Los Angeles Literature Events 10/22/18 –10/28/18
30 Years of Homeboy Industries & Radical Kinship at Central Library, LAPL
Celebrate 30 Years of Homeboy Industries, which has provided hope, training and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated men and women, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community. This public panel will examine their work, and the evolution of Homeboy Industries, founded by Father Gregory Boyle, and recounted in his most recent book, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship.
Where: Central Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 22nd
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Address: 630 West 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/radical-kinship-celebrating-30-years-homeboy-industries
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“Listen to This” Open Mic Poetry Night at Pico Branch Library, SMPL
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The Displaced Children of Displaced Children at UCLA
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