IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD(R)

IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD® SEPTEMBER 2016
WORLD LEADERS CONVERGED ON HANGZHOU, ZHENJIANG, CHINA FOR THE CONVENING OF
THE G20 SUMMIT FROM 3-5 SEPTEMBER 2016. WHAT DID THEY DISCUSS?
THE FATHERHOOD NEWS BRIEF OFFERS ANSWERS.
BUSINESSMAN; JOURNALIST; AND CHAIR, SOUTH AFRICA -- INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY
“TEACH US PEACE” CHILDREN’S LITERACY CAMPAIGN MR. NKOMO LETHUKUTHULA
TALKS ABOUT THE INVISIBLE SCARS THAT WAR LEAVES ON CHILDREN IN
“A PSYCHOLOGICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY LIMPING FATHER TRYING TO RAISE A FAMILY
IN A FOREIGN LAND”
MR. SEAN DAVIS EXPLORES HIS “JOURNEY T0 REDEMPTION” AND
HIS COLLABORATION WITH GATEWAY TO RE-ENTRY AND ITS CEO,
MR. TRACEY L. FISHER WHO IS REWRITING
THE NARRATIVE ON RE-ENTRY
“SEEING INVISIBLE MEN AND BOYS” IS ON THE MIND OF
INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY FOUNDER, EDUCATOR, AND
GENDER ISSUES THOUGHT LEADER
JEROME TEELUCKSINGH, PH.D.
THE HONORABLE BARACK H. OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (LEFT) AND
THE HONORABLE XI JINPING, PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLES
REPUBLIC OF CHINA (RIGHT)
POSE FOR A PHOTOGRAPH AT THE G20 SUMMIT
AFTER JOINTLY ANNOUNCING THE RATIFICATION OF THE
PARIS AGREEMENT
(PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF WWW.GETTYIMAGES.COM)

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A VOICE FOR AFRICA’S COMMUNITY OF MEN…………………………………………………………….43
BUSINESSMAN and CHAIR, SOUTH AFRICA – INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY “TEACH US PEACE” CHILDREN’S
LITERACY INITIATIVE MR. NKOMO LETHUKUTHULA exposes the horrific journey from childhood to adulthood
of “child soldiers” in “A Psychologically And Emotionally Limping Father Trying To Raise A Family
In A Foreign Land”.
FATHERHOOD NEWS BRIEF……………………………………………………………………………………18
A glimpse at the G20 Summit which was highlighted by a joint announcement from THE HONORABLE
BARACK H. OBAMA, President of the United States and THE HONORABLE XI JINPING of the Peoples
Republic of China. DR. LUBEGA PATRICK, Uganda’s National Coordinator for 2016 International Men’s Day
also basks in the spotlight. You’ll learn about a life-extending chemotherapy which is being given to
advanced prostate cancer patients in Wales in the United Kingdom. The powerful two-tiered results-
oriented FATHERS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER INITIATIVE is explored along with GATEWAY TO RE-ENTRY’s
issuance of a “Call To Action” supporting Pennsylvania House Bill No. 2135.
ONE MAN’S PERSPECTIVE……………………………………………………………………………………..45
If you have wondered why our youths and young adults are angry and feel invisible, it could have
something to do with their inability to find employment. . Find out how one entrepreneur is lifting the “veil
of invisibility” for some of our youths and young adults through job skills training and employment in
“Building A Community” penned by MR. ANTHONY MARK LAWRENCE, a Single Father, poet, spoken word
artist, published free-lance journalist, and Contributing Editor to IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®.
THOUGHTS FROM TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO……………..…..……………………………………….…46
“Seeing Invisible Men and Boys” is on the mind of Gender Issues Thought Leader; International Men’s
Day Founder, faculty member at the University of West Indies, poet, and prolific author JEROME
TEELUCKSINGH, PH.D.
JOURHEY TO REDEMPTION……………………………………………………………………………………49
SEAN DAVIS
UPFRONT…………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..50
CARRY GREAVES
LETTER TO A FATHERLESS DAUGHTER ………………………………………………………………..….51
D.A. SEARS
GLOBAL FATHERHOOD RESOURCES....……………………………………………………………………25
POETS-IN-RESIDENCE………………………………………………………………………………...……...…53
The Global Dialogue on Fatherhood and Men’s Issues ends with inspiring poetic narratives from MR.
CARRY GREAVES.
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C O N T R I B U T I N G E D I T O R S
Sean Davis
Carry GreaVES
Anthony Mark Lawrence
Nkomo Lethukuthula
D.A. Sears
Jerome Teelucksingh, Ph.D.
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INVISIBLE
How does it feel to exist, but to be treated as if you are unseen—as if you are ‘”the least among
us”? What is it like to speak, but not to be heard because the souls around you are either not listening
or pretending not to understand your utterances? Having one’s humanity denied is a deeply hurtful and
spirit-crushing experience. Who are the souls whose humanity and plaintive pleas for acknowledgment,
justice, resources, and support are summarily dismissed? Who are these broken-spirited souls that
struggle to exist in a world that denies their existence? They are the homeless, Our Elders, refugees, the
poor, the incarcerated, the mentally ill, and the physically disabled.
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights estimates that approximately 100,000,000
souls throughout our global village are homeless. On any given night in Dublin, Ireland it is estimated that
at least 2,366 souls can be seen sleeping on the streets. Over 2,500 souls call the streets their home in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on a daily basis. Other cities in our global village with a high rate of homelessness
include Rome, Italy; Athens, Greece; Lisbon, Portugal; Denver, Colorado, Indianapolis, Indiana, Chicago,
Illinois, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Washington, San Diego, California, Tampa, Florida; and Baltimore,
Maryland in the United States; and Tokyo, Japan.
It is estimated that approximately 126.5 million souls throughout our global village are 80 years of
age and older. These souls – Our Elders – are the “jewels” of our global village. Our Elders – the
“jewels” in our midst -- are an untapped source of history, valuable life lessons, and wise counsel
desperately needed by a world that seems to have totally engaged itself in “youth worship” and is
dangerously disconnected from its past.
Approximately 3 billion souls live on less than US$2.50 each day. Out of the these 3 billion souls,
at least 1.3 billion are living on less than US$1.25 each day and 1 billion of these souls who languish in
poverty are children – the next Generation of Leaders, Husbands, Fathers, Wives, and Mothers.
On World Refugees Day, 20 June 2016, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (“UNHCR”) (www.unhcr.org) released a report which pointed out that approximately 65.3 million
souls throughout our global village are refugees. And 51% of these souls are children. We live in a world
where at least 34,000 souls every day are forcibly removed from their homes due to ethnic or religious
persecution or armed conflict. Approximately 10,000,000 souls have been denied a nationality and
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According to Penal Reform International (www.penalreform.org), 10,000,000 souls are housed in
correctional facilities throughout our global village which are grossly overcrowded – a condition that
creates an environment that is life threatening and not conducive to rehabilitation. At least 114 nations
are guilty of housing incarcerated souls in overcrowded correctional facilities. Prisons around the world
have used some form of isolation on incarcerated individuals to segregate them from the general prison
population as punishment for committing perceived or actual breaches of discipline. Solitary confinement
as a form of punishment is being overused in prisons. In a number of correctional facilities throughout our
global village, incarcerated souls must contend with poor sanitary conditions, inadequate lighting and
ventilation, extreme temperatures during the summer and winter months, insect and rodent infestation,
and insufficient personal hygiene supplies.
The World Health Organization recently reported that 450,000,000 souls throughout our global
village are suffering from a mental disorder. Published by the World Health Organization and the World
Bank, the World Development Report advises that approximately 1,000,000,000 – or about 15% of our
global village’s population -- have some form of physical disability.
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Why should we care about the homeless, Our Elders, refugees, the impoverished, the physically
disabled, the mentally ill, and the incarcerated? Because we are connected to each soul that is an Elder
– a “jewel” of our global village. We are connected to the refugee who is forced to flee his or her home
with nothing more than the clothes on his or her back. We are connected to the homeless man or woman
who is utilizing the concrete pavement as a bed and pillow every night. We are connected to the souls
who are wallowing in poverty . . . the physically disabled . . . the mentally ill . . . and the incarcerated.
Our destiny is intertwined with theirs. The manner in which we treat these souls – whether we ignore
them or whether we acknowledge their existence by providing them with the options and tools they need
to transcend their particular set of circumstances – speaks volumes about our own humanity. We must,
with all deliberate speed, lift the suffocating “veil of invisibility” which shrouds these souls.
Invisibility and the need to remove the “veil of invisibility” that shrouds so many of the souls who
walk among us throughout our global village is uniquely addressed by our Contributing Editors – MESSRS.
SEAN DAVIS, CARRY GREAVES, ANTHONY MARK LAWRENCE, and NKOMO LETHUKUTHULA and JEROME
TEELUCKSINGH, PH.D.. Welcome to the “Invisible” issue of IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®.
We zig zag across the world courtesy of the FATHERHOOD NEWS BRIEF. Our first stop is in the City
of Hangzhou in Zhenjiang, China which was the venue for the G20 Summit from 3-4 September 2016
and where The Honorable Barack H. ObAMA, President of the United States, and THE HONORABLE XI
JINPING, President of the Peoples Republic of China jointly announced the ratification of the Paris
Agreement. Our travels take us to Uganda where we are introduced to DR. LUBEGA PATRICK, its National
Coordinator for 2016 International Men’s Day and then to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United
States to look at a results-oriented two-tiered parenting initiative – the FATHERS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER
INITIATIVE and a “Call To Action” issued by GATEWAY TO RE-ENTRY, a Restorative Justice organization,
for support of House Bill No. 2135 which proposes parole for eligible individuals serving life sentences.
Our last stop is in Wales in the United Kingdom where advanced prostate cancer patients are receiving
life-extending chemotherapy.
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (“UNICEF”), out of the 7.5 billion souls who
currently occupy the space and place we know as Planet Earth, 2.2 billion are children. Of these 2.2
billion souls, at least 300,000 are child soldiers. Despite the fact that recruiting and utilizing children
under the age of 15 as soldiers is prohibited under international humanitarian law and defined as a war
crime by the International Criminal Court, children – boys and girls – are being utilized by armed forces
and armed groups in wars. Most child soldiers are forcibly recruited or abducted while others become
child soldiers to escape poverty or because they believe no other options exist. Invisible to most of the
world, these young souls are forced to become witnesses to and participants in the most horrific acts of
violence. Not all child soldiers are given combat duties. Some serve as cooks, porters, and spies. What
happens to these souls – spiritually, psychologically, and emotionally --- who are exposed to violence and
death throughout most of their journey from childhood to adulthood? Can they be successfully
reintegrated into their families and communities? When these souls return to their communities, what will
they find? Will they find their families waiting for them? Or will they return to their communities only to
discover that family members have been killed or are housed in a refugee camp, or have fled to another
country? In his column, A VOICE FOR AFRICA’S COMMUNITY OF MEN, MR. NKOMO LETHUKUTHULA, a
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Africa – International Men’s Day “Teach Us Peace” Children’s Literacy Initiative, Father of two children,
and a Contributing Editor to IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®, removes the “veil of invisibility” that has
shrouded the 300,000 souls who are “child soldiers” and the countless number of adults who walk among
us who were recruited and forced to become child soldiers. MR. LETHUKUTHULA talks candidly about child
soldiers, the trauma they experience – not just physically, but psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually,
and the impact their horrific childhood experience has on these souls when they mature into adults in a
gut-wrenching essay, “A Psychologically And Emotionally Limping Father Trying To Raise A Family
In A Foreign Land”,
When you hear or see the words “gender equality”, what immediately comes to your mind? What
is your first thought? Does the Women’s Movement immediately come to mind? And when you hear or
see the words “gender bias”, what is your first thought? Do you think about women being discriminated
against at work? “Gender Equality” and “Gender Bias” are not terms that are synonymous only to Women
and Girls. Men and Boys are also encountering “gender bias” and “gender equality” is a term that has
been incorporated into their vocabulary. Men and Boys in the Millennium feel and have been made to
feel invisible. The misperception that society has about Men’s strength and power is contributing to the
cloud of invisibility that shrouds Men and Boys. The perceived notion by society that Men and Boys are
strong, powerful, and privileged works against them. When Men and Boys do cry out for help to resolve
key challenges which prevent them from being “whole souls” – key challenges such as inadequate
access to mental and physical health support services and resources, violence, an “unlevel educational
playing field”, Fatherlessness, and real-life options, they feel that hardly anyone listens or takes them
seriously. In his thought-provoking article “Seeing Invisible Men And Boys”, JEROME TEELUCKSINGH,
PH.D. explores how International Men’s Day is lifting the “veil of invisibility” that shrouds Men and Boys.
When he is not facilitating International Men’s Day which he inaugurated on 19 November 1999 in
Trinidad and Tobago, serving as the Chair of the International Men’s Day Coordination Committee,
lecturing in his role as a faculty member in the History Department of the University of West Indies’ St.
Augustine Campus, DR. TEELUCKSINGH is writing books and crafting soulful poetic narratives. He is the
author of a great children’s book -- “The Parrot Who Found A Pirate And Other Stories” (www.xlibris.com)
– which is punctuated with vibrantly hued illustrations created by MR. REKHA SAWH. In his role as a faculty
member in the History Department of the University of West Indies’ St. Augustine Campus, DR.
TEELUCKSINGH focuses on, among other things, the Indo-Caribbean Diaspora in North America; race,
gender, and ethnic relations in the Caribbean; labor history; and the impact of Carnival and Calypso on
Trinidad and Tobago’s society. He teaches a number of courses that include “The Caribbean World to
1660”; “Continuity and Change in 19th Century Europe”; “The Foundations of the Americas”; and “Conflict
and Integration in Europe”. A prolific writer, his books include, “The Cost Of Freedom: The Struggles Of
The Caribbean Working Class, 1894-1950”; and “Lost Gospel: Christianity And Blacks In North America”
(2010) which can be purchased on Amazon.com (www.amazon.com) or by visiting the publisher’s website
at www.c-s-p.org. If the buzz that has been generated in the electronic and print media and on the
Internet about International Men’s Day has peaked your curiosity about this global grassroots movement,
I highly recommend that you add “Achieving Peace, Equality, And A Healthy Environment” to your library
by visiting the following website www.authorhouse.com.
According to a recent report of the United States Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics,
the youth unemployment rate in the United States was 11.5% as of July 2016. This means that
approximately 2.6 million American youths were unemployed during the course of this summer. While the
unemployment rate for young men in the United States was 12.0%, for African American youths, the
unemployment rate was 20.6%, 11.3% for Hispanic youths, 9.9% for Caucasian youths, and 10.0% for
Asian youths. It seems to be extremely difficult for African American youths to find employment. Being
consistently passed over for jobs is creating a sense of alienation and unworthiness among these souls.
There is a connection between self-worth and unemployment. Rampant unemployment is causing
African American youths and young adults to slip into the dark deep abyss of invisibility. Unemployed
and with no viable prospect of being employed creates a disconnect between these souls and their
communities. Entrepreneur and owner of “Yes Dear Home Improvements”
(http://www.yesdearhomes.com) MR. JOHN MCCLENNY is helping to dissipate the sense of invisibility and
unworthiness that many African American youths and young adults feel as a result of consistently being
passed over for jobs. How? The details are in “Building A Community” penned by MR. ANTHONY
MARK LAWRENCE, a Contributing Editor to IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®, Single Father, poet, and
Spoken Word artist which is featured in his column, ONE MAN’S PERSPECTIVE.

