Mens Nonviolence Project

April 2012: Why I’m a Black Male Feminist

hgutierrez — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:28:30 +0000

In the article titled, “Why I’m a Black Male Feminist” Byron Hurt, filmmaker and activist, describes how he came to embrace his feminist self. Hurt describes his trajectory as involving his personal experiences with violence in the home, a recognition of how he himself was using his male privilege to assert his power over his female partners as an adult, and finally, his work with Jackson Katz through the Mentors in Violence Prevention program.

Click here to read full article.

The path that Hurt and other (wo)men take as they embrace feminism is challenging. It entails taking stock of past and present behaviors and attitudes and assessing them in the context of how they perpetuate male violence, a symptom of patriarchy. That is, it requires that (wo)men consider how they have supported and perpetuated patriarchy. However, the result is liberating.
According to Hurt, “Not only does feminism give woman a voice, but it also clears the way for men to free themselves from the stranglehold of traditional masculinity. When we hurt the women in our lives, we hurt ourselves, and we hurt our community, too.”

This month consider what barriers you have faced in identifying as a feminist. Who were the individuals along the way who made this self-identification difficult? What about the “f” word is so scary?

A Men’s Project

hgutierrez — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:33:33 +0000

Web Resources for Men – Respecting Others & Ourselves
A MEN’S PROJECT (AMP) has links related to Men and Boys in North America seeking a just world.
A Men’s Project Blog contains discussion of issues of relevance to their website.

MenCare-Mauricio’s Story

hgutierrez — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:12:10 +0000

MenCare – A Global Fatherhood Campaign – officially launched in November, 2011 in Washington, D.C. and is coordinated by Promundo, Sonke and the MenEngage Alliance, as an effort to promote men’s involvement as fathers and as caregivers. It seeks to provide support materials, messages, policy recommendations and research to encourage local MenEngage partners, NGOs, women’s rights organizations, governments and UN partners to implement campaign activities in their settings.

MenCare – Marcio’s Story from Promundo on Vimeo.

February 2012: Group Galvanizes Men To Stop Violence Against Women

hgutierrez — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:52:55 +0000

Men Can Stop Rape’s new public awareness campaign challenges men to take a stance and prevent violence, before it occurs. The campaign is targeted for university students because of the high incidences of sexual violence and intimate partner violence in that population. It provides men with some easy steps they can take to take a stand. One technique they use is distraction. A potential bystander is encouraged to call a potential victim on their cell phone to give them time to get away from the potentially dangerous situation.

Click here to read the full article.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention month. What kinds of events or activities can be promoted that specifically target men and boys?

Protecting the Circle: Aboriginal Men Ending Violence Against Women

hgutierrez — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:55:33 +0000

Download the written collection of Aboriginal Men’s Voices from the Protecting the Circle: Aboriginal Men Ending Violence Against Women event held in Toronto with Ryerson University Aboriginal Student Services in January 2010.

Men Can Stop Rape Launches Where Do You Stand? Campaign

hgutierrez — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:35:25 +0000

Where Do You Stand? is a positive approach to preventing violence that empowers male bystanders to intervene in a variety of common and potentially dangerous scenarios that college students face on campus. This unique awareness campaign uses provacative images and messages that were inspired by interviews with sexual assault staff on college campuses, examined by focus groups with a diversity of college men and tested with surveys for effectiveness. Where Do You Stand? incorporates a variety of elements, including posters, billboards and other media materials, trainings, a curriculum, event ideas and projects that all reinforce ways that young men can use their strength for bystander intervention.

Save the Date for the 2012 Healthy Masculinity Summit

hgutierrez — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:30:55 +0000

Beanpot rivals team up to end violence against women

hgutierrez — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:20:07 +0000

January 24, 2012
Coaches, players and athletic directors for Boston’s Beanpot schools joined forces with community leaders on Monday at the State House to make a public declaration of their commitment to end violence against women.

Nobody Ever Earned It

hgutierrez — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:46:39 +0000

Fathers have a uniquely powerful role in ending violence against women. Join the House Of Ruth Maryland on this provocative journey through domestic abuse from the Father’s perspective. Produced in conjunction with the House Of Ruth Maryland 2012.

New study reveals that men with negative attitudes towards women are more likely to use violence

hgutierrez — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:51:38 +0000

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Dhaka, Bangladesh – A new study has found that men who have negative attitudes towards women are more likely to use violence, affecting not only the women for whom they have violated but also the children in their lives, families and the community at large.