HOMEY Mural 24th and Capp

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At 24th and Capp Streets, a sensational mural was painted by Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth (H.O.M.E.Y.) in 2007. Here is a gallery of its pieces:

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The cover of the original Los Siete organizing newspaper is prominently featured next to a wall, alluding to the Israeli wall around Palestinian territories, but also to the wall being built between the U.S. and Mexico...

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Given its central location to so many other historic murals in the Mission, this detail, on the license plate near the Zootsuited character and Frieda Kahlo, has special resonance. A block away, above the House of Brakes, this classic Mission mural is slowly fading away, underscoring the poignant plea in the new H.O.M.E.Y. mural...

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24th and South Van Ness

Photos: Chris Carlsson

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