Training weekend 2021: 24-26 September in Ubbergen

This year’s training weekend is going to be a live event again! From 24-26 September we will meet in Ubbergen.

The theme is: What kind of man do you want to be to prevent gender-based violence?

During the weekend we will come together with a group of men to talk about gender-based violence, gender and masculinity norms. We discuss how these are connected and what you can do to prevent gender-based violence. After the weekend, you will organise an activity as part of the White Ribbon Campaign, involving men in the prevention of gender-based violence.

Gender-based violence is a huge problem, also in the Netherlands: almost half of the Dutch women will experience sexual or physical violence after the age of 15. In nine out of ten cases, the violence is committed by a man. Not all men are perpetrators, but all men can become part of the solution. Men have a responsibility to speak up and to contribute to changing gender norms. Together we work on change: a world without constricting gender boxes and without violence. During this weekend, we will take the first steps towards this.

Read more and sign up here!

8 May, Amsterdam: International Event Involving Men in Harassment Prevention

Our partners from Breaking the cycle will be visiting the Netherlands from 7 -12 May: organizations from India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Samoa and Spain all working with men to prevent violence against women. On Wednesday May 8th we are organizing an event on Dutch and international work on the prevention of sexual and street harassment and involving men.

You are more than welcome to gain contacts, inspiration and expertise on the ways in which organizations in the Netherlands and all over the world are working to involve men in the prevention of violence against women. Besides the visiting partners from all over the world, Fairspace and others will contribute to the program. We are still finalizing the exact program, and are very much open to contributions and other support. Please contact our event organizer Melissa at melissa@maction.nl.

The event will take place at the Stadstimmertuin in Amsterdam, 12.30 – 16h. Afterwards we will have drinks. The program is in English.

Want to join? Please register via this form. More information to follow. See also the Facebookevent.
Can’t make it? On Friday May 10th we also have an event in The Hague.