Links to Other Web Sites
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Here are some links to other men-related sites on the Web. This list is based on one compiled by good friend Jim Bracewell of The Men's Center. Jim was also for many years the Executive Assistant Forum Manager of the Men's Issues Forum of The Microsoft Network (MSN).
The Men's Bibliography is a comprehensive bibliography of writing on men, masculinities and sexualities compiled by Michael Flood. The bibliography is free and for public use. (Canberra, Australia. ISBN 0 646 18088) The Sixth Edition, updated 2/98, has over 8,000 listings. The "best reading" section has a definite pro-feminist tone. |
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Links on Specific Men’s IssuesLife Experiences, Changes and Challenges Authors' Web sites (men and anger, relationships, indigenous cultures, raising boys, etc.) Divorce, Custody, Child Support Gender Justice and Men's Rights Other On-Line Books and Publications Web sites for Regional Men's Centers
Life Experiences, Changes and ChallengesChaos, Grief and Healing: Men and Women This is a place men and women can browse to understand and honor the many different paths to heal strong emotions. It has a special emphasis on how men often grieve differently. Tom Golden, LCSW of Washington D.C., is an internationally known psychotherapist, author, and speaker on the topic of healing from loss.
M.A.L.E: Men Assisting, Leading & Educating This is the combined site for M.A.L.E. and NOMSV, the National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization. M.A.L.E. is dedicated to helping male survivors of sexual abuse to heal. NOMSV is "Dedicated to a safe world, we are an organization of diverse individuals committed through research, education, advocacy and activism to the prevention, treatment and elimination of all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men."
This is an interactive on-line forum for Vietnam Veterans and their families and friends to exchange information, stories, poems, songs, art, pictures, and experiences in any publishable form.
Stop Abuse For Everyone is a non-profit organization that provides advocacy, information, and support for men and women who are the victims of domestic violence. We set up and advocate for services for men and women, straight, gay, or lesbian, with the vision of a world of powerful, supportive relationships, free of violence. S.A.F.E., founded by Jade Rubick, concentrates on domestic violence against straight men, gay men, and lesbian women, because few services exist for these groups. The site has personal stories, a comprehensive listing of Web resources and books, info on local shelters and groups that help battered men or offer services for abusive women, and suggestions on how you can make a difference in the lives of people affected by abuse. It operates an e-mail list and Bulletin Board.
Website for S.M.A.R.T. - Ritual Abuse and Secret Societies Newsletter. The purpose of the newsletter is to help stop ritual abuse and to help those who have been ritually abused. SMART is also looking for information and articles on ritual abuse, especially those connected to secretive organizations and mind control. SMART is free of charge (hard copy - U.S. only, E-mail around the world) to those unable to pay.Resource lists are also available. Available via E-mail or U.S. Mail. Web site has articles from the newsletter and an extensive list of Web links on ritual abuse, survivors and related topics.
Are you an ultra-sensitive person? Take the on-line quiz on Roger Easterbrooks' site to find out. Roger's site has articles, stories for your soul, help for Ultra-Sensitive people, and information on relationships and the heart of intimacy, shadow dancing, movement therapy and mitral valve prolapse.
Authors' Web sitesJohn Lee's Web site, named after his first best-seller Flying Boy, is entitled "Awaken Your Emotional Body & Improve Your Relationships." It offers helpful advice and suggestions to help men deal with anger, using the approach in his popular book Facing the Fire: Experiencing and Expressing Anger Appropriately. John also offers information on keys to a successful relationship.
MenAlive Jed Diamond, a "men's movement" figure for over a decade and author of Male Menopause has created a site with information about the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of male menopause and the challenges we face as we move past childhood and adulthood into elderhood.
Judith Sherven and James Sniechowski's Web site centers on their book The New Intimacy: Discovering the Magic at the Heart of Your Differences. They offer information on how to make a relationship work.
This site promotes the work of Malidoma and Sobonfu Somé on behalf of their fellow Dagara tribespeople. There is material about their books and articles with Malidoma's insights into the Dagara and Western cultures, as well as progress reports on the Dagara Water Project funded in part by sales of their books. Their project is a 501(c)(3) organization, and tax-deductable contributions to their efforts are welcome.
Michael Gurian is the author of The Wonder of Boys. There's information on his new book A Fine Young Man; What Parents, Mentors And Educators Can Do To Shape Adolescent Boys Into Exceptional Men, due out in June 1998. He's also the author of Love's Journey, The Prince & The King: Healing the Father-Son Wound, Mothers, Sons, and Lovers and other books.
