May 22, 2006
New Blogs To Check-Out
Back from a week off, I've found a couple of new blogs that I thought I would call attention to. The first is Masculinities in Media brought to you by the great organization Men Can Stop Rape. The second is The Rape Crisis Blog. Here is the description from the site:
I've created this blog in order to bring into consciousness the sad reality of rape victims around the world in the 21st century. Currently I'm collecting every piece of information I can find regarding this subject, and put it here with reference to the origin.
Check them out....
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April 13, 2006
Resource: National Latino Alliance
Check out: National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
Currently on their main page: LATINO MEN SPEAK OUT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE! April 26, 2006 New York City
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January 09, 2006
NOMAS-Boston
The Boston chapter of the National Organization of Men Against Sexism has a great internet resource page. Lots of links to numerous programs and organizations doing similar work. Worth checking out...
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October 18, 2005
Men of Strength Club
Recently, I've been wondering - where are the young pro-feminist males? A few years ago I ran different youth programs for the Men's Resource Center for Change and worked with some great youth who understood how men are socialized in our culture. They were interested in re-examining that and to work against violenc against women. They were inspiring to me in ways that I hadn't anticipated when I stated these programs. I am aware that there are numerous organizations and programs that are working with young men and I've been searching for different models as well as talking to colleagues about what they know.
Below is a link to a program that is run by Men Can Stop Rape in Washington DC. It looks like a great model - and is starting a national presence this year.
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September 08, 2005
Jackson Katz
Jackson Katz is an articulate and deep-thinking pro-feminist man. He created the Mentors for Violence Prevention (MVP) program at Northeastern University and, along with the Media Education Foundation, created several popular educational videos, including Tough Guise: Violence, Media, and the Crisis of Masculinity. I recommend checking out his website and, especially, looking at the publications page. There, he has numerous articles that are well worth reading. If he comes to your local college be sure to hear him speak, too.
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July 25, 2005
You The Man
You The Man is a one person play that can be brought to an audience (high school, college, conference) and used as a tool to address domestic and sexual violence. Its focus is on the bystander model where you encourage those who witness DV or SA to respond appropriately. There are several of this type of production out there (I've seen The Yellow Dress and Remote Control at local schools). I think they can be effective tools to get conversations started, but are not a one solution "answer" to these issues, as I've seen some schools use them.
More info: You The Man
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