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- NOMAS-Boston is an organization for people of all genders that encourages men to engage in profeminist analysis, understanding, communication and action. We host monthly social events, often with ally organizations; we have regular profeminist discussion groups for male-identified folks; and host, as well as support, larger scale activist events several times a year.
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Laura Michelson Hi all- super interested in the group but I'm pretty bad at keeping up with facebook updates. Is there also an email list?
Ariel Boone
HEY EQUALITY SUPPORTERS!
Can you take a short trip to make history?
In just four days, Mainers will decide whether to take away the rights of thousands to marry. We've never been this close to victory -- but with the polls showing this race dead even, we can't do it without your help. Drive to Portland, Maine for the... final long campaign weekend. We can very possibly provide free overnight accommodations on a first-come, first-served basis!
All you need to do is sign up on our website to drive or rideshare to Maine to help protect marriage equality! http://www.driveforequality.com
If you have questions or concerns, email drive@travelforchange.com.
P.S.-- Can't make it to Maine but want to help from home? Join Call for Equality, our virtual phone bank program, and contact voters from your home or office. All you need is a phone and an internet connection to make a difference. Sign up here: http://protectmaineequality.org/callfore
Can you take a short trip to make history?
In just four days, Mainers will decide whether to take away the rights of thousands to marry. We've never been this close to victory -- but with the polls showing this race dead even, we can't do it without your help. Drive to Portland, Maine for the... final long campaign weekend. We can very possibly provide free overnight accommodations on a first-come, first-served basis!
All you need to do is sign up on our website to drive or rideshare to Maine to help protect marriage equality! http://www.driveforequality.com
If you have questions or concerns, email drive@travelforchange.com.
P.S.-- Can't make it to Maine but want to help from home? Join Call for Equality, our virtual phone bank program, and contact voters from your home or office. All you need is a phone and an internet connection to make a difference. Sign up here: http://protectmaineequality.org/callfore
Source: www.driveforequality.com
Dave Rini
Leaves are changing colors and falling off of trees, the weather is getting colder, and it's time for another profeminist men's discussion group!
The topic for this round of discussions will be honesty, dishonesty, and control. We'd like to explore the ways honesty and dishonesty in our communication and presentation ...affects our relationships, discuss whether or how these behaviors are related to a gendered need to control ourselves and others, and consider the effect of what we discuss on the people around us and our society.
Groups will be diverse and purposefully include male-identified folks with various romantic affiliations (queer/straight/bi/gay etc.).
The dates will be October 20, 27, November 3 and 10 (four sequential Tuesdays). Attendees are asked to commit to all 4 meetings in order to build trust and depth in conversations.
The group will meet from 6:30-9PM, location TBD.
If interested, please respond by October 16. We can usually take about 8 people in a discussion section, so RSVP quickly if you're interested!
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PLEASE NOTE: These groups are open to anyone who is male-identified. Each group meets for four consecutive weeks on the same day of the week with the same participants (please be available all four weeks).
Looking forward to seeing everyone,
Dave, Ben, MattRead More
The topic for this round of discussions will be honesty, dishonesty, and control. We'd like to explore the ways honesty and dishonesty in our communication and presentation ...affects our relationships, discuss whether or how these behaviors are related to a gendered need to control ourselves and others, and consider the effect of what we discuss on the people around us and our society.
Groups will be diverse and purposefully include male-identified folks with various romantic affiliations (queer/straight/bi/gay etc.).
The dates will be October 20, 27, November 3 and 10 (four sequential Tuesdays). Attendees are asked to commit to all 4 meetings in order to build trust and depth in conversations.
The group will meet from 6:30-9PM, location TBD.
If interested, please respond by October 16. We can usually take about 8 people in a discussion section, so RSVP quickly if you're interested!
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PLEASE NOTE: These groups are open to anyone who is male-identified. Each group meets for four consecutive weeks on the same day of the week with the same participants (please be available all four weeks).
Looking forward to seeing everyone,
Dave, Ben, MattRead More
Time:6:30PM Tuesday, October 20th
Location:TBA
Trevor do you folks just completely disacknowledge that there is also sexism AGAINST men rather than advocating for men to support movements that eliminate sexism against other demographics? we are a demographic too...
Jack Kahn
Hey folks—
We have met pre-registration for my talk on dialogical masculinities-- men of color resiting dominance and the crisiis in masculinity. So you can just show up or pre-reg- up to you!
Hope to see you there!
Jack
p.s. please pass on!
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James McGahan Hi everyone, I'm New to Boston as i am attending law school at New england school of law. Im looking to stay involved in this movement that i was heavily involved in undergraduate. Where i started an organization, that did similar work as this. James McGahan
Robbie Samuels Thank you Barbara Seidl for producing this amazing video about NOMAS-Boston's annual Supply Drive.