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Of the approximately 7.5 billion souls who occupy this space and place we know as Planet Earth,
10 million are locked away in correctional facilities throughout our global village. These 10 million souls
are youths, Men and Women. Some are Mothers and Fathers. Tucked away in buildings that are
located hundreds of miles away from the communities in which they lived, raised families, and worked,
these 10 million souls have become invisible. Rather than tirelessly work to ensure that the correctional
facilities which house these souls fully rehabilitate them and provide them with the skills they will need to
become productive and successful citizens when they return to their communities and families, many
segments of society treat these souls as if they are invisible. MR. SEAN DAVIS, who makes his debut as a
Contributing Editor to IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®, is one of the 10 million souls whom certain
segments of society deems to be invisible. A Philadelphia native, MR. DAVIS has, under the most difficult
set of circumstances, embarked upon a journey to healing and redemption. DAVIS’ struggle to live a
purposeful life “from the inside” and his collaboration with Gateway To Re-Entry, its CEO, MR. TRACEY L.
FISHER who is rewriting the Narrative on Re-Entry, and its Chief of Staff, CAROL SIMMONS, ED.D. are
chronicled in his inspiring essay entitled, “Journey To Redemption”.
A deep thinker, MR. CARRY GREAVES is a soul who infuses each day with hope and optimism.
Through his multi-faceted roles as a mentor, Empowerment Coordinator for International Men’s Day
(www.imd-global.org), Relationship and Self-Empowerment Guru, poet, free-lance journalist, and Senior
Contributing Editor to IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®, MR. GREAVES is building bridges. GREAVES
looks at how the “veil of invisibility” which shrouds so many souls in our global village can be pierced and
removed through an instructive essay, “Up Front”. He calls for an open dialogue that gives individuals
throughout our global village the freedom to “speak from the heart”. GREAVES also calls for the 7.5 billion
souls who occupy Planet Earth to communicate with each other on a respectful level and to renew their
thinking process and the manner in which they approach each situation that confronts them.
Incarceration has a deeply embedded spiritual, emotional, and psychological impact upon the 10
million souls who are housed in correctional facilities throughout our global village. Years of living in a
cell or in solitary confinement and witnessing or being the victim of unspeakable horrors takes its toll.
These souls are wounded -- psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually. The wounds are invisible, yet
everyone who comes in contact with these souls cannot and do not come away unscathed by these
wounds. That is why, for the last four years, I have talked and written about the need for the creation of
an intensive mandatory two-tiered psychological debriefing program for any soul who has been
incarcerated and their family members and loved ones. And I am not alone. The Founder and Chief
Executive Officer of Gateway To Re-Entry who is rewriting the Narrative on Re-Entry, MR. TRACEY L.
FISHER, is proposing that it be mandatory for a psychiatrist to be assigned to every individual who has
been incarcerated to help them heal their invisible psychological, emotional, and spiritual wounds. Family
members and loved ones of incarcerated souls must understand that they are dealing with someone who
had to stop his or her heart from beating in order to survive the horrors of incarceration. My article,
“Letter To A ‘Fatherless’ Daughter” explores how we can begin to help souls who have been
incarcerated embark upon a journey of healing.
Our Global Fatherhood Resources Directory identifies parenting and health resources and support
services for Men in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Ghana, Ireland, Italy, South
Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, the United States, and Zimbabwe. And the
rejuvenating poetic narratives of MR. CARRY GREAVES can be found in POETS-IN-RESIDENCE.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank MESSRS. SEAN DAVIS, CARRY GREAVES, ANTHONY
MARK LAWRENCE, NKOMO LETHUKUTHULA, and JEROME TEELUCKSINGH, PH.D. for their invaluable
contributions to the “Invisible” issue of IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®.
Gratitude continues to abound for the support that we continue to receive from our subscribers and
Fatherhood and Men’s Issues Thought Leaders throughout our global village.
Here’s to helping the village reclaim its soul!
Best regards,
D.A.Sears
Managing Editor

