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

["Tom Schiff" <>]

Four years ago I co-created a program called Phallacies. Phallacies is a men's health dialogue and theater program. Students meet on a weekly basis to dialogue about a variety of health issues, including violence. We use the dialogues as fodder for writing a performance piece that covers topics from body image, alcohol use, family relationships, race, class, sexuality, gender identity, relationship violence, sexual assault, intimacy, and more. Our premise is that since gender (and thus masculinities) is performed, we want to offer healthy scripts. We have a show that is roughly 90 minutes, and change it every year as we have rotating members. Our campus performances generally are pretty filled (300-400 people) plus we present to some larger classes, fraternities, and others, and do much shorter renditions (15 minutes or so) for events such as Take Back the Night or DV vigils.

 

And it is definitely a leadership program. Our guys do incredible work outside of this as well. Some were very involved in creating an organization this year working to challenge rape culture.

 

I'd be happy to speak with anyone about this, and I look forward to see what others post.

 

Tom Schiff, Ed.D.
Interim Lead
Health Promotion
Center for Health Promotion
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
413-577-5133

 

“Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire” - William Butler Yeats

 

 

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Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 4:16 PM

Subject: Re: What's working for your school and engaging male students?

Well that was silly of me to ask folks to not respond to this question by replying to the whole listserv. I bet you all are interested in the answers as well. Sorry- end of semester brain! I look forward to seeing everyone's ideas on this topic. Thanks!

On May 8, 2013, at 4:00 PM, "Amy Cleckler" <> wrote:

Hello, colleagues ~
I am reaching out to gather ideas on what's working for you/your campus in terms of engaging men in gender violence prevention and/or activism?
I am less interested in a list of men's programs and curricula. Rather, I'd love to know what is working/has worked for you and how you implemented the trainings, programs, groups or approaches.

Please message me directly at .
Thank you all so much!
-Amy

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Amy Cleckler, MSW, MPH, LCSW
Gender Violence Prevention and Services Coordinator
Duke University Women's Center
420 Chapel Drive
Box 90920
919.681.6231
919.681.6885 (fax)

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