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1996 NOVA Newsl. 1 (1996)

handle is hein.journals/novan1996 and id is 1 raw text is: NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR VICTIM ASSISTANCEo Volume 17, Number 6 (of 12 Issues), 1996 Celebrations -Past and Future! 20th Anniversary in Maui National Victim Rights Week/1996 By Chitopher Greenslade Conference C ordinator L et u uStree: To thoe fortunate enough to join us in our world of hope on an i Ilnd of dreams' we offer thanks, and we hope you had a producti e and enjoyabilc tine celebrating NOVA's Twentieth Anniversary on Maui. Those whose budget constraints precluded their attendance wer all missed, but cr ainly not forgotten. The NOVA family added new friends to its ranks from over ten nations, and Maui provid d a fitting backdrop for a week of culture, inte.ction, vaie ty, and, yes, fun! NOVA Executive Director Marlene Young emphasized the seious business of our conference by writing in the conference program th at despite promising progress over the last twenty years, we face increasingly complex challenges: We have yet to unravel the terrible tangle of the roots of violence or successfully to eradicate its cause. We have yet adequately to address the multiplicity of needs that emanate in a socicty suffused with cultural and economic diversity. We have yet April 21-27 to educate ourselves to understand fully the consequences ofcrisis for in ividuals or communities. And we have yet to establish a legal framework and environment where victims rights are real, recog- You are invited to attend the nized, and vindicated. The conference began with Sunday's special day-long train- 16th Annual Nationa Forum on Victim Rights ing on the important issue of HIV/AIDS and Victim Services, on Capitol Hill, April26, 196 made possible by a grant awarded to the National Victim Center from the Office for Victims of Crime. That evening, new friendships were formed and old relationships revitalized as a spectacular sunset brightened our Early Bird Reception on the Kukui Terrace, hosted by Maui Victim/Witness. I T isIsu e: At Monday's Opening Ceremony, a traditional ceremony welcomed us to Maui: an island blessing followed by singing and 't> t dancing to illustrate the beliefs and customs ofthe l calp pe. We I learned the significance of Aloha.- and heard a simple but poi- gnant message that became the thme for the whole conference: E lawe i keN t'a malama, a e oi mau ka na'auao -hone who takes teachings and applies them increases knowledge. Monday featurc a new and exciting program highlight: a Public Forum on the National Agenda-Updating the 1 982 Youare inveredctoaatend)th The NVA~we bih doa. ri theNO V tn rsh dhe lp l l t eprsherVAre Headq utrsaor detail from The Newsletereprovidedbth :owerregrndtcoyeightlars apprprbatelynnoted

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