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MEN’S STUDIES AND FATHERHOOD CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
AKAMAI UNIVERSITY
The information necessary to create a male is encoded in our DNA, but it takes all the
institution of a culture to produce a man. The male body is the biologically given
"hardware," the myth of manhood is the "software" inserted by society through a series of
formal and informal rites of passage.
- - - SANDOR MCNAB
The Women's Movement, the Peace Movement, and the Industrial
Revolution, all have made sweeping cultural changes that have gravely
affected the lives of men, generally redefining "male" identity. Some men
have welcomed these changes and made the adjustment. Others have
actively resisted the forces intent upon redefining them. In the wake of
this cultural evolution, many men find themselves lost and confused,
angry and alienated. Most of the changes have come about so rapidly
that orderly social adjustment has been impossible. Cultures forced to
abandon a tradition must replace it with a new tradition of equal value, or
find expression of such loss in violent substitutes. It is not surprising
then, at a time when many men experience a loss of power, identity,
self-worth and purpose, that we are witnessing an upsurge of crime,
addiction, divorce, and chronic illness. Proactive solutions are few, in
part, because men are under-organized, confused about what is
happening, uninformed about their rights and their situation, or just resistant to change. Even major Men's
organizations established to effect change, such as, Promise Keepers, The National Organization for Men
Against Sexism, and New Warriors, receive little ongoing attention from the media, and have been ineffective
at rallying many constituencies of the wider society.
The Men's Studies Program is designed to investigate, in a gender-specific manner, the many forces and
issues affecting men in today's society. The mission of the program is to prepare and empower graduates to
make far-reaching contributions in a variety of professional settings. The program will explore the spiritual,
cultural, social, familial, tonic, political, economic, historical, philosophical, medical and psychological aspects
of "being male" in modern society. This program will undertake to fill the knowledge gap in these areas by
engaging students through course work, research, fieldwork, and self-examination. We will strive to empower
our students with the knowledge and capabilities needed to effectively manage the resulting changes in men's
roles and responsibilities. This program will help develop leaders and mentors who can work effectively and
responsibly within the diversity of the men's movement, affecting social policy, and building a broader base of
knowledge for the study and research of both genders.
The program is designed to serve the professional needs of social and political advocates, public and private
policy makers, educators, therapists, personnel directors, ministers, human right's advocates and EAP
counselors. This program focuses on the spiritual, cultural, social, familial, ethnic, political, economic,
historical, philosophical, medical and psychological aspects of
"being male" in our modern society. Our aim is to develop leaders
and mentors who can work effectively and responsibly within the
diversity of the Men's Movement, affecting social policy, and
building a broader base of knowledge for the study and research
of both genders.
Studies include male psychology, Men's and Father's rights,
masculine spirituality, models and roles of masculinity,
contemporary issues facing men, early childhood development,
new roles for fathers, the modern family, gender and power, the
challenge of marriage, issues in men's physical health, gender
and politics, ancient and modern rites of passage, life stages,
Jung's contributions to male psychology, family violence, men in
literature, war and trauma, the men's movement, new models of male leadership, and issues in male

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sexuality. In addition, students will be engaged in a local Practicum that brings together learning with action,
research with practice.
Regards,
John L. Laughlin, Ph.D.
INITIAL AUTHOR AND DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM
PROGRAM AUDIENCE
The Men's Studies Program seeks participants from policy and lobbying organizations, human rights
organizations, social services, environmental and consumer groups, business and industry, governmental and
nonprofit sectors, research centers, unions and trade associations, think tanks, and advocacy groups,
communications, education, law enforcement, corrections, employee training, international rights, ministry, re-
productive rights, research, health care, counseling, and the helping professions.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This program undertakes to fill the knowledge gap in these areas by engaging students through course work,
research, field work, and self-examination. Through its Men's Studies and Fatherhood Program, Akamai
empowers its students with the knowledge and capabilities needed to effectively manage the resulting
changes in men's roles and responsibilities. Akamai's Men's Studies and Fatherhood Program is committed to
developing leaders and mentors who can work effectively and responsibly within the diversity of the Men's
Movement, affecting social policy, and building a broader base of knowledge for the study and research of
both genders.
Studies include male psychology, Men's and Father's Rights, masculine spirituality, models and roles of
masculinity, contemporary issues facing men, early childhood development, new roles for fathers, the modern
family, gender and power, the challenge of marriage, issues in men's physical health, gender and politics,
ancient and modern rites of passage, life stages, Jung's contributions to male psychology, family violence,
men in literature, war and trauma, the Men's Movement, new models of male leadership, and issues in male
sexuality. In addition, students will be engaged in a local Practicum that brings together learning with action,
research with practice.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CERTIFICATE
All students must complete the following three courses:
MSP 531: Rites of Passage: Ancient and Modern (3 credits)
MSP 532: Developmental Male Psychology (3 credits)
MSP 533: Issues in Male Sexuality (3 credits)
Plus nine additional credits selected from the following courses, under the direction of the assigned mentor:
MSP 534: Men in Literature (3 credits)
MSP 535: Issues Facing Men (3 credits)
MSP 536: Models of Masculinity (3 credits)
MSP 537: Marriage and Fatherhood (3 credits)
MSP 538: Male Victimization (3 credits)
MPS 539: Male Archetypes (3 credits)
MSP 540: Men's/Fathers' Rights (3 credits)
MSP 541: Patriarchy (3 credits)
MSP 542: Male Spirituality (3 credits)

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
MSP 531: Rites of Passage: Ancient and Modern (3 credits)
This course focuses on the rights of passage from boyhood to manhood as seen in Native or Contemporary
societies. Students may choose, for example, three Native or Ancient cultures and present a paper on: the
difference and similarity in the ritualization from boyhood to manhood; symbols and ceremonies used; tasks
required for this transition to be successful. Students can examine this issue in our modern culture for the
view of its rituals and ceremonies; their effectiveness and failures in assisting boys become men; the role of
fathers in the process; the place of Men's groups in introducing new rites of passage; how rites of passage tie
into the broader issue of alienation community.
MSP 532: Developmental Male Psychology (3 credits)
All humans are born with a biological identity and socialized into different roles and genders. How is male
gender defined? How do we come to adopt ways of being male? This course examines these and other
issues throughout the stages in a man's life. To succeed each phase, one must complete definable tasks.
Incomplete tasks influence the developing male psyche as much as completed one. Other issues that can be
explored are: 1) the validity of Robert Bly's "naive male," 2) the place of Jung's concepts of "Anima" and
"Shadow," in male development, and 3) the issue of "father wounding." A journal should be kept of insights
gained by the student while applying this knowledge to his own life. A major paper is required that shows the
student's grasp of the major theories of developmental psychology.
MSP 533: Issues in Male Sexuality (3 credits)
In this course one can explore a number of areas that affect and shape men's sexual experiences such as
sex and marriage, the connection between sex and violence, sex crimes, the physical aspects of sex, sex
therapy, homophobia, homosexuality, addictions, incest, male friendships, sexuality and spirituality, sexual
dreams, the archetypes of phalos and lover, and the mother-son relationship. Students may write a paper on
an area they select for deeper study.
MSP 534: Men in Literature (3 credits)
This course examines the role of literature and journalism in shaping the lives of men over the last three
centuries. Students can focus on the literature of a period of time, a culture or race, a single author, a
particular genre, or a specific issue they wish to explore through fiction or journalism. How are men
represented in the literature of different times, through the eyes of different writers of different sexual
orientation or different races? Is there a masculist literature to compare with feminist literature? Students will
submit a scholarly paper on the area they select for study.
MSP 535: Issues Facing Men (3 credits)
In today's rapidly changing world Men are confronted with similar and also different issues, and even the
same issues are often filtered through a male or female perspective. This course allows students the
opportunity to explore one or more crucial issues facing men today or in the foreseeable future. Some of
these issues include career choices, work setting, success versus fulfillment, parenting responsibilities,
sexism and ageism, relationships and spiritual fulfillment. There are many others to choose from. The student
will do an in-depth study of one or more of these issues and prepare an in-depth report.
MSP 536: Models of Masculinity (3 credits)
There are many models of masculinity with machismo, the rugged individualist, among the oldest. This style
of masculinity is still highly visible in North American society. Students might examine the historical and
sociological roots of this male subculture and preoccupation. How is this image threatened by change and
what will be the consequence of such change? Do cultural icons like John Wayne, Rambo, Dirty Harry and
Indiana Jones offer models of heroism at the price of isolation? Their message and lifestyle often contain a
deep and secret woundedness that drives them into suicidal risks, an emotionally transient lifestyle, and
violence. What is the impact on men trying and succeeding or failing in following their idea of "hero?"
Students may suggest other male models to explore.
MSP 537: Marriage and Fatherhood (3 credits)
This course examines the many issues confronting men as fathers and spouses. Students can select an area
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blended families, custody, welfare reform, fathers and daughters or sons, fathers and their father or mother,
and the impact of these on children.
MSP 538: Male Victimization (3 credits)
This course will focus on the types of abuse faced by males as children, adolescents and adults. It will
examine the role of gender in the cycle of abuse and include an overview of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
and its treatment, the effects of emotional, sexual and physical abuse. One can focus on the assessment and
treatment research in the area of male victimization, or the psychological treatment of sexual perpetrators
(including clergy), adult survivors of abuse and rape. One may also write an in-depth report on a visited
treatment site.
MPS 539: Male Archetypes (3 credits)
Jung's concept of archetype is synonymous with "primary imprint," patterned responses in ways of thinking
and feeling that occur in all cultures, under all conditions. This course examines the recent formulations of
male archetypal psychology. Four archetypes are examined in detail as they manifest over time from boyhood
to manhood in their positive and negative aspects: King/Shadow King, Warrior/Black Knight, Magician/Evil
Sorcerer, Lover/Addict. These are further applied to the student's life as he has come to understand them for
reading and journaling. A final paper should explore how these archetypes are affected by one or more of the
following: the absent of one or more parent, sexual-physical-emotional abuse, the lack of initiation rituals,
patriarchy, feminism, and the men's movement.
MSP 540: Men's/Fathers' Rights (3 credits)
There are nearly 300 men's groups, divided broadly by their main focus. Fathers' rights groups are involved in
such things as child custody, child support awards, rights of unmarried fathers and abortion issues, and false
memory syndrome. Men's rights advocates fight against male-only draft laws, false accusations of rape, rape
of men in institutions, differences in federal funding research for breast versus prostate cancer, more lenient
judicial rulings for female defendants. This course in an introduction to the history of such organizations and
the weight of their claims. Students can explore the topic narrowly and focus on one organization or issue or
more widely on the issue of men's rights and summarize their research and conclusions in a paper.
MSP 541: Patriarchy (3 credits)
Much that is said and written against men is rooted in a social system of male domination called patriarchy.
Today we are leaning to differentiate patriarchy from masculinity, a non-hierarchical term free of the
oppressive connotation of the former. Still, patriarchy is firmly in place in major institutions such as the church
and politics. This course examines the history and development of patriarchy. How is patriarchy being
challenged by men and women and who are its proponents. What models are likely to replace it and what will
be the consequences? How do patriarchy and matriarchy compare? Students can examine this topic from a
sociological or anthropological view.
MSP 542: Male Spirituality (3 credits)
One may examine our Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian heritage; the role of organized religion in Men’s
lives; tension between predominant male leadership in organized religion and the larger participation by
women; the need for new symbols and metaphors; the modern equivalent of the hero's journey; the impact of
male spiritual organizations such as Promise Keepers; feminist theologies' challenge to patriarchal religion;
addictions as spiritual alternatives; the connection between male sexuality and spirituality; the role of
spirituality in healing male wounds and the influence of Native American spirituality on the Mythopoetic Men’s
Movement.

