West Chester, PA

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

PRESS RELEASE:

Paul Mayer, social activist for over 50 years, to join host Randy Rolfe on "Family First"

Paul Mayer, leader in social and justice movements since the 1960s and now pursuing a ministry in marriage and weddings, to appear on Family First with Randy Rolfe on VoiceAmerica's Radio Network.

PHOENIX – Voice America Talk Radio Network, Internet broadcasting pioneer, producing and syndicating online audio and video, today announced that Paul Mayer, long-time leading social activist and author of his soon to be released memoir, is to join host Randy Rolfe, speaking of the challenges of modern marriage on the Family First radio program on the VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Channel http://www.voiceamericahealth.com) Friday, October 21, 2011, at 1 PM Pacific Time.

After all the flowers, caterers, favors, videographers, expensive gowns and decorations, what does today's wedding really mean to the bride and groom or to the guests? Are weddings just a big party? Many young couples want their weddings outside of conventional settings and are looking for something different. Family First guest Paul Mayer has officiated at hundreds of weddings and has found a way to bring back the l meaning traditional cultures saw in weddings. Mayer's wedding ministry came to him after over half a century of leadership in the cause of peace and justice, from civil rights work with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. to leadership efforts regarding Central America, the Vietnam War, the Soviet Union, Israeli-Palestinian relations, Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors, Cuba, and the Climate Crisis. Paul Mayer will share his powerful insights about how weddings and family can help to create a better world.

    Paul Mayer is a non-canonical, formerly married priest. His experience as a young Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany inspired him to cofound Children of War to help young survivors of wars. Becoming Catholic and then a Benedictine monk, his work with Dr. King in the 1965 voting rights campaign set him on a lifelong path of organizing for global peace, social justice, ecology, and non-violent social change. His efforts have included pioneering liberation theology in Central America, working with Jesse Jackson in the Rainbow Coalition, addressing the 1984 Democratic Convention on nuclear disarmament, coordinating the Catonsville Nine Defense Committee in support of religious non-violent action, and working with other world luminaries of the last 50 years. Most recently he cofounded the Climate Crisis Coalition and has received honors for his non-fiction writing. His new book, Wrestling With Angels: A Spiritual Memoir of A Political Life, is due for publication soon. 

"Family First" airs live on Fridays at 1PM Pacific/ 3PM Central/ 4PM Eastern, on the VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Channel. To access the show, log on at http://www.voiceamericahealth.com  All shows will be available in Randy Rolfe's Content Library on The VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Channel for on-demand and pod cast download, http://www.voiceamericahealth.com

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ABOUT Family First Host Randy Rolfe, JD, MA:

Randy Rolfe, World Ambassador for Family, http://www.randyrolfe.com,) is bestselling author of six books on family life, international speaker, TV therapist, and educator.  She received top was elected Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Pennsylvania. By age 20, she had traveled to 29 countries and was convinced that world peace begins with the family. She studied law at Villanova Law School, served on the Law Review Board, and joined a top Philadelphia firm where she was the first woman attorney ever hired. She and her husband put family first from the beginning and her parenting experience inspired her to write her first book: You Can Postpone Anything But Love. She founded the Institute for Creative Solutions in 1985 and soon became a popular TV and radio personality, "One of the best guests ever," according to Geraldo Rivera. Other books include: Adult Children Raising Children; The Affirmations Book for Sharing (co-author John Rolfe); The Seven Secrets of Successful Parents; The Four Temperaments; and Princess Buttercup The Cat's Cross-Country Road Trip #3 (co-author John Rolfe and Princess Buttercup The Cat). For her volunteer work, she received the Chapel of the Four Chaplain's Legion of Honor. She is proud to be hosting Family First.

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Randy Rolfe

President

Institute for Creative Solutions

West Chester, PA

610-429-5869