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There’s been a lot of discussion about dress codes in schools this year; in May, a ‘Crop Top Day’ protest was organized in schools across the GTA after grade 12 student Alexi Halket was sent home for the day because of her choice of attire.
Read MoreEarlier this month, we sent our Program Director Jermal to New York City for the International Conference on Masculinities.
Since Jermal was way too busy to live tweet the conference for us, we caught up with him after he had a chance to process everything he learned and think about how it applies to Next Gen Men’s work.
Read MoreOne of the most challenging, but worthwhile, events I attended for International Women’s Day in Toronto, was the screening of Private Violence, a documentary on domestic violence in America. As I mentioned to one of the panelists after, it was a heavy topic even just to watch a documentary about, and I came away with the utmost respect for the individuals and organizations who provide advocacy and supportive services in this field, not to mention the many women who have experienced and continue to experience domestic violence firsthand.
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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