Biker Club Helps Abused Children: w/videos

Biker club helps protect abused children. - YouTube   2:43 min video

Bikers change lives of abused children | Watch the video - Yahoo ...  6:23 min video

Restorative Justice Practices: To curb conflict, a Colorado high school replaces punishment with conversation

PBS News Hour video news piece on how RJ is working in a Colorado School:
 
To curb conflict, a Colorado high school ... - ACEs Connection

To curb conflict, a Colorado high school replaces punishment with conversation

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/new-approach-discipline-school

"Kicks for Kids"

The Greensboro City Police Department and Ricky Proehl’s P.O.W.E.R. of play Foundation ask for your help to provide the underserved youth of the Greensboro community with new and clean, gently used tennis shoes... http://www.powerofplayfoundation.org/

 

Please tie/rubberband shoes together...thank you

"Kicks for Kids" & M.J. Harris, II, Sergeant, Greensboro City Police Department

The Greensboro Police Department and Ricky Proehl’s P.O.W.E.R. of play Foundation is proud to bring Kicks for Kids to the Greensboro Community. Kicks for Kids is a non-profit charity designed to provide the underserved youth of the Greensboro community with new and clean, gently used tennis shoes.

With Ricky Proehl as the charity spokesperson, Kicks for Kids will forward all donated tennis shoes to Officer B.L Harris for inventory and distribution. Monetary gifts may be mailed to: The Ricky Proehl P.O.W.E.R. of Play Foundation, PO Box 38934, Greensboro, NC 27438. There will be collection boxes placed in the following city buildings: Police Headquarters, Southern Division (WROC), Western Division (Swing Road), Eastern Division (Maple Street), Greensboro Police and Fire Training Center, and the MMOB.

It is unfortunate that many kids must come to school wearing shoes that are too small or extremely worn out. Our goal is to assist in building confidence and self-worth for our youth with this small gesture of providing much needed shoes. Last year in the span of 3 months we distributed numerous pairs of shoes to our youth. With your assistance, we can help this foundation grow.

http://www.powerofplayfoundation.org/

 

M.J. Harris, II, Sergeant

Police Department

City of Greensboro

Phone 336 373-4611

PO Box 3136, Greensboro, NC 27402-3136

www.greensboro-nc.gov

Having joined the Greensboro Police Department on November 16, 2000, Sergeant M.J. Harris has worked in Patrol Division, Professional Standards Division, and as a School Resource Officer (SRO). His most recent assignment is a supervisory position that oversees many of the department's SROs.
Harris is responsible for the oversight of nine officers who work in the Guilford County Schools and he handles all administrative needs for the squad. In addition to these tasks, he also assists with patrolling the schools and surrounding neighborhoods.
Harris says students often associate police officers with "blue lights, sirens and arresting suspects," but he hopes that through his efforts and the efforts of his SROs, students can observe officers in other roles. The most satisfying aspects of his job, he notes, are being able to build relationships with students, having a positive impact on their lives, and create positive interactions between students, the community and the GPD.
The best advice Harris can offer his students is to "be aware of your surroundings at all times, stay alert, travel in pairs (when applicable) and know your friends." In addition to this advice, he also encourages students to speak to their SROs about the ways in which they can better protect themselves and their property.

Ralph Green: Amputee Skis His Way to Paralympic Dreams: videos

Ralph Green: Amputee Skis His Way to Paralympic Dreams ... - Yahoo!

3:39 min. video When Paralympic Alpine Skier Ralph Green lost his leg at the age of 15 to a random shooting, he didn't let it stop him from pursuing his ... Winter Olympics2014.

Paralympic alpine skier breaks barriers on the slopes

Feb 4, 2014 - Ralph Green was a well-rounded junior athlete. ... degree programs so we can be ready for our post-Olympic and post-Paralympic futures.

Going For The Gold: Paralympic Alpine Skier Ralph Green - YouTube

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May 15, 2013 -Uploaded by Team USA

Going For The Gold: Paralympic Alpine Skier Ralph Green. Team USA ...

Ralph Green Vail | Para Alpine Skiing 2006 2010 - TeamUSA.org

Ralph Green didn't give up after he lost a leg following a random street shooting. He learned ... He was ..

World-class, one-legged Brooklyn skier Ralph Green heads to ...

Feb 18, 2010 - World-class one-legged skier Ralph Green is coming back to his native ...Winter Olympics: Andrew Weibrecht shocks ski world and wins silver ...

- A Life of Peaks and Valleys, and of Hope - New York Times
Feb 28, 2006 – Gun control

‘No Hatin n Datin’

 Th, 2- 20, 2014; 7-9pm

‘No Hatin n Datin’
Returns with “What’s the Message in the Music?”

Click left page 1 for futher information

Carrots, Eggs or Coffee Beans video

Carrots, Eggs and Coffee beans Story - YouTube  5:42 min. video

Carrots, Eggs or Coffee Beans on Vimeo   3:41 min. video

All of us at one time or another have experienced a difficult situation, had setbacks, or dealt with our share of disappointment. Most things that happen to us on a daily basis we can't control...it is not what happens to us that matters but rather, how we choose to respond.