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P R E S S R E L E A S E
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO UNITED KINGDOM
Jerome Teelucksingh, Ph.D. Glen Poole - Coordinator
Founder – International Men’s Day Member, International Men’s Day Coordination
Chair, International Men’s Day Coordination Committee
Committee E-Mail: glen@glenpoole.com
E-Mail: j_teelucksingh@yahoo.com
UNITED STATES BOTSWANA
Diane Aisha Sears – Coordinator Geneuvive Twala - Coordinator
Member, International Men's Day Coordination Member, International Men’s Day Coordination
Committee Committee
Chair, USA 2012-2022 International Men's Day Chair, Botswana 2012-2022 International Men’s
Ten Year Plan Committee Day Ten Year Plan Committee
E-Mail: insearchoffatherhood@gmail.com E-Mail: imdbotswana@gmail.com
2016 INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY: “TALK ABOUT MALE SUICIDE”
BRIGHTON, UNITED KINGDOM – This year International Men’s Day, which is held on Saturday,
19th November 2016, coincides with International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. To help the world mark
these two observance days, we are inviting men and women all over the world to join us in adopting the
official International Men’s Day Theme for 2016: “Talk About Male Suicide”.
The “Talk About Male Suicide” theme highlights the fact that more than 800,000 people die from suicide
every year and that in over 99% of countries, the majority of people who take their own lives are men and
boys.
Every 40 seconds someone dies from suicide.
In the United Kingdom, for example, men are nearly four times more likely to kill themselves with 13 men
dying from suicide every day.
In the United States, approximately 42,773 Americans committed suicide in one year --- 77% of these
suicides were committed by Men.

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In Trinidad and Tobago, the suicide rate is higher than the global average with Men accounting for 76% of
the suicides in that nation (http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2014-09--10/tt-suicide-rates-higher-regional-
global-averges%ES%80%94who).
International Men’s Day invites all people, all over the globe, to use 19th November 2016 to start a
national conversation about male suicide in your country.
Why are our sons, brothers, fathers, uncles, grandfathers, husbands, partners, male friends and family
members, more likely to take their own lives? What causes men and boys to kill themselves? What can
we do collectively to reduce the number of Men and Boys who die every year form suicide? We can only
begin to find answers to these questions if we “Talk About Male Suicide”.
International Men’s Day recognizes that there are a broad variety of laws, values, and viewpoints around
the world that affect different men, in different countries in different ways. There is also a diversity of
opinions about those laws, values and viewpoints which are held by the many different men, women, girls
and boys throughout the world.
International Men’s Day encourages people to listen respectfully to a diversity of viewpoints as we
encourage the world to “Talk About Male Suicide” on 19th November 2016.
As a day of observance we place our focus on that which unites humanity- giving everyone who wants to
celebrate International Men’s Day the opportunity to help work towards our shared objectives which we
apply equally to men and boys irrespective of their age, ability, social background, ethnicity, sexuality,
gender identity, religious belief, and relationship status.
Those objectives are:
● To promote positive male role models; not just movie stars and sportsmen but every day, working
class men who are living decent, honest lives.
● To celebrate men’s positive contributions to society, community, family, marriage, child care, and
to the environment
● To focus on men’s health and wellbeing; social, emotional, physical and spiritual
● To highlight discrimination against males; in areas of social services, social attitudes and
expectations, and law
● To improve gender relations and promote gender equality
● To create a safer, better world, where all people can grow and reach their full potential.
Finding new, innovative and effective ways to engage every individual and organisation in the world in a
conversation about male suicide is just one way people can further the objectives of International Men’s
Day in 2016.
International Men’s Day welcomes everyone who is willing to “Talk About Male Suicide” and listen
respectfully to what people with a diversity of viewpoints have to say on the subject, to join us in marking
the day on 19th November 2016.
In particular we invite people to listen respectfully to the voices of men with lived experiences of male
suicide and those bereaved or affected by the loss of male suicide as they “Talk About Male Suicide” on
International Men’s Day.

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR MEN AND BOYS
(THE PLEDGE AND CHALLENGE)
YES! WE ARE THE FUTURE OF EVERY SOCIETY.
YES! WE ARE SUMMONING THE COURAGE TO CREATE A VISION.
YES! WE WILL STAND TOGETHER IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.
YES! WE WILL BUILD BRIDGES TO CROSS FROM INTO TOMORROW.
YES! WE WILL GENERATE CHANGE AND OUR WILL INDOMITABLE.
YES! WE ARE USHERING A NEW DAY PUTTING ON OUR SPIRITUAL ARMOR.
YES! WE PLEDGE TO RESPECT AND HONOR OUR ELDERS.
YES! WE PLEDGE TO WORK ON OURSELVES EVERY AWAKENING DAY.
YES! WE PLEDGE TO AWAKEN, INSPIRE, AND BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER.
YES! WE PLEDGE TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES A SAFER PLACE TO STAY.
YES! WE PLEDGE TO BAND TOGETHER TO PROMOTE PEACE, LOVE, AND UNITY.
YES! WE PLEDGE TO BECOME THE KEY PIECES TO THE PUZZLE.
YES! WE PLEDGE TO STOP THE VIOLENCE WITHIN OUR HOMES AND COMMUNITY.
YES! WE PLEDGE TO TAKE THE CALL TO PRAYER TO A SPIRITUAL LEVEL.
YES! WE PLEDGE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ALL MEN AND BOYS.
YES! WE PLEDGE TO CONTINUE DOING THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
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YES! WE PLEDGE TO OPEN OUR HEARTS, LISTEN, AND MAKE A BETTER CHOICE.
YES! WE PLEDGE AND GIVE THANKS FOR INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY.
■ Carry Greaves ■
© 2015 – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
[PUBLISHED WITH AUTHOR’S PERMISSION]

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR MEN AND BOYS
SUNDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2O16
. . . VOICES OF OUR FATHERS . . .
Of the 7.5. billion souls who occupy this space and place we know as Planet Earth, at least
approximately 1 billion souls are Fathers. They are Our Fathers -- old men, young men, poor men, rich
men, homeless men, incarcerated men, wise men, married men, divorced men, Christians, Jews,
Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, Quakers, Buddhists, and agnostics. If each of these approximately 1 billion
voices – “Voices of Our Fathers” – were to speak as one voice, what would they tell us? Would they
speak of the dreams they have for Our Children -- the “heart and soul” of the village – and “Emerging
Keepers of the Planet”? And when asked to speak about their dreams – the dreams they had before they
became Fathers – dreams they cast aside so that Our Children would have the freedom to dream dreams
and transform their dreams into realities that the world can see, feel, hear, and touch, would these
approximately 1 billion voices become pensively silent? Would they urge us to fight against injustice,
search for truth, step out on faith, and find the courage to stand in our own truth even if it means we must
stand alone?
The “Voices of Our Fathers” remind us of our connectedness to one another and that we are more
than mere extensions of them. Listen as at least 1 billion voices speak as one voice – urging us to never
discount history – our own and the history of others who may not look like us, dress like us, speak the
same language that we do, and who may worship differently. Yes, we may be different. But it is our
differences that make each of us unique. Differences are to be embraced. And yet, despite our
differences, there is an invisible thread that connects each of the 7.5 billion souls throughout our global
village. We all dream the same dreams; have the same hopes and fears; and experience moments of
deep despair and intoxicating jubilation. . Our Fathers – at least 1 billion men who are old, young, poor,
rich, homeless, incarcerated, wise, married, divorced, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Quakers,
Hindus, Buddhists and agnostics – with one voice are telling Our Children: “Transcend the boundaries of
religion, ethnicity, politics, language, culture, class, and economics. It is my fervent prayer that you inherit
a world that is peaceful . . . compassionate . . . and economically, emotionally, psychologically, and
spiritually vibrant. My greatest wish is that you will learn to create your own happiness. Happiness is
something we can only create for ourselves. We cannot and should not rely on others to make us happy.
Find your purpose in life. Everyone has a purpose -- a reason for being on this space and place we know
as Planet Earth. Make each day better than the day before.”
On this day, and every day going forward, as we give thanks and pledge to work together to end
homelessness, poverty, ethnic and religious intolerance, violence, and Fatherlessness, we will also step
back, take a deep breath, and listen to the “Voices Of Our Fathers”. On this day, and each day going
forward, we will grasp the template that Our Fathers, Grandfathers and Great Grandfathers gave us to
embrace our differences, build bridges of understanding, and tear down the walls that divide us.

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INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY “TEACH US PEACE”
CHILDREN’S LITERACY INITIATIVE LAUNCHED
Approximately 2.2 billion of the 7.5 billion souls who occupy our global village which we know as
Planet Earth are children – Our Sons and Our Daughters. Each of these 2.2 billion souls emerge from
the womb emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually whole. The Millennium has produced a group of
children who are the most intellectually mature, creative, and keenly intuitive souls our global village has
encountered. Violence – physical and psychological, poverty, hunger, lack of access to adequate
physical and mental health resources and support services, Fatherlessness, ethnic and religious
intolerance, mass incarceration, an unlevel educational playing field, and illiteracy traumatizes these
souls as they make their journey from childhood to adulthood. What do these souls think about? Care
about? What is their vision of the world that they want to live in when they mature into adults? What
messages do they have for the adults of the world? And how can we move the 2.2. billion souls who are
children to commit to peace . . to engage in nonviolent conflicts resolution? How do we “teach peace’ to
these 2.2. million souls who are confronted with violence in some form every day whether it is through
social media, television, or on the streets of our neighborhoods?
The launch of the International Men’s Day “Teach Us Peace” Children’s Literacy Initiative is
about providing children – Our Sons and Our Daughters -- with a forum to share their vision for the world
through essays and poems which will be published in the CHILDREN’S CORNER segment of IN
SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®, a quarterly international Fatherhood and Men’s Issues Journal and on
the CHILDREN’S CORNER blog at http://buildingabridgetothefuture.blogspot.com.
To learn more about the International Men’s Day “Teach Us Peace” Children’s Literacy
Initiative and how your child can participate, send an e-mail to: insearchoffatherhood@gmail.com or call
267-581-3963.
To learn more about International Men’s Day, visit its website at www.imd-global.org.

