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Save
the Date!
October
22, 2005
~Present~
Ending
violence: A call to men!
(and
the women who love them)
“To
end violence against women, men who don’t see themselves as
part of the problem need to get involved.”
--Anthony
Porter
On
Saturday, October 22, nationally renowned domestic violence
educator Anthony Porter will lead an all-day workshop on, “Ending
violence: A call to men and the women who love them.” The
workshop will address the role “well-meaning men” must
play in ending intimate partner violence.
Porter believes that “violence is not a women’s issue. It’s a socialization issue, which benefits men in maintaining a position of entitlement, while women are viewed as having less value, as being property, and as being sex objects.”
The day’s discussion will focus
on creating a shift in social norms so that we can “redefine
manhood and produce a national movement of men committed to
ending violence against women.”
Join
us!
SBCC’s
Alice Schott Center
310
W. Padre
Tannahill
Auditorium
Saturday,
October 22
6
CEUs available for RN/LVNs, CNAs, and MFT/LCSWs
About Anthony Porter
Anthony Porter is an educator and activist who has worked in the social justice arena for more than 20 years. A gifted public speaker, Anthony is the co-founder of “A Call to Men: National Association of Men and Women Committed to Ending Violence Against Women.” His interest in this work began more than 10 years ago, as a faculty member of a nationally recognized batterers’ treatment program. Frustrated by the after-the-fact, criminal justice approach and his own desire to reach larger audiences of men with a consciousness-raising message of change, Anthony began honing a seminar training program addressing men’s violence against women. Anthony was a dramatic speaker at MADV’s “Call to Men” program in August 2004 and we are proud to have him return to Santa Barbara.
About Men Against
Domestic Violence
Men Against Domestic Violence (MADV), a project of Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County, is a group of men working to change the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that create a culture of male violence.
About Domestic
Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County (DVS)
DVS is the county’s only full-service domestic violence agency, committed to ending the intergenerational cycle of domestic violence through prevention and intervention services, and by challenging society’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to effect social change. For more information, contact DVS at 963-4458, or visit the website at www.dvsolutions.org.