Carrots, Eggs or Coffee Beans, which one will you be?

 

Albert Lexie donates $202K in Tips to Children's Hospital

1. Pittsburgh Shoe Shiner Donates $200K in Tips to Children's ...
   

   Feb 21, 2013 - Every Tuesday and Thursday before the sun rises, Albert Lexie, 70, arrives at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to begin his rounds.

2. Children's Hospital Shoe Shiner Retires After Donating $200K ...

Legendary Shoe Shiner Who Donated All His Tips ($220,000 ...

Albert Lexie has walked the halls of Children's Hospital twice a week for more than 31 years.

“Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose.”...Bo Bennett

If you were to hold a vivid, fearful picture in your imagination, your body would respond through the autonomic nervous system, with a feeling of uneasiness, upset stomach, elevated pulse and blood pressure, sweating and dryness of the mouth.
However, if you were to hold a pleasant, relaxing image in your mind, your body would respond with a lowered heart rate, decreased blood pressure, and relaxed muscles.
Remember, what the mind pictures and harbors, the body manifests.

"It doesn't matter how many say it cannot be done or how many people have tried it before; it's important to realize that whatever you're doing, it's your first attempt at it."
~Wally Amos

The first step to accomplishing any task is believing that you can. You begin with this belief and then figure out what you need to do to complete the task.

Beautiful Inside: 4:46 min. video

Watch -Jane Handly Childhood Story >>

High Point Community Against Violence

Cancelled Due to Weather
W, 2-12-2014; 8am

HP-CAV

High Point Police Department: 1009 Leonard Ave., High Point, NC

Jim Summey, Executive Director, HP-CAV; Minister

Chet Hodgin, Past Chairman, HP-CAV

Click: Don't Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence ...
Ed Price: GCS Board Member; Realtor

Thank you all for your work and interest in reducing violent crime in High Point.
 

T, Feb. 18: begins promptly at 6:00pm
(please arrive 10 minutes early)

Repeat Violent Crime Offender Call-In

High Point City Hall Council Chambers, 3rd floor (211 South Hamilton Street)

Violent Offender Call In: men and women who have been convicted of violent crimes and are on parole/probation
Your presence DOES count as we take a stand against Violence.

IN CASE OF WINTERY weather that you feel is unsafe for you to drive, please refrain from attending the meeting. Jim or Gretta will send out an email as soon as possible regarding any cancellation due to weather (we'll post here ASA received); allow your own judgment to come first regardless.

Irena Sendler: In the Name of Their Mothers

Irena Sendler
Died: May 12, 2008 (aged 98)
Warsaw , Poland

During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. She had an ulterior motive.

Irena smuggled Jewish infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried in the bed of her truck.

She also carried a burlap sack in the back of her truck, for larger children.
Irena kept a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto.
The soldiers, of course, wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking which covered the childrens and infants noises.

During her time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 children and infants .
Ultimately, she was caught, however, and the Nazis broke both of her legs and arms and beat her severely.

Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she had smuggled out, in a glass jar that she buried under a tree in her back yard. After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived and tried to reunite the family.
Most of the parents had been gassed.The children she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted.

In MEMORIAM - 68 YEARS LATER
It is now more than 68 years since the Second World War in Europe ended.

This email is intended to reach 40 million people worldwide!
Join us and be a link in the memorial chain and help us distribute it around the world.

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"I'll Be Happy When..." 1:51 min. video

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The Richest Man in Town: 2:56 min. video

Sometimes we find inspiration in unexpected places. Author V.J. Smith dreamed of writing a book about one of our great leaders that changed the course of history and he filled his library with biographies of presidents and statesmen. He was looking to find the key to what made their lives great.

He ended up finding the man that would answer his questions in a Wal-Mart store in South Dakota. Marty was a simple man who ran a cash register. He worked hard and was good to people.

Can it be so simple?

Watch - The Richest Man in Town >>

"Few things help an individual more than...

to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him."
~Booker T. Washinton

Does Fear Paralyze You?

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.  It knows it must out-run the fastest lion or it will be killed.

Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up.  It knows it must out-run the slowest gazelle or it will starve.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or a gazelle:  When the sun comes up, you’d better be running!

The Purpose of Education: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Morehouse College Student Paper,
The Maroon Tiger,
1947 Summary

Writing in the campus newspaper, the Maroon Tiger, King argues that education has both a utilitarian and a moral function.

Citing the example of Georgia's former governor Eugene Talmadge, he asserts that reasoning ability is not enough. He insists that character and moral development are necessary to give the critical intellect humane purposes.

King, Sr., later recalled that his son told him, "Talmadge has a Phi Beta Kappa key, can you believe that? What did he use all that precious knowledge for? To accomplish what?"

