P R E S S R E L E A S E
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Jerome Teelucksingh, Ph.D. Founder – International Men’s Day
Chair, International Men’s Day Coordination Committee
E-Mail: j_teelucksingh@yahoo.com
Glen Poole – Coordinator
Member, International Men’s Day Coordination Committee
E-Mail: glen@glenpoole.com
UNITED
STATES
Diane A. Sears – Coordinator Member, International Men's Day Coordination Committee
Chair, USA 2012-2022 International Men’s Day Ten Year Plan Committee
Chair, ,International Men’s Day “Teach Us Peace” Children’s Literacy Initiative
E-Mail: insearchoffatherhood@gmail.com
Geneuvive Twala - Coordinator
Member, International Men’s Day Coordination Committee
Chair, Botswana 2012-2022 International Ten Year Plan Committee
E-Mail: giapaul2@yahoo.co.uk; imdbotswana@gmail.com
CANADA
David Hatfield – Coordinator Member, International Men’s Coordination Committee
E-Mail: yahivingman@gmail.com
Uma Kiranam
Member, International Men’s Coordination Committee
E-Mail: chaarumathi@icloud.com
Jorge Vila – Coordinator
Member, International Men’s Coordination Committee
E-Mail: dihargentina@gmail.com
CELEBRATING
MEN AND BOYS IN ALL THEIR DIVERSITY:
2017
INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – 13 February 2017 --
Approximately 3.6 billion souls of
the 7.5 billion souls who occupy this space and place we know as Planet Earth
are males – Men and Boys -- Homeless Men
and Boys, Incarcerated Men, Married Men, Divorced Men, Single Men, Men who are
Fathers, physically and mentally disabled Men and Boys, Men and Boys who live
in poverty, Men and Boys who are Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus,
Buddhists and agnostics, Men and Boys who are poor or rich, educated or
uneducated, Men and Boys of diverse ethnicities and Men and Boys who speak
different languages – French, Urdu, Spanish, English, Portugese, Swahili,
Xhosa, Arabic, Gaelic, German, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Italian, Hindi,
Bengali, and Punjabi/Lahnda. The experiences of Men and Boys are as diverse as
their age, levels of education, religion, ethnicity, language, and
culture. Diversity should evoke celebration and understanding. In an effort to encourage individuals,
institutions, and organizations throughout our global village to celebrate the
diversity of Men and Boys, 2017 International Men’s Day will be observed under
the theme, “Celebrating Men And Boys In
All Their Diversity”.
Global and Regional Coordinators for
2017 International Men’s Day are encouraging individuals, organizations, and
institutions throughout our global village to engage in solutions-based
dialogues that create pathways for designing, implementing, and supporting
initiatives which recognize the diversity of Men and Boys – particularly their
experiences which are shaped, in part, as an example, by socio-economic status,
ethnic and religious bias, language, and culture. “Celebrating Men And Boys In All Their Diversity”
is a “Call To Action” for
individuals, institutions, and organizations to innovate the manner in which
they design and deliver resources and support services which speak to the
unique needs and issues of Men and Boys which addresses their diversity and to
refrain from utilizing an “one-size-fits-all” approach to creating tools for
Men and Boys that help them empower themselves and strengthen the communities
in which they live.
Inaugurated in Trinidad and Tobago on
19 November 1999 by Jerome Teelucksingh, Ph.D., a Gender Issues Thought Leader,
humanitarian, faculty member in the History Department of the University of
West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago, a prolific author and poet, International
Men’s Day celebrates and honors the contributions and sacrifices of Men -_
“everyday men”. The worldwide observance
shares a 48-hour partnership with Universal Children’s Day which is observed on
20th November of each year and is endorsed by the United
Nations. To date, over 80 nations
observe International Men’s Day.
International Men’s Day is a day of
observance in which we place our focus on that which unites humanity giving
everyone who wants to celebrate International Men’s Day the opportunity to help
work towards our shared objectives which we apply equally to men and boys
irrespective of their age, ability, social background, ethnicity, sexuality,
gender identity, religious belief and relationship status.
Those
objectives are:
·
To
promote positive male role models; not just movie stars and sports men but
everyday, working class men who are living decent, honest lives.
·
To
celebrate men’s positive contributions; to society, community, family,
marriage, child care, and to the environment
·
To
focus on men’s health and wellbeing; social, emotional, physical and spiritual
·
To
highlight discrimination against males; in areas of social services, social
attitudes and expectations, and law
·
To
improve gender relations and promote gender equality
·
To
create a safer, better world, where all people can grow and reach their full
potential.
For further information about International
Men’s Day, visit its website at www.imd-global.org or contact any of the Coordinators
listed above.
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