Men Against Violence

Goal:

Presenters:

Keynote: "Tough Guise: Masculinity & Violence" - Dr. Sut Jhally *

Sut Jhally is Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Founder and Executive Director of the Media Education Foundation (MEF). He is one of the world's leading scholars looking at the role played by advertising and popular culture in the processes of social control and identity construction.
    He is best known as the producer and director of a number of films and videos (including Dreamworlds: Desire/Sex/Power in Music Video; Tough Guise: Media, Violence and the Crisis of Masculinity; and Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire) that deal with issues ranging from gender, sexuality and race to commercialism, violence and politics. Born in Kenya, raised in England, educated in graduate studies in Canada, he currently lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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Lunchnote: "Voices of Men" - Ben Atherton-Zeman

Ben is a spokesperson for the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (www.nomas.org) and is a public speaker on issues of violence prevention. He has given presentations in 39 states, Canada, China and the Czech Republic. Ben has spoken at colleges, high schools, public theatres, conferences, houses of worship and juvenile detention facilities. For the past fifteen years, Ben has worked as a prevention educator for rape crisis centers, domestic violence programs, and state coalitions. He is a board member of the Sudbury/Wayland/Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable and an advisory board member for the White Ribbon Campaign in the United Kingdom.

Endnote: "The Naked Truth About Stereotypes: A TransformEducational Fashion Show" -  Stephany Hazelrigg

This new performance explores and deconstructs traditional male gender roles through examining the experience of a few characters. The first introductions are traditionally defined men who are familiar to us, but are in truth only a facade of the real man. As we learn about these individuals we begin to see the difficulty these men face in their own lives as they cope with the implications of creating a healthy manhood for themselves.

Workshop Sessions:

A Call to Men

- a national organization committed to "influence change in men's behavior through a re-education and training process that challenges sexism"

Men's Network Against Domestic Violence, Seattle

- a NW regional organization committed to: "increasing men's involvement in preventing violence and unhealthy relationships by encouraging and supporting male leaders in the creation and sustainment of programs that engage and support men into effective action"

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F.E.A.R. Project

- a multimedia program from Seattle University, designed to create dialogue around gendered violence by more effectively engaging the audience than traditional presentations.

Lane and Patty Judson

- Parents of Crystal Judson who was murdered by her ex-husband David Brame, former Tacoma Police Chief. Their two part program tells the story of Crystal's life, what she went through and gives us a powerful example of what we as a community can do to create change.

Approaches Toward Prevention: Self-Defense

- "Exploring and enhancing men's involvement in self-defense courses through context, process, and participant impact"

PLU SAPET

- PLU's own Sexual Assault Peer Education Team program which seeks to educate and challenge students to consider the impact of language and myth in social acceptance of men's violence.

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PLU VAV Research and Social Marketing

- Review of recent DOJ OVW sponsored research with PLU students and the social marketing campaign designed to address areas of concern. A great session for those contemplating a similar program on their campus.

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UW Men's Checkup & Crystal Judson Family Justice Center

- As part of an "Innovation Panel", the directors of these two cutting edge programs will discuss how these efforts have changed the face of prevention and response in the NW and around the nation.

Organizing Men In your Community

Men's Role in Violence Prevention Roundtable