Agreements for Young Men’s Groups

Please download this pdf resource from Young Men’s Work: Stopping Violence and Building Community.     Please send comments, feedback, resources, and suggestions for distribution to paul@paulkivel.com. Further resources are available at www.paulkivel.com. All articles may be quoted, adapted, or Read more... Read More

Allies, Collaborators and Agents

Every white person plays a role in either maintaining racism as a collaborator or agent, or challenging it as an ally. An ally takes an active, strategic role in confronting racism. A collaborator, on the other hand, is someone who Read more... Read More

Anger is not the Problem

WHEN WE LOOK AT MEN’S LIVES and the effects of our actions on those around us, it can look like anger is the problem. But anger is not the problem, violence is. It is a tragedy that we have been Read more... Read More

Are You Challenging Sexism and Male Supremacy?

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FORMS of patriarchal societies over the ages. Currently in the U.S., patriarchy takes the form of sexism and male supremacy. By that I mean that we currently live within the pervasive, systematic, everyday system of exploitation, Read more... Read More

Are You Mentoring for Social Justice?

Are You Mentoring for Social Justice?(1) Giving birth and nourishing, Having without possessing, Acting with no expectations,| Leading and not trying to control: This is the supreme virtue. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.(2) I Read more... Read More

Assesing Public Policy Issues and Political Candidates

The following article is comprised of excerpts from Paul Kivel’s books Uprooting Racism and You Call This a Democracy?   Getting Information1 BECAUSE OF POWER ELITE CONTROL of the media, including textbooks, news sources, “expert” testimony, and academic and Read more... Read More

Audio & Transcript of Paul’s Interview with Praxis Radio

Paul is interviewed by Taylor Weech on Praxis Radio, October 1, 2018.   Please click here for the full transcript.     Please send comments, feedback, resources, and suggestions for distribution to paul@paulkivel.com. Further resources are available at www.paulkivel.com. All Read more... Read More

Beyond Conflict Resolution

By Paul Kivel, originally published on GuidanceChannel.org (which has since changed to Guidance-Group.com) IN THE LAST 20 YEARS there has been an explosion of interest in conflict resolution programs for young people. There are now many regional and national Read more... Read More

Beyond Diversity

IT IS IMPORTANT TO BEGIN ANY DISCUSSION OF DIVERSITY by thinking about how we got to this point where diversity is an issue. After all, we have always been a diverse country. For hundreds of years we have been a Read more... Read More

Beyond Survival–Getting Together

Given the present economic system, we each must find strategies for surviving in the system. But not all strategies lead to the same results. Some strategies may help us survive in the short-term but may be destructive to us or Read more... Read More