Workshops and Presentations
Available Upon Request
The Child Who Believed He Could : Personal Testimony
Nonviolent Communication For Inner Peace And Social Justice
A Voice And A Choice : The Importance Of Community Organizing
Black Theology And Liberation
Breaking The Cycle With Dieter Cantu
Economic Development In Low Income Communities
How To Become More Productive In A Distracting World
How To Break Generational Curses Within The Black Community
Civic Engagement And Decolonization
Behind The Masquerade : A Youth Led Dialogue On Grasstop And Grassroots
Organizing To Create Solutions For Dual Status Youth
Nonviolent Communication For Inner Peace And Social Justice
A Voice And A Choice : The Importance Of Community Organizing
Black Theology And Liberation
Breaking The Cycle With Dieter Cantu
Economic Development In Low Income Communities
How To Become More Productive In A Distracting World
How To Break Generational Curses Within The Black Community
Civic Engagement And Decolonization
Behind The Masquerade : A Youth Led Dialogue On Grasstop And Grassroots
Organizing To Create Solutions For Dual Status Youth
Dieter Cantu is a community organizer, activist, and social entrepreneur.
Using his past experiences as a youth in the juvenile system and experiencing extreme conditions of poverty, he strategies to reform the current systems that are in place.
He is the current program manager at Harris County Youth Collective where is responsible for creating and sustaining the Youth Advisory Board and building the Education Work Group. He focuses on inclusion of community voice to ensure that dual status youth are included in the solutions to support successful transition into adulthood.
He Is the Chief Operating Officer at The Trident Family LLC, a collective of Individuals dedicated to community advancement and self liberation. The Trident Family is a social enterprise alliance of nonprofit and for profit entities, dedicating to addressing basic unmet needs and solving environmental problems. We are change agents dedicated to finding what is not working and solve the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution, and persuading entire societies to move in different directions.
For his charitable efforts he has received various accolades such as:
American Express Leadership Academy Fellow
Houston Business Journal 40 Under 40
JLUSA 2020 Fellowship Cohort
NAACP Millenial Gamechanger
President Barack Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing
Proclamation Dieter Day Bexar County
Proclamation Dieter Day City of Houston
He Is a frequent guest on television, radio and online media, as her opinions on critical current events are widely sought after.
Using his past experiences as a youth in the juvenile system and experiencing extreme conditions of poverty, he strategies to reform the current systems that are in place.
He is the current program manager at Harris County Youth Collective where is responsible for creating and sustaining the Youth Advisory Board and building the Education Work Group. He focuses on inclusion of community voice to ensure that dual status youth are included in the solutions to support successful transition into adulthood.
He Is the Chief Operating Officer at The Trident Family LLC, a collective of Individuals dedicated to community advancement and self liberation. The Trident Family is a social enterprise alliance of nonprofit and for profit entities, dedicating to addressing basic unmet needs and solving environmental problems. We are change agents dedicated to finding what is not working and solve the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution, and persuading entire societies to move in different directions.
For his charitable efforts he has received various accolades such as:
American Express Leadership Academy Fellow
Houston Business Journal 40 Under 40
JLUSA 2020 Fellowship Cohort
NAACP Millenial Gamechanger
President Barack Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing
Proclamation Dieter Day Bexar County
Proclamation Dieter Day City of Houston
He Is a frequent guest on television, radio and online media, as her opinions on critical current events are widely sought after.
More than 300 Colleges , conferences,
and agencies
Have hired dieter to speak, host, or provide trainings
(Non Exhaustive List)
California
Curbs Annual Meeting
Colorado
Denver - Art of Hosting
Conneticut
True Colors Conference
Georgia
Emory University - Ted X Talk
Spelman University
Hawaii
University of Hawaii Matsunaga Institute for Peace
Iowa
White Privilege Conference
Illinois
Chicago Peace Not War Rally
Cook County Day of Thanks Annual Giveback
Maryland
Race Forward
Equity In The Center
Michigan
Facing Race: National Conference
New York
American Express Leadership Institute
John Jay College - JLUSA Fellowship 2020
North Carolina
Wake Forest University Black Law Students Association
Texas
Abilene Christian University - Ted Talk
Abundance Living
ACCEPT Youth Peer Support Coffee Chat
Alamo Colleges Gents Panel
Bexar County Commissioner Court - Dieter Cantu Day
City of Houston - Dieter Cantu Day
Dream Week - San Antonio
Growth & Development Weekend
HCYC Dual Status Crossover Convening
Edgewood Alternative
Lina Hidalgo Civic Saturday
Our Lady of the Lake - Classroom Presentation
Prairie View Men Etiquette Seminar
Rockdale Juvenile Detention
San Benito Bootcamp
Serenity House
Shamar Hope Haven
St Phillips College
TCJC Youth Action Month
Texas Community Service Association - Tyler Texas
Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Ayers House
Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Cortrell House
Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Gainvesville Juvenile Correctional Academy
Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Giddings State School
Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Mart
Texas Juvenile Justice Department - McFadden Ranch
Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Roanoke House
Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Ron Jackson Stateschool
Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Schaeffer House
Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Tamayo Halfway House
Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Wiloughby House
Texas Juvenile Justice Department - York House
Texas Southern University - Anthony Graves Speakers Bureau
TNOYS 36th Annual Conference
TXSOC x CRCG Conference
University of North Texas - Hispanic Heritage Month
University of Texas at Austin- Texas Male Student Leadership Conference
University of Texas at San Antonio - Classroom Presentations
Virginia
Envision Experience Inquiry - National Youth Leadership Forum on Law
Washington DC
2020 CJJ Virtual Annual Conference
Annie Casey Foundation National Convening
Georgetown University Juvenile Justice Leadership Network
