A CALL TO MENTORS

Developing Young Men of Character & Promoting Healthy, Respectful Manhood

Please join us for a free workshop on May 12th, 10am to 3pm to forge a new generation of manhood. We seek to activate male mentors in nurturing young men of respect and compassion to end all forms of violence against women, girls and anyone oppressed because of their gender. We invite all men to show up and invest in their community as catalysts for change in Idaho and beyond on May 12th.   A CALL TO MEN is a national leader in engaging and mobilizing men of all ages to interrupt oppression and violence. Our communities need bold change and we can all play a role in developing young men of character and promoting healthy, respectful manhood.

This workshop is modeled on the Healthy, Respectful Manhood / Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Prevention Training that A CALL TO MEN provides to the National Football League (NFL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Baseball (MLB), US Military and major colleges and universities across the country.  A recent Washington Post article reported a 40 percent reduction in arrests in the NFL last year.  NFL executives attribute that to “education programs put in place over the past few years.”

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Key Note Speaker

TONY PORTER, CEO of A CALL TO MEN and an international leader on manhood, male socialization and its intersection with violence, and preventing violence against all women and girls, will be the lead facilitator of the workshop.

Tony Porter is an author, educator and activist working to advance social justice issues and Chief Executive Officer of A CALL TO MEN.  Porter is internationally recognized for his efforts to prevent violence against women while promoting a healthy, respectful manhood.  He is a leading voice on male socialization, the intersection of masculinity and violence against women, and healthy, respectful manhood.  Porter’s 2010 TED Talk has been named by GQ Magazine  as one of the “Top 10 TED Talks Every Man Should See.”  

Who Should Attend:

Sponsored by Project Filter and the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence.

**Special guided tour of the Bleymaier Football Center at 3:15PM!!** Please join us for a behind the scenes look at the state of the art 70,000 square facility that includes the team locker room, player lounge, weight room and an athletic training area on the first level; and coaches' offices, position meeting rooms, an academic center and computer lab and a recruiting lounge on the upper level

Attendees will be activated through A CALL TO MEN’s proprietary LIVERESPECT Coaching Healthy, Respectful Manhood Curriculum.  It promotes healthy, respectful manhood; decreases language and actions that degrade women, girls and other marginalized groups; challenges harmful cultural and social norms; and decreases instances of bullying and homophobia. 

• 9:30 am:  Registration, Meet and Greet
• 10:00 am: Opening Remarks
• 10:30am:  Keynote Address by Tony Porter
• 12:00 pm:  Lunch
• 1:15 pm: Developing Positive Culture conversation with Curt Apsey, Boise State University Athletic Director
• 2:15 pm : Sounding Board: Student Athletes Reaction to Transactional Coaching Styles
• 3:00 pm:  Conclusion of Workshop

3:15p – 4pm: Guided tour of the Bleymaier Football Center:  A behind the scenes look  at the state of the art 70,000 square facility that includes the team locker room, player lounge, weight room and an athletic training area on the first level; and coaches' offices, position meeting rooms, an academic center and computer lab and a recruiting lounge on the upper level

Parking:
Free parking is available in the West Stadium lot adjacent to the Stueckle Sky Center. There will be an attendant to direct you to the proper parking area. 

ABOUT A CALL TO MEN

A CALL TO MEN educates men all over the world on healthy, respectful manhood.  Embracing and promoting a healthy, respectful manhood prevents violence against women, sexual assault and harassment, bullying and many other social ills.  A CALL TO MEN is a violence prevention organization and respected leader on issues of manhood, male socialization and its intersection with violence, and preventing violence against all women and girls.  For more information, visit www.acalltomen.org.  Follow A CALL TO MEN on Facebook and Twitter @acalltomen.  

ABOUT THE IDAHO COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence (Idaho Coalition) engages voices to create change in the prevention, intervention, and response to domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault. Established in 1980, the Idaho Coalition has grown to become a statewide membership network of 65 domestic and sexual violence community-based programs, statewide governmental and non-governmental organizations, health care providers, law enforcement, victim witness units, prosecutors, and allied professionals. To learn more about the Idaho Coalition, visit www.engagingvoices.org.

ABOUT PROJECT FILTER

Project Filter is Idaho’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. Project Filter works to educate the public about the resources available to help individuals quit using tobacco.

*Sponsors will be added as they are confirmed*