INSTRUCTIONS:
Homeboy Industries
In Tattoos on the Heart, Jesuit Greg Boyle, affectionately known as G, realizes his life’s passion and purpose by providing work, friendship, and refuge to gang members in Los Angeles, California through his parish community and the creation of Homeboy Industries or HI. G’s work and the stories he shares about his experiences with gang members and their families, reveal the true nature of God, what God requests of all human beings, and ultimately, what God’s desire is for humanity.
Farther G’s book,Tattoos on the Heart chronicles his life’s mission and accomplishments in seeking justice for all. Fr. G also has a second book published entitled, Barking at the Choir.
The Equal Justice Initiative or EJI
In Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson discusses the work of a private, non-profit human rights organization located in Montgomery, Alabama committed “to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society” (“Equal Justice Initiative”).
Mr. Stevenson’s book, Just Mercy chronicles his life’s mission and accomplishments in seeking justice for all.
Please CHOOSE EITHER Homeboy Industries OR Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)
and after watching the Ted Talk video, viewing the website of the organization, and reading the related article, please utilize the template in the link below to respond to the questions in the memo.
HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES
TedTalk, Homeboy Industries: Compassion and Kinship: Fr Gregory Boyle at TEDxConejo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipR0kWt1Fkc
Homeboy Industries Website: https://homeboyindustries.org/ short stories at the bottom of the page https://homeboyindustries.org/social-enterprises/ and video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PkcPeGQ47I
Article Excerpt for Tattoos on the Heart (Homeboy Industries) TattosontheHeart11292022.pdf
OR
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE (EJI)
TedTalk, Equal Justice Initiative, TedTalks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2tOp7OxyQ8
Equal Justice Initiative – EJI Website: https://eji.org/about/ and video https://eji.org/news/eji-releases-film-sentencing-kids-to-die-in-prison/
Article Excerpt for Just Mercy (Equal Justice Initiative) JustMercy.pdf
TEMPLATE
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