“That’s why the city – and country – needs a men’s centre.”
– Rosemary Westwood, MetroNews, discusses her support for men’s health spaces

National Post, Globe and Mail, CBC, CTVNews, AM640,
Huffington Post, Newstalk1010, Toronto Star, Queen’s Journal

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Then come out and celebrate with us on December 30th!
You’re invited to the Annual Holiday Party
Tuesday, December 30, 7:00 PM
Location: Canadian Centre for Men and Families, 152 Carlton Street, Unit 201
RSVP to info@menandfamilies.org

Because of your support and hard work, 2014 has been a year of milestones:

• Hosted public awareness events where hundreds have come out to discuss the crises of boys education, suicide, fatherhood and other critical topics
• Opened the Canadian Centre for Men and Families. Dozens of men and women have already visited us seeking help
• Brought your perspectives to an audience of thousands: Fixing family law (TVO), Violence against men (Global TV), Sexual abuse of boys (Sun)
• Launched our inaugural event in Vancouver with cross-Canada plans
• Became nation’s first registered educational charity with men’s issue focus

Lionel Tiger is a Canadian-born, American-based anthropologist. He is the Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, a consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense on the future of biotechnology, contributor to Psychology Today and The New York Times, and the author of Men in Groups,

The Decline of Males, The Pursuit of Pleasure and The Manufacture of Evil: Ethics, Evolution, and the Industrial System.

As a Big Thinker speaker Tiger has also contributed to the

wider discussion of the changing relations between men and women. Professor Tiger, an authority on the sociological, cultural and anthropological study of gender – and an Advisory Fellow to CAFE –

provided a short address regarding the current status and wellbeing of men and women in our society.

Following this presentation, the Board of the Canadian Association for Equality will discuss the new Campaign, call for your feedback, and provide ways by which you can support this unprecedented initiative.

Barbara Kay, National Post Columnist

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CAMPAIGN PRESS

Metro News

The Toronto Star – Controversial Men’s Rights Group Fundraising for a Centre for Men and Families

The Good Men Project – Introducing Canada’s New Centre for Men and Families

Radio Canada – La condition masculine

CBC Ontario Today – How has dad’s role changed?

Sun TV Menzoid Mornings – The diminished role of the male

National Post – Leading expert on ‘maleness’ comes to Toronto to support ‘men’s centre’

Ontario AM980 The Pulse AUDIO: Dr. Lionel Tiger on “maleness” and the decline of masculinity

Metro – Are women ‘studying for two?’

The Campaign to Establish the Canadian Centre for Men and Families has also been featured on the Ric Peterson Show (CJAD800), the Charles Adler Show on Sun TV, the John Oakley Show on AM640, Square Off on CHCH News, the Live Drive with John Tory on Newstalk 1010, and other outlets.

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THE CANADIAN CENTRE FOR MEN AND FAMILIES: PROJECT BRIEF

The Canadian Association for Equality has created a proposal describing the importance and urgency of this project. Please read below or Download the PDF version.

Mission

The mission of the Canadian Centre for Men and Families is to establish a space in Toronto that will provide services, research, outreach and public education on all aspects of issues related to boys, fathers, men and families through a network of community groups across the country dedicated to creating a better future for our sons and daughters through mutual understanding and compassion.

Scope

CCMF will build on and work in collaboration with existing groups dedicated to boys’ and men’s issues by providing a venue where organizations that share the overall mandate of the CCMF, including receptive and supportive women’s groups, may establish themselves and work together.

Governance

The Canadian Association for Equality (CAFE) will lead the Management Committee of the CCMF. The Management Committee will also be constituted of Advisors from related organizations.
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Goals

The CCMF will distinguish itself in three critical ways:

* The CCMF will be dedicated to boys’ and men’s issues on their own terms and not approached through a particular ideological lens.

* The CCMF will focus on the breadth of boys’ and men’s issues, including:

• The “Boys’ Crisis” (education, bullying, suicide) – Creating a new sense of purpose for our sons
• Workplace Issues (e.g. workplace safety)
• Educational and other resources to improve the mental and physical health of boys and men
• Family Law and Fathers Issues
• Empowering boys and men with communication skills rather than violence
• Crime and Punishment/Legal Issues
• Media, Social and Cultural Misandry
• Academic Misandry (e.g. in Gender Studies and Culture Studies programs)

* The CCMF will work on these issues in depth by engaging in a wide variety of actions and activities all with a Canadian outlook and focus, including:

• Large public educational events and conferences
• Evidence-based research, policy writing, and engagement with the press
• Multimedia, such as blogs, social media, and the broadcast of podcasts and videos
• Social service provision
• campus outreach to a growing network of university student groups
• lending library
• political action: meetings with politicians, protests, rallies

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Target Fundraising Goal: $50,000 – $75,000

This range provides some options for financing the initial 2 years of this project:

Lower estimate (~$50,000):
– Office Option: 600 square feet on a major Toronto thoroughfare: $1000/month
– Part-time Executive Director: $1000/month

Higher estimate (~$75,000):
– Store-Front Option with more visibility and floor space: $1500/month
– Part-time Executive Director: $1000/month
– Additional operational, administrative and professional expenses: $500/month

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In Memory of Earl Silverman

Earl Silverman, a man with passion who had felt the personal trauma of partner abuse from his ex wife, hung himself on April 26, 2013 in the garage of his recently sold home. Earl had dedicated his life to raising awareness of male victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). For 20 years Earl was a persistent force in lobbying governments at all levels to obtain funding for male victims of IPV. The Canadian Centre for Men and Families is driven by the goal of growing an institution that will give perpetual meaning to Earl’s life-long efforts.

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Expertise

CAFE has established a track record in successfully raising awareness and generating meaningful dialogue as well as fostering better awareness and understanding of boys’/men’s issues with intense media coverage and high attendance at the following diverse events in the last 15 months:

Dr. Katherine Young and Dr. Paul Nathanson
From Misogyny & Misandry to Intersexual Dialogue
Topic: Cultural and legal issues surrounding dender

Dr. Warren Farrell
Boys to Men: Transforming the Boys Crisis into our Sons’ Opportunities
Topic: Boys issues

Lionel Tiger
The Decline of Males
Topic: Cultural and anthropological issues related to gender

Barbara Kay
From Women’s Rights to Feminist Wrongs: Contempt for Men in Contemporary Societ
Topic: Fathers’ issues and family courts

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Sample of CAFE Media Coverage

City TV  http://tinyurl.com/d6o7cuj
Huffington Post http://tinyurl.com/cq6ls6c
MacLeans http://tinyurl.com/obxq24t
CHCH TV http://tinyurl.com/o2dvsp5
Sun TV http://tinyurl.com/lcskbw4

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Planning committee
Iain Dwyer
Egi Troka
Malcolm Johnston
Adam McPhee
Ryan Browne
Hilary Leehane
Andy Williams

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Contact:
info@equalitycanada.com
416-479-0718