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Happy Birthday to a man on a mission. We love everything he does
because we know he loves it even more. Congratulations Father Greg!

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Today is a special day down at Homeboy Industries: their 25th anniversary!

The massive cake standing in the middle of the Homeboy Industries office.

Here is a close-up of the cake showing beautiful pictures from Homeboy’s past and present.

There’s tons of cool stuff going on down at Homeboy!!

Because the movie “G-DOG” is so popular, screenings have been extended for this weekend, May 4th and May 5th. Get to the 11am show along with a Q&A at the following Laemmle locations:

· Laemmle Monica 4-Plex – 1332 2nd St., Santa Monica, CA 90401 (Q&A with filmmaker)

·Laemmle North Hollywood 7 – 5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601 (Q&A with Homeboy reps)

·Laemmle Playhouse 7 – 673 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101 (Q&A with Homeboy reps)

·Laemmle Claremont 5 – 450 W. 2nd St., Claremont, CA 91711 (Q&A with Homeboy reps)

Purchase tickets for the showings listed above HERE

Father Greg Boyle has devoted most of hist entire life the the women and men
in the Homeboy community. Here is the trailer for a documentary of his
experiences and journey to starting Homeboy Industries, becoming who he is today.

G-DOG is about second chances — about a charismatic visionary who launched the largest, most successful gang intervention and rehab program in the US, now an international model, Homeboy Industries.

G-DOG tells the entertaining, hilarious and unlikely story of how a white Jesuit priest became an expert in gang lives. His name is Father Greg Boyle (G-Dog to his homies) and he works by a powerful idea: “Nothing stops a bullet like a job.” G-Dog’s unstoppable compassion has transformed the lives of thousands of Latino, Asian, and African American gang members.

His Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, with a 70% success rate at redirecting kids away from gang life, is global in influence — Manchester, Toronto, Hamburg, Rio and more. It provides tattoo removal, job training, counseling, yoga, fatherhood and substance abuse classes — all free. It’s the one place in the ‘hood that turns lives around: swapping violence for community and building toward a future of hope.

Cinedigm is debuting Oscar®-winning director Freida Mock’s award-winning G-DOG in conjunction with the company’s new 7-film, 7-week theatrical DOCURAMA film series, launching April 22 in theaters nationwide. The film opens the series on April 22, followed by its cable VOD premiere on April 23 and DVD/Digital release on April 30. The film, which
has become an audience favorite at film festivals around the world, first premiered in April 2012 at Toronto’s Hots Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, followed by its U.S. premiere in June at the Los Angeles Film Festival. G-DOG has been selected by the U.S. State Department to represent the States at U.S. embassies around the world as part of its 2013 American Film Showcase.

www.docuramafest.com

Father Greg Boyle speaks to the men and women of Homeboy Industries on the importance of punctuation.

Don’t let somebody put a period where a comma is supposed to go.

Father Greg Boyle knows Kinship

“Only kinship. Inching ourselves closer to creating a community of kinship such that God might recognize it. Soon we imagine, with God, this circle of compassion”.- Father Gregory Boyle

Father Greg Boyle shown on the ‘On Being’ website

“Sketchnotes on The Calling of Delight with Fr. Greg Boyle
Remember Casey Kasem’s line: “Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.” Father Greg Boyle does just that. He’s one of those amazing Jesuits who lives a life of the mind, then uses his moral imagination, and then puts these ideas into action. A priest well-known in certain circles for his gang intervention programs in Los Angeles, Fr. Boyle talks about things like kinship and service in the fullest sense — that we are all brothers and sisters who teach and learn from each other. As a Christian, he says the point of service is about finding kinship and “our common calling to delight in one another.”

Doug Neill’s sketchnotes pick up on this idea in our podcast of “The Calling of Delight”: “The day will never come when I am as holy as the people I serve.”

I’d ask you to sit down with these sketchnotes while listening to this show. See what you hear differently as you peruse these visual notes. Tell us what you thought we didn’t capture or could’ve emphasized differently.”

Excerpt from OnBeing.org

Thought of the Day:

“After putting my own dog to sleep this past summer after she was ill and seeing some friends and family members have to do the same recently, I became interested in reading stories of other people having to “put their dogs down” and how they have dealt with it. Here is one of my favorite stories that I’ve read:

Belker was a BIG Irish Wolfhound. The dog’s owners, Ron and Lisa, and their little boy Shane (who was 8 or 9), were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle. Their veterinarian found that Belker was dying of cancer and very sick.

The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker‘s family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time. The vet wondered if the little boy understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.

The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker’s Death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.

Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, ”I know why.” Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I’d never heard a more comforting explanation. It has changed the way I try and live.

”People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life — like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right? Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as long.”

Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:

. When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

. Puppy games are for big dogs and dogs of all ages too

. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy.

. Take naps.

. Stretch before rising.

. Run, romp, and play daily.

. Thrive on attention and let people love you.

. Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

. On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

. On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

. When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

. Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

. Be loyal.

. Never pretend to be something you’re not.

. When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.

Alison Lass Camacho

Director of Marketing and Communications

OneSkater went south this weekend to a lacrosse tournament in Coachella, CA

Down on the Empire Polo fields, we were spreading the Love and having a good time
at the Sandstorm lacrosse tournament!

This weekend we met a ton of people who loved our Skate More Think Less shirts
and made a huge order off our site – thanks to you guys!

Everybody got together down at Homeboy on Thursday for a huge Thanksgiving.

Enough food anybody?

Everyone contributed to the feast and there was a large turnout of people supporting Thanksgiving at Homeboy, just one big family!