RAVEN Non-Violence Education

07/13/2013

This video could change the way we view masculinity in America forever.

06/19/2013

25 ways to redefine the phrase " "

http://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/25-ways-to-redefine-the-phrase-man-up/

Carlos Andrés Gómez is on a mission to reclaim the phrase "man up" to reflect all the best things about masculinity today.

06/14/2013

Dads, this Father's Day think about how much your voice means when talking to your children about intimate partner and sexual violence.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/06/14/father-power-why-men-must-talk-with-their-kids-about-domestic-violence/

For more information on how to have these conversations:

http://www.verizonfoundation.org/yourvoicecounts/
http://nomore.org/action-guide/

There are so many voices talking about domestic violence, but few as important, influential, or effective as a father to his children.

06/12/2013

Check out our new employment and volunteer opportunities on our website! ravenstl.org

06/12/2013

Great article on how allies are speaking out and making change against r**e culture!

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/06/12/2146811/student-activists-r**e-culture-campus/

Over the past year, a growing number of prestigious colleges have made national headlines over their administrations’ failure to effectively handle issues of sexual assault on campus. That’s not necessarily because r**e culture on college campuses has recently gotten much worse than it used to be. M...

06/05/2013

A great article on why men need to be a part of the current discussion around masculinity!

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/natalie-gyte/masculinity-defines-men_b_3352371.html

The truth is that men, through socially defined 'masculinity', have always enjoyed a privileged relationship with social and economic power. Through history, the idea of 'manhood' has been centred in physical strength, toughness, earning, providing, and dominating, creating a paradigm in which we ha...

05/31/2013

Men, how can you, or do you, address the male gaze? http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/05/changing-male-gaze/?utm_content=bufferc891a&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer

The male gaze, which refers to the lens through which mostly white, heterosexual men are viewing the world, is a lens of entitlement. The male gaze isn't an outdated myth or an indictment of individual men. It's an atmosphere that molds self-perceptions, perceptions of other people, and perceptions…

05/22/2013

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05/17/2013

Interested in getting involved in making our communities safer for women and children? Check out our volunteer and employment opportunities on our webpage! http://ravenstl.org/dev/

Founded in St. Louis in 1978, RAVEN is recognized nationally as a key part of the movement to stop the cycle of violence in our families and communities. RAVEN prides itself on providing high quality domestic violence intervention and prevention services to those at-risk to commit violence.

05/10/2013

Violence against women hurts everyone, including men. We invite our brothers to take up this cause, and be free from the limiting strictures of our modern de...

05/09/2013

Jackson Katz speaks on how IPV is gendered issue. We need to address the perpetrators and the societal forces that encourage the perpetrators of the violence instead of blaming the victims.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KTvSfeCRxe8 #

Jackson Katz, Phd, is an anti-sexist activist and expert on violence, media and masculinities. An author, filmmaker, educator and social theorist, Katz has w...