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Men Can Stop Rape is pleased to announce that it will be conducting TWO 
TRAININGS this January 2010 - our semiannual "From Theory to Practice" 
STRENGTH TRAINING on Jan 7-9 and a NEW training on Jan 21-22 for 
schools/agencies who are seriously interested in starting a MEN OF STRENGTH 
CLUB for their middle school or high school students. See below for 
information. Please forward to interested parties!

"FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE" STRENGTH TRAINING
Thur, Jan 7 - Sat, Jan 9, 2010
Hosted by Men Can Stop Rape (MCSR)
Held at Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC

Wondering how you can stop sexual assault and domestic violence before it 
even starts? Register for Men Can Stop Rape's three-day *"From Theory to 
Practice" Strength Training* and learn the primary violence prevention 
strategies that have helped over 9,000 of MCSR’s training recipients engage 
young men in this work. This is a great opportunity to broaden your knowledge 
and expertise in gender violence prevention, build relationships with other 
professionals in this field, and sight-see in our nation’s capitol!

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
* military SARC's, SAVI’s, and officers
* activist men strategizing new ways to engage males in their community to 
role model strength without violence
* college and university students, staff, and faculty who want to engage men 
on their campus
* anyone interested in doing this work

Learn how to:
1) identify masculinity's "dominant stories" and "counterstories" and 
recognize how "dominant stories" contribute 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.

How do I register?
Our 20-25 person trainings usually fill up very quickly, so please sign-up 
before close of registration (Dec 15, 2009) at 
http://www.mencanstoprape.org/info-url2697/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=442957. ;
Contact Joseph Vess with questions at 202/534-1836 or 
.

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MEN OF STRENGTH (MOST) CLUB TRAINING
Thur, Jan 21 - Fri, Jan 22, 2010
Hosted by Men Can Stop Rape (MCSR)
Held at Center for Education on Violence Against Women, Washington, DC

If your agency is serious about starting a middle school or high school Men 
of Strength (MOST) Club to prevent sexual assault & dating violence, this is 
the training to sign up for. Identified by the CDC as one of the top four 
gender violence prevention programs in the country, MOST Club has over 100 
locations in DC, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, NYC, North Carolina, Ohio, 
South Carolina and California (through CALCASA). 

Who Should Attend?
* Agencies interested in starting a MOST Club in middle schools, high 
schools, or youth-serving organizations
* Youth-serving professionals interested in facilitating (part-time) our DC 
MOST Club sites

Training Objectives:
1) Learn the necessary steps for establishing a successful Men of Strength 
Club.
2) Learn how to better frame sexual assault as a problem young men can play a 
positive role in ending
3) Build skills for speaking with young men about sexism and strategies for 
effectively challenging the culture that supports violence against women.
4) Explore the challenges and opportunities of engaging male youth and learn 
effective ways to use both.
5) Provide participants with practice responses and facilitation skills to 
common reactions and questions from male audiences.

How do I attend?
This training requires an application process; Please go to our website to 
apply by the Dec 30 deadline: http://bit.ly/AV3ML
For more information about MOST Club, please go to www.MenCanStopRape.org.
Contact Neil Irvin or Kedrick Griffin with questions at 
/202/534-1837
 or 

 or 202/534-1838.