Chad TrimHomeboy TrumpFor my project interview I decided to interview my youth group director from high school, Jennifer Kloeppel. Jenn grew up in Los Angeles…May 9, 2017May 9, 2017
Chad TrimHomeboy as a ModelIn order for a large-scale movement to be successful, generally speaking it must be far-reaching. As far as most of the social change…May 9, 2017May 9, 2017
Chad TrimCelebrity ActivismToday I was looking at some information on Homeboy Industries online and came across a story about John Legend visiting Homeboy…May 9, 2017May 9, 2017
Chad TrimWhat Makes Homeboy Industries SpecialMany things make Homeboy Industries special, but one of the best traditions is the daily, “morning meeting”. The “morning meetings” are a…May 8, 2017May 8, 2017
Chad TrimGood Guy vs. Bad Guy PolicingThe other day I stumbled across an Op-Ed in the LA Times from 2015 written by Homeboy founder Father Gregory Boyle titled “The Problem With…Apr 30, 2017Apr 30, 2017
Chad TrimHopeThis past week in class we had a long discussion about whether or not hope was necessary for a social change movement to be successful…Apr 29, 2017Apr 29, 2017
Chad TrimCommodity ActivismLast week in class we discussed commodity activism, and the discussion was extremely interesting to me. I had never before really thought…Apr 10, 2017Apr 10, 2017
Chad TrimSocial Change so FarThe following blog post is a summary taken from the Homeboy Industry website on why they do what they do as well as the change that they…Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017
Chad TrimSocial Change How?According to their website “Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated…Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017
Chad TrimSelecting My GroupIn selecting my group for this project I knew that I wanted to choose a group that stands for a cause I care about as well. I knew right…Feb 24, 20171Feb 24, 20171