( ABOUT Milo-Bloom aka Mikeal )

I was born in El Paso , Tex . in 1957 , .. to a military family , .. ( My father served 34 years ) I had a very hard childhood , I ran away the 1st time when I was 7 , for 3 days , didn't get much better from there , .. My young & young adult life was spent for the most part between detention centers , and foster homes , except for the short times my Father would be home and he would bring me home ... At one point when I was 11 I remember being in court hearing my Mother say , " I just don't want him , .. No real reason why , Just don't want him " So I actually left on my own at that time , had a job helping around a gas station , .. In Sacramento Ca , .. ( across from White Front on Florin )I was pretty much on my own from that point ..

At 14 ( My Father came home from Vietnam ) and after a very short .. " short " stay , I was sent to a private school , ( Devereaux schools , in Victoria Tex ) where I remained till I was 18 ... After trying my luck to being a jerk a bit longer , While living in Portland Oregon , I was picked up by 3 kids under 18 , ( that didn't look like kids ) in a stolden car , And they went across state lines ( in to Washington ) long story short , ... I was the only adult in the car , .. " They scared the shit out of me , .. taliking all kinds of charges , and the brillient P.D. that I had talked me into pleaing gulity to auto theft , ( I even told the judge that I was pleaing Guilty , because I had committed my fair share of crime ( and a few others fair shares ) and well , ... Even tho, I had no knowlege of the crime I was charged with , I guess everything just seem to catch up with you ..

Got 10 years , did 4 at Shelton , in Washington ...

While I was in prison , .. I saw the most sick , vial , inhuman treatment of other human beings , and when it came time to get out , I thought , .. Mike you truly have a choice here , You can take all that hate that you came in with , and all that hate that you have grown while you have been here , And become one of the lowest , uncaring , hateful people to walk this earth , Or you can change , .. because you want to change ... And on that somewhat sunny day that I was released , I sat down a imaginary bag that held all my evil , and walked away ...

Since that day , I have tried to the best of my abilities to serve others , ... To help them though they're troubled times , .. they're heartache , and to assist in anyway possible to assist everyone that enters my life to reach some degree of happiness .. And for the sole reason that it's the right thing to do ..

Here are just a few of the tings I have done ... in my almost 30 years as a civil rights advocate / activist.

82/ Seasonal Farm Workers ( Ore) " Cesar Chavez's group"
86/ St Vincent DePaul , peer group facilitator ( Ozanam Center San Fran , Ca ..) also at the same time assist Mgr , of The Lyric Hotel ( clean & sober )
86-87/ South of Market planning coalition S.F. , (Vol & and outreach worker)
87/The Coalition of the Homeless , S.F. Ca ( co-founder and coordinator)
88/ Hands & Hearts for the Homeless , S.F. Ca ( co-founder)
89/ Rights Now S.F. ( founder and Director )
92/ Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee ( Chair 2 years )as well at this time I was appointed to Sacramento Housing Alliance , Board of Directors for 2 years ..
93/ Homeless Outreach Program of Legal Services of Northern California , Sacramento. ( Founder & Exc Director)
Richards Blvd Pact ( Sacramento ) member of the board
94/ Rights Now , Sacramento / co-founder - co-director ..
95/ Redwood Legal Services ,Eureka,Ca. /staff para-legal.
96/ Indigent Services, Eureka Ca , co-director ..
2003/ Interlink Self-help Center , Santa Rosa , Ca . (Team Leader / Advocacy ..
To present / Renegade Advocates , Santa Rosa , Ca. founder & Director ..

There are as well many other groups I have worked with ,

Well , there you go , ... a bit about me ... If I haven't scared you off , and your lookin for a friend , ... well let me know , ... and you got one ....

Peace Out ...