Monthly Archives: November 2011

Will You End YOUR Violence Against Women?

According to Wikipedia, a loaded question is a question which contains a controversial assumption such as a presumption of guilt. The famous example often used to illustrate this is the story of a defendant in court being asked to respond ‘yes’ or

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Goodbye International Men’s Day

        This weekend marked The Men’s Network’s second International Men’s Day celebration with more than a hundred people turning out to support our hairy annual fundraising fun run –  The Tash Dash. The Tash Dash is great

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Is International Men’s Day Offensive?

The Men’s Network is the UK’s co-ordinator for International Men’s Day (IMD) which took place of Saturday 19th November (click here for IMD UK blog). One unexpected highlight this year was a long debate on The Guardian Comment Is Free

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Super Foody Day Out For Dads

The Event: Ready Daddy Cook & The World Food Picnic The Date: Sunday 27th November The Time: Food Workshop 10am / World Picnic 12 noon The Place: The Bridge Community Centre, Lucraft Road, Brighton BN2 4PN Are you a dad?

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Five things you need to know about Tash Dash

Saturday 19th November marks our second annual Tash Dash hairy fun run so we thought it was time we shared with you FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE TASH DASH 1. The Tash Dash is open to any

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The Men’s Network reaches Australia

The Men’s Network has been featured on an Australian radio show called Dads On The Air promoting International Men’s Day 2011 (Saturday 19th November) Glen Poole, who is Strategic Director of The Men’s Network and UK co-ordinator for International Men’s

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A great review from a conference delegate

The following review of The First National Conference for Men and Boys has been submitted by delegate Dan Bell. Click here now to read feedback from other delegates or check out Dan’s review first….. If ever I am unfortunate enough

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Will you back our letter to Parliament……?

The Men’s Network in Brighton & Hove is planning a joint letter to the UK government on behalf of groups working with men and boys. If you want to be a co-signatory to this letter please contact glen@themensnetwork.org.uk today and

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What people are saying about the 2011 conference

The First National Conference for Men and Boys – held in Brighton and Hove in November 2011, generated a huge amount of praise. Here’s a sample of some of the feedback we’ve received from people who attended the day…….. “A

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Some thoughts from our Conference ideas wall

One of the features of The First National Conference for Men and Boys was a conference ideas wall where we asked delegates to say how they think we can improve the lives of men and boys in the UK. Below

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