Cards 4 Freedom and MensWork will be hosting a panel addressing the issue of legalizing prostitution. The Prostitution Debate: Should sex work be legalized? Thursday, January 12th from 4:00-5:30pm Chao Auditorium (lower level of Ekstrom Library) Panelists Dr. Kaila Story, Assistant Professor, Pan-African Studies Alisha Dawn West, Graduate Student in Women’s and Gender Studies Rus Funk, Executive Director of MensWork Katie Adams, Graduate Student [...]

MensWork: eliminating violence against women, is organizing a Men’s March in support of Take Back the Night (TBTN). Take Back the Night is a annual event of women and their male alllies speaking out against sexual and domestic violence. This men’s march, organized by MensWork, is an opportunity to organize men to demonstrate our support for women speaking out against sexual and domestic violence.

Ashley Anderson of The Voice-Tribune covered the Dads’ Rally Against Dating Violence.

Join fellow fathers of Louisville and Southern Indiana as we do our part to raise awareness of dating violence and support respectful, nonviolent relationships.

In the struggle to stop rape and all forms of men’s violence against women, it is time for men to leave the sidelines and get in the game. One important step we can take is to raise our voices and insist that the spotlight in media coverage of rape turns away from a fixation on victims and their behavior and instead focuses on abusive men and boys – and the culture that produces and makes excuses for them.

When I realized that a close relative had suffered from abuse, I was driven to end the cycle by helping men learn to support and encourage women in their lives.