Courses. Workshops. Trainings. 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 : Grassroots Community Organizing Fundamentals
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
Available Upon Request
The Child Who Believed He Could : Personal Testimony
Nonviolent Communication For Inner Peace And Social Justice
A Voice And A Choice : Grassroots Community Organizing Fundamentals
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 is a Black-Mexican / German male, currently residing in Houston Texas. He is an organizer at heart with a passion for juvenile justice reform, urban agriculture, fighting for equity and equality for those in need. His first name meaning "warrior of the people" in German, his mantra is leaders become great not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.
As a youth he received a ten year sentence and spent close to four years incarcerated for his first offense, where he was with three adults and Dieter was the only individual required to serve time due to the juvenile detention system not having a PR bond system in place. Having experience going to court without proper representation and being coerced into signing a plea bargain due to not knowing his rights, and witnessing extortion, youth being sexually assaulted, and other forms of oppression against youth within juvenile jails, he knew at an early age how unfair the criminal justice system was designed. While incarcerated Dieter studied Fidel Castro, Barack Obama, and Pedro Albizu Campos on how to turn moments into movements, and decided to give back once he was released by getting involved with community organizing. His passion for youth leadership development movement within marginalized communities, has led him to build a national base of activists dedicated to creating justice and freedom for people of color.
Dieter has experience working in various capacities and advocating for a plethora of issues as a Violence Interrupter for Cure Violence (Chicago) , Lead Criminal Justice Organizer at Texas Organizing Project (Houston), and Program Manager for youth and community engagement at Harris County Youth Collective. He is highly effective at turning social movements into recognizable brands, gaining national recognition for "Cantus Books to Incarcerated Youth" "The Trident Family" and "Respect Women Campaign". For his efforts he has acquired nearly 3.5 million in grant funding over the span of five years.
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 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:
Reebok Human Rights Award Recipient
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.
As a youth he received a ten year sentence and spent close to four years incarcerated for his first offense, where he was with three adults and Dieter was the only individual required to serve time due to the juvenile detention system not having a PR bond system in place. Having experience going to court without proper representation and being coerced into signing a plea bargain due to not knowing his rights, and witnessing extortion, youth being sexually assaulted, and other forms of oppression against youth within juvenile jails, he knew at an early age how unfair the criminal justice system was designed. While incarcerated Dieter studied Fidel Castro, Barack Obama, and Pedro Albizu Campos on how to turn moments into movements, and decided to give back once he was released by getting involved with community organizing. His passion for youth leadership development movement within marginalized communities, has led him to build a national base of activists dedicated to creating justice and freedom for people of color.
Dieter has experience working in various capacities and advocating for a plethora of issues as a Violence Interrupter for Cure Violence (Chicago) , Lead Criminal Justice Organizer at Texas Organizing Project (Houston), and Program Manager for youth and community engagement at Harris County Youth Collective. He is highly effective at turning social movements into recognizable brands, gaining national recognition for "Cantus Books to Incarcerated Youth" "The Trident Family" and "Respect Women Campaign". For his efforts he has acquired nearly 3.5 million in grant funding over the span of five years.
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 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:
Reebok Human Rights Award Recipient
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 1,000 Colleges , conferences, and agencies
Have hired dieter to speak, host, or provide trainings
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
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
Organizations that Dieter has developed, incorporated, or worked with
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Having a long history of community organizing and now working for a county agency, he focuses on combining grasstop and grassroots organizing with an agenda that is based off six core principles.
1. Identifying and understanding a vulnerable community, its root problem(s), and how the existing social system has created the problem(s)
2. Developing a shared solution (and narrative) for how the solve the community's problem(s)
3. Creating an action plan to achieve the desired solution by winning collective power
4. Building relationships, bringing people together, and educating them on how they can help carry out the plan
5. Keeping the plan moving forward toward its intended goal through trainings, actions, media relations, regenerative support, building solidarity and coalitions, and other movement strategies
6. Identifying and keeping resources in the community, empowering community members to no longer need the system and how to become self sufficient.
1. Identifying and understanding a vulnerable community, its root problem(s), and how the existing social system has created the problem(s)
2. Developing a shared solution (and narrative) for how the solve the community's problem(s)
3. Creating an action plan to achieve the desired solution by winning collective power
4. Building relationships, bringing people together, and educating them on how they can help carry out the plan
5. Keeping the plan moving forward toward its intended goal through trainings, actions, media relations, regenerative support, building solidarity and coalitions, and other movement strategies
6. Identifying and keeping resources in the community, empowering community members to no longer need the system and how to become self sufficient.
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