MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A CALL TO MEN, a violence prevention organization and leading voice on manhood, male socialization and its intersection with violence, and preventing violence against all women and girls, will host its national conference – The Many Faces of Manhood – in Bloomington, MN, this week.
WHAT: The Many Faces of Manhood will explore healthy, respectful manhood in athletics, education, incarceration, fatherhood, faith communities, and around issues of gender. Embracing and promoting a healthy, respectful manhood prevents violence against women, sexual assault and harassment, trafficking, bullying, discrimination and other social ills.
The conference will convene influential and passionate speakers who are leading the national conversation on healthy, respectful manhood and gender equality, and driving community change in Minnesota. Conference attendees will learn how the collective socialization of men creates a fertile ground for violence and discrimination against women and girls. Those same notions of sexism and inequality hold men hostage to the rigid norms of manhood. As men are empowered to be their authentic selves, we will collectively create a world where all men and boys are loving and respectful and all women and girls are valued and safe. The conference is open to the public.
WHO: The Many Faces of Manhood is hosted by A CALL TO MEN and sponsored by the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota. As a statewide community foundation and presenting sponsor of the conference, the Women’s Foundation is committed to working with communities to achieve gender and racial equity.
The conference features national violence prevention experts and thought leaders including:
- Ted Bunch, Chief Development Officer, A CALL TO MEN
- Wade Davis, Senior Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, YSC
- Neil Irvin, Executive Director, Men Can Stop Rape
- Byron Hurt, Activist, Lecturer, Writer, Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker
- Becki Masaki, Co-Founder, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
- Tony Porter, Chief Executive Officer, A CALL TO MEN
- Dr. Beth Richie, Professor of Criminology, Law and Justice and African American Studies, University of Illinois – Chicago
Minnesota-based speakers include:
- John J. Choi, Ramsey County Attorney
- Lenny Hayes, Owner, Tata Topa Consulting
- Ed Heisler, Executive Director, Men as Peacemakers
- Saanii Hernandez, Vice President, Minnesota Women’s Foundation
- Nicole Matthews, Executive Director, Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition
- Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre, MC, Activist & Educator
- Sam Simmons – Samuel Simmons Consulting
- Pheng Thao – Founder & Director, ManForward MN & Men and Masculine Folks Network
Interviews are available on site.
WHEN: |
September 14-15, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | ||||
Thursday, September 14, 2017 – Highlights |
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8:15 a.m. | Media Check In | ||||
8:45 a.m. | Conference Open – Saanii Hernandez, Vice President, Women’s Foundation of Minnesota | ||||
9:00 a.m. | Conference Keynote – Tony Porter, Chief Executive Officer, A CALL TO MEN | ||||
9:45 a.m. | Black Feminist Reflections on Manhood – Dr. Beth Richie, Professor of Criminology, Law and Justice and African American Studies, University of Illinois - Chicago | ||||
11:30 a.m. | Black Lives Matter Includes Black Women and Girls | ||||
Promoting Gender Equality in Religious and Spiritual Institutions | |||||
1:30 p.m. | Fatherhood and Filling the Gap of Fatherlessness | ||||
Addressing Male Domination and White Supremacy | |||||
Friday, September 15, 2017 – Highlights |
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8:15 a.m. | Media Check In | ||||
8:45 a.m. | Conference Open – John J. Choi, Ramsey County Attorney | ||||
9:30 a.m. | Challenging Sports Culture – Wade Davis, Senior Diversity & Inclusion Consultant | ||||
11:45 a.m. |
LIVERESPECT Anti-Violence Curriculum for Middle/High Schools |
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Fraternities & Athletes: Promoting Heathy, Respectful Manhood | |||||
Addressing Commercial Sexual Exploitation – Pornography and Trafficking | |||||
1:45 p.m. | Conference Close – Issues of Race & Culture in America | ||||
WHERE: |
Hilton Minneapolis St. Paul Airport Mall of America | ||||
3800 American Boulevard East, Bloomington, MN 55425 | |||||
About A CALL TO MEN
A CALL TO MEN educates men all over the world on healthy, respectful manhood. Embracing and promoting a healthy, respectful manhood prevents violence against women, sexual assault and harassment, bullying and many other social ills. A CALL TO MEN is a violence prevention organization and respected leader on issues of manhood, male socialization and its intersection with violence, and preventing violence against all women and girls. For more information, visit www.acalltomen.org. Follow A CALL TO MEN on Facebook and Twitter @acalltomen.