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USA 2012-2022 INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY TEN YEAR PLAN
The USA 2012-2022 International Men’s Day Ten Year Plan Committee, whose members comprise
a number of Regional Coordinators for International Men’s Day from diverse backgrounds and
geographic locations in America, has targeted -- on a quantifiable basis -- the following key challenges
which prevent Men and Boys from living happy, fulfilled, healthier, and longer lives:
1. EDUCATION
- Reduce school dropout rate for boys and young adolescent males by 50%
- Increase literacy rates for boys and young adolescent males by 80%
- Explore existing models that effectively address school dropout and literacy issues to
determine if they can be implemented nationally
- Design and implement tutoring and mentoring programs
2. COMMISSION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON BOYS AND
MEN
- Advocate support for Warren Farrell, Ph.D.’s proposal for the establishment of a White House
Council on Boys and Men (www.whitehouseboysmen.org or www,warrenfarrell.com)
3. MASS INCARCERATION, RECIDIVISM, AND REINTEGRATION
Mass Incarceration:
Identify causative factors attributing to rising number of boys, young adolescent males, and Men
being incarcerated (e.g., poverty, lack of positive role models, lack of education, lack of
economic opportunities, dysfunctional families, etc.)
Explore existing models that eradicate causative factors attributable to placing boys, adolescent
males, and Men on the “fast track” to prison
Recidivism/Reintegration:
The USA 2012-2022 International Men’s Day Ten Year Plan Committee endorses Operation
Fresh Start™-- a groundbreaking multi-tiered initiative which is a blueprint for setting into motion
the national mandate for sweeping criminal justice reform issued by The Honorable Barack H.
Obama, President of the United States, and a national model for eradicating recidivism created
by The Honorable James M. DeLeon, a veteran jurist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Mass
Incarceration Subcommittee of the USA 2012-2022 International Men’s Day Ten Year Plan
Committee – through social, electronic and print media, panel discussions, and town hall
meetings -- is working to educate key stakeholders about the Initiative and create support for the
Initiative at the grassroots level. The USA 2012-2022 International Men’s Day Ten Year Plan
Committee urges that The Mayor’s Mentorship Initiative, one of the solutions-based components
of Operation Fresh Start ™ be implemented in all cities throughout the United States with all
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Mandatory Psychological Debriefing Program - Design and implement mandatory one (1) year
minimum two-tiered “psychological debriefing” program for formerly incarcerated individuals and
their families and loved ones to (a) provide formerly incarcerated individuals with psychological
and emotional tools needed to resolve self-esteem, anger management, and decision making
issues; and (b) provide family members and loved ones with emotional and psychological tools to
help formerly incarcerated individuals successfully navigate the arduous journey to healing,
redemption, and reintegration
Mandatory Mentoring Program which matches up a newly released incarcerated individual with a
formerly incarcerated individual who has a successful track record of reintegrating into society
and family life for one-on-one mentoring
Compassionate Release - A process by which incarcerated individuals may be eligible for
immediate early release on grounds of “particularly extraordinary or compelling circumstances
which could not reasonably have been foreseen by the court at the time of sentencing”. The USA
2012-2022 International Men’s Day Ten Year Plan Committee advocates the expansion of the
“humanitarian” component of Compassionate Release to allow for incarcerated individuals who
are senior citizens having served at least over 25% of their sentence to be granted
Compassionate Release, who (i) are model citizens; (ii) have obtained education and skills which
would be transferrable upon release in the job market; (iii) have enhanced the lives of other
incarcerated individuals and/or society through the creation and implementation of solutions-
based initiatives; and (iv) have a team of individuals who collectively will guarantee him/her
housing, employment, and mentoring to assist in their successful transition from decades of
incarceration immediately subsequent to their return to their families and communities.
4. FATHERHOOD
Male Parenting Programs that educate Boys and young adolescent males who are not Fathers as
well as expectant fathers on their parental roles and responsibilities (e.g., changing diapers,
feeding, what infants and children need – e.g., nurturing, mentoring, bonding, etc., types of
effective age-appropriate discipline, etc.)
Passage and enactment of Federal Equal Custody Act which would provide, among other things,
(a) courts with a mandate in child custody cases to grant Fathers full and physical joint custody of
a child; (b) parenting time credit which would work to reduce the amount of child support a Father
pays according to the additional amount of time he spends with his child; and (c) paid paternity
leave for all Fathers.
5. HEALTH
Passage and enactment of Men’s Health legislation which would, among other things, create an
Office of Men’s Health in the United States Department of Health and Human Services that would
advocate for medical research and medical research funding for prostate cancer, colon cancer,
diabetes, heart disease, hypertension etc. in the same manner in which the Office of Women’s
Health (established in 1991 in the United States Department of Health and Human Services) has
successfully advocated for Women’s Health
Reduction by at least 50%, rising mortality rate for prostate cancer, colon cancer, and heart
disease
Reduction by at least 50%, rising incidence of diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease
Reduction by at least 50%, rising incidence of suicide among boys, adolescent males, and Men
6. VIOLENCE
Design and implementation of mandatory conflicts resolution and anger management training for
Grades K through 12
Reduction by 80% of physical, emotional, and “cyber” bullying
7. UNSUNG HEROES INITIATIVEI
Reduce by 50%, homelessness among veterans/military personnel
Reduce by 50%, suicide among veterans/military personnel
Reduce by 50%, unemployment rate among veterans/military personnel
Reduce by 50%, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome among veterans/military personnel

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INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY “HEALING AND REPATRIATION” INITIATIVE
In 2012, for the first time, International Men’s Day was observed in a correctional facility – the
Clinton Correctional Facility located in Dannemora, New York. On Monday, 19 November 2012, an
American correctional facility joined individuals, institutions, and organizations in over 70 nations in
observing 2012 International Men’s Day under the theme, “Helping Men and Boys Live Longer, Happier,
Healthier Lives”.
The success of the inaugural observance of 2012 International Men’s Day at the Clinton
Correctional Facility spawned the creation of the International Men’s Day “Healing and Repatriation
Initiative” in January 2013. On Wednesday, 19 November 2014, International Men’s Day was observed
for the second consecutive year at the Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Malone, New York. The
International Men’s Day “Healing and Repatriation” Initiative promotes the observance of
International Men’s Day in all correctional facilities throughout the United States. A number of
International Men’s Day Coordinators in other nations are considering implementing this initiative in their
country. Observance of International Men’s Day at correctional facilities can take the form of workshops
and discussion groups about issues that are in alignment with the theme of International Men’s Day.
So what is the International Men’s Day “Healing and Repatriation” Initiative all about? It is
about providing approximately 2,500,000 souls in the United States who are incarcerated with an
opportunity to participate in a worldwide event which encourages them to engage in critical thinking about
issues that affect them, their families and loved ones, and the communities in which they have lived and
will one day return to. It is about helping them to see themselves as ‘part of a whole’. It is one of the
many ‘first steps’ that must be taken to heal and “reconnect” spiritually, psychologically, and emotionally
approximately 700,000 souls who are released from American prisons every year and place them on the
path to successful reintegration into society.
For further information about the International Men’s Day “Healing and Repatriation” Initiative,
send an e-mail to: insearchoffatherhood@gmail.com.

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CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES ANNOUNCE RATIFICATION
OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT AT G20 SUMMIT
HANGZHOU, ZHENJIANG, CHINA – The G20 Summit was punctuated with a joint
announcement on 3 September 2016 by The Honorable Barack H. Obama, President of the United
States and The Honorable Xi Jinping, President of the Peoples Republic of China that both nations had
ratified the Paris Agreement of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. China and the
United States are among 26 nations that have ratified the Paris Agreement. Both nations respectively
represent 18% and 20% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon dioxide emissions is believed
to be the driving force behind global warming. The Paris Agreement was negotiated by 195 nations at the
21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris,
France and adopted by consensus on 12 December 2015. On 22 April 2016, Earth Day, the Paris
Agreement was opened for signature in a ceremony in New York City. As of 22 September 2016, 180
members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change signed the Agreement. The
Agreement is expected to be entered into force in November 2016.
In addition to the focus of the G20 Summit on the ratification of the Paris Agreement by China
and the United States, member nations turned their attention to:
 Asking the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development for a black list of tax
havens in an effort to thwart tax evasion
 Opposing protectionism and favoring international trade and investments
 Boosting economic growth through fiscal stimulus and innovation
 Combating “populist” attacks on globalization
 Strengthening support for refugees
Heads of State who joined The Honorable Barack H. Obama, President of the United States, at the G20
Summit included:
The Honorable Mauricio Macri, President – Argentina
The Honorable Malcom Turnbull, Prime Minister – Australia
The Honorable Michel Temer, Prime Minister – Argentina
The Honorable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister – Canada
The Honorable François Hollande, President – France
The Honorable Angela Merkel, Chancellor – Germany
The Honorable Narendra Modi, Prime Minister – India
The Honorable Joko Widodo, President – Indonesia
The Honorable Matteo Renzi, Prime Minister – Italy
The Honorable Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister – Japan
The Honorable Enrique Peña Nieto, President – Mexico
The Honorable Vladimir Putin, President – Russia
The Honorable Muhammed bin Salman Al Saud, Deputy Crown Prince – Saudi Arabia
The Honorable Jacob Zuma, President – South Africa
The Honorable Park Geun-hve, President – Republic of Korea
The Honorable Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President – Turkey
The Honorable Theresa May, Prime Minister – United Kingdom
The Honorable Donald Tusk, President of the European Council – European Union
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The Honorable Idriss Derby, 2016 Chairperson – African Union and President – Chad
The Honorable Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President – Egypt
The Honorable Nursultan Nazarbavev, Presdent – Kazakhstan
The Honorable Bounnhang Vorachith, 2016 Chair, Association of Southeast Asia Nations and .
President – Laos
The Honorable Macky Sall, President of New Partnership for Africa’s Development and
President – Senegal
The Honorable Mariano Rajov, Prime Minister – Spain
The Honorable Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister – Singapore
The Honorable Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister – Thailand
DR. LUBEGA PATRICK TAPPED TO SERVE AS
UGANDA’S INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY COORDINATOR
KAMPALA, UGANDA – Humanitarian and Executive Director of Hands Across Org, DR.
LUBEGA PATRICK, has been tapped to serve as the International Men’s Day Coordinator for the nation of
Uganda. International Men’s Day is observed on 19 November of each year in 80 nations throughout our
global village and celebrates and honors the contributions and sacrifices that Men – everyday Men –
make to our families, our communities, and our world. Inaugurated in 1999 by Jerome Teelucksingh,
Ph.D., a Gender Issues Thought Leader, humanitarian, faculty member in the History Department at the
University of West Indies, poet and author, International Men’s Day shares a 48 hour partnership with
Universal Children’s Day which is observed throughout our global village on 20 November of each year
and is endorsed by the United Nations.
“Dr. Lubega will serve as the point of contact for all individuals, organizations, and institutions
throughout the nation of Uganda who are interested in participating in International Men’s Day. Uganda
joins 80 nations, which include the United States, Ghana, Botswana, Australia, the United Kingdom, India,
Trinidad and Tobago, Canada and France, in observing International Men’s Day. International Men’s Day
is a global grassroots movement which is working to make the world a better and safer place not just for
Men and Boys but for everyone. Dr. Lubega’s work which is improving the lives of Men and Boys through
Hands Across Org was brought to our attention by one of his colleagues, Ms. Rashim Salim. The
mission of Hands Across Org is in alignment with the objectives of International Men’s Day. We welcome
the nation of Uganda into the International Men’s Day family with open arms and look forward to working
with Dr. Lubega and his colleagues,” stated Diane A. Sears, a member of the International Men’s Day
Coordination Committee where she represents the United States, National Coordinator for International
Men’s Day in the United States, and Chair of the USA 2012-2022 International Men’s Day Ten Year Plan
Committee.
This year International Men’s Day, which is held on Saturday 19th November 2016, coincides with
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. To help the world mark these two observance days, Men
and Women throughout our global village are invited to adopt the official International Men’s Day Theme
for 2016: “Talk About Male Suicide”.
As a day of observance, International Men’s Day will focus on uniting humanity and-giving
everyone who wants to celebrate International Men’s Day the opportunity to help work towards shared
objectives which are applied equally to men and boys irrespective of their age, ability, social background,
ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity, religious belief and relationship status.
The objectives of the Ugandan International Men’s Day Team include, but are not limited, to::
●To promote positive male role models; not just movie stars and sports men but
everyday, working class men who are living decent, honest lives.

