Why Gender Matters Rus Ervin Funk Gender matters! The name of this blog series is meant to convey two different but inter-related themes: a) that gender matters and b) that gender matters. What I mean by this is that with regards to just about any issue that we’re facing (and in every issue that I’ll be addressing here), gender matters. We’re not only going to…
Presented at Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church Feb 23, 2020 Opening Words From Gloria Anzaldua “…when you empathize and try to see her circumstances from her perspective, you achieve un conocimiento that allows you to shift towards a less defensive, more inclusive identity. When you relate to others not as parts, problems or useful commodities but…
Responses to Questions from the NEARI Webinar NOTE: Neari Press hosted a webinar on April 9, 2019 as an introduction and overview of the What’s Wrong with this Picture Curriculum. Nearly 250 people attended the webinar which generated several questions. I have organized the questions I received into main themes using one or two questions…
Men’s viewing of pornography is widely accepted – or at least tolerated – as a norm. That is, most of us (men and women) assume that most men view pornography, at least at some point in men’s lives. We may not like it or may like it to varying degrees, but most of us sees…
When we Walk the Talk, Sometimes we Trip On Allying for Gender Justice[1] I only have 15 minutes with yall this morning, and I have struggled for several months with finding what it is I want to share with yall. With the organizers permission, I am going a bit off script. I’ve recently been…
Experience and evidence suggest that viewing pornography is almost a universally accepted practice by men. A majority of men view pornography, and most on a regular basis. Increasingly, as researchers Mary Crabbe and Michael Flood note in a 2017 report entitled, “School-based education to address pornography’s influence on young people: A best practice framework”, adolescent boys are using on-line pornography as a way to supplement…
On Aspiring to Ally Additional Experiences of a WhiteMale at the Women of Color Network Summit and Conference Today (Nov 14, 2018), is the first day of the Women of Color Network Call to action Summit and Conference. As many of you know, I currently serve on the Steering Committee of the North American…
This week, the Women of Color Network is hosting their 4th annual Women of Color Call to Action Summit and Conference. I plan on attending and participating actively. Some may well ask (legitimately) why I, as a white man, will attend this event, but also actively encouraging other men – in particular other white men…
What an autumn we’ve had!!! We’ve seen the #metoo on-line movement explode across social media, and have seen an unprecedented number of women and men coming forward to accuse some prominent and powerful men, both locally and nationally, of sexual harassment or assault. To a large degree, men’s responses (individually and collectively) has been, well,…
On August 16, 2017, Chanelle Helm published an Article in the Leo entitled “White People: Here are ten requests for a Black Lives Matter Leader.” In this provocative article, Ms. Helm outlined a number of ways that white people have the opportunity to consider giving back to black folks, families and communities. I firstly want…