PROGRAMS TO FIGHT CRIME, INJUSTICE.Byline: JIM Jim Miss Watson’s runaway slave; Huck’s traveling companion. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn] See : Escape SKEEN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- A workshop aimed at finding solutions to juvenile crime and a service to inspire others to tackle injustice Injustice American concentration camps 110,000 Japanese-Americans incarcerated during WWII. [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 487] Bassianus murdered after being falsely accused. [Br. Lit. are planned this month in a salute to Martin Luther King Jr. Honoring King's memory with action rather than remembrances, the Antelope antelope, name applied to a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family (Bovidae), which also includes the sheep and goats. The North American pronghorn is sometimes called an antelope, but belongs to a separate, related family (Antilocapridae). Valley's religious community is invited to the workshop at 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Living Stone Cathedral of Worship, 37721 N. 100th St East in Sun Village. ``We want to look at prevention,'' said Avril Fuller, a part-time college instructor and chairwoman of the committee hosting the event. ``We're going to ask two basic questions -- what are the injustices you see in your community and what are the solutions to those injustices.'' That event will be followed by Justice Sunday Justice Sunday may refer to:
tr.v. gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing, gal·va·niz·es 1. To stimulate or shock with an electric current. 2. civic leaders and congregants to commit to tackling injustice. That event will be held at 10 a.m. Jan. 14 at the Living Stone Cathedral. Both events are scheduled to feature Wilson Goode Willie Wilson Goode (born August 19, 1938), was the first African-American mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and served in that post during the bombing of the MOVE house in 1985. Sr., the former mayor of Philadelphia. Organizers of the events said Goode is noted for his accomplishments in civil rights, education, housing, mentoring and faith-based initiatives. Although the events are separate from a city-sponsored celebration of King, they do fit in with Lancaster goals of trying to encourage more community involvement by its residents. The host church is led by Bishop Henry Hearns, Lancaster's mayor. ``Is a dream supposed to stay a dream or is it supposed to come alive?'' Hearns said, referring to King's historic ``I have a dream'' speech. ``I think it should come alive. That's how it came to be fired up in my heart.'' Justice Sunday was created in 2000 by the National Alliance of Faith and Justice as a way to honor King as an icon for change. The campaign is intended to mobilize mo·bi·lize v. 1. To make mobile or capable of movement. 2. To restore the power of motion to a joint. 3. To release into the body, as glycogen from the liver. meaningful volunteer acts throughout the nation, with a particular focus on crime and its impact on African-Americans. Hearns said the issue of juvenile crime transcends color lines color line n. A barrier, created by custom, law, or economic differences, separating nonwhite persons from whites. Also called color bar. Noun 1. and is an issue for all America. ``We want to shut the door on gangs,'' Hearns said. Fuller, who is Hearns' granddaughter, said she hopes that will result in a consensus on the need to address juvenile crime and in proposals that are practical and can be implemented quickly. james.skeen@dailynews (661) 267-5743 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Lancaster Mayor Henry Hearns and his granddaughter Avril Fuller speak about the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. event. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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