Organizations and Programs in the United States
Men's Anti-Violence Network, Phoenix
Organized through the Arizona Foundation for Women, Men’s
Anti-Violence Network (M.A.N.) is a group that brings together male businesses
and community leaders to address gender violence. M.A.N. believes that domestic violence is a
community issue. They have many projects
including an anti-bullying campaign and have partnered with large franchises in
The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA), Sacramento
CALCASA is a coalition of domestic violence and sexual
assault agencies throughout
Founding Fathers, San Francisco
Founding Fathers is a program of Futures Without Violence (fomerly the
Family Violence Prevention Fund). It
is focused on men signing declarations to eradicate violence against women and
children; traditionally on Father’s Day.
They are encouraged to spread the program throughout their workplaces
and community.
Walk A Mile In Her Shoes, Westlake
Walk a Mile In Her Shoes is a campaign targeted towards men to raise awareness of issues of sexual assault and gender. Any community or group can organize a “march.” These marches ask that men literally walk a mile in women’s high heeled shoes.
PreventConnect: The Violence Against Women Prevention Partnership is a national project of CALCASA. The goal of Prevention Connection is to advance the primary prevention of violence against women by facilitating information sharing among people who are engaged in such efforts. To achieve this goal, Prevention Connection uses web conferences, a moderated email list hosted by Yahoo! Groups, Twitter, and other forms of media (such as podcasts and flash presentations).
Men Against Domestic Violence, Statewide
Men
Can Stop Rape, Washington, D.C.
Men Can Stop Rape is an organizing that targets young men, in high schools and colleges, to redefine the masculinity and what it means to be a strong man.They encourage men to act as allies to women to end gender violence and for parents to discuss gender violence with their children.
Men's Health Network, Washington, D.C.
The Men’s Health Network works on
advocating for men to take better care of their physical and mental
health. One of their five stated goals
is reduce the cycles of violence and addiction that are part of many men’s
lives.
Mad Dads, Jacksonville
Mad Dads has chapters throughout the
Men Stopping Violence, Decatur
Men Stopping
Violence recognizes that domestic violence is a community problem and not
solely one of individual families or the criminal justice system. They offer various programs including
community education, restoration, and men’s education programs.
Men Today, Men Tomorrow (MT2), housed under the umbrella of the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, works locally and statewide to dismantle belief systems, social structures, and institutional practices that oppress women and children, and dehumanize men. MT2 believes that all forms of oppression are interconnected and that social justice work in the areas of race, class, gender, age, and sexual orientation are all critical to ending violence against women.
MensWork, Louisville
MensWork is a collective of men working to educate, mobilize and organize men to prevent all forms of sexual and domestic violence. They work proactively to engage men as allies who can work alongside women to eliminate domestic and sexual violence from our communities.
Athletes for Sexual Responsibility, Orono, ME (University of Maine)
Athletes for Sexual Responsibility recognizes that athletes
and all men face special issues surrounding sexual responsibility. These include pregnancy prevention, STDs, and
sexual assault. They use athletes to lead peer education programs on these
issues for the larger campus community.
American Men's Studies Association (AMSA), Northampton
From the AMSA website: “The American Men's Studies Association
(AMSA) advances the critical study of men and masculinities by encouraging the
development of teaching, research and clinical practice in the field of men's
studies. AMSA is an independent organization that provides a forum for
teachers, researchers, students and practitioners to exchange information and
to gain support for work on men and masculinities.”
Emerge, Cambridge
Emerge is an abuser education program. They offer a multitude of services including abuser education, anger management, and a caring dads group. They also offer training for professionals on issues of domestic violence.
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project, Cambridge
Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project recognizes that 1 in 4 in gay relationships are victims of domestic violence. They offer education and support for victims, abusers, and friends and family. They also offer training and education for professionals.
Gloucester Men Against Domestic Abuse, Gloucester
Jackson Katz, Boston
Jackson Katz is an author, activist, and speaker in the area of ending gender violence. He has devised trainings and curricula for professionals and the general public. He has partnered with the Mentors in Violence Prevention to further develop their curriculum. Many materials on his site can be accessed for free.
Men's Initiative for Jane Doe Inc., Boston
Headquartered in
Men's Resource Center for Change, Amherst
This Men’s
Men's Resources International, Pelham
Although this group is based in Massachusetts, Men’s Resources International is concerned with violence on a global level. Their main focus is the continent of Africa.They have a resource library, offer trainings, and host a discussion board that puts forth a positive image of masculinity.
