Friday, May 9th, 2008
MAY 1ST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS MARCH A SUCCESS!

Click here for more photos from the San Francisco May 1st Immigrant Rights Rally








Thursday, May 8th, 2008
NATIVE GRAPHIX CUSTOM SILK-SCREENING

Our social enterprise, Native Graphix (Custom Silk Screening) website is now up, please go to www.NativeGraphixSF.com for more info on custom silk-screening & custom graphic design. Help support your community!











Thursday, March 27th, 2008
HOMEY @ MARCH 26TH RALLY / CITY HALL

For more photos Click Here..







Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
HOMEY GOES HOLLYWOOD!

H.O.M.E.Y has gotten the wonderful opportunity to participate in the film, Mission St. Rhapsody directed by Peter Bratt & starring Benjamin Bratt. Our own Director, Rene Quinonez got a role in the movie as well. Click here to see photos from behind the scenes at one of the locations filmed







Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Gang Wars

Research Study proves "Gang injunctions don't work" - Right Click & Save to see full report

Click Here for BayView Newspaper article on HOMEYS & the December 10th gang injunction hearing.

Click Here for San Francisco Chronicle Newspaper article on HOMEYS.





Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Gang Injunction Hearing a Success!



Audio: http://podcast.kcbs.com/kcbs/797719.mp3
Video: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=5826567



For more photos of the December 10th Gang Injunction Hearing click here




Sunday, November 11th, 2007
HOMEY on CBS Channel 5



HOMEY was recently featured on CBS Channel 5 News:

Click here to view video.

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
HOMEY in Xpress Magazine



[X]press Magazine
Injunction Malfunction
Maribel Rosas

Born and raised in San Francisco's Mission district, Rene Quinonez, 30, remembers waking up to the smell of corn tortillas cooking on the comal (grill), and walking to the nearest panaderia (bakery) to get some piping hot pan dulce fresh out of the oven. Those were the good old days, he recalls, and the chance of having that security in the neighborhood is slowly diminishing.

Many things remind the Mission residents of their home countries, from the wide array of taquerias televising Mexican soccer games to the mural of Mexican paintings by Diego Rivera on 24th Street. The streets of the Mission district have always been a safe haven for those who come from Mexico and any other Central and Latin American countries. But now, each time Quinonez walks them, he is running the risk of being questioned by law enforcement for no apparent reason.

Quinonez, a short, bald-headed Mexicano, has had run-ins with the cops for "fitting the mold of a gangster." Dressing in a crisp, white t-shirt, baggy denim jeans and plain white shoes is an everyday look for him - one that has made him an easy target for law enforcement.

...Click here for the rest of the article



Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
HOMEY PAINTS NEW MURAL ON 24th & Capp



Read several articles on the controversy surrounding the new mural:

El Tecolote Newspaper Article
HOMEY Mural Controversy Spotlights World Issues
Sara Powell, Sept. 24th, 2007

Theres a storm brewing in the heart of the Mission that has repercussions far beyond its eye at 24th and Capp Streets. It revolves around a mural painted by Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth (HOMEY). The mural about 40 feet long and 10 feet high depicts the contemporary struggle's over border's and immigration. In the heavily Latino Mission district, an increasingly heavy US hand is hunting down immigrants whether they are crossing the border from Mexico or have lived in the US for years.

...Click here for the rest of the article