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Author Biography Victor La Cerva actively worked in violence prevention for more than 12 years. In 1984, he co-created the New Mexico Men¹s Wellness Movement, exploring the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs of men in our society. Before the national movement became known, annual gatherings, hundreds of small support groups for young men had been established. In 1989, La Cerva organized four statewide workshops on violence with the New Mexico Public Health Association. His book, Let Peace Begin With Us, which was released in 1990, then updated in 1993 and 1996, highlights levels of homicide, suicide, child and elderly abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault on a county by county basis. The documents also include general information about violence as a preventable public health problem, programs that are making a difference, and specific recommendations for action. All three editions have served as catalysts for community involvement and have been used for innumerable grant applications. La Cerva, in association with the Carter Presidential Center, established the New Mexico "Not Even One Team: Not One Gun Death in Any Young Person Is Acceptable." He has been interviewed by Bill Moyers as part of a national broadcast PBS series on preventing violence. In addition, he was involved in the creation of the 1997 Emmy-winning video Man to Man, which speaks directly to young men about a healthy vision of maleness in our modern world. La Cerva is an avid practitioner of Aikido, a Japanese marital art that accepts and redirects aggressive energy, so that neither the defender nor the attacker is injured. This practice, combined with Buddhist explorations and Native American teachers, forms the core of a humanistic spiritual path. La Cerva has two daughters who constantly teach him what he most needs to know about raising children in a violent world. Caring deeply about preventing violence in America, he believes solutions are to be found by strengthening what is already good within ourselves, our families, our communities, and our culture. Pathways to Peace: Forty Steps to a Less Violent America clearly articulates that vision. Published in 1996, Pathways to Peace's immediate popularity became a source of practical useful information which helped propel Victor to national prominence as a widely acclaimed speaker and trainer. He is available to help your group, conference, or community move forward with a clear, research based agenda for peacemaking. Victor's most recent book, Worldwords: Global Reflections to Awake the Spirit, is also available. Book Synopsis Pathways to Peace:
Forty Steps to a Less Violent America is a practical guide that
offers timely insights and constructive resources for decreasing
violence at home, school and throughout communities and most
importantly, within ourselves. The pathways "honor where we have
been, what our current situation is, and where we are headed." This
book will guide everyone—parent, teacher, clergy, health or social
worker—along the trail to a more peaceable future. |
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