Mentors in Violence Prevention, Boston (Northeastern University)
Mentors in Violence Prevention is one of the programs featured under the umbrella of Sport in Society. It seeks to involve men in the prevention on gender violence and uses former professional and college athletes as mentors. One of the educational programs they offer is for Bystander Behavior.
The Real Men's Project, Jackson
The Real MEN’s Project (Men Embracing Non-violence) was born in Jackson, MI, out of a belief that it is men’s responsibility to help end domestic and sexual violence. Many of us had worked—professionally, as activists, or personally—to end violence and, in particular, to end domestic violence and sexual assault. This was the first time we came together specifically to say that we view this as not solely a women’s issue, but a men’s issue. This Project has recently produced a photo contest focused on father's and children that can be viewed on their website. They have been active for a number of years. Dani Meier is a founder of the organization.
Dads and Daughters, Duluth
Joe Kelley, the founder of Dads and Daughters, asserts that fathers are an untapped resource for strengthening communities and families. His writings focus particularly of fathers relationships with their daughters throughout the lifespan.
Minnesota Men's Action Network
Minnesota Men’s Action Network was initiated by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to build a public/private prevention effort that promotes male leadership. To this end, a collaborative effort between the MDH, Men As Peacemakers in Duluth and the Gender Violence Institute in Clearwater has been created to develop a network of men and male leaders involved in primary prevention practices.
Men as Peace Makers, Duluth
Men as Peace Makers see if as their mission to provide an alternative to violence. They do this through mentoring, modeling, storytelling, and dialogue. Their core values are Caring, Compassion, Respect, Responsibility and Service.
Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA), St. Paul
A Call to Men, Valley Stream
A Call to Men is committed to ending
violence against women through redefining masculinity and shifting social norms
around gender. They hope to change
sexism through re-education and gender.
Meninist, New York City
Meninist is a section of feminist.com
targeted specifically toward men with a message of equality for all. They have a five part doctrine supporting the
feminist movement and invite male supporters to send letters or e-mails to the
site as a form of dialogue.
V-Day Men, New York City
V-Day Men is a section of the larger V-Day site launched by Eve Ensler. It features a male response to violence against women. Such responses are written by male experts who have worked in the field of violence against women.
Men Against Sexual Assault and Rape (M.A.S.A.R.), Haverford (Haverford College)
M.A.S.E.R. is an all male group focused
on ending sexual violence by educating men and public awareness events. They hope to soon open a men’s center.
Men Against Sexual Violence, Enola
Men Against Sexual Violence believe that the number of women
and men raped annually has not significantly decreased since work began on the
issue in the 1970s. They are seeking to
involve the men of
Men Against Violence, North Texas
Men Against Violence in North Texas specializes in presenting to young adults about sexism, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, homophobia/heterosexism, and rape.
Men's Nonviolence Project,Texas
Men's Nonviolence Project encourages men to take an active role in ending men's violence against women by providing information, resources, and connections to inspire and support the involvement of men and boys.
NOMORE (One in Four), Williamsburg
One in Four is a group of men that travels around the country educating young men and women on sexual violence. They believe their programming for men greatly reduces the chance he will commit rape or sexual assault.
Men’s Network Against Domestic Violence, Seattle
Men Network Against Domestic Violence believes that men must be involved in ending gender violence. They want to educate young men about healthy relationships, sexism, and appropriate male leadership. Links to the various projects and programs they are involved with can be found on their site.
Western Men Against Violence, Bellingham (Western Washington University)
Western Men Against Violence seek to
end sexual violence on their campus through dorm programming, community events,
education, and men’s retreats. They
discuss redefining masculinity and how men can be allies to women in ending
violence.
Men Stopping Rape, Inc, Madison (University of Wisconsin-Madison and beyond)
Men Stopping Rape Inc. serves the UW
campus, the
Men United Against Sexual Assault (MUASA), La Crosse (University of Wisconsin, La Crosse)
MUASA is a co-ed group that serves
their campus community through educating others about social norms, sexism, and
the root causes of sexual assault. They
understand that men must play a vital role in ending sexual violence against
women.
National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS), Various Chapters
NOMAS states that they are a
pro-feminist, gay-affirming, and anti-racist organizing that seeks to enhance
men’s lives though reshaping current conceptions of masculinity. There are currently eight active chapters
nationwide and each have a slightly different focus. Information on setting up a local chapter is
available on this site.
Men Against Violence Against Women
Men Against Violence Against Women began in 2000 as a small group of individuals, both male and female, whose mission is to affect social change in the community by making men aware of the prevalence of violence against women.