Novenber 29, 2000
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Metro/Religion
Sunshine Division Checks
List for Food Boxes
Every h o lid ay season since
1923, the Sunshine D ivision o f
The P olice B ureau has p ro
vided H oliday Food B oxes to
n eed y fa m ilie s th ro u g h o u t
Portland. T his year, the S un
shine D ivision w ill be su p p ly
ing 4,000 H oliday Food Boxes
to be d istrib u ted throughout
the g rea ter P ortland area.
V olunteers will deliv er most
o f these boxes on S aturday,
Dec 23rd.
B eginning im m ediately, the
S unshine D iv isio n w ill be a c
cepting req u ests from needy
fam ilies for H oliday Food Box
d e liv e rie s . A n y o n e w ho
w ishes to request assistan ce
can call the Sunshine D ivision
H oliday H elp Line at (503)
823-2169. T his line w ill be
accep tin g req u ests from 8:30
a.m . to 3:30 p.m . w eekdays
until D ec. 8.
A ll req u e sts for assistan ce
w ill be en tered into the H oli
day A ssistan ce N etw ork-D ata
System (H ands) and com pared
to request at o th er c o o p e ra t
ing agencies including: Salva
tion A rm y, FISH , Snow -C ap
and o th ers. C o m parisons are
m ade to assu re that as m any
fam ilies are helped th is sea
son as is p ossible.
By: MoZetta Zion
(Poet, W riter & Speaker)
Photo: M ozetta’s mother and
son.
B y D r . A. Y. L aei eor
the P ortlasd O bserver
Muslims in Oregon and through
out the world will observe Ramadan
around the 27th o f N ovem ber.
Ramadan is the 9 month o f the Islamic
Lunar calendar which occurs about
11 days earlier each year. The onset
o f a Lunar month comes with the first
sig h tin g o f its c re sc e n t m oon.
Ramadan like other Lunar months
lasts for 29 or 30 days based on the
sighting o f the crescent moon o f the
month after.Over one billion M us
lims throughout the world observe
Ramadan. Fasting during Ramadan
provides Muslims with a key experi
ence in their faith. It is one o f the five
basic pillars o f Islam. The other four
are Shahadah or the declaration o f
faith in Allah as the only God and in
Mohammed as His servant and mes
senger, Salat or daily prayer, Zakat or
giving obligatory charity, and Hajj or
the pilgrimage to Mecca.
Fasting is an obligatory act for all
physically and mentally able Mus
lims, but there are exceptions, includ
ing women who are menstruating,
pregnant, or nursing and those who
are sick or traveling. A Muslim is
allowed to break fasting and compen
sate later whenever there is a health
danger. Elderly people and those
who have chronic diseases must each
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The Low Income Families Em er
gency C enter in N ortheast P ort
land has nearly depleted its supply
o f non-perishable food and actively
seeks charitable donations to help
fam ilies in need make it through the
w inter m onths. T he center also
seeks w inter coats for its clients.
The non-profit provides certain
basic needs to fam ilies and indi
viduals throughout O regon and
Southw est W ashington. A ll able-
bodies adults and youths are asked
to volunteer in exchange for ser
vices.
E xecutive D irector L eslie C lark
said a sizable increase in dem and
this fall has stretched the c e n te r’s
resources to its lim it.
“ W e served alm ost 1,000 people
last m onth, w hich is huge for u s,”
C lark said. “M onetary donations
though U nited W ay and from other
sources allow us to m aintain a
strong operation, but we also need
donations o f food and clothing to
continue fulfilling our m ission.”
Individuals w ho w ould like to
m ake a donation should visit the
L.I.F.E. Center at2746N .E . M artin
L uther King Jr. Blvd. For more in
formation, call 503-284-6878.
for the needy. They will also be hav
ing a free blood pressure clinic with a
blood mobile onsite.
The event will be held on Satur
day, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10 at the
college located at 68,h and Division.
Form ore information about the festi
val, call 503/233-2811 or about the
exhibits, call 503/285-5847.
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nominations com ing together for this
event. Admission is free for all to
enjoy music, drama, choirs, children’s
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Donations o f food, blankets or
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reer has caused him to travel exten
sively throughout Europe and Africa
under the auspices o f the U.S. State
Department as a music ambassador.
