Upcoming Events
Silent Auction
THANK YOU!
The Auction is now Closed, but there’s still time to contribute: would you help us raise a total of $7,000 and make this the best Silent Auction in LIA History?
Bring a friend and your family to hang out at Tulip City, enjoy meeting with other Lightkeepers and Advocates, and take a relaxed approach to help local immigrants with legal services, advocacy, and education for stability, safety, and welcome.
7-9pm at Tulip City Distillery
Ample parking available onsite
2 drink tickets available for each registered attendee
Optional $10 suggested donation to register (100% tax-deductible) or at the door.
Contact: Betsy Maxwell, Development Officer betsy@lia-michigan.org
Please visit https://tinyurl.com/lia-auction to register.
From Border to Lakeshore: Current Immigration and Supporting Our Neighbors
LIA will be presenting at the March 17th session of Contemporary Christian Life Issues (CCLI) hosted by Christ Memorial Church in Holland, Michigan.
With a focus of the day-to-day work of local immigrant advocates, this presentation is designed to educate our community to the truths behind a leading challenge of modern society.
Crisis Response Training
Professionals and volunteers who work in public service are invited to attend a training on the City of Holland’s Crisis Response Plan on either Thursday, February 29 from 3-5 pm or Thursday, March 14 from 3-5 pm. Both trainings will be held at City Hall. Registration is at Eventbrite.
The City’s Crisis Response Plan (CRP) is a community strategy to prepare for, respond to, mitigate, and restore community balance should the community be faced with a hate crime, racial or bias incident, or perception of racial or bias incident.
The training will also focus on immigration law and understanding victim trauma.
Presenters include representatives from the Ottawa County Prosecutor’s Office, Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates, the Flourishing Collective, and City of Holland Public Safety.
This free training is offered to make sure everyone involved in public service is up to speed on Holland’s Crisis Response Plan.
Holland Century Club Presentation
LIA will be presenting about local and global immigration issues, legal work, advocacy, and the impact of community work to welcome immigrants to Holland’s Century Club.
Presenting: David Lee, Advancement Director and Codirector
Hope Church Adult Education Session
David Lee, Advancement Director and Codirector, will be presenting updates on local and global immigration issues, hosted by Hope Church’s Adult Education program.
Holland Noon Rotary Club Presentation
David Lee, Advancement Director and Codirector will be sharing about the work of LIA at the first meeting of Holland’s Noon Rotary Club with updates about local and global immigration issues.
Contact: dlee@lia-michigan.org
2023 Immigrant Rights Summit
Join Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates and key immigrant/human rights advocates for a day-long learning experience geared toward helping advocates, professionals, and community members learn about making West Michigan more welcoming to immigrants and refugees. We will explore the challenges immigrants and refugees face, resources available to this vulnerable community, and strategies for making West Michigan a more inclusive place.