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●To celebrate men’s positive contributions; to society, community, family, marriage, child
care, and to the environment
●To focus on men’s health and wellbeing; social, emotional, physical and spiritual
●To highlight discrimination against males; in areas of social services, social attitudes
and expectations, and law
●To improve gender relations and promote gender equality
●To create a safer, better world, where all people can grow and reach their full potential
Finding new, innovative and effective ways to engage every individual and organisation in
the world in a conversation about male suicide is just one way people can further the objectives of
International Men’s Day in 2016.
Individuals, organizations, and institutions in Uganda interested in learning more about and
participating in 2016 International Men’s Day, should contact Dr. Lubega Patrick, the Uganda
Coordinator for International Men’s Day by sending an e-mail to: lubegapatrickm@gmail.com.
FATHERS AND CHILDREN’S TOGETHER INITIATIVE MOVES INCARCERATED
FATHERS INTO THE GLOBAL FATHERHOOD EQUATION
PHILADELPHIA, PA (USA) – The last quarter of the 20th Century found Fathers taking a long
look in the proverbial mirror at themselves as they embarked upon a journey for solutions to issues
directly and indirectly related to Fatherhood. This journey moved them to redefine and reshape their
roles and responsibilities as Men and as Fathers. They began to realize that they were connected to
each other by an invisible thread and that invisible thread was Fatherhood. Their children bonded them
together. It became obvious that Fatherhood transcended boundaries – the boundaries of geography,
language, culture, economics, religion, ethnicity, politics, and culture. Yet, there was one group of
Fathers that inadvertently had been left out of the Global Dialogue on Fatherhood – Incarcerated Fathers.
Incarcerated Fathers had unique issues which were not being addressed That was until a group of
dynamic Thought Leaders on Fatherhood and Intergenerational Incarceration who comprise United
Community Action Network at SCI Graterford located in Graterford, Pennsylvania designed and
implemented a powerful, results-oriented two-tiered parenting program -- the Fathers And Children
Together Initiative, or “F.A.C.T.” (www.fathersandchildrentogether.org), which moved Incarcerated
Fathers into the Global Fatherhood Equation. Through a collaboration with an External Team consisting
of individuals from diverse professional background, a seven (7) week program is facilitated at SCI
Graterford where Incarcerated Fathers spend quality time with their children through workshops and arts
and craft projects, courtesy of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (www.muralarts.org), which leads to
the creation of a strong father-child bond and positively impacts the child’s academic performance and
behavior at school. While the children are bonding with their Fathers and working together on projects,
the mothers or grandmothers or legal guardians of these children are whisked off to a restaurant where
they have dinner and use the time to bond with one another and to discuss any issues they may have.
The dinner is funded by Incarcerated Men at SCI Graterford through their salaries. An orientation
session attended by the children and their mothers precedes the start of the seven (7) week program that
is facilitated at SCI Graterford. At the conclusion of the seven (7) week program a festive and powerfully
moving graduation ceremony is conducted. Incarcerated Fathers participating in the life-transformative
program are presented with certificates in an award ceremony which is followed by a dinner which is
attended by their children, the mothers or grandmothers or legal guardians of the children and members
of the F.A.C.T. External Team. In addition to designing and co-implementing the F.A.C.T. Initiative,
members of United Community Action Network educate youths about the pitfalls of crime through its
“Education Over Incarceration” Initiative The organization also reaches out to at-risk youth through an
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program which provides area students with college scholarships. Here again, this initiative is funded by
the Incarcerated Men through the salaries they make at SCI Graterford. In 2013, a number of
Pennsylvania legislators which included THE HONORABLE RONALD G. WATERS S MARK COHEN, LOUISE
BISHOP, JAMES CLAY, JR., MARIA DONATUCCI, MICHELLE BROWNLEE, VANESSA LOWERY BROWN, FRANK
FARINA, RICK MIRABITO, ROSITA C. YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM C. KORTz, and THOMAS R. CALTAGIRONE,
introduced House Resolution No, 330 into the Pennsylvania State Legislature which urged the
Department of Corrections to consider establishing the Fathers and Children Together Initiative at
every state and county corrections institution in Pennsylvania.
GATEWAY TO RE-ENTRY ISSUES “CALL TO ACTION” IN SUPPORT OF
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL NO. 2135
PHILADELPHIA, PA (USA) -- Heralded as the National Face of Re-Entry, MR. TRACEY L.
FISHER, the Chief Executive Officer of Gateway To Re-Entry continues to rewrite the Narrative on Re-
Entry. He recently issued a “Call To Action’ in support of Pennsylvania House Bill No. 2135 which
proposes to expand the parole eligibility for Pennsylvanians serving life sentences. Mr. Fisher who is the
founder of “National Re-Entry Month” which is observed in June of each year and “Inmate Awareness
Month” -- observed in September 2016; creator of Ten Steps To Re-Entry™, a psychological debriefing
tool and recidivism deterrent for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, and the Ten Steps
To Re-Entry ™ Pledge, has conducted one-on-one meetings with Pennsylvania legislators from both
sides of the aisle to encourage them to pass and enact House Bill No. 2135. At the same time, he is
educating community members and key stakeholders about House Bill No. 2135 – its importance and the
positive impact it will have on families and communities throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Fisher is urging citizens in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to voice their support for House Bill No.
2135 to their state legislators and to encourage their state legislators to move the Judiciary Committee to
vote on the legislation and recommend that it be passed and enacted into law.
House Bill No. 2135 was introduced on the floor of the Pennsylvania General Assembly by THE
HONORABLE JASON, DAWKINS, State Representative for Pennsylvania’s 179th Legislative District. The
proposed historic legislation is co-sponsored by THE HONORABLE LESLIE ACOSTA, State Representative for
Pennsylvania’s 197th Legislative District; THE HONORABLE VANESSA LOWERY BROWN, State Representative
for Pennsylvania’s 190th Legislative District; THE HONORABLE STEPHEN KINSEY, State Representative for
Pennsylvania’s 201stth Legislative District; THE HONORABLE PATTY KIM, State Representative for
Pennsylvania’s 103rd Legislative District; THE HONORABLE JOANNA MCCLINTON, State Representative for
Pennsylvania’s 191st Legislative District; THE HONORABLE TONYELLE ARTIS-COOK, State Representative
for Pennsylvania’s 200th Legislative District; and THE HONORABLE ED GAINEY, State Representative for
Pennsylvania’s 24th Legislative District.
In addition to contacting their respective state legislators, Pennsylvanians can also direct their
sentiment for the support of House Bill No. 2135 to the following individuals:
The Honorable Ron Marsico
Chairman, Pennsylvania House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
Telephone: 717-652-3721
E-Mail: rmarsico@pahousegop.com
The Honorable Stewart Greenleaf
Chairman, Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee
Telephone: 800-924-3300 or 215-657-7700
The Honorable Scott Wagner
Chairman, Pennsylvania Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee
Telephone: 717-846-2828

