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).
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
nirvin@mencanstoprape.org/202/534-1837 or
kgriffin@mencanstoprape.org or 202/534-1838.
ABOUT MEN CAN STOP RAPE, INC.
Named by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as one of the world’s most innovative violence prevention programs, Men Can Stop Rape, Inc. has reached over 2 million youth and professionals since 1997. MCSR focuses on the primary prevention of gender-based violence. In contrast to traditional efforts that address men as “the problem,” MCSR’s holistic approach embraces men as vital allies and encourages young men to explore the connections between unhealthy masculinity and violence against women; define their own nonviolent vision of masculinity; and create healthy, equitable relationships. Across the globe academic institutions, service providers, and government agencies have relied on MCSR’s youth development programs (MOST Club and Campus Strength), public messaging (Strength Mediaworks), and professional training (Strength Trainings) for mobilizing young men in their communities. Learn more about us at
http://www.mencanstoprape.org* 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
