Father Gregory Boyle, the Jesuit priest who founded Homeboy Industries and recently published a memoir of his experiences in the Los Angeles barrio, will be the keynote speaker at the California Conference for Equality and Justice Interfaith/Intercultural Breakfast, Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 a.m. at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd.
A press release is below:
The California Conference for Equality and Justice
20th Annual "Under One Sky" Interfaith/Intercultural Breakfast
LONG BEACH - A crowd of over 1000 is expected to welcome keynote speaker Father Gregory Boyle, Founder of Homeboy Industries, at the 20th Annual Interfaith/Intercultural Breakfast on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 7:30 a.m. at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center.
Homeboy Industries, founded by Father Gregory Boyle in 1986, is the largest gang intervention program in the country.
Development enterprises include Homeboy Bakery, Homeboy Silkscreen, Homeboy Maintenance, Homeboy/Homegirl Merchandise, and Homegirl Café.
Homeboy's services enable young people to redirect their lives and provide them with hope for their futures. Support services include case management, education, job training, employment counseling, legal services, mental health counseling, twelve-step meetings, and tattoo removal.
Fr. Boyle is author of "Tattoos on the Heart," a breathtaking collection of stories, distilled from the past two decades of Gregory Boyle's life working with gang members in Los Angeles.
Hosted by The California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ), formerly The National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ), the Breakfast incorporates the traditions of several religious and cultural groups that contribute to the ethnic and spiritual mosaic of the community.
The co-chairs for the event are Milia Islam-Majeed, the Executive Director of the South Coast Interfaith Council and Jim McDonnell, Chief of Police, Long Beach Police Department.
Registration will begin at 6:45 a.m., with breakfast to follow at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $38 per person and other group rates are available.
Reservations to CCEJ, 444 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 940, Long Beach, CA 90802 or call 562- 435-8184. Seating is limited and reservations must be made by Tuesday Feb. 8.
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