[sudo-discuss] Call for Facilitators / Participants in a sudo Men's Group

[Matthew Senate]

sorry, not "weekly" I don't know how frequently such a group should meet!


On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate at gmail.com>wrote:

> Max, this is great:
>
>
> "Be radical sudo men. Do your dishes, and smash the platetriarchy."
>
> But let's also meet and talk, I think it will be fruitful. Please share
> your availability on this calendar, and we'll start a little weekly meeting
> group. I favor Mondays in case folks have similar interests:
>
> http://when2meet.com/?1557201-cZIKf
>
> // Matt
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 7:10 AM, Max Klein <isalix at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As I see it - or perhaps I am wanting to see it this way - this Men's
>> group's purpose would be to combat mindlessly performing inculcated
>> patriarchal motions. And in the process of de-conditioning yourself as a
>> "man", becoming a convincing, subtle and non-naggy argument for other men
>> to do the same. Slowly doing what we can do restore a gender equitable
>> society, from our side (while knowing that we can't do it ourselves, that's
>> the sort of thinking that got us here in the first place).
>>
>> So a thousand yeses to all of the above. But how do we do it? In person
>> meetings? Too self selecting. Online? Not visible enough. Making a charter?
>> Toothless. Doing volunteer work? Pointless doting.
>>
>> Here's my suggestion, and I'm open to more. Be radical sudo men.
>> Do your dishes, and smash the platetriarchy.
>> notconfusing
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 10:01 PM, Ryan Bethencourt <
>> ryan.bethencourt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Great idea and I'm in if we can keep the time commitment relatively light
>>> On Feb 19, 2014 9:12 PM, "Matthew Senate" <mattsenate at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Hey all,
>>>>
>>>> Positive responses at the weekly meeting. I started mulling it over
>>>> more and would like to add:
>>>>
>>>> I'm basically reaching out for help to men who would like to actively
>>>> contribute to improving the performance of gender dynamics and to provide
>>>> space for healing and support in sudo room. Please consider contributing,
>>>> no experts required, just an open mind.
>>>>
>>>> Max,
>>>>
>>>> I don't have any particular resources in mind at the moment, want to be
>>>> a bit open-ended, see what makes sense, then do some research and document
>>>> along the way.
>>>>
>>>> // Matt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 7:03 PM, Max B <maxb.personal at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I think its a great idea!
>>>>>
>>>>> Would you mind linking to some resources that have explanations of
>>>>> what you're thinking about more specifically? I think people may have very
>>>>> different ideas of what a men's group might do. I can do some looking
>>>>> around later if need be.
>>>>>
>>>>> On February 19, 2014 6:48:50 PM PST, Matthew Senate <
>>>>> mattsenate at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>  Hey all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wanted to reach out for some feedback. Seeking folks who would want
>>>>>> to facilitate or participate in a men's group.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've previously participated in small groups like this and found them
>>>>>> beneficial for various reasons. I would like to see if folks have had
>>>>>> similar or different experiences.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The way I'm thinking about this would culminate in something like a
>>>>>> regular meeting for men in the sudo room community to discuss relevant
>>>>>> issues including those of identity, oppression, privilege, patriarchy,
>>>>>> gender, sexuality, stereotypes, safe space, and mutual support.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This may not be the best or even a viable path to approach these
>>>>>> topics, but I wanted to throw it out there to see if there is any interest.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Matt
>>>>>>
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