Divorce, Custody, Child SupportDean Hughson's Divorce Page now has been incorporated into a larger site devoted to supporting men and women in the divorce process, with a separate section for men. Dean writes a "Ask the Divorced Guy" column for the site.
Fathers Rights and Equity Exchange (F.R.E.E.) F.R.E.E.'s Director, Anne Mitchell, herself a single parent, is a 1992 graduate of Stanford Law School, a member of the California bar, and has been a fathers' rights advocate since 1987. F.R.E.E.'s Advisory Board includes author Dr. Warren Farrell, author/journalists Asa Baber and Cathy Young, and MFCC False Allegations Expert Carol Marks.
The Domestic Rights Coalition was founded in 1988 by Executive Director, George T. Gilliland Sr., who also founded the first battered men shelter in America, and ran it as long as he could, even though none of the millions available for DV victim shelters could be made available for men. It offers help in the following areas:
Information on legislation, resources related to fathers' rights.
ACFC - American Coalition for Fathers and Children "We, the members of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, hereby dedicate ourselves and our efforts to the creation of a family law system, legislative system, and public awareness which promotes equal rights for ALL parties affected by divorce, and the breakup of a family or establishment of paternity. It is our belief that through our involvement and dedication, we can have a positive effect on the emotional and psychological well-being of children."
The Second Wives Crusade consists of second wives, step-families, blended families, and grandparent organizations who are working together with ACFC to increase the numbers of children raised in two-parent families, improve the futures of children, to encourage cooperative shared parenting, and assure equal rights and responsibilities for all parties affected by divorce or the break-up of the family.
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Fathering
FatherLove, created by Craig Scott Brooks-Weiss, is the central information source for fathering in the Puget Sound area. "FatherLove is a grassroots organization committed to encouraging and strengthening positive father-child relationships. We work to improve the often negative social perception of men as nurturers. Men, women, fathers & mothers, service providers, and the community in general need to learn about the healing, transformative power and realistic benefits of fathers' attention and love. FatherLove provides information, research summaries, training and other resources to all of these groups, in order to create opportunities for fathers to engage meaningfully in their children's lives." An on-line magazine of articles, information and links for fathers.
FatherNet has a wide range of articles for fathers and research and policy papers going back to 1991, when the Children, Youth, and Family Consortium at the University of Minnesota first began a Gopher site. It also has the electronic continuation of Family Re-Union III: The Role of Men in Children's Lives, a national conference on family policy moderated by Vice President Al Gore and co-sponsored by the Consortium and the Tennessee Department of Human Services.
Today’s Father magazine provides an on-line presence and a wealth of tips and information on fathering. The mission of the National Center for Fathering is to inspire men to be better fathers and to develop practical resources to prepare dads for nearly every fathering situation.
James May has been a man with a passion, and heart, working in the Seattle area (and nationally) for years and years, supporting fathers of children with special needs. Fathers of Down Syndrome kids, for example, face unique challenges. It's a delightful gift to the world, that he is able to offer his help, support and encouragement through this Web site as well.
The Fathers' Resource Center, a nonprofit family service agency in Minneapolis, has on on-line Fathering Times newsletter, a place for visitors to exchange tips for dads, and links to other resources. The Center takes a moderate stance which is pro-father but not at the expense of women.
"One man's attempt to ride the ship of fatherhood through the turbulent sea of culture." This man has written his thoughts on being a father in three volumes: Becoming a Father, Settling In, and Looking Out.
National Center for Fathers and Children The Mission of the National Congress For Fathers and Children is to serve as a national organization, to assist state and local efforts, compatible with our goal of assisting parents who desire to remain actively involved in the lives of their children, regardless of marital status. We desire to provide a forum to coordinate local efforts, to impact national initiatives, and to bring national attention to local concern of our affiliated groups, chapters and members.
This site has a bulletin board, articles, and the like. In one poem, "Ode to Dads," a mother writes of the inequalities a divorced dad faces.
Men’s Health"An informational and educational organization recognizing men's health as a specific social concern and committed to promoting issues affecting men's health." It has an on-line men's health reference library. It has a "hot links for men's health" page listing prostate cancer, health, mental health, other health links and fathers/parenting. Men's Health Network
Site of Dr. Ken Goldberg, author of How Men Can Live as Long as Women and long active for men's health through his involvement on the the advisory panels for National Men's Health Week, Men's Health Network and Men's Health Magazine. This site has many of his syndicated "His Health" columns on specific men's health issues.
