filed in Monthly on Jul.16, 2009
Our discussion this month is centered around Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Since she was nominated by President Obama, Sotomayor has received much criticism, which continues today in her confirmation hearings. The criticism that she is receiving is very difficult to digest because it reinforces the ways in which racism [...]
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filed in News on Jul.15, 2009
Voices of the “Well Meaning” Men are Silent…..
You too can help challenge the “well meaning” men in your lives into action. See this editorial by Patricia Castillo, L.M.S.W. and Dr. Michael J. McMains from the P.E.A.C.E. Initiative of San Antonio.
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The Men's Nonviolence Project seeks to encourage men to take an active role in ending men's violence against women. MNP provides information, resources, and connections to inspire and support the involvement of men and boys in preventing domestic violence.
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The Men's Non Violence Project under the Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) has created a guide to engage men and boys in prevention programs. Working with men and boys is not a new idea in Texas nonviolence activist work. For decades men and boys have engaged through Batterer Intervention and Prevention Programs and nonviolence programs. Non-violence is now taking one additional step and getting communities across the state to work on creating long-term, transformative prevention efforts by focusing on gender socialization and how it contributes to gender-based violence.
Violence prevention requires a change in the social conditions that impact the community which make violence normal and acceptable. TCFV is hopeful this guide will help communities engage men and boys in prevention programs that create lasting change.