P R E S S R E L E A S E
for immediate release
CONTACT:
Ms. Aleasa M.
Word
Georgia (USA)
Regional Coordinator – 2014 International Men’s Day
Ms. Marie
Roker-Jones
New York (USA)
Regional Coordinator – 2014 International Men’s Day
E-mail:
mroker@raisinggreatmen.org
ATLANTA,
GA (USA) – 4 October 2014 – It
is about healing Men. It is about
establishing meaningful and solutions-based dialogues about issues that affect
the Men in our families, our communities, and our world. The first 19 days of
November 2014 have been designated as “19 Days of Healing For Men” by two USA
Regional Coordinators beginning on 1 November 2014 and ending on 19 November
2014. The “19 Days of Healing for Men” initiative is the brainchild of Ms.
Aleasa. M. Word, Georgia (USA) Regional Coordinator – 2014 International Men’s
Day and Mrs. Marie Roker-Jones, New York (USA) Regional Coordinator – 2014
International Men’s Day.
“We have selected an issue for discussion on each of the nineteen
days. The discussion can be online – on
blogs, GOOGLE Hangouts, TWITTER, or
FACEBOOK. Discussions groups can
be formed to discuss a particular issue on a particular day beginning 1 November
2014 and ending on 19 November 2014. It
is our hope that Men and Women will engage in a thoughtful and solutions-based
dialogue about the many issues that Men in our families, communities, and our
world contemplate and struggle with day after day. We would like to see these
discussions continue beyond International Men’s Day which will be celebrated in
80 nations on Wednesday, 19 November 2014 under the theme, ‘Working Together
for Men and Boys’, remarked Ms. Word.
The “19 Days of Healing for Men” Initiative will explore the
following issues:
1
November 2014 - Race Relations
2
November 2014 - Gender
Relations
3 November 2014 - Mental Health
4 November 2014 - Safety and Well-Being
5 November 2014 - Male on Male Violence
6 November 2014 – Gang Violence
7 November 2014 – College Education vs. Trade School
8 November 2014 - Literacy
9 November 2014 - Financial Literacy
10 November 2014 - Sexuality
11 November 2014 – Body Image Issues
12 November 2014 – Male Teachers
13 November 2014 - Mentoring
14 November 2014 - Bullying
15 November 2014 – Video Gaming
16 November 2014 – Special Education
17 November 2014 - Fatherlessness
18 November 2014 – Mother/Son relationships
19 November 2014 – Prison (“School-to-Prison Pipeline”)
Founded in 1999
by Jerome Teelucksingh, Ph.D., a faculty member in the History Department in
the University of West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago, Thought Leader on Gender
Issues, and author, International Men’s
Day celebrates the contributions and selfless sacrifices that Men make to
our families, our communities, and our world.
Observed in 80 nations throughout our global village on 19th
November of each year, International Men’s Day shares a 48-hour partnership
with Universal Children’s Day which is observed worldwide on 20th
November of each year.
For further information about the “19 Days of Healing For Men” Initiative,
contact Ms. Aleasa M. Word, the Georgia (USA) Regional Coordinator – 2014
International Men’s Day at allergywords@gmail.com or Mrs. Marie
Roker-Jones, the New York (USA) Regional Coordinator – 2014 International Men’s
Day at mroker@raisinggreatmen.com.
For further information about International Men’s Day, visit its website
at www.imd-gobal.org or contact the USA Coordinator for International Men's Day, D.A. Sears at: insearchoffatherhood@gmail.com.
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