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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.
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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
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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
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New Seasons Partners with School
Entry fee it $15 per person.
Pre-registration is highly encooragedl
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sor fees and contestant expenses.
For more information, please con­
tact her father, Lionel Lampkin at
503-281-7206.
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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
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2nd Annual
ev er she is given the opportu-
nity. She hopes to provoke criti-
cal thought and em pathy by shar-
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