This site has practical suggestions for a broad range of problems, from athlete's foot to urinary incontinence.
This is the Web site for Men's Health magazine from Rodale Press.
The Men's Health Issues section of "Your Health Information Resource" maintained by Joel R. Cooper, "The Medical Reporter," has articles on aging and reproduction, stats on condom breakage in intercourse, impotence, testicular self-examination, enhancing fertility and how to pick a doctor.
MenAlive Jed Diamond, a "men's movement" figure for over a decade and author of Male Menopause has created a site with information about the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of male menopause and the challenges we face as we move past childhood and adulthood into elderhood. Articles about prostate cancer and prostitis, color anatomic descriptions, information on alternative holistic therapies that use plants and "Your questions answered" within 3 days by the site's board of urologists, physicians, and medical school professors. Men can also take part in confidential surveys. An official site of the American Foundation for Urologic Disease. Its editorial board is composed of Academic Urologists, Private Practice Urologists, Prominent Primary Care Physicians, as well as Radiologists. "It is our hope that this site will inform, educate and stimulate discussions. All records will be kept private and confidential."
CaP Cure: The Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate The Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate CaP CURE is a non-profit public charity dedicated to finding a cure for prostate cancer by rapidly funding promising basic and clinical research.
Excellent resource concerning prostatitis sponsored by the Prostatitis Foundation.
Testicular Cancer Resource Center A testicular cancer Primer, TC Self-examination, detailed interview with a TC oncologist, info on treatment approaches, over 40 personal stories, faith and spirituality, individual e-mail support, TC and sex, the humorous side and a lot more, by a survivor who put it together when he couldn't find in one place the info he needed. More testicular cancer links ...
When cancer strikes your child An item from MSNBC. Healthy Adam: When cancer strikes your child. A personal account of a son’s battle against testicular cancer. By Michael Segell, MSNBC.
University of Michigan Prostate Cancer Home Page A professional prostate cancer resource page.
Prostate cancer survivor, Larry Clapp, keeps up-to-date information on prostate health through healthy lifestyle rather than through drugs or surgery. There is also basic information on the prostate and an e-mail discussion group available at this site.
The Men's Health Trust and The Peyronie's Group. The Men's Health Trust is the only UK registered charity which aims to raise awareness, provide information, and encourage research into all health problems which only men can have. It also offers a newsletter. The Peyronie's Group is a new organisation (open ONLY to sufferers of Peyronie's condition) set up by The Men's Health Trust. It has a free newsletter for Group members. (MenWeb has more info on Peyronie's condition, provided by the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse of the National Institute of Health.)
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Male MenopauseMenAlive Jed Diamond, a "men's movement" figure for over a decade and author of Male Menopause has created a site with information about the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of male menopause and the challenges we face as we move past childhood and adulthood into elderhood.
CircumcisionCircumcision Information and Resource Pages The Circumcision Information and Resource Pages provide information about all aspects of the genital surgery known as circumcision. The Circumcision Reference Library contains technical material, medical and historical articles, and statistics. The Circumcision Information Pages contain a more readable collection of information, suitable for parents and educators. This site also has links to information on the rights of the child, religious issues, and related issues. This site, sponsored by the Orlando Men's Council and created by James Bracewell, Executive Assistant Forum Manager of the Men's Forum on The Microsoft Network, has a comprehensive collection of articles and resources on circumcision. The Myths and Facts of Circumcision "To advance the education of the public in all matters relating to circumcision and other forms of surgical alteration of the genitals, including alternative treatments and offering information and advice on such matters." A comprehensive site of information, for example presenting Christian, Jewish and Islamic perspectives. An article on the BodyWise Web site, The Myths and Facts of Circumcision: More Than Just Skin... by Sao Ricardo. For starters, "According to Dr. George C. Denniston, the Biblical technique of circumcision (designed to fulfill the Covenant with Abraham) removed only tissue that extended beyond the tip of the glans penis (Bris Milah). By first pulling up on the foreskin, then placing a shield, virtually all of the sensitive inner lining was left intact." A comprehensive and informative site, with photos, movies and descriptions of circumcision techniques used, how to care for an uncircumcised infant, circumcision and sex, and other topics.
