm: Sojourner Truth: A Legacy. Program written and performed by Sandra Jones, who "steps into the role of Sojourner Truth and bridges the dimensions of time to bring to life one of the most astonishing women of history." Jones' career has included film, TV, theater, and directing; she co-starred with Dr. Maya Angelou in Langston Hughes' "Tambourines to Glory." Part of South Haven Theatre Series, with support from South Haven Community Foundation. Admission is on a donation-only basis. At Listiak Auditorium, South Haven High School, 660 Elkenburg St, South Haven.
Wed, June 22, 7 pm to 8:30 pm: Organizing for Change: Working Together to Empower Our Community. Third public meeting of CARE (Community Action for Racial-Justice and Equity), a collective effort "to shift the balance of power in our community so that ordinary people can have voice and agency...related to housing, policing, jobs, food insecurity, discrimination, immigration, and other obstacles that many members of our community face." Is working to build relationships that create a different kind of power to address these challenges. Some 70 people attended last month's meeting. Please click here to register. At Hope Church, 77 West 11th St, Holland.
Area Events and Festivals
June 10-11: Grand Rapids Asian Pacific Festival. www.grapf.org
June 17--18: Juneteenth Freedom Festival. https://iamacademymi.org/juneteenth/
June 24--25: Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival & Highland Games https://hollandcelticfestival.org/
June 25: PRIDE Festival. https://outonthelakeshore.org/holland-pride/
July 9: LAUP Fiesta. https://laup.org/fiesta
August 5-7: Hispanic Festival 2022 https://hispanic-center.org/festival-hispano
September 11: ACEH Community Party in the Park www.harmonyalliance.org
October 1: International Festival of Holland https://www.internationalfestivalholland.com/
October 28: LAUP Gala. https://laup.org/gala/
Exhibit
Now through June 20: Contemporary Portraits of Native Americans by James Cook. 25 color photographs explore the varied lives of modern-day Native Americans--stories of family, tradition, and resilience. At Holland Museum, 31 West 10th St, Holland.
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