A New Vision?A New Vision?

Being Active Against Being Active Against OppressionOppression

Changing MasculinityChanging Masculinity

• 1) Men learn to devalue the 1) Men learn to devalue the feminine; hence they learn to eschew feminine; hence they learn to eschew nurturing, cooperation and intimacy. nurturing, cooperation and intimacy. Further, they fear being associated Further, they fear being associated with these characteristics.with these characteristics.

• From where do boys learn the above From where do boys learn the above values? How?values? How?

Changing MasculinityChanging Masculinity

• What behaviors do you perform that What behaviors do you perform that support “devaluing the feminine”support “devaluing the feminine”

• Homophobic attitudes and behavior.Homophobic attitudes and behavior.• Discounting nurturing as unskilled.Discounting nurturing as unskilled.• Supporting men’s ideas that there Supporting men’s ideas that there

are tasks more appropriate for are tasks more appropriate for “men” or “women?”“men” or “women?”

• Etc. Etc.

Changing MasculinityChanging Masculinity

• What other institutions support the What other institutions support the ideas and how do they teach them?ideas and how do they teach them?

Becoming an ALLYBecoming an ALLY

• What is an ally?What is an ally?

• How can YOU become one?How can YOU become one?

• What does it mean to say we have What does it mean to say we have multiple identities? So, if you want multiple identities? So, if you want an ally for your “oppression” what an ally for your “oppression” what should you do for others?should you do for others?

Becoming an ALLYBecoming an ALLY

• Where should you confront Where should you confront oppression?oppression?

• HOW should you confront HOW should you confront oppression?oppression?