From pencil to paper, our Board Member Rey M. Rodríguez masterfully brings to life the stories of Boyle Heights at the heart of all that Proyecto Pastoral represents.

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As former L.A. Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodríguez describes it:

 

"A treatise in poetry about one of the most important stories of our time... Violence, drugs, and death plagued these streets, which in the 1990s and into the 2000s were the most gang-inflicted in the country. But mothers stood up for healing, peace, and for saving the children... Here, Rey M. Rodríguez uses poems to carry their voices..."

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You can purchase the poetry collection for $20 using the link below. Proceeds go directly towards supporting the five core programs of Proyecto Pastoral.​​