Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance

05/24/2024

01/23/2024

LEDA needs your support! Please give generously today!

Since 1996, LEDA has worked diligently to dismantle barriers, ensuring that everyone in our community has equal access and opportunity to participate fully in the life of the community. Now, in these challenging times, we are even more committed to LEDA’s mission and to strengthening our goal of c...

01/23/2024

LEDA needs your support - please give generously today! https://ethnicdiversity.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/ethnicdiversity/donation.jsp?campaign=11&

Since 1996, LEDA has worked diligently to dismantle barriers, ensuring that everyone in our community has equal access and opportunity to participate fully in the life of the community. Now, in these challenging times, we are even more committed to LEDA’s mission and to strengthening our goal of c...

12/21/2023

As 2023 closes, LEDA looks to the future prepared to face challenges and transitions, knowing the generous support of our community will enable our success as it has for the past 27 years. Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance Latin Americans United for Progress - LAUP
Please donate here: https://ethnicdiversity.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/ethnicdiversity/donation.jsp?campaign=11&

10/21/2023

The LEDA team, Patricia Strachan, Gloria Lara, and Susan Doughty, enjoyed showing support for Latin Americans United for Progress - LAUP - at their TRANSFORMANDO Gala last evening! LAUP is one of the most important resources for our community, and we are excited to see what's coming in their future!

09/15/2023

The GRAND HAVEN HISPANIC HERITAGE FIESTA 2023 is on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at the Lynne Sherwood Waterfront Stadium, 1 N. Harbor Drive. And while you're there, don't forget to donate to the Snack and Backpack drive - all donations going toward Latin Americans United for Progress - LAUP.

09/11/2023

EDIT: The deadline for accepting surveys has been extended! Please share this link or QR code so we can get as much feedback as possible. Results will be used to create a Welcome Plan for Ottawa County - one that will help ensure our communities are places where everyone belongs!

Let’s make Ottawa County a better place for New Americans - anyone who identifies as an immigrant or refugee.

All New Americans who live, work, or visit Ottawa County should take this survey. It is anonymous and takes about 10 minutes. The survey will identify what is going well for New Americans in Ottawa County and what needs to be improved. Your voice matters!

Use this QR Code or link to take the Welcoming Ottawa! survey: bit.ly/WO-EN
(link includes an option to switch language to Spanish or Vietnamese. Contact LEDA if you need assistance with other languages.)

08/28/2023

Sixty years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. told a crowd that included 12 year old Detroiter Edith Lee-Payne, about his dream of a society he'd like to see. We still have work to do. Remember this event as we continue the journey towards Dr. King's dream.

Edith Lee-Payne was 12 when she attended the seminal 1963 March on Washington. There, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech that was first offered in Detroit earlier that summer. The effort ultimately helped to persuade congressional leaders to pass the 196...

08/23/2023

My response to hate --- is RESPECT! What is YOUR response to hate?

08/15/2023

https://www.today.com/video/couple-helps-drive-diversity-into-world-of-classical-music-190732357810?search=sunday%20spotlight%20sphinx

LEDA HAS BEEN BUILDING BRIDGES OVER THE YEARS:
In 2016, Aaron Dworkin, Founder of Sphinx Music, spoke at a LEDA Summit Breakout Session. Check out this story from Aug. 13 Sunday Today.
Were you there? Tell us about it!
Share your other LEDA memories over the years!

From Beethoven to Bach, classical music has been mostly performed by white musicians through the centuries. But, thanks to the couple behind Sphinx Music, an organization with the mission to bring more diversity into the world of orchestral music, that is now slowly changing. NBC’s Zinhle Essamuah...

08/10/2023

We are grateful to GVSU for housing our office at their Frederik Meijer Campus in Holland for nearly 4 years! They have some exciting plans for their campus - so stay tuned for that. Patricia, Susan, and Gloria are currently working remotely, connected virtually, until we are able to find a suitable location. Our phone number, (616) 345-5332, remains the same. Our mailing address remains P.O. Box 2945, Holland, MI 49422.

We are gearing up for Calling All Colors as well as our other programs and offerings. We continue to serve and to build bridges between ALL peoples!