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Affirmative Action Works
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WORKS. There are thousands of examples of situations where people of color, white women, and working class women and men of all races who were previously excluded from jobs or educational opportunities, or were denied opportunities once admitted, Read more... -
Afterword from You Call This a Democracy?: Who Benefits, Who Pays, and Who Really Decides
AS THE EVIDENCE IN MY BOOK, You Call This a Democracy?, makes abundantly clear, we do not live in a democracy, a country run by the people for the people. A few thousand powerful individuals, the power elite—predominately white Christian Read more...Issue: Economic JusticeRead More -
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...Issue: Gender Justice, Young PeopleRead 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... -
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...Issue: Gender Justice, Violence PreventionRead 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...Issue: Gender JusticeRead 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...Issue: Activism, Young PeopleRead 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...Issue: Economic JusticeRead 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...Issue: ReligionRead More -
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