He is listed in the w ho’s who among
Black Americans and has many other
accolades too numerous to list here.
Goodwin has been invited back to
Europe to teach a Masters class in the
arts and is currently in discussion
with none the than our own Oregon
S y m p h o n y C o n d u c to r Jam es
DePreist, who is assisting him in the
details o f that itinerary.
You can lend your support to this
effort and hear part o f his vast reper
toire on Dec. 2 at an open seating
event at 12 p.m. in the McGuire Audi
torium ofWamer Pacific College, 2919
SE 68th Ave where contributions to
his overseas effort will be gladly ac
cepted for this free event.
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perience, both physically and mor
ally. They start their celebration by
attending a special collective “Eid”
p ra y e r h eld in the m o rn in g in
Mosques. They congratulate each
other that they were able to complete
their fasting and extend greetings
even to those with whom they are in
dispute, starting a new page o f love
and respect.
Indeed, the fast-breaking celebra
tion is a time for joy and reunion on
both family and community levels.
People w ear new clothes, children
get their gifts, and family and friends
come together for large meals. Al
though Ramadan is short, it may be
considered as a time for gathering
energy to act positively toward fam
ily and society in the future.
Ramadan helps Muslims adapt to
a new style oflife, and fills them with
a renewed sense o f honesty and
enthusiasm to work hard, feeling their
responsibility towards others. In
deed, it has a long-lasting impact on
a M uslim’s life.
Dr. A. Y. Lafi is the director o f
Cultures Enterprises and assistant
professor at Oregon State Univer
sity. His writings have appeared lo
cally in a number o f publications,
su c h as F ire w e e d , T o T o p io ,
Calapooya, and Corvallis Gazette
Times.
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feed a poor person a meal for every
day they miss fasting. Children un
derpuberty age are also exempt from
fasting. However, parents are en
couraged to train their children how
to fast at an early age so that when
they are older and obligated to fast,
it’s not such a difficult task.
For Muslims, Ramadan fasting
represents one o f the significant ex
periences in their faith. It is a personal
act aimed at obedience to Allah and
seeking the right perception o f Him.
Muslims look at Ramadan as a
month o f joy and blessing, not a
month o f starvation and unwelcome
self-denial as some might think. It is
the month in which the Q ur’ an (Mus
lim Holy Book) was revealed to be a
guide for mankind. Fasting during
Ramadan brings the community to
gether into one act and one feeling.
All Muslims, regardless oftheircolor,
gender or economic status, come to
gether for this collective worship.
They do it sincerely for Allah and
Allah only. There is no authority to
check if a person is fasting or not.
Thus fasting may be thought o f as a
test o f faith and honesty. It is really
a wonderful yearly comprehensive
program with a lot o f positives.
The end o f Ramadan is celebrated
by Muslims for their being enriched
and emerging stronger from this ex-
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A third generation Portland na
tive, he is a solo vocal talent w ho’s
legacy includes a maternal grand
m other, M abie C e c e lia H ayes-
Henderson, who garnered news ink
in the 1930s-40s as a vocalist, and his
father also sang in various venues
throughout the Portland area in mid
1950s.
Goodwin is considered a major
talent in this special art form, has the
depth and range and superior tone
qualify that is said to exceed that o f
Paul Robeson himself.
No, no, no, not just this writers
attempt to drop names on a gullible
public, but the critique o f individuals
who have heard both in live perfor
mances.
A graduate o f Pepperdine Univer
sity at Malibu, Calif, in music, litera
ture and education, G oodw in’s ca-
soulful interpretation in the Ameri
can Negro Spiritual. The harsh reality
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tify with the heartfelt words and melo
dies. “There is a balm in Gilead to
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need o f prayer’’ are phrases in stan
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Vocalized by the likes o f Jessye
Norman, Kathleen Battle, Mahalia
Jackson, Marion Anderson and o f
course, Paul Robeson, all o f whom
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ing attention to this peerless genre.
Oh yeah, by the way, 1 left one name
off that list that belongs with that
company, only updated to the cur
rent millennium. That name is Shan
non Dalthierre Goodwin.
It’s Ramadan, the Muslim’s Month of Fasting
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