THE MANY DIMENSIONS OF TED HAYES
One life. Many missions. Many ways to participate.
An Introductory Profile | October 2026
Meet Ted Hayes
Raised in Aberdeen, Maryland, and publicly active in Los Angeles for more than four decades, Theodore “Ted” Hayes Jr. is a grassroots organizer, civic character creator, cricket pioneer, roller-skate dancer, and advocate for constitutional citizenship and national healing.
These identities are different doors into the same life: a conviction that human dignity should be lived, practiced, and defended—not merely discussed.
- The Social-Justice Activist & Community Builder
Ted became known through Justiceville, the homeless-led Los Angeles encampment established in 1985, and later co-founded Dome Village, the geodesic-dome community launched in 1993.
His years living alongside people experiencing homelessness informed decades of advocacy for practical alternatives. Today his Strategic National Plan and EXODUS II proposal seek a humane, longer-term response, with the approach of the 2028 Los Angeles Games serving as a point of civic urgency—not an official Olympic program.
- Mr. Citizen Patriot (“Mr. C. Patriot” / “Mr. Patriot”)
Created and portrayed by Ted, this memorable red-white-and-blue civic figure grew out of his activism.
Mr. Citizen Patriot appears at public events to connect American history, the Declaration of Independence, emancipation, military service, constitutional responsibility, and the unfinished work of national reconciliation.
For America’s 250th anniversary, his theme is “Year One of the Next 250.”
- Cricket’s “Abba”: A Father Figure in American-Born Cricket’s Renewal
Ted helped launch the LA Krickets effort in 1995 and co-founded the Compton Cricket Club, known for the Homies & the POPz.
As a player-coach and goodwill advocate, he has introduced cricket to American-born young people—especially those facing poverty, homelessness, and gang pressures—and helped carry the team’s message abroad.
He describes this vocation as the “godfather,” or “abba,” of a rebirth of American-born cricket: sportsmanship as a way of life beyond the boundary.
- The Roller-Skate Dancer & Youth Recreation Advocate
Roller-skate dancing shows Ted’s energetic and playful public side.
It also belongs to his community-building history: Dome Village supported youth skating clubs, Skate Against Violence activities, and the Wheel of Giving skate-donation effort.
Skating offers another welcoming entry point for youth, artists, performers, neighborhood groups, and recreation partners.
- The Citizenship, History & Reconciliation Advocate
Ted studies the Emancipation Proclamation, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Reconstruction, and the meaning of equal citizenship for descendants of American chattel slavery.
His writings and HEAL America work invite historical examination, public dialogue, lawful redress, and reconciliation. These are positions and research questions he advances—not court-established conclusions.
His religious commitment, which he describes as rooted in following Yeshua, also informs his calls for justice, mercy, and peace.
An Invitation: Choose One Door, Several, or the Whole House
A person may engage with Ted as a homelessness-policy researcher, cricket coach or sponsor, youth-skating organizer, civic-event host, documentary storyteller, historian, faith dialogue participant, or simply a curious friend.
Collaboration on one initiative does not require agreement with every other view or project. The first step is a conversation about shared interests and practical contributions.
CONNECT
Ted Hayes | Los Angeles, California
ted@tedhayes.us | tedhayes.us
Background: Los Angeles Times reporting (1993, 1997); Compton Cricket Club historical materials; Dome Village skating programs. Personal spiritual and other self-descriptions are presented as Ted’s own.