Source: www.youtube.com
NOMAS Boston, the Boston Chapter of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism, holds their annual supply drive for local domestic violence shelters. Approximately 100 boxes of supplies were donated for Harbor Cove, Elizabeth Stone House and Close to Home.
Robbie Samuels
What a year it's been for NOMAS-Boston!
Join us for our Fall Kick-Off and Visioning - to celebrate the past year and the many new connections we've made at:
-our Annual Supply Drive for domestic violence shelters
-Pro-Feminist Men's Discussion Groups (and first ever retreat!)
-BARCC Walk
-Dyke March
-and most recently a prot...est of Tucker Max's film
We've learned throughout the last few years that there are many ways to be a man/masculine and we look forward to exploring our similarities and differences in the coming year. At this Kick-Off we'll brainstorm ideas for ways to build a stronger pro-feminist community in Boston.
One of the primary goals of this event is to get a sense of what new projects the NOMAS-Boston community wants to organize in the coming year (and which annual events we want to continue), and to see who would be willing to step up to help see those projects to completion.
Whether we've seen lots of you lately, it's been awhile since you've been to an event or you've been planning to check us out - come and join us for an afternoon of food, friends, and visioning! ALL GENDERS WELCOMED!
Potluck dishes welcomed by not required.
Check out photos below for a photo year in review!
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ABOUT NOMAS-BOSTON
The Boston chapter of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS-Boston) is a profeminist community-building and activist organization, open to all genders, that works to promote equality and justice in the areas of race, sex, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation. We seek a greater understanding of the ways in which these identity-based experiences interconnect within individuals and society at large. As an organization committed to social justice and nonviolence we strive to create feelings of closeness and connection for men in order to enhance the lives of our membership and all people with whom we interact.
Join our e-mail list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/public_NOM
Join our facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=44
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Join us for our Fall Kick-Off and Visioning - to celebrate the past year and the many new connections we've made at:
-our Annual Supply Drive for domestic violence shelters
-Pro-Feminist Men's Discussion Groups (and first ever retreat!)
-BARCC Walk
-Dyke March
-and most recently a prot...est of Tucker Max's film
We've learned throughout the last few years that there are many ways to be a man/masculine and we look forward to exploring our similarities and differences in the coming year. At this Kick-Off we'll brainstorm ideas for ways to build a stronger pro-feminist community in Boston.
One of the primary goals of this event is to get a sense of what new projects the NOMAS-Boston community wants to organize in the coming year (and which annual events we want to continue), and to see who would be willing to step up to help see those projects to completion.
Whether we've seen lots of you lately, it's been awhile since you've been to an event or you've been planning to check us out - come and join us for an afternoon of food, friends, and visioning! ALL GENDERS WELCOMED!
Potluck dishes welcomed by not required.
Check out photos below for a photo year in review!
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ABOUT NOMAS-BOSTON
The Boston chapter of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS-Boston) is a profeminist community-building and activist organization, open to all genders, that works to promote equality and justice in the areas of race, sex, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation. We seek a greater understanding of the ways in which these identity-based experiences interconnect within individuals and society at large. As an organization committed to social justice and nonviolence we strive to create feelings of closeness and connection for men in order to enhance the lives of our membership and all people with whom we interact.
Join our e-mail list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/public_NOM
Join our facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=44
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Year in review and plans for the future!
Time:4:00PM Saturday, September 12th
Location:Robbie's house (with roof deck!) on Boylston Street in JP by Stony Brook T (RSVP for directions)
Robbie Samuels
This NEEDS a response from feminist men and women. I'll be there to protest - who's joining me? (Thanks Ben A-Z for letting us know about this at our retreat.) ~Robbie
Tucker Max Film "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell" Opening this Wednesday, Loews Harvard Square, 6:30 PM (meet at 6pm to protest). The film is based on his... real-life experiences, and his writings which include misogynistic material where coercing intoxicated women to have sex is bragged about (the acts he describes meet the legal definition of rape). Stories at: http://www.tuckermax.com and movie details at: http://www.ihopetheyservebeerinhell.com/
The film trailer includes sexist and racist lines such as “kill the fat girl,” "fat girls aren't real people," and "you’re saying that Magic Johnson is black and has AIDS, and has it better than me??!!" I also have quotes from the movie that would be inappropriate to post here.
from www.tuckermax.com FAQ...
Don't you think your page is very sexist/anti-women/misogynistic?
This always confuses me. For fucks sake, I originally put up a page dedicated to getting a date; how is that sexist? How in hell does that imply I hate women? I hate a lot of things, (stupid people and Duke basketball, for instance) but nowhere on that list is women. I LOVE women. Now, do I treat some women like shit? Yes, sometimes, but I treat EVERYONE like shit, not just women. Sexism is treating one sex differently from the other(s). I treat people as individuals.
