Bo Lozoff
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Bo Lozoff is an American writer, musician, and interfaith humanitarian. He co-founded several nonprofits, including the interfaith Human Kindness Foundation and its subsidiary Prison-Ashram Project, Carolina Biodiesel, and Kindness House. Many of Lozoff's nonprofit activities aim to improve the lives of prisoners and ex-felons.
Nonprofit work
Lozoff, with his wife Sita Lozoff, founded the Human Kindness Foundation. He started the Prison-Ashram Project in 1973. The Prison-Ashram Project, operated by Human Kindness Foundation, sends free interfaith books, compact discs, and correspondence to prisoners around the world. Bo Lozoff retired from Human Kindness Foundation in 2011; Sita Lozoff and a small staff continue the work of Human Kindness Foundation.[1]
Lozoff also founded an environmental non-profit, Carolina Biodiesel, for the dual purposes of promoting biodiesel and creating jobs for ex-cons. Carolina Biodiesel received a large bequest from Fred Rogers, who named Lozoff along with Mahatma Gandhi and Albert Schweitzer, as one of his personal heroes.[2] Carolina Biodiesel is still operating in Durham.[3]
In 2008, Lozoff faced controversy surrounding the Kindness House, a home in rural Orange County, North Carolina, for parolees seeking to establish employment and residency as a means of transitioning out of correctional institutions. According to residents, Lozoff at times intimidated residents and had sexual relations with a female resident. Lozoff characterized his behavior to Indy Week as "unconventional."[4]
Writings
Lozoff is the author of We're All Doing Time and It's a Meaningful Life: It Just Takes Practice, both with forewords written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. [5][6]. His other books include "Lineage & Other Stories," "Just Another Spiritual Book," and "Deep & Simple," which became the inspiration for the 2010 award-winning documentary "Mister Rogers & Me."[7] He has also written two books for children, The Wonderful Life of a Fly Who Couldn't Fly, and "A Little Boy in the Land of Rhyme," which was named Best Children's Book of 2011 in the Big Island Music Award Ceremony 4/2/12[8]
Paul Harvey read Lozoff's "An Impatient Letter To All Of Us From God" on his radio program in 1998. In it, Lozoff wrote about his interfaith spiritual views.[9]
References
- ^ "Bo & Sita Lozoff". Humankindness.org. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ Ruley, Melinda (2004-04-28). "Bio-Kindness: Bo Lozoff". Independent Weekly.
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- ^ Saldaña, Matt (2008-08-27). "The Two Faces of Bo Lozoff". Indy Week.
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Were-All-Doing-Time-Getting/dp/0961444401/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334529264&sr=8-1
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Its-Meaningful-Life-Takes-Practice/dp/0140196242/ref=pd_sim_b_2#reader_0140196242
- ^ http://misterrogersandme.com/about/
- ^ http://bigislandmusicawards.com/voting.htm
- ^ http://www.cam.net.uk/home/aaa315/interfaith/GOD.HTM