Introducing Canada’s New Centre for Men and Families

“We need a space to talk about the issues affecting boys and men.”

That was the message last month, when the Canadian Association for Equality held a public event to officially launch the Canadian Centre for Men and Families initiative. Their goal between now and August 31 is to raise between $50,000 and $75,000 to establish a space in Toronto, Canada that will, in their words, “provide services, research, outreach and public education on all aspects of issues related to boys, fathers, men and families through a network of community groups across the country dedicated to creating a better future for our sons and daughters through mutual understanding and compassion.” At the launch event, Canadian-born anthropologist Lionel Tiger spoke about the vilification of men by society, and highlighted the “little attention paid to males” regarding their issues.

I’ve been a part of the men’s issues scene for a number of years now, in a variety of different capacities. From the beginning, it was clear to me that men were being overlooked, and as a young man myself I had the misfortune of observing a number of examples first-hand.   (more...)

Introducing Canada’s New Centre for Men and Families