Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["Joseph Vess" <>]

Men Can Stop Rape, selected last year as one of the world's top three most
innovative domestic violence prevention programs as part of the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation Changemakers competition, will hold its next "From Theory
To Practice" Strength training on January 8-10, 2009, in Washington, DC!

 

"I got so much from it personally as well as professionally, and I think
that is why it is so effective. I appreciated the positive approach to
engaging men as allies in the work to end sexual violence. Working with men
is an essential part to preventing sexual violence and the Men Can Stop Rape
workshop is an invaluable resource."

-Melissa Harris, Advocacy Coordinator, Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual
Assault

 

>From Theory To Practice is MCSR's most comprehensive training, and begins by
exploring the theory behind engaging men of all ages in developing healthier
models of masculinity. Participants will experience and learn the exercises
and approaches that have have made MCSR's Strength Mediaworks, Men of
Strength Clubs, and Campus Strength program the leaders in the effort to
create cultures free from violence, especially men's violence against women.
They will also explore new and innovative strategies to build the capacity
of men and boys in their communities to prevent violence against women by
being active bystanders and changing cultures.

 

Past participants have included rape crisis and domestic violence center
personnel looking for ways to engage men on the primary prevention of men's
violence against women; US military sexual assault response coordinators;
youth-serving professionals searching for better ways to teach boys about
healthy masculinity and positive relationships; activist men strategizing
new ways to engage men and boys in their community on role modeling strength
without violence, and many, many others! 

 

 

Training objectives include:

-Become more aware of the "Dominant Stories" of masculinity and better
understand the importance of "Counterstories," and how these relate to
violence against women.

-Explore the challenges of engaging men and learn effective ways to overcome
these barriers. 

-Learn how men can be mobilized to become better allies with women. 

-Strategize with others about how to involve men in our work.

-Build skills for speaking with men about sexism.

-Learn how to better assist men in connecting sexism to other forms of
oppression.

-Provide participants with practice responses to common reactions and
questions from male audiences.

 

When: January 8-10, 2009, from 9am to 5pm each day. We require full
participation all three days! On Thursday evening we will also offer the
option of eating dinner together, which is not required but most
participants choose to join.

 

Where: Georgetown University Law Center at 600 New Jersey Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20001.

 

Fee: Our fee is $500 which includes the full three-day training, breakfast
each day, and MCSR's training manual. It does not include travel or lodging.
We have also arranged for discounted rates of $149 per night at a hotel a
block from the training center.

 

>From Theory to Practice training usually fills up quickly, and registration
will close when capacity is reached or on December 8, 2008. To register,
please email Joseph Vess at 

 with your name,
organizational affiliation(s) if applicable, why you are interested in the
training and what you hope to gain from participating.

 

 

What former participants have said about the training:

"I think that for future trainings you should put a warning label on the
registration form stating, 'This Training is Life-Altering.'"

-Amy Jensen, Program Coordinator, Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault

 

"I refer often to the Strength Training as one of the significant
contributors to formulating the program's mission."

--Chris Wilcox Elliot, founder, Men's Leadership Project, University of
Virginia

 

 

 

Joseph Vess

Consulting and Training Director

202.265.6530 x 16 | 


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