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A stark example to me that men are the dominant sex is in literature. Women read books by men, about men, but it is few and far between that I see men reading books by women, about women. In an effort to educate myself, I’m reading Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist in which she highlights this in one of her essays.
Read More*ALWAYS seek consent. But what I mean to say, in the wake of the Aziz Ansari story, is that it’s time for men and women to work together towards a new definition of consent. Let’s call the old version of ‘no means no’ the bare minimum, and the new version of ‘are you enjoying yourself?’ to be best practices.
Read MoreMissing words? Nah, I don’t miss them. Over the years I’ve removed words from my vocabulary with intention. I’ve never used ‘fag’ or ‘faggot’ so that was easy. I’m not exactly sure when, but ‘retard’ left too—somehow it’s more satisfying just to call someone stupid or an idiot anyways. The word that shocked me the most was ‘rape.’
Read MoreThe other day I screwed up. I addressed a table full of women as ‘you guys’. *facepalm* Kindly, nobody called me out on it. As the activity progressed, I seized a chance to redeem myself. Someone mentioned the impact of language.
Read MoreHappy 2018 to you and yours! This year we are undertaking a personal challenge to share some of our reflections around what it means to be a better man in today’s day and age. As a team, we often have long conversations based on our experiences in our programs, our personal lives, or the latest article, video, or podcast that we’ve taken in.
Read MoreWe are almost half way through our first group of after-school programs in the York Region District School Board, and a lot of learning and growth is coming together with the groups at each school. We also had a lot of fun during our Fall field trip to the Toronto Marlies game.
Read MoreThis year, I’m really excited to be attending the United Nations’ official observance of International Women’s Day 2016, where the focus will be on building momentum for the implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG5: Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls.
Read MoreHave you seen our photos and messages as part of YouthREX’s #YellTheTruth campaign?
YouthREX is one of our key partners and collaborators. Based out of York University, YouthREX supports youth-serving organizations throughout Ontario in integrating research evidence and evaluation into their programs and organizations.
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political, and social achievements of women past, present, and future.
Read MoreThanks to an amazing opportunity from Movember Canada, we have the resources to launch our first school-based programs for young men in the Greater Toronto Area in 2015, and we plan to expand our reach in the coming years. We believe that starting the conversation about what it means to be a man with young males at a crucial point in their lives will have a lasting impact on their physical, mental, emotional, and sexual health and development, and a positive influence within our communities.
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