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pageA6___________________________________________ JJortlanb © bseruer________________________ August 11,2004 Compassion Not Revenge continued from Front While SAFES focuses mainly on touching individuals on a personal level, the group is connected with the Oregon Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, an organization that fo cuses on policy changes and politi cal initiatives. The organization has lobbied against prison construc tion and has advocated for research on criminal justice issues from Port land State University to decision makers in Salem. The coalition also promotes re storing funding to prison programs, such as drug and alcohol treatment and cultural-specific programs. Both organizations are part of a movement for restorative justice, a movement that advocates criminal prevention, education and healing to create safe communities, rather than the cycle of punishment, fear and perpetuating violence. H uggins said there is a better way for offenders to take respon sibility for their actions so that everyone wins. “ If you have w inners and lo s ers, you d o n ’t get anything from the losers,” she said. "L osers ju st get w orse." Huggins cites a case in which a South African man was beaten for being perceived as Islamic towards the beginning of the war in Iraq. The man wanted his attackers to serve restitution in a local mosque, but the district attorney asked for jail lime. In a compromise, they were sentenced to restitution picking up garbage. To H uggins, the penalty lost its effectiveness. Had the man who was attacked had his way, there could have been a huge opportunity for ed u Members o f Survivors Advocating For an Effective System role play as a healing tool. The group is part o f a movement that cation and healing. T his is resto r advocates for change in the criminal justice system with a focus on crime prevention, education and healing to creative ative ju stice in action, she said. safer communities. H uggins now volunteers for the SA FES sp e a k e r’s b u reau , w here she shares her story w hen- THE SPINACOLUMN Dr. Billy R. Rowers An ongoing senes of questions and answets about America's natural healing profession Part 10. Fatigue: A cure for people sick and tired of being of being sick and tired. Q : I seem to be tired a lot lately. Does that mean I need iron? The most common reason atients come into our office is because o f some type of pain. But many of these people are also suffering from fatigue. Fatigue that makes the eyes bum slows down the healing process and makes you wonder why you don’t feel as well as you used to. Obvi ously, there can be many causes o f fatigue. Diet is certainly one of them. It’s a subject w e’d be happy to discuss with you in detail. Another cause, however is often stress. Many of you have prob ably heard of the “Fight O r Flight” syndrom e. W hen the body is stressed, it responds with a com bat-ready posture. In analyzing many such patients’ x-rays, we find the head angled forward and the back arched in this highly-stressed position. After Chiropractic adjust ment, this condition is often vastly improved. Patients come back well- rested, telling us they just had their best night’s sleep in ages. If you think the stress of everyday life might be wearing you down and preventing your body from warding off illnesses, call us for an appointment. Or if there are any other questions you might have about your health, ju st call us at the phone number below. Flowers' Chiropractic Office 2124 N.E. Hancock Street Portland, Oregon 97212 Phone: ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 -5 3 0 4 Afrkan American Health Coalition, Inc A northeast Portland girl is proudly wearing her glitzy crown along with a beautiful smile and positive outlook as she goes on to com pete in the American Coed Sweetheart pageant. M aur’elle Lampkin, 8, a Third Grader at Menlo Park Elementary School, recently earned the title o f Miss Oregon Sweetheart. She entered the competition to give her something exciting to do outside of school. “ I ju st wanted to have fun,” Maur’elle said. “ 1 don’t mind dress ing up and getting my picture taken, but I didn’t know I’d win Miss Oregon. I feel very honored.” She won the contest’s 7-9 year- old division on July 19 at the Vancouver Red Lion after com pet ing in talent, speech, and photoge nic competitions. She will be vie for the national title in the same category at O r lando, Fla. during the week of Thanksgiving. Where Join M for the 2nd Annual Wellness Within REACH Walk Sot. September 4, 20041 W alk the I.S or 4-m ile coarse. Start and finish at Dawson Park, located at N. Vancouver and Stanton In Portland, OR. M i ww Registration A avant activities begin at 0:00 a.m. Tha Walk begins at 9:00 a.m . For mora Information about registration or to volunteer contact tha African American Health Coalition, Inc. at 2800 N. Vancouver Ava., Saita 100 SOS-412 -1850, or ayannat@ aahc-portland.org Tha purpose of tha walk it to celebrate oar community's health and sustain ongoing free physical activity classes for African Americans in the Portland metro area. Burn Miss Oregon Sweetheart Maur 'elle Amaunni Lampkin with her dad, Lionell Lampkin. photo by M ark W a SHINOWNTT h F. P orti . and O bserver To help M aur’elle, a “2004 Miss Oregon Sweetheart Q ueen” spon sorship account has been estab lished at U.S. Bank. Contributions wi 11 help to cover advertising, spon tunities Industrialization Center, located at 717 N. KillingsworthCt. PO1C students will operate an independent coffee kiosk adjacent to the future New Seasons Market to be built at North Interstate Avenue FBI SPECIAL AGENT. n u b i » ear HMteri: Advertise with diversity in A and Portland Boulevard across from the new Max commuter train station. The coffee kiosk partnership will be the first o f its kind and is sched uled to begin when the store opens next year. FATHER, KARATE EXPERT, ACCOUNTANT, www.aahc-portlaad.org ( .ill 503-2,XX-(X)33 rtds^porllandbb server.com mwa New Seasons Partners with School Entry fee it $15 per person. Pre-registration is highly encooragedl ^.lnvtkuib (Obserucr sor fees and contestant expenses. For more information, please con tact her father, Lionel Lampkin at 503-281-7206. ■HM MM A new barista training program to help at-risk high school students is on its way to north Portland through a partnership between lo cally-owned New Seasons Market and the nonprofit Portland Oppor- September 4,2004 ing h er e x p e rie n c e s, b ec au se "change happens one person at a tim e.” Miss Oregon Sweetheart Queen MKIMMIIMBMMMI 2nd Annual ev er she is given the opportu- nity. She hopes to provoke criti- cal thought and em pathy by shar- Today's F B I . ^ I V isit F B Ijo b s.co m