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The full text of House Bill No. 2135 which was extracted from http://openstates.org/pa/bills/2015-
2016/HB2135 appears below:
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
House Bill No. 2135
INTRODUCED BY DAWKINS, ACOSTA, AND V. BROWN, JUNE 9, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 9, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61
(Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition
of offenders, further providing for sentence of persons under the age of 18 for murder,
murder of an unborn child and murder of a law enforcement officer; in sentencing, further
providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses; and, in probation and
parole, further providing for parole power.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as
follows:
Section 1. Section 1102.1(a) and (d) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes are amended to read:
§
1102.1. Sentence of persons under the age of 18 for murder, murder of an unborn
child and murder of a law enforcement officer.
(a) First degree murder.--A person who has been convicted after June 24, 2012, of
a murder of the first degree, first degree murder of an unborn child or murder of a law
enforcement officer of the first degree and who was under the age of 18 at the time of the
commission of the offense shall be sentenced as follows:
(1) A person who at the time of the commission of the offense was 15 years of
age or older shall be sentenced to a term of life imprisonment [without parole], or a term
of imprisonment, the minimum of which shall be at least 35 years to life.
(2) A person who at the time of the commission of the offense was under 15 years
of age shall be sentenced to a term of life imprisonment [without parole], or a term of
imprisonment, the minimum of which shall be at least 25 years to life.
* * *
(d) Findings.--In determining whether to impose a sentence of life [without parole]
under subsection (a), the court shall consider and make findings on the record regarding
the following:
(1) The impact of the offense on each victim, including oral and written victim
impact statements made or submitted by family members of the victim detailing the
physical, psychological and economic effects of the crime on the victim and the victim's
family. A victim impact statement may include comment on the sentence of the
defendant.
(2) The impact of the offense on the community.
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(4) The nature and circumstances of the offense committed by the defendant.
(5) The degree of the defendant's culpability.
(6) Guidelines for sentencing and resentencing adopted by the Pennsylvania
Commission on Sentencing.
(7) Age-related characteristics of the defendant, including:
(i) Age.
(ii) Mental capacity.
(iii) Maturity.
(iv) The degree of criminal sophistication exhibited by the defendant.
(v) The nature and extent of any prior delinquent or criminal history, including the
success or failure of any previous attempts by the court to rehabilitate the defendant.
(vi) Probation or institutional reports.
(vii) Other relevant factors.
* * *
Section 2. Section 9714(a)(2) of Title 42 is amended to read:
§
9714. Sentences for second and subsequent offenses.
(a) Mandatory sentence.--
* * *
(2) Where the person had at the time of the commission of the current offense
previously been convicted of two or more such crimes of violence arising from separate
criminal transactions, the person shall be sentenced to a minimum sentence of at least
25 years of total confinement, notwithstanding any other provision of this title or other
statute to the contrary. Proof that the offender received notice of or otherwise knew or
should have known of the penalties under this paragraph shall not be required. Upon
conviction for a third or subsequent crime of violence the court may, if it determines that
25 years of total confinement is insufficient to protect the public safety, sentence the
offender to life imprisonment [without parole].
* * *
Section 3. Section 6137(a)(1) and (3) of Title 61 are amended to read:
§ 6137. Parole power.
(a) General criteria for parole.--
(1) The board may parole subject to consideration of guidelines established under
42 Pa.C.S. § 2154.5 (relating to adoption of guidelines for parole) and may release on
parole any inmate to whom the power to parole is granted to the board by this chapter,
except an inmate condemned to death [or serving life imprisonment], whenever in its
opinion:
(i) The best interests of the inmate justify or require that the inmate be paroled.
(ii) It does not appear that the interests of the Commonwealth will be injured by
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* * *
(3) The power to parole granted under this section to the board may not be
exercised in the board's discretion at any time before, but only after[,]:
(i) the expiration of the minimum term of imprisonment fixed by the court in its
sentence or by the Board of Pardons in a sentence which has been reduced by
commutation[.]; or
(ii) fifteen years, in the case of an inmate sentenced to life imprisonment.
Notwithstanding the date of conviction and notwithstanding any other provision of this title
or other statute, any person serving a life sentence under the laws of this Commonwealth
may be eligible for parole review after serving 15 years of imprisonment.
* * *
Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS IN WALES TO BE OFFERED
EARLIER ACCESS TO DOCETAXEL CHEMOTHERAPY
WALES, UNITED KINGDOM – Men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer will have earlier
access to Docetaxel Chemotherapy which could extend their lives by at least an additional 15 months.
The Docetaxel Chemotherapy will be offered to advanced prostate patients along with hormone therapy.
This development comes on the heels of extensive campaigning by Men’s Health Advocates, including
Prostate Cancer UK (www.prostatecanceruk.org) which exerted unrelenting pressure on decision makers
– local Health Boards, Health officials, and clinicians -- to make the treatment available to all Men. In
the past, advanced prostate cancer patients would only become eligible for and be offered Docetaxel
Chemotherapy after their hormone treatment had stopped. It is reported that the potential of living an
additional 15 months on average due to receiving the Docetaxel Chemotherapy exceeds the life
expectancy offered by other chemotherapies.
When reached for comment concerning the early offering of Docetaxel Chemotherapy to all
advanced prostate cancer patients, Heather Blake, Director of Support And Influencing at Prostate
Cancer UK had this to say:
“This is fantastic news for men in Wales who are diagnosed with advanced
prostate cancer. We ramped up our campaigning activity and called on supporters
across Wales to take action, too, which they did in scores.. Now they will have the same
opportunity for invaluable extra quality time with loved ones as those in England and
Scotland. We believe the mounting pressure on commissioning bodies over recent
weeks as a result of our campaigning work had a significant impact on the speed at
which the new commissioning advice was pushed through. It demonstrated just how
important this treatment is to men with prostate cancer across the country. It is now
critical that Local Health Boards ensure they are following the updated advice to offer
earlier docetaxel to men who may benefit, so that there is no further delay to this
treatment directly reaching men in the clinic. Prostate Cancer UK will also continue to
work with the relevant health bodies in Northern Ireland so that earlier docetaxel is
available to all men who need it across the United Kingdom.”.

