Paul Kivel

Paul Kivel is an American writer, educator, and activist.Kivel co-founded the Oakland Men's Project, a community education center focused on preventing male violence, and has been called "an innovative leader in violence prevention." Kivel is Jewish.

For most of his career, Kivel has focused on writing, education programs, and training programs designed to prevent male violence and youth violence, combat discrimination, and promote social justice and gender equality.He has also founded the Challenging Christian Hegemony Project, which aims to combat the Christian values and belief which Kivel claims "dominate all aspects of our society through the social, political, economic, and cultural power they wield."