This essay, written sometime during King's junior year at Morehouse, explores the dual function of education. According to King, education must "discipline the mind" and orient human life around a set of morals. Without this latter component, King warns, education is "a ship without a compass.

Famous Quotes

"To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education. Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction." Martin Luther King, Jr., The Purpose of Education

"The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society." Martin Luther King, Jr., The Purpose of Education

"Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education."

Martin Luther King, Jr., The Purpose of Education

http://www.mlkonline.net/the-purpose-of-education.html

The Purpose of Education

Morehouse College, 1948

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As I engage in the so-called "bull sessions" around and about the school, I too often find that most college men have a misconception of the purpose of education. Most of the "brethren" think that education should equip them with the proper instruments of exploitation so that they can forever trample over the masses. Still others think that education should furnish them with noble ends rather than means to an end.

It seems to me that education has a two-fold function to perform in the life of man and in society: the one is utility and the other is culture. Education must enable a man to become more efficient, to achieve with increasing facility the ligitimate goals of his life.

Education must also train one for quick, resolute and effective thinking. To think incisively and to think for one's self is very difficult. We are prone to let our mental life become invaded by legions of half truths, prejudices, and propaganda. At this point, I often wonder whether or not education is fulfilling its purpose. A great majority of the so-called educated people do not think logically and scientifically. Even the press, the classroom, the platform, and the pulpit in many instances do not give us objective and unbiased truths. To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education. Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.

The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals.

The late Eugene Talmadge, in my opinion, possessed one of the better minds of Georgia, or even America. Moreover, he wore the Phi Beta Kappa key. By all measuring rods, Mr. Talmadge could think critically and intensively; yet he contends that I am an inferior being. Are those the types of men we call educated?

We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate. The broad education will, therefore, transmit to one not only the accumulated knowledge of the race but also the accumulated experience of social living.

If we are not careful, our colleges will produce a group of close-minded, unscientific, illogical propagandists, consumed with immoral acts. Be careful, "brethren!" Be careful, teachers!

On the Defense: the Need for Restorative Justice

By: Anthony Cotton January 21, 2014  

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Anthony Cotton is a partner at Kuchler & Cotton SC, Waukesha. He is the vice president of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and on the board of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

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In 1993, the Wisconsin Constitution was amended to give crime victims certain privileges.

Those privileges include, but are not limited to, restitution, compensation, the right to confer with the prosecution and the right to speak at sentencing.

Chapter 949 of the Wisconsin Statutes (Awards for the Victims of Crimes) implements the financial component of that constitutional provision, known as the “crime victim compensation program.” Through that, victims can apply to the Department of Justice and ask for payment for a variety of expenses, including those for medical care, prescriptions and mental health counseling.

Compensation and retribution are the two most common topics victims raise at sentencing. They usually believe that money will make them whole and that imprisoning the offender will bring a sense of security.

Many victims spend significant time tailoring their speeches, hoping the judge will understand just how much the crime has affected them. Naturally, when asked what punishment they think should be inflicted, victims often want the maximum sentence. Crime victims usually will describe how the defendant’s conduct has resulted in feeling a loss of security. Sometimes forgiveness is expressed, but that is rare.

Restorative justice presents a different, albeit infrequently used, approach that takes on the needs of the victim, the offender and the community.

Restorative justice is effective because it lets the victim speak directly to the offender, outside the intimidating confines of the courtroom. The approach humanizes the offender, which also aids in the healing process. It offers the victim a chance to learn more about why the crime occurred, and the victim can express directly how the offender’s conduct affected his or her family and loved ones.

District attorneys, as well as defense attorneys and judges, should be looking for ways to use restorative justice to supplement the traditional sentencing model.

Society needs this because incarceration does little to heal a victim’s pain, and the probation department lacks the resources to truly work on rehabilitating every offender. Time and time again, defendants are placed on probation with limited oversight and are offered limited programming.

Because the probation department has no formal restorative justice model, victims rarely get the answers they deserve, and offenders rarely remember just how big of an effect their crime had.

America has the highest incarceration rates in the world. Our experiment of warehousing millions of people has done little to curtail America’s high crime rate.

Those who work in the criminal justice system realize this, which is why diversionary programs and treatment courts have sprouted up throughout the country in recent years. Treatment courts are useful, but they generally are one-sided and focus almost entirely on the needs of the offender.

By implementing formal restorative justice programming, and taking advantage of the programming where it does exist, lawyers can achieve successful results for their clients, while repairing the harm done to the community.

Black History Month

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Feb. 1, 1960: Four NC A&T Students Launch a Movement

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Sitting for Justice: Woolworth's Lunch Counter. On February 1, 1960, four African American college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth's in ...

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A section of lunch counter from the Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth is now ... On February 1, 1960,at 4:30pm four students from the North Carolina …

We Shall Overcome -- F.W. Woolworth Building

Photographs and description of the F.W. Woolworth Building. ... On February 1, 1960, when four freshmen from the Agricultural and Technical College of North ...