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ARGENTINA
Association de Nuevos Padre – Cramer 4031,
Buenos Aires, Argentina 1429. Telephone: 011-
054-1-15-4906295; 011-1-054-1-15-4736002.
AUSTRALIA
Australia Family Association - Post Office Box
Q69, Queen Victoria Building, PO 1230, Level
12, 456 Kent Street, Sydney 2000, Australia.
Telephone: 011 61 02 9267 6159 or 011 61 02
9283 1472.
Australian Information and Support Services for
Men Pty Ltd. – Unit 5a, 21 Stud Rd., Bayswater
Vic 3153 Australia. Telephone: 011 03 9738
2478. Facsimile: 011 03 9878 4725. Its
website address is. E-mail messages can be
sent to info@aissm.com.au.
Equity for Fathers – 90 Lady Davidson Circuit,
Forestville, NSW 2087 Australia. Telephone:
011-61-02 9975 4324.
Fathers for Family Equity - Post Office Box 260,
Nunawading 3131, Australia. Telephone:
011-61 3 9878 8588. Visit the organization’s
website at: http://www.familyequity.asn.au
Men’s Right Agency – Post Office Box
28, Waterford, Queensland, 4183, Australia.
Telephone: 011 61 07 3805 5611. Facsimile:
011 07 3200 8769. Visit the organization’s
website at www.mensrights.com.au. E-mail
messages can be sent to mra@ecn.net.au
Michael Green, Q.C. – Mediator and counselor
and author of Fathers After Divorce – Building A
New Life And Becoming A Successful
Separated Parent. A strong advocate of “shared
parenting,” Green can be reached by telephone
or facsimile at 011 61 02 9519 7988 or by e-mail
at magnews@bigpond.com.
Stepfamily Australia, Inc. – P.O. Box 1162,
Gawler, South Australia 5118. Telephone: 011
61- 08 8822 7007. Its website address is
www.stepfamily.asn.au. E-mail messages can
be sent to sasa@stepfamily.asn.au.
AUSTRIA
International Society For Men’s Health And
Gender -- Post Office Box 46, 1097 Vienna,
Austria. Telephone: 011 43 (0) 1 409 60 10-0.
Facsimile: 011 43 (0)1 409 60 11. For
information about the mission statement and
activities of the International Society for Men’s
Health, please visit its website at www.ismh.org
or send an e-mail to: info@ismh.org.
BELGIUM
European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) – Rue
de Trèves 49-51, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium.
Telephone: 011 32 2 230 30 56. Facsimile:
011 32 2 233 38 80. The European Public
Health Alliance works to promote and protect the
health of all people in Europe by, among other
things, advocating for greater participation in
health-related policymaking at the European
level by its citizens. For further information
about EPHA, visit its website at www.epha.org
or send an e-mail to: epha@epha.org.
European Men’s Health Forum – 11 Rue de
l’Industrie, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Telephone: 011 32 2 234 3058. Facsimile: 011
32 2 230 3300. For further information about the
European Men’s Health Forum, visit its website
www.emhf.org or send an e-mail to:
office@emhf.org.
CANADA
Alliance National des Organizations Pour
L’entraide des Parents Non-Gardiens –722 de
Brabant, #C, Sainte Foy, Quebec G1X 3H1,
Canada. For further information, contact Mr.
Aurélien Lessard via e-mail at: arlessard
@videotron.ca.
Association Pour Les Liens Peres Enfants De
Quebec – 722 de Brabant, #C, Sainte-Foy,
Quebec G1X 3H1, Canada. Telephone: 418-
659-4213. E-mail: gilclaes@oriocom.ca.
Canadian Men’s Parenting Association – 21
Morris Street, Ottawa K1S 4A6, Canada.
Contact Mr. Bruce Rosove at the Canadian
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Men’s Parenting Association by telephone at:
613-233-8013 or facsimile at 819-994-2085.
Ex-Fathers – Contact Lloyd Gorling at RR1,
Williamstown, Ontario, K0C 2J0 Canada.
Telephone: 613-931-2104/Facsimile: 613-931-
2104. The website address for Ex-Fathers is
http://www.kalypso@glen-net.ca.
Fathers Are Capable Too (“FACT”) – 3044 Bloor
Street West, Suite 205, Toronto, Ontario M8X
2Y8. Telephone: (416) 410-3228. For further
information about FACT, visit the organization’s
website at http://www.fact.on.ca.
Fathers Battling Injustice -- Contact Dave Foster
at 1500 Royal Fork Rd., Box 57507, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada M9P 3B6. Mr. Foster can be
reached at dave@canadian.net.
The Children’s Voice – Contact Bill Flores,
President of The Children’s Voice, Post Office
Box 61027, Maple Grove Post Office, Oakville,
Ontario L6J 7P5 Canada. Telephone and
Facsimile: 905-829-3639. E-mail:
kidshelp@ican.net.
Victoria Men’s Centre – Contact Ken Wiebe at
1967 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, British
Columbia V82 1E3 Canada.
FINLAND
The Miessakit Association or Miessakit ry
(Finnish language translation for The Miessakit
Association) – The organization was created in
the 1990s by Senior Trainer Antti-Veikko
Perheentupa in the Greater Helsinki area. It
supports Fathers, helps Men in divorce matters,
supports immigrant men and men’s mental,
psychological and social growth; promotes
interfamilial interaction and family life and the
strengthening of the foundation for gender
equality among men. For further information,
visit the organization’s website at
http://www.miessakit.fi/fi/in_english. The
organization’s mailing address is: Miessakit ry,
Annankatu 16 B 28, 00120 Helsinki. Its
telephone number is 011 09 6126 620 and its e-
mail address is: miessakit@miessakit.fi.
FRANCE
Enfant Droit – 129 rue de Rome 13006,
Marseille, France. Telephone: 011-33-4-96-12-
62-88. Enfant Droit’s e--mail address is
enfant.droit@wanadoo.fr.
L’Enfant Et Son Droit – 12 rue Alphand, 75013,
Paris, France. Telephone: 011 33 0 1 45 81 19
84. Visit the organization’s website for further
information at www.magic.fr/enfant-
papa/welcome.htm.
GERMANY
Väterzentrum Berlin (The Father’s Centre) –
Eberhard Schäfer is the Founder and director of
Väterzentrum Berlin. For further information
about Väterzentrum Berlin, visit the
organization’s website at www.vaeterzentrum-
berlin.de or contact Eberhard Schäfer by
sending an e-mail to: Schaefer.eb
@googlemail.com.
GHANA
Ghana Fatherhood Initiative Foundation – Post
Office Box KB, 416 KORLE-BU, Accra, Ghana
023321. Telephone: 011 233-0289108965.
Facsimile: 011 233-22316844. E-mail
addresses: info@ghanafatherhoodinitiative.org
and dadsclub@ghanatherhoodinitiative.org.
Described as a “registered non-profit making
voluntary organization”, the Ghana Fatherhood
Initiative Foundation is working to encourage
fathers, empower families, and help children
through the establishment of Dads Club
Chapters, creation and promotion of Father-
friendly activities, creating and convening
Fatherhood conferences, Fatherhood courses,
and Family Success Seminars, and the
dissemination of positive information on
parenting from a male perspective through
television and radio advertisements and the
creation of family-based television and film
productions. For further information about the
Ghana Fatherhood Initiative, please visit the
organization’s website at www.ghanafatherhood
initiative.org.
IRELAND
Men's Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI) – Suite
109, Thomas House, 47 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
BT7 1JJ, Northern Ireland. MHFI promotes the
health and well-being of men and boys through
health initiatives, research, education and
advocacy. Further information about the
organization may be obtained by visiting its
website at http://www.mhfi.org. You can contact
MHFI’s Company Secretary: Ms. Mary
Sheehan, Manager of Flexible Training Unit,
Tallaght Partnership, Killnarden Enterprise
Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Republic Of Ireland;
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mary.sheehan@tallpart.com. Or you can send
an e-mail to: colin@mensproject.org.
ITALY
Figli Negati – Via del Buonvisi n. 97, 00148,
Rome, Italy. Giorgio Ceccarelli serves as the
President of Figli Negati, which is the only Italian
Fatherhood and Men’s organization that has
observed and supported International Men’s Day
since 2009. For further information about this
organization, visit its websites at
www.figlinegati.it; www.daddyspride.it; and
www.daddyspride.org. You can also call the
organization at: 011 339 2753088 or send an e-
mail to the organization’s President Giorgio
Ceccarelli at: giorgioceccarelli@hotmail.com.
Papà Separati – Alessandro Ciardiello serves as
the President of Papà Separati. The
organization’s address is Via Blundo, 54, Napoli
Campania 80128, Italy. Telephone: 011 081
55564398 (land line) or 011 335 5786115. E-
mail address: info@papseparati.it. Website
address: http://lnx.papaseparati.org.
NIGERIA
Child Rights International – 8 Akure Street (Old
Gra), Port Harcourt, Rivers State, G.P.O. Box
13674, Nigeria. Telephone: 011 00234 84 230
238. Facsimile: 011 00234 84 230 238. E-Mail:
crin@gtemail.net. Child Rights International
describes itself as a charitable,
nongovernmental organization which was
established in 1997. The organization works to
promote the enforcement of the directives of the
United Nations’ Convention On The Rights Of
The Child and, among other things, investigates
and documents incidents of abuses of the rights
of infants, children, and youth and cooperates
and works with other agencies and/or
organizations in establishing programs and
activities that educate children worldwide and
improve their living standards. For further
information about the Child Rights International,
visit its website at: http://www.wecaretoo.com/
Organizations/NIG/crin.html
SOUTH AFRICA
The Fatherhood Project, which is led by the
Child, Youth Family and Social Development
Research Programme at the Human Sciences
Research Council (“HSRC”) in Durban, South
Africa, encourages and supports men’s care and
protection of children. Its goal is to stimulate
discussion and action that is supportive of men’s
involvement in caring for their children. For
further information about the Fatherhood
Project, send a note to its postal address: The
Fatherhood Project, Private Bag X41, Pretoria,
South Africa 0001. The Fatherhood Project’s
street address is: 134 Pretorius Street, Pretoria,
South Africa 0002. The organization can be
reached by telephone at: 011 27 12 302 2000 or
by facsimile at 011 27 12 302 2001.
SPAIN
Associación de Padres de Familia Separados
(“APFS”) – Juan Luis Rubio Azcúe serves as
the National President of APFS and Carlos
Villacampa Orús serves as APFS’ National
Secretary. Correspondence for APFS can be
sent to Palafox 10, 28010-Madrid, SPAIN. The
organization’s National President can be
reached by telephone at 011 607657244. Or
you can send an e-mail to APFS at
APFSJLRA@terra.es.
SWITZERLAND
Health In Prisons Project – World Health
Organization – Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva ,
Switzerland. Telephone: 011 41 22 791 2111.
Facsimile: 011 41 22 79 1311.
UNITED KINGDOM
Families Need Fathers – 134 Curtain Road,
London EC2A 3AR England. Telephone: 011 44
0207 613 5060). Visit their website address at
http://www.fnf.org.
Fatherhood Institute – One of the global village’s
premiere Fatherhood think tanks, the
Fatherhood Institute offers a three-prong focus
on Fatherhood that includes: (a) changing work
so that fathers – particularly low-income Fathers
and those who are working part-time or flexibly
are able to take more leave from work to care for
children; (b) changing education so that boys
are better prepared for their roles as
parents/caregivers and that both boys and girls
are prepared to share their future roles as
parents and caregivers; and (c) creation of laws,
policies, and public services which “encourage
and enable” Fathers and Father Figures to
devote more time and energy to the direct care
of children. The Fatherhood Institute is an
advocate of “father-inclusive” health, education,
family and children’s services and it identifies
well-evaluated programs that empower Fathers
and address their unique parenting and health
issues. The Fatherhood Institute is located at
21 Gayton Road, London NW# 1TY United
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451546 or 011 207 431 5117. For further
information, you can visit the organization’s
website at www.fatherhoodinstitute.org or send
an e-mail to Adrienne Burgess, Head of
Research at The Fatherhood Institute at:
a.burgess@fatherhoodinstitute.org.
Prostate Cancer Charity – Miss Melody Lennon,
MBA, RGN serves as the Chief Executive
Officer of this organization which is located at 3
Angel Walk, Hammersmith, 69HX London in the
United Kingdom. Telephone: 011 44 208 222
7622.
The Cheltenham Group – Acts as an advocate
of men’s rights issues through publishing, re-
search and lobbying. Visit its website at www.c-
g.org.uk. Its e-mail address is bpw@c-g.org.uk.
URUGUAY
Paternidad Asumida Por Amor (“PAPA”) - Luis
Franco, Av. 18 De Julio, 1006, Ap. 701,
Montevideo, Uruguay. Telephone: 011 005982
901 52 48. Facsimile: 011 005892 900 70 61.
ZIMBABWE
African Fathers Initiative – 839 Ruwanga Road,
Mandara, Harare, Zimbabwe. Telephone: 011
263 912 225 637. For information, visit the
organization’s website at www.africanfathers.org
or send an e-mail to
trevor@africanfathers.org.zw.
UNITED STATES
ALABAMA
Birmingham Mentoring Assistance Network -
9729 Parkway E, Suite 103, Birmingham, AL
35213. Founded by a group of Birmingham
educators and business professionals, the
Birmingham Mentoring Assistance Network is on
a mission to help improve the quality of life for
boys and young adolescent males aged 7
through 21 in the communities of metropolitan
Birmingham, Alabama. Robert A. Averhart
serves as the President of the organization
which has designed programs that help deter
youths from crime and academic failure by
focusing on social development, physical
development, academic development, dexterity
orr life skill development, and economic
development. For further information, visit the
organization’s website at www.bhmman.org or
contact the organization by telephone at 1-205-
833-1448.
ARIZONA
Native American Fatherhood & Families
Association (“NAFFA”) – 123 North Centennial
Way, Suite 150, Mesa, AZ 85201. Telephone:
480-833-5007. Facsimile: 480-833-5009. E-
Mail: info@aznaffa.org. Mr. Albert Pooley,
internationally recognized for his work on
Fatherhood issues which specifically meet the
needs of Native Americans, serves as the
President of NAFFA. NAFFA offers a myriad of
programs and services which include, The
Fatherhood/Motherhood Is SacredSM
Curriculum,
a Father’s Resource Center, Community
Education Workshops, an Alternative to
Incarceration Program, and a Healthy Marriage
Initiative. For further information about NAFFA,
visit its website at
www.nativeamericanfathers.org.
Native Nations Institute For Leadership,
Management And Policy (“NNI”) - NNI is a
resource for self-determination, self-governance
and development for indigenous nations in the
United States, Canada and other parts of the
world. NNI’s Leadership and Management
Programs, Policy Analysis and Research
Projects and Strategic and Organizational
Development programs assist Native Nations,
organizations and individuals in building
effective sovereign governments; developing
vigorous economies that are not incongruent to
circumstances and culture; resolving difficult
social problems; achieving objectives in
interactions with other governments; managing
the environmental and natural resources;
balancing change and cultural continuity. The
Native Nations Institute is part of the Udall
Center for Studies in Public Policy, a research
and outreach unit at the University of Arizona
organized under the Vice President for
Research and Graduate Studies. The Native
Nations Institute for Leadership, Management
and Policy is located at the Udall Center For
Studies In Public Policy, 803 East 1st Street,
Tucson, AZ 85719. Telephone: 520-626-
0NNI. Facsimile: 520-626-3NNI. For further in-
formation, visit the organization’s website at
www.nni.arizona.edu or send an e-mail to
nni@u.arizona.edu.

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