Violence & Silence: Jackson Katz, Ph.D
The men? Creating safer communities, ending sexual violence
Jackson Katz, Phd, is an anti-sexist activist and expert on violence, media and masculinities. An author, filmmaker, educator and social theorist, Katz has worked in gender violence prevention work with diverse groups of men and boys in sports culture and the military, and has pioneered work in critical media literacy.Katz is the creator and co-founder of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program, which advocates the 'bystander approach' to sexual and domestic violence prevention. You've also seen him in the award winning documentary "MissRepresentation."
This talk takes a look at the attitudes and messages that are communicated through many platforms and groups, and envisions the entire community, regardless of gender identity, participating to end gender-based violence. His highlights for men (List of 10 things) are a classic reference.
Learn more about UMBC's Green Dot bystander intervention program and training, also, connect here via Facebook for updates.
UMBC's Voices Against Violence program has developed a protocol for responding to gender-based violence.
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