Gender Justice and "Men's Rights"A very appealing and well-done site, with a goldmine of information on men's issues. James Bracewell, founder of the Orlando Men's Council and Executive Assistant Forum Manager of the Men's Forum on The Microsoft Network, has assembled an impressive collection of articles, including many from newspapers and magazines and many from experts, on topics such as abused men and domestic violence, shame and male oppression, male survivors of childhood sexual abuse, the myth of "deadbeat dads," the myth of gender bias in medicine and ending the battle between the sexes. Jim works hard to keep both the Florida site and MSN current.
Lies & Deceptions of Gender Feminists: An Interview with Warren Farrel False Rape - falserape.net
Men’s OrganizationsMen's Rights, Inc. was founded by Fredric Hayward. It sponsors a Men's Rights ERA Project — "Equal rights for men and women ... no exceptions," headed by Dave Ault in Seattle.
National Coalition of Free Men The National Coalition of Free Men NCFM is a non-profit educational organization that examines the way sex discrimination affects men. It also tries to raise public consciousness about little known, but important, topics dealing with the male experience. In addition NCFM sponsors a variety of "men's rights" projects.
The Domestic Rights Coalition was founded in 1988 by Executive Director, George T. Gilliland Sr., who also founded the first battered men shelter in America, and ran it as long as he could, even though none of the millions available for DV victim shelters could be made available for men. It offers help in the following areas:
National Organization for Men Against Sexism The National Organization for Men is an activist organization supporting a broad range of positive changes for men. NOMAS is pro-feminist, gay- and bi -affirmative organization working to change the quality of men's lives.
Other On-Line Books and PublicationsEveryman is a bi-monthly journal of men's issues and interests. We support gender equality and men's journey towards wholeness. We believe our society includes entrenched, often unconscious sexism against both men and women, but that only the sexism against women has so far been generally recognized. Everyman seeks to bring balance to the gender dialog through authentic disclosure and insight.
Certified Male Magazine (Australia) Certified Male is a journal of men's issues, published in Australia as a 40 page magazine. Topics covered include men's stories, men's rights, masculism, men and feminism, the men's movement, men's groups, fathers and fathering, parenting, boy's education, men's health, domestic violence, gender, relationships, family law, divorce, child support and custody, sexuality, discrimination, sex roles, gender politics and many other issues examined from a male perspective.
"Achilles Heel is a bi-annual magazine for men which is intended to be a forum for discussion of men and masculinity, and a reflection of the diverse and developing ways in which men are experiencing themselves today. It aims to challenge traditional forms of masculinity and male power and support the creation of alternative social structures and personal ways of being."
Good Will Toward Men - Jack Kammer Good Will Toward Men is a book of conversations with 22 progressive, fair-minded women who talk candidly and honestly about the advantages (not just the disadvantages) of being female and the disadvantages (not just the advantages) of being male.
Ally Press Center is a mail order company featuring mythopoetic books and tapes, and specializing in Robert Bly's works.Free newsletter. 1-800-729-3002. Click here to go to their Web on-line catalog - but please come back! (They have a link back to us at the bottom of their Home Page.)
The Applewood Centre for Spiritual Studies Applewood Communications. Source of Bly/Woodman On Men and Women videotape series. 1-800-361-0541.The Applewood Centre for Spiritual Studies Applewood, producer of the Robert Bly/Marion Woodman videotape series On Men and Women reviewed in this magark, has a Web site providing resources for the inner journey, soul work and transformational learning. Home of the Bly/Woodman and Sam Keen video series, Applewood also offers on-line "learning circles" guided by exceptional facilitators.
Roy A. Schenck, co-editor of Men Healing Shame, is also well known for books and columns on Men's Rights issues, including The Other Side of the Coin: Causes and Consequences of Men's Oppression. He is affiliated with Bioenetgetics Press, which has an on-line catalog.
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Web sites for Regional Men's CentersA very appealing and well-done site, with a goldmine of information on men's issues. James Bracewell, founder of the Orlando Men's Council and Executive Assistant Forum Manager of the Men's Forum on The Microsoft Network, has assembled an impressive collection of articles, including many from newspapers and magazines and many from experts, on topics such as abused men and domestic violence, shame and male oppression, male survivors of childhood sexual abuse, the myth of "deadbeat dads," the myth of gender bias in medicine and ending the battle between the sexes. Jim works hard to keep both the Florida site and MSN current.
