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

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"From Theory to Practice" Strength Training

When:
July 16 - July 18, 2009 

Wondering how you can involve young men in the prevention of sexual
assault and domestic violence? Register for Men Can Stop Rape, Inc.'s
three-day "From Theory to Practice" Strength Training and learn the
theories and strategies that over 9,000 of MCSR's training participants
have used to engage men in their communities. 

Where:
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC.

Who Should Attend?
* youth-serving professionals searching for better ways to teach males
about healthy masculinity and positive relationships
* rape crisis and domestic violence center personnel looking for ways to
engage men 
* activist men strategizing new ways to engage males in their community
to role model strength without violence 
* college and university students, staff, and faculty

Learn how to:
1) identify masculinity's "dominant stories" and "counterstories" and
recognize how "dominant stories" relate to violence against women
2) explore the challenges of engaging men and learn effective ways to
overcome these challenges
3) mobilize men to become better allies with women
4) strategize with others about how to involve men 
5) speak with men about sexism and connecting it to other "isms" or
forms of oppression.

Registration: 
Training fee is $500 (includes breakfast each day and MCSR's training
manual). Our trainings usually fill up very quickly; registration will
close on June 30 or when capacity is reached. 

Register at http://www.mencanstoprape.org. Contact Joseph Vess with
questions at 202/534-1836 or 
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Discounted hotel rooms are available at the Hyatt Regency at $139/night
(please specify interest when registering).