Blog: Social Justice Activist Paul Kivel to Speak in Echo Park

Echo Parenting & Education is excited to bring noted author, educator and social justice activist Paul Kivel to Los Angeles to speak on how to raise our sons to become leaders in building communities that value compassion, justice and sustainability. Get the flyer here.

Young people today face a world of ever-increasing complexity, alienation, and violence. Engaged and compassionate adults can give young people the skills and support they need to take on leadership roles within their schools and neighborhoods to promote nonviolence and social justice in their communities. Setting compassion and respect for human dignity as the highest priority, especially in how we address the challenges facing our youth, will allow us to establish real change in terms of the systemic racial, gender and economic injustices.

From Kivel's website: "Kivel has been an innovative leader in violence prevention for more than 35 years. He is an accomplished trainer and speaker on men’s issues, racism and diversity, challenges of youth, teen dating and family violence, raising boys to manhood, and the impact of class and power on daily life.

"Kivel is the author of numerous books and curricula, including Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice, which won the 1996 Gustavus Myers Award for best book on human rights, Men’s Work, Making the Peace, Helping Teens Stop Violence, Boys Will Be Men, I Can Make My World A Safer Place, and most recently, You Call This a Democracy?: Who Benefits, Who Pays, and Who Really Decides.

"Kivel was a co-founder of the acclaimed Oakland Men's Project, a nationally recognized multicultural organization dedicated to helping people understand the roots of violence in our society and seek positive solutions."

Anyone interested in learning more about working with boys and young men is encouraged to attend this great lecture.  There is a $30 fee, and no one is turned away for lack of funds.

FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012, 7pm | PAUL KIVEL — BOYS WILL BE MEN 

1226 N. Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, CA  90026 

The details – and a link to register – are available on the Echo Parenting and Education website: Parenting Matters Lecture Series: Boys Will Be Men

SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012, 9am-4pm | FATHER'S RETREAT

Paul will also co-lead an all-day Father's Retreat on Saturday, June 16, which is also featured on Echo Parenting & Education's website: Father’s Retreat.  All fathers or other interested men are welcome.

For more information, articles and videos on the speaker, check out paulkivel.com.

For more information on Echo Parenting & Education, check out www.echoparenting.org.