Don't misunderstand, there are times when women just annoy the shit out of me. Of course, I am sure I annoy them also. It's part of the curse of having a high sexual dimorphism within a species: the differences cause friction. And let me be clear about this: I do not believe that women's studies is a legitimate academic discipline. Of course, I don't think many of the majors available are legitimate academic disciplines (see e.g. "Marxist studies," or "Recreation."). And I obviously believe that there are natural, inherent differences between the sexes, differences that go beyond the purely reproductive, and that examination of those differences is fertile ground for humor. If you are one of those who reject the idea of inborn differences between the sexes and claim that all differences are socially constructed, I can offer you nothing but a biology primer and my sympathies, because you are stupid.
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ABOUT NOMAS-BOSTON
The Boston chapter of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS-Boston) is a profeminist community-building and activist organization, open to all genders, that works to promote equality and justice in the areas of race, sex, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation. We seek a greater understanding of the ways in which these identity-based experiences interconnect within individuals and society at large. As an organization committed to social justice and nonviolence we strive to create feelings of closeness and connection for men in order to enhance the lives of our membership and all people with whom we interact.
Join our e-mail list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/public_NOM
Join our facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=44
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Tucker Max Film "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell" Opening this Wednesday, Loews Harvard Square, 6:30 PM (meet at 6pm to protest). The film is based on his... real-life experiences, and his writings which include misogynistic material where coercing intoxicated women to have sex is bragged about (the acts he describes meet the legal definition of rape). Stories at: http://www.tuckermax.com and movie details at: http://www.ihopetheyservebeerinhell.com/
The film trailer includes sexist and racist lines such as “kill the fat girl,” "fat girls aren't real people," and "you’re saying that Magic Johnson is black and has AIDS, and has it better than me??!!" I also have quotes from the movie that would be inappropriate to post here.
from www.tuckermax.com FAQ...
Don't you think your page is very sexist/anti-women/misogynistic?
This always confuses me. For fucks sake, I originally put up a page dedicated to getting a date; how is that sexist? How in hell does that imply I hate women? I hate a lot of things, (stupid people and Duke basketball, for instance) but nowhere on that list is women. I LOVE women. Now, do I treat some women like shit? Yes, sometimes, but I treat EVERYONE like shit, not just women. Sexism is treating one sex differently from the other(s). I treat people as individuals.
Don't misunderstand, there are times when women just annoy the shit out of me. Of course, I am sure I annoy them also. It's part of the curse of having a high sexual dimorphism within a species: the differences cause friction. And let me be clear about this: I do not believe that women's studies is a legitimate academic discipline. Of course, I don't think many of the majors available are legitimate academic disciplines (see e.g. "Marxist studies," or "Recreation."). And I obviously believe that there are natural, inherent differences between the sexes, differences that go beyond the purely reproductive, and that examination of those differences is fertile ground for humor. If you are one of those who reject the idea of inborn differences between the sexes and claim that all differences are socially constructed, I can offer you nothing but a biology primer and my sympathies, because you are stupid.
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ABOUT NOMAS-BOSTON
The Boston chapter of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS-Boston) is a profeminist community-building and activist organization, open to all genders, that works to promote equality and justice in the areas of race, sex, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation. We seek a greater understanding of the ways in which these identity-based experiences interconnect within individuals and society at large. As an organization committed to social justice and nonviolence we strive to create feelings of closeness and connection for men in order to enhance the lives of our membership and all people with whom we interact.
Join our e-mail list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/public_NOM
Join our facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=44
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Because getting women drunk to sleep with them is RAPE, not entertainment.
Time:6:00PM Wednesday, September 2nd
Location:Loews Harvard Square
Robbie Samuels Check out this article from NOMAS-Boston member Ben Atherton-Zeman, about George Sodini, the Pittsburgh health club shooter who targeted women.
Source: www.metrowestdailynews.com
The MetroWest Daily News, your source for the latest breaking local news, sports, weather, business, jobs, real estate, shopping, health, travel, and entertainment in Framingham, MA.
Dave Rini Just a reminder - the Boston Breakers game is tomorrow! Check the event details on the side for more info.
Ben Atherton-Zeman
Hello, NOMAS-Boston friends! So nice to see some of you this weekend at Pride events!
Fred Small's concert is this Friday. He's a feminist, gay-affirmative, anti-racist folksinger like no other you've ever seen. Please spread the word about this important event this Friday, June 19th at 7:30 at 3 Church Street in Har...vard Square. You can get tix at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6
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Fred Small's concert is this Friday. He's a feminist, gay-affirmative, anti-racist folksinger like no other you've ever seen. Please spread the word about this important event this Friday, June 19th at 7:30 at 3 Church Street in Har...vard Square. You can get tix at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6
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