CA-Bay Area Our purpose is to build community and friendship through sharing our life concerns with other men. We are an affiliation of small groups of men dedicated to the concept of self-help with the leadership function shared by all. Each group meets weekly on a rotational basis at each member's homes. Members live within an easy drive of the Oakland/Berkeley, CA, hub. Each member is encouraged to develop his facilitation and active-listening skills, and be willing to give and receive feedback. While participation can complement individual therapy, these are support groups, not therapy substitutes. All members are expected to give group a high priority. Our groups provide a place where you can
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN The mission of the Twin Cities Men's Center is to provide resources for men seeking to grow in body, mind, and spirit and from that foundation to advocate for healthier family and community relationships. Since 1976 the Twin Cities Men's Center (TCMC) has offered:
Sponsored by the Montgomery (Alabama) Men's Center and labor-of-love of Don Dietz, this site has info on their annual Men's Gathering, a number of articles, and links to other interesting articles. (It links specifically to articles of interest: they don't force you to wade through an entire site to find the good stuff!) "The Montgomery Men's Center, Inc. is a not-for-profit educationaland advocacy group which is dedicated to improving men's relationshipswith women, children, themselves, and society."
Nation of Men The Nation of Men is an devoted to supporting men, men's teams and community. Hosted by the South Bay (San Francisco Bay Area) chapter, one of three active NOM chapters.
New Orleans, LA. New Orleans Men's Center The New Orleans Men's Center, begun in 1990, is an organization of men dedicated to developing generative masculinity through personal soul work, education and dialogue with men. It provides a meeting place for men to explore their relationships with themselves, each other, their families, significant others, and their communities. Their Web site has an interesting Four Corners model for conflict resolution, based on male archetypes.
The Men's Center of Raleigh and Wake County Men helping men become themselves by recognizing and promoting the wholeness and well-being of all men. We provide an opportunity for male self-awareness, fellowship, support, joyfulness and play, and enhancement of men's roles as friend, son, father, husband, partner and citizen. The Men's Center is committed to strengthening the individual, the family and the community. Their site has articles and poems, as well as copies of their newsletter and information about their support groups and other activities.
Redwood Men's Center We at the Redwood Men’s Center recognize the need for men to come together in community to express and explore ideas which restore wholeness to ourselves and Soul to the world. As healing professionals and men of service, we move beyond the limits of professional psychology, with its exclusive focus on ego concerns, by embracing the deeper needs of Soul through mythos and ritual. We provide a container in which to heal the wounds that result from our lost connection with Soul and support men in bringing this healing back to their communities.
"Through our courage, passion, playfulness, sensitivity, and compassion we will create healing, community, and brotherhood within a safe space that encourages participation." Motto: "That which unites us is greater than that which divides us."
Yakima, WA Sage Men's Circle (Yakima, WA) PURPOSE: Mutual Support, Self-discovery, and Personal Growth
Snohomish Council (Seattle area) "We are a large gathering of men who meet monthly to sound our drums, to raise our masculine voices, and to speak from the wisdom of our personal life experience. Storytelling centers us in our topic for the day. Come join our circle. All men welcome."
Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) M.E.N. Vancouver Men's Evolvement Network: Men supporting each other through life's journey.
Victoria, B.C. (Canada) Men's Centre The Victoria Men's Centre is a place for men to gain support, companionship, and a place to share concerns and experiences in a spirit of brotherhood. It is a friendly gathering place for individuals and groups of men to come together and explore ways of improving the world around them. It echoes the ancient pattern of a meeting place where in camaraderie men talk, play games and tell stories.
Wide Sky Men's Council UNITY, DIVERSITY, INDIVIDUALITY We hold this to be the highest task of a bond between two people, that each should stand guard over the solitude of each other… once the realization is accepted that even between the closest Human Beings infinite distance continues to exist, a wonderful living side by side can grow up, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole and against a Wide Sky. A place where the absolute unique expression of life that individual men are, would be acknowledged, listened to, recognized, empowered and most of all appreciated. In the safety of a ritualized container, bounded by honor, integrity and compassion, the wild and woolly raw energy of maleness via drumming, dancing and story telling opens the door to authentic, heart felt expression. The safety of the container allows for the full recognition and appreciation of our shadow side. Without even a hint of judgment or evaluation. The depths of love, rage, tenderness, humor, hurt and caring are allowed full expression.
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