Last month, MuJER participated in a social justice event in Los Angeles in which Father Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries (gang prevention and rehabilitation), read from his book Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion (Tatuajes en el Corazon).  We sold hand-made jewelry created by the women of MuJER,  bringing in nearly $300.  As always, half the money is returned to the women as income and the other half we use to purchase materials for the women’s micro-jewelry businesses and also to host workshops at our Center.