Men Stopping Violence is a social change organization dedicated to ending men's violence against women.

Men Stopping Violence works locally, nationally, and internationally to dismantle belief systems, social structures, and institutional practices that oppress women and children and dehumanize men themselves. We look to the violence against women's movement to keep the reality of the problem and the vision of the solution before us. We believe that all forms of oppression are interconnected. Social justice work in the areas of race, class, gender, age, and sexual orientation are all critical to ending violence against women.

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'It Just Made Us Closer':

BWHD Provides Fun,

Meaningful Interactions

Between Dads, Daughters

Dads and daughters who participated in Men Stopping Violence's 2007 Because We Have Daughters® (BWHD) Campaign said that BWHD helped to strengthen their relationships, boost communication skills and address the challenges that girls face around safety and self-esteem, according to a recent evaluation of the program.

Beginning in January with an afternoon of "bridge-building" at the Atlanta Masjid Al-Islam and culminating in June with a celebratory picnic in Grant Park, BWHD 2007 used fun activities as a way of helping dads and daughters forge new bonds and find ways to discuss challenging issues.

Training Institute Draws Attendees From 8 States

Twenty-eight people dedicated to the work of ending male violence against women attended Men Stopping Violence's Training Institute for Mobilizing Men (TIMM) conference Feb. 27 through March 1, 2008, in Atlanta.

Men Stopping Violence, in consultation with the New York-based organization A Call to Men, has created TIMM, which helps state coalitions working to end intimate partner violence educate and organize men about the issue.

The recent conference was the first of two such trainings for the eight participating state coalitions -- Idaho, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Read more.

                                        Photo: Craig Norberg-Bohm TIMM conference attendees pose with trainers from MSV and A Call to Men.

Mentor Training Program

Pilot Begins at BTW High

Communities are increasingly calling on more men to become strong role models for boys, and Men Stopping Violence (MSV) has created a program that helps mentors support both academic success for boys and increased safety for women and girls.

Drawing on lessons learned from working with men for more than two decades, MSV has established the Mentor Training Program (MTP), which trains college students to work with high school freshman who are having disciplinary problems and are at risk for dropping out. The MTP trains mentors to rely on strategies that value education and challenge destructive definitions of masculinity.

Read more.

Article Describes MSV Model

for Mobilizing Men

to End Violence Against Women

Community accountability is the foundation of the work that Men Stopping Violence does to help increase the safety of women and girls. An article published in the February 2008 issue of the journal Violence Against Women explains the philosophical framework MSV uses to do this work and that framework's relationship to the organization's programs.

The article, "Deconstructing Male Violence Against Women: The Men Stopping Violence Community-Accountability Model" was written by MSV staffers Dick Bathrick, Ulester Douglas and Phyllis Alesia Perry.

Read an abstract of the article.

Upcoming Events!

Men Stopping Violence:
Listening to

Women's Voices

A Benefit Concert

with

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Doria Roberts

Kitty Snyder

Theresa Davis

Hosted by

Jenn Hobby

of radio station

Q100

MAY 17, 2008
8 p.m.

Unitarian Universalist

Congregation of Atlanta

1911 Cliff Valley Way
Atlanta GA 30329

$27

Click here to purchase tickets online